Conan O'Brien plays a therapist in first trailer for ‘If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'
Earlier this year, O'Brien said in an interview on '
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'It's not something that I would have sought. I am not looking to be an actor, I don't want to do that to America,' O'Brien told Kimmel. 'Trust me, this is not on my bucket list, but I met with Mary and I think I tried to talk her out of it. She said 'No,' she was very persuasive, so I said 'I'll give it a shot.''
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