Conan O’Brien confronts ‘Hot Ones’ physician for ‘choking’ him on present

What was Conan O’Brien’s actual Hot Ones blunder: guzzling insanely spicy sauce or hiring Dr. Arroyo to assist him recuperate?

Thanks to his chaotic power and top-notch bits, the 61-year-old comic and TV host has earned a spot within the web corridor of fame for his look on the chicken-wing-based interview present. And probably the most memorable moments of it was a cameo from his alleged doctor, Dr. Arroyo, a person with seemingly no {qualifications} who popped in to make some very odd medical choices.

“The query I get essentially the most about my look on that present, aside from ‘did it’s a must to go to the hospital afterwards?’ is ‘what’s along with your physician?'” O’Brien revealed on the newest version of his podcast, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend.

So, naturally, he used the episode to meet up with Dr. Arroyo (who is definitely longtime Conan author Jose Arroyo) to debate the various methods he “raised some eyebrows within the medical neighborhood” whereas on the present.

One particularly weird selection got here when the comic was a number of wings deep into the new sauce problem and Dr. Arroyo employed an uncommon methodology to test his coronary heart charge.

“There was some concern. I believe you needed to take my pulse,” O’Brien recalled earlier than including, “It appeared to simply about everybody that considered the video as in case you had been choking my neck.”

Arroyo shortly tried to clear up any confusion. “My unhealthy,” he apologized. “I believed you stated take my pulse. Like, take it away. That’s what I used to be making an attempt to do.”

When O’Brien identified that the hippocratic oath states “do no hurt,” Arroyo appeared perplexed.

The comic then referenced one other noteworthy a part of the viral video. “At one level I used to be complaining concerning the warmth of the sauce,” O’Brien recalled. “You — and that is documented, it’s been on the web — you utilized a stethoscope to my tongue. Medically, what did that inform you in that second?”

“I used to be listening for any type of apparition, any bizarre factor,” Arroyo replied. “Basically, I listened to your tongue. And I didn’t hear any screaming. I didn’t hear something uncommon. It simply sounded… It was lifeless truly. It was simply virtually nothing, so I believed, ‘You’re wonderful.’ ‘Cause there was no screaming.”

To dispel any rumors, Arroyo confirmed that he did attend “physician faculty” (or “medical faculty,” as O’Brien corrected him with concern). But he refused to say the place, claiming he was paid enormous quantities of cash to maintain the title of the establishment a secret. “But I did graduate,” he stated. “At the highest 100% of my class.”

Unorthodox medical practices apart, O’Brien stated there have been some advantages to seeing Dr. Arroyo. For one, he’s at all times obtainable for appointments, whether or not throughout regular enterprise hours or at 4 a.m.

Also, his latest quarter-hour of web fame haven’t affected his costs. “I nonetheless hold my charges low — it hasn’t gone to my head,” Arroyo stated. “I’m nonetheless the reasonably priced physician that you realize.”

He then charged O’Brien for his look on the podcast, which he argued counts as a “session.” The value? An inexpensive $19.

Watch O’Brien’s full chat with Dr. Arroyo above.

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