Much of the success of HBO's dark comedy anthology series comes from White Lotus thanks to the on-point cast. The first two seasons have seen names like Jennifer Coolidge, Steve Zahn, Michael Imperioli, and Aubrey Plaza take part in the fictional resort chain's frankly deadly environment. And it looks like fans are getting really close to Conan O'Brien showing up in season three—at least if O'Brien has anything to do with it.
Speaking with Season 3 star Walton Goggins on the latest episode of his podcast, Conan O'Brien Needs a FriendThe late-night presenter described the incident he encountered as follows: White Lotus creator Mike White before production began on the upcoming season and gave a presentation. But unfortunately, White was not impressed with the effort.
O'Brien said he was in Bangkok filming his travel series Max. Conan O'Brien Must GoWhen faced with White.
“Before you start shooting White Lotus“I ran into Mike White at a restaurant and we started chatting because we’d met once or twice before, and he’s a really funny, cool guy,” the 61-year-old recalls. “And I said, ‘Hey, is there a next season of the show? White LotusYou're going to Thailand, right?' And I said, 'I was there. I had a great time. I made a lot of friends.'”
“And then I said, 'If there's a role for me, I'm available.' And she looked at me and said, 'You know, there's a lot of sex work out there.' And I said, 'I can do that, I can play a male gender role — you know, a male gigolo or something.'”
At this point in the conversation, both Goggins and O'Brien's co-hosts, Sona Movsesian and Matt Gourley, appeared to be reeling with laughter. “This is the last podcast you'll ever do, Conan,” Goggins joked. “Yeah, you can do it. I believe you can do it,” he added.
O'Brien then interjected to clarify whether he thought Goggins could play that role or actually be a gigolo. “I think you can do both. I think you can play that role and be that person in real life,” He was justified he reasoned, and O'Brien said, “I appreciate that.”
In addition to Goggins, next season White Lotus Season 1 standout Natasha Rothwell will be featured, along with new faces like Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Aimee Lou Wood.