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being on the air for nearly 30 years and over 4,000 hours of television.

Conan O'Brien and Lisa Kudrow both credit each other as the inspiration to pursue their now famous careersCredit: Getty

What did Conan O'Brien say about Lisa Kudrow?

, Conan gave a special shout-out to his longtime pal .

He thanked Lisa claiming that she, “had more faith in me than I did. You wouldn’t know me if it wasn’t for Lisa Kudrow.”

The 58-year-old explained that he wouldn't have joined late-night television if it hadn't been for the encouragement of his fellow comedian.

and Lisa once dated before the two reached stardom but quickly realized that they were "better as friends," Lisa once explained.

While Conan credits Lisa with encouraging him to do late-night, Lisa credits her former improv comedy classmate with pushing her to continue on with comedy and pursue acting.

She recounts that, "he was really smart, really funny, and he thought I was funny."

Thanks to Conan's encouragement, Lisa joined the renowned LA improv troupe, The GroundlngsCredit: Getty - Contributor

What did Conan O'Brien say in this final show?

During his final farewell, Conan reflected on his nearly 30 year late-night career, “I have devoted all of my adult life to pursuing this strange phantom intersection between smart and stupid."

"There’s a lot of people that believe the two cannot coexist. But God, I will tell you that it is something that I believe religiously, when smart and stupid come together, it’s very difficult, but if you could make it happen, I think it’s the most beautiful thing in the world."

He continued, "I am so grateful to all of my staff and to the fans in this country and around the world who have joined me in this really crazy and seemingly pointless pursuit to do things that are kind of stupid but have something smart in there somewhere and there’s a little tiny flicker of what is kind of magic"

Conan sent his viewers off with one final note, "My advice to anyone watching right now is it is not easy to do, but try and do what you love with people you love and if you can manage that, it’s the definition of heaven on earth.”

Conan got his first big break in 1987 when he began working for Saturday Night LiveCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Who appeared on Conan O'Brien's final episode?

The final episode of Conan opened with a sketch of The Simpsons, with an animated O’Brien giving an exit interview to Homer Simpson in honor of his time as a writer for the show.

During his final week at TBS, O’Brien welcomed a star-studded list of guests including Seth Rogen, Bill Hader and Paul Rudd.

For his final episode he was joined on stage by Jack Black- who serenaded him with a rock version of Frank Sinatra's My Way- and Will Ferrell who joined the show via Zoom.

Mindy Kaling- who began her writing career on Conan- and John Krasinski- a former Conan intern- shared their thanks and farwells to Conan online along with many other celebrities.