The Paul Rudd And Conan Mac And Me Running Gag Explained

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The Paul Rudd Mac And Me bit is now a beloved recurring gag and is only funnier for just how pointless it is. During a conversation with the host on podcast Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend, Rudd went into his initial reasoning for using the clip. He felt there was something naturally insincere and silly about the idea of showing up and selling his latest project on a TV show, and he got the idea of playing a clip from something else for fun, which is where he thought of Mac And Me.

Paul Rudd and Conan are equally surprised by how long their Mac And Me gag has been running, but there's no sign of its stopping. The movie also achieved another level of infamy in 2018 where an alternate ending was unearthed on Japanese VHS, which depicted Eric accidentally being shot dead by a cop. This clip soon went viral, but - perhaps understandably - it hasn't replaced the typical Mac And Me clip whenever Paul Rudd appears on Conan.