American television host and comedian Conan O’Brien joined esports team compLexity Gaming to play mobile game ‘Clash Royale’ on stream.
The organization announced this development on their Twitter account, where O’Brien was pictured wearing one of the team’s jerseys.
The team was broadcasting in partnership with Google Play and streaming service Stream CoCo, and showed off their skills with team captain Colton ‘Wall,’ alongside players Michael ‘Razzer’ and Adrian Piedra. They explained the game’s mechanics to the stream, after which O’Brien took a seat on the stage’s couch to ask take a shot at the title.
The man, the myth, the legend, @ConanOBrien!
Having a blast playing some @ClashRoyale with @TeamCoco! #coLCR
:tv:: https://t.co/2ZyVJ6Tv9G pic.twitter.com/lClUTT05AJ
— compLexity Gaming (@compLexity) September 26, 2018
The host asked the players a slew of questions in a humorous segment before playing, inquiring as to how Wall went about seeking the team’s talent and how the organization came to be America’s best in Clash Royale.
“You recruited the rest?” he asked Wall. “Where did you find them? Did you just search in basements everywhere?”
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The team answered his queries in good humor, and even gifted him a custom jersey toward the end of the stream. Conan appeared to be genuinely curious about their lifestyle, and had them explain their team house, warmup strategies, and Clash Royale’s mechanics as they played.
This isn’t O’Brien’s first foray into the gaming world, either. He likewise interviewed popular YouTuber Pewdiepie, and even played Far Cry: Primal with the gamer on his show ‘Clueless Gamer.’
Complexity is currently the number one team in America for Clash Royale, and features competitors in Counter-Strike, Dota 2, Fortnite, and more.