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What's The Craic?

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

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The Psychology of Humor

I want to make fun of myself before anybody else cuts me down. It all goes back to Ireland. I do think it is something that we do, not all Irish people. Some are very happy to be blowhards, but it was very in very much in my blood to have fun at my own expense. And sometimes that's just as a defense mechanism against the tall poppies. If you and I hung out in a pub, you'd find me just as annoying in person as I am on a podcast. That's exactly the same.

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