Tom Hardy who? In honor of Comic-Con, Conan O'Brien is shooting a week's worth of Conan episodes from San Diego, and he decided to make the two-hour trek south in a ride straight out of Mad Max. Of course, he was playing his flaming guitar so loudly that Andy Richter couldn't hear the GPS and missed the right exit, but they eventually found their way on the Fury Road. Watch the elaborate cold open below. Catherine Garcia
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