At the beginning of Thursday night’s show, O’Brien explained why Nanjiani was unable to make it.
The worst part, though?
“We found that out half an hour ago, while I was having my nap!”
“So Liza Minnelli and, in that same category of troublesome diva, Kumail Nanjiani.”
Before getting into the show, O’Brien had one more joke to make at Nanjiani’s expense.
“Kumail was supposed to be here and wanted to be here,” he told the audience.
That’s not how this works."
“You gotta show up to get the cookie,” Richter agreed.
“We’re going to show a clip from the movie that opensagainstStuber this weekend,” O’Brien announced.
And we just think that’s fair, that’s karma."
None other than Disney’s live-actionThe Lion King.
Nanjiani did still manage to make the show.
“Hey, Conan.
Sorry Kumail couldn’t make it tonight.
It’s my fault, I don’t know my lines,” Middleditch admitted.
“He doesn’t know his lines!”
In all seriousness, though, Nanjiani clearly felt bad about canceling last minute.
He tweeted: “@ConanOBrien is my comedy hero.
Him and @AndyRichter are the reason I started comedy.
So this clip is something I would love if it was about anybody other than me.
But it’s about me, so I’m truly mortified.”
Watch her hilarious appearance below.
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