Conan O'Brien used a long-running bit with Jason Bateman and Will Arnett as a way of coping with his parents' back-to-back deaths in December 2024. "So I hear that your dad passes away, and I text you that day or the next day, and I said, 'Hey, listen, I'm sorry to hear about your dad's passing, sending love from our family to yours,' Arnett, 55, recalled to O'Brien, 62, on his "Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend" podcast on Monday, December 8. "And you wrote, 'Thank you, Will, to be honest, I blame Bateman.