How ClickHole enlisted Conan O’Brien to waste a bunch of milk
Late-night TV wisenheimer and certified show business big shot Conan O’Brien brings new meaning to the term “lactose intolerant” in a video for The A.V. Club’s satirical sister site, ClickHole. The ginger-haired joke slinger displays what can only be called pure contempt for dairy products in this brief comedic vignette. The video’s convoluted title tells the tale: “Watch This Woman Tell Her Husband She’s Pregnant While Conan O’Brien Pours Good Milk Down The Sink.” That’s a heaping helping of words, but it accurately describes what happens here. A visibly excited young woman informs her delighted husband that she is finally pregnant. This is something they’ve both wanted for a while, so it should be a beautiful, poignant moment, the kind that’s suitable for sharing on social media. But for some reason, there’s a lanky basic cable talk show host standing in the couple’s kitchen, pouring several containers of perfectly good milk down the drain. O’Brien knows just what he’s doing, too, pointing out that this milk isn’t even close to its expiration date.