The Good Place's Jameela Jamil famously had no acting experience before she landed the role of Tahani, and it seems like that's a pattern for her. On Thursday night's episode of Conan, Jamil hilariously recounted how she got hired as the DJ for Elton John's birthday party eight years ago — despite having no clue how to DJ at the time.
"I got talking to the woman who was running [an event Jamil attended] ... and she said 'Do you DJ'?" recalled the actor. "And I was like, because I'm a sociopath, 'Yes I do.'"
Jamil told O'Brien she was attracted to the idea because DJs choose the music and don't have to talk to anyone. However, she wasn't expecting her on-the-spot résumé rework to prompt a job offer.
"Because this woman books all the biggest events in London, she was like, 'Oh my god, I need a DJ next week for Elton John's birthday party!'" said Jamil. "And I said yes."
Fortunately for her the event went "okay." ("Sir Elton was not thrilled, but it was fine.") And from then on, Jamil was a DJ.
"My whole career has just been 10 years of saying 'yes' to everything," said Jamil. "Apart from anal."
Conan has seen a lot in his career, but it seems Jamil can add "rendering comedy icons speechless" to her résumé.
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