TORONTO —Who better to ask how to makeover an entire country than superstar design duo, the Property Brothers?
Talk show host Conan O’Brien has turned to HGTV stars Drew and Jonathan Scott for insight on whether the United States should purchase Greenland.
The B.C.-bred siblings were featured in a late-night bit in which O’Brien expressed support for U.S. President Donald Trump’s interest in the resource-rich Nordic region.
#CONAN Highlight: The #PropertyBrothers give Conan advice about buying Greenland. https://t.co/OvGFJdDFUj #ConanGreenland pic.twitter.com/CQnP64edPz
— Team Coco (@TeamCoco) August 22, 2019
In the segment, O’Brien calls the brothers to discuss the scheme via video.
Real estate expert Drew notes that neighbours Canada and Iceland “are both pretty quiet,” while construction expert Jonathan suggests removing glaciers and mountains to bring in “more natural light” and “make it feel a lot bigger.”
The autonomous territory is owned by the Scandinavian country of Denmark. Trump has confirmed reports that he was interested in buying Greenland, an idea that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen dismissed as “absurd.”
Don’t worry @ConanOBrien, we’ve got your back! #ConanGreenland https://t.co/yBCowqgyYP
— Drew Scott (@MrDrewScott) August 22, 2019
In the bit, O’Brien says he would travel to Greenland as part of his “Conan Without Borders” segment to see whether it was worth buying.
A spokesperson for the Property Brothers said Thursday that the twins were not scheduled to appear in more Conan segments but that they were set to appear next year on Apple’s ‘Carpool Karaoke’, the streaming spinoff of the popular late-night bit on CBS’ The Late Late Show with James Corden.
Just landed in Greenland. Negotiations have begun! #ConanGreenland pic.twitter.com/YDAKV03ob4
— Conan O’Brien (@ConanOBrien) August 22, 2019
The segment was shot recently in Los Angeles alongside sisters and actresses Emily and Zooey Deschanel.
The Scott brothers specialize in finding undervalued real estate gems and turning dated properties into dream homes. ‘Conan’ airs late nights Monday to Thursday on CTV.