Conan’s Head Writers Remember Carl “Oldie” Olsen

Former head writers Mike Sweeney, Jonathan Groff, and Robert Smigel remember William Preston, the actor who portrayed the beloved Carl “Oldie” Olsen on "Late Night."

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