{
  "id": 15872316,
  "title": "Martin Shorts roast Conan OBrien for 5 brutal minutes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/martin-shorts-roast-conan-obrien-for-5-brutal-minutes",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-21T09:25:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/martin-short-conan-o-brien-podcast-roast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Martin Short unleashed a barrage of scathing remarks during a recent appearance on the Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast, delivering a five-minute onslaught of ridicule against the host. The Only Murders in the Building actor wasted no time in launching a series of sharp barbs, beginning with a vivid description of O'Brien's appearance during a recent dinner in London. Short remarked, \"It's almost like I was seeing you in a new light, because that night I thought, 'He looks like the love-child between Lurch and Kathy Griffin, and I don't often feel that about people.' Because you're very, you know, you're pale. You look like a cue tip with ketchup on it.\" The comedian's comments elicited laughter from O'Brien, who playfully shot back, \"I mean, you're white. You look like a human surrender.\"",
  "summary": "Martin Short appeared on \"Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend\" and spent five full minutes roasting the host.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}