T.J. Miller Tried To Explain "Gorburger" To Al Gore

May 25, 2017

The creators of "Gorburger" came up with the character’s name while discussing hamburgers and Al Gore. Also they were high.

TranscriptTHE IDEA OF THIS PROGRAM IS THAT IT'S A JAPANESE TALK SHOW BUT THEN IS OVERTAKEN. IT'S INVADED BY AN ALIEN WHO EATS THE HOST OF THE SHOW, I THINK, AND TAKES OVER THE SHOW, IS THAT RIGHT? T.J.: IT'S A GIANT TALKING BLUE ALIEN FROM ANOTHER PLANET THAT TOOK OVER A JAPANESE MORNING SHOW AND KILLED HALF THE STAFF, ATE THEM, AND ENSLAVED THE REST TO HAVE HIS OWN SHOW, "THE GORBURGER SHOW," WHICH, YOU KNOW, IS A SHOW HE'S COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY JAPANESE PEOPLE AND INTERVIEWING INDIE ROCK ARTISTS AND POP CULTURE ICONS. IT IS THE STRANGEST THING I'VE EVER BEEN A PART OF. MY PARENTS REALLY LIKE IT AND THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. MY FATHER'S LIKE, THAT'S QUITE INVENTIVE. I'M LIKE, OK, BUDDY. CONAN: HOW DID THIS CONCEPT COME ABOUT? I'VE HEARD A LOT OF PITCHES FOR TELEVISION SHOWS. I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THAT. HOW DID YOU GET THIS IDEA? T.J.: THE DIRECTOR BROTHERS, AND SEAN BOYLE -- HE'S GOING TO BE SO UPSET I MISPRONOUNCED HIS NAME. THEY SORT OF APPROACHED ME ABOUT THIS AND GAVE ME THAT PITCH AND I WAS LIKE, YEAH, OF COURSE I'LL DO THAT. SAME AS PARASAILING INTO CANNES, WHEN I HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I'M LIKE, YES, YES, YES. AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS EXCITED ABOUT IT, I SAID, HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NAME AND THIS TIES INTO CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. AL GORE WAS AT THIS PARTY AT CANNES AND SO THESE GUYS, THE DIRECTOR BROTHERS, THEY WERE OUT REALLY, REALLY LATE ONE NIGHT AND PERHAPS SMOKING MARIJUANA AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT AL GORE AND THEIR FAVORITE HAMBURGERS, BEST KIND OF HAMBURGERS AND THEY COMBINED THE TWO, GORBURGER. SO -- SO, I SAW AL GORE -- CONAN: YOU SEE THE ACTUAL AL GORE. T.J.: SO I SAY, I'M GOING TO GO OVER TO HIM AND TELL HIM THIS STORY. I HAVE THIS INCREDIBLE SHOW. HE'S THE REASON IT'S NAMED GORBURGER, I'M GOING TO TELL HIM JUST THAT BUT I WAS VERY WASTED AND SO WAS KATE SO WE WENT OVER THERE AND I SAID, MR. GORE, I SHOW, GIANT ALIEN, JAPANESE, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND MY WIFE, KATE'S LIKE, WE'RE LEAVING NOW, THANK YOU, AL, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. BUT IT'S A SHOW THAT IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER AND THAT'S THE KIND OF STUFF I LIKE TO DO. EXCUSE ME. IT'S THE SLIDE WHISTLING, IT IS. LUCKILY I'M THE MUSENEX MAN. CONAN: WE'RE GOING TO MEET THE GORBURGER ALIEN. THE GORBURGER ALIEN IS COMING ON THE SHOW TODAY. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO MEET HIM. THAT'S EXCITING. T.J.: THAT'S GOING TO BE FUN!

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