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Unless you work for Conan O'Brien.

A fan saw him and briefly chatted, then Conan asked if he wanted a photo.

The man said "sure, Mr. O'Brien," to which Conan replied, "please, call me sir."

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Coming from a comedian, is there any possibility that was a joke?

Great question, I'm glad you asked!

Surely they can't both exhibit Poe's law!

It absolutely was. He likes playing the pompous buffoon. He will also ask you to call him Dr O'Brien or Admiral O'Brien.

He’s made that joke a few times. It’s taking the respect implied in calling him Mr. O’Brien and turning the regular “you can just call me Conan” into something that is humorously asking the person for something more respectful.

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