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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
The title was highlighted across several episodes, with Conan and Sona promoting it during tours and noting its humor and candidness about their working relationship. Listeners and the hosts praised it as a spectacular, funny memoir that even landed on the New York Times bestseller list, and Conan contributed an honest foreword. The overall reception was enthusiastic, positioning it as a must‑read for fans.
Episode: Summer S’mores with Conan and the Chill Chums Seas...
Sona mentioned going on a book tour for her book, 'The World's Worst Assistant', which was available in bookstores at the time of the podcast recording.
Shortly after we did summer s'mores last year, I went on a book tour for my book, The World's Worst Assistant, available in bookstores everywhere right now.
Episode: Bryan Cranston Returns
Conan jokingly mentioned his assistant's book, which was a New York Times bestseller, and expressed concern about his kids finding it one day, as it contained stories about his work ethic and misadventures, including weed and dating boys.
You wrote a book about pretty much where you laid bare your work ethic and some of your misadventures.
What about when your kids find that book?
World's Worst Assistant by Sonam Ovsassian. Available in bookstores everywhere, you know? New York Times.
Because it'll be in print as long as Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
But I think there's going to be, like, you know, there's me talking about weed and dating boys.
Episode: Klingons and Cowboys
Jill, a listener, expressed her appreciation for Sona's book and thanked her for writing it.
Thanks for reading it.
That's so cool. Thank you.
Episode: Aubrey Plaza
It was mentioned that Sona's new book, "World's Worst Assistant," is funny and that she has been busy promoting it on tour while taking a temporary leave of absence from the podcast.
Some of our listeners may have noticed that Sona Movsassian has taken a temporary leave of absence. She's been out promoting her new book, World's Worst Assistant.
Terrific, terrific effort by Sona. It's a really funny book. It's out there and she's flogging that. She'll be back soon.
But this is an opportunity... Sona's not here, which means we can dish on Sona and we can be completely honest.
And to help us do that is Sona's own assistant who pretty much does everything since the minute he was hired because, well if you read Sona's book, you'll find that she never really was my assistant and soon she'll be back continuing not being my assistant.
Yes, that's true. Now you're the assistant, not just for me, but for Jeff Ross as well, because we've really pared things down a bit here.
Episode: Steven Yeun
It was described as spectacular and very honest, detailing the author's time as Conan's assistant, including how she took advantage of his kindness and idiocy. It is a humorous read with illustrations and a foreword written by Conan.
I have to say, I read the book, my wife read the book. We both thought it was spectacular.
You are very honest. There are some real, you are quite honest in this book about the ways in which you took advantage of my kindness and idiocy to make that job a boondoggle for you.
And you give great advice for how people can emulate you.
I think that there's a lot that I have gotten away with, but I think it's a credit to you because especially now there's a lot of conversation about like shitty bosses and you are not a shitty boss.
I think that I have a prediction that fans of this podcast, because I'm constantly meeting people who listen to the podcast, they always ask me, and it's funny, I used to get this a lot when I would for years and years and years when I was doing the late night show or the Conan show, wherever I was, I could be anywhere in the world and people would say, where's Andy?
Episode: Julie Bowen
It was mentioned as a book written by Sona Movsesian, which Conan O'Brien wrote the foreword for, and was said to be very good.
Sona's got a book that's coming out called World's Worst Assistant.
I do, yeah. That she wrote that's really good.
And I wrote the foreword and I'm quite honest in the foreword, I believe.
Episode: Claire Danes Returns
The podcast noted that Sona Movsesian wrote the humorous paperback titled The World's Worst Assistant.
She is the author of the humorous book The World's Worst Assistant.
Episode: Charlie Sheen
The book was mentioned as a title written by an assistant, with the host noting that a foreword had been contributed. It was referenced in a humorous context about assistant duties.
You wrote a book called World's Worst Assistant.
You wrote the foreword for it.
Episode: Claire Danes Returns
It was described as a humorous book written by the podcast's longtime assistant, Sona, about her experiences in that role.
She is the author of the humorous book The World's Worst Assistant.
Episode: Charlie Sheen
Conan mentioned that Charlie had authored a book titled World's Worst Assistant and that he had contributed the foreword.
You wrote a book called World's Worst Assistant.
You wrote the foreword for it.
Episode: Charlie Puth
The book was described as a smashhit about truth, though the speakers were unsure why it became popular.
Your first book, which was a smash hit, World's Worst Assistant. I don't see why it was so popular, because it's just a book about truth.