Andy Richter on Meeting Conan O’Brien & the Secret to Being a Good Sidekick

Andy Richter on Meeting Conan O’Brien & the Secret to Being a Good Sidekick | The Rich Eisen Show

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Comedian Andy Richter joins The Rich Eisen Show in-studio where he reveals how he met Conan O’Brien and recalls some of his favorite moments from ‘Late Night.’
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@captainkev10 6 ай бұрын

Andy Richter, the Swedish German. I met him once through a prospector in Atlanta, Georgia.

@mephisto8101 2 ай бұрын

That is sooo weird whan a US citizen, born and raised in the US, is being called the nationality of their ancestors. His father was born in Illinois, not in Germany. Especially when I am from Europe as well. He neither has a swedish nor a german passport. Even his parents (at least his father, didn't find the info on his mother) were born and raised in the US. From my point of view, he's as US as it gets. He is a (at least) second generation US Citizen. I understand the sentiment, but boy is the US fixation on their ancestors weird for outsiders.

@markc380 Ай бұрын

@@mephisto8101 The ethnicity of the ancestors is how we identify each other. Because the ethnicity of the ancestors is what dictates your home cuisine, how you celebrate holidays (and what foods you cook), what your family structure is like, etc etc etc. The US is a country of immigrants who do not assimilate to a standard cultural norm. Families keep most of the traditions of their ethnic heritage. So as an American, when I get to know another American, eventually I'm interested to know their ethnic heritage, because now I have the complete picture of how they live their life and what their family is like. Hope this helps.

@mephisto8101 Ай бұрын

@@markc380 That's a very interesting perspective, thanks.

@BoboMcBooboy Ай бұрын

@@mephisto8101Also, ZOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM (that's the joke flying over your head...) RIP Norm...

@alyciamarie4163 Ай бұрын

@@markc380wait wait wait that’s what we use to say the USA was.. melting pot:. Immigrants… customs - now we’re all just “white” and have absolutely no history or customs… where have you been?

@charlielan9287 Жыл бұрын

Andy and Conan has got to be the best bromance in late night comedy.

@joemckim1183 Жыл бұрын

The original Late Night with Conan O'Brien crew was fantastic with Conan, Andy, Max Weinberg, Joel Goddard, Amy Poehler(as Andy's sister).

@mikemulligan5731 4 ай бұрын

You have likely never heard the story of Andy, Kitchner Leslie, and Kitchners old lady... Typical Swedish/German shenanigans, really.

@PincoPallino-zh8wm 3 ай бұрын

The best time to watch Conan was during the 2000s, when Andy left to pursue a "movie career".

@ericpaulgoldie Жыл бұрын

Andy is the embodiment of a team-player.

@Tsudkyk Жыл бұрын

He is not only willing to be the but of the joke, but he is a master at playing along and making some hilarious self deprecating jokes.

@Tsudkyk Жыл бұрын

He is not only willing to be the but of the joke, but he is a master at playing along and making some hilarious self deprecating jokes.

@gastondeveaux3783 Жыл бұрын

Andy is brilliant. He added a lot to Conan's show.

@lonewolfe2502 7 ай бұрын

Lot is an understatement. I literally watch Conan because of Andy. Conan is funny. But Andy is funnier. Infact he could have had his own show. He had to be really quick during interviews and still whatever words come out of his mouth are just too good. I have seen multiple times Conan losing the track of the conversation or interview gets awkward & Andy says something which just makes people laugh immediately.

@Raj.Singh. 4 ай бұрын

He honestly was the other half of the show, they both compliment each other PERFECTLY

@EulalioMagana Жыл бұрын

The thing Andy did was never try to take over or interfere, but the things away from the interviews was incredible

@MrJasonmunoz Жыл бұрын

I love Andy, he contributed constantly to Conan’s interviews by adding funny comments and giving Conan moments to laugh and riff. RIP Ed McMahon, but Andy changed the game for comedy talk show co-hosts. Not going to call him a sidekick, he’s earned better.

@JonEffinZoidberg Жыл бұрын

Andy calls himself a sidekick and he says it's what he wants to be. So it's not taking anything away from him... He knows he could be called more but he loves that so I call him a sidekick for that reason only even though when I call Andy a sidekick it means so much more than when I call lets say Robin a sidekick to batman.

@user-nc9pc3gr4c 9 ай бұрын

Whiney outside of work

@user-otzlixr 3 ай бұрын

I highly recommend one of many Andy’s biographies, “Fake laughter, real tears”.

@fbrigham Жыл бұрын

I will always remember the zinger that Andy gave to Chelsea Handler, such a quick, funny and talented guy!

@ctrainbeats Жыл бұрын

andy is and has always been, the silent assassin - calls for no attention, but when the opportunity is there he just murders it every time lmao

@kathyannk Жыл бұрын

Andy is star struck? That’s kind of adorable.

@KBMars 9 ай бұрын

True scorpio, deeply loyal and watch out for the sting. Plus Conan's wife ist scorpio too, so he likes them.

@watchreport Ай бұрын

“What do you sink? Must be that cast iron heart. “

@mursuka80 Жыл бұрын

In the year 2000 skit they did together with Conan was always top quality. I remember they did that still after 2000 and it became even funnier because of that.

@sakumisan Жыл бұрын

It was "in the year 3000" after y2k

@Leveebreaker08 Жыл бұрын

@@sakumisan Yes, but not right away.

@shareebrown4362 Жыл бұрын

Andy's like the glue that keeps it together... Great combo, him & Conan 💯

@zoeherriot 7 ай бұрын

One of the greatest Swedish-German's on TV.

@watchman1178 3 ай бұрын

😅 A nickel per BJ.

@brianj4090 Жыл бұрын

What a genuine, down to earth, funny and great story teller. Oh, and Andy is pretty good too.

@nlabanok 8 ай бұрын

Andy was awesome on the Conan O'Brien show...will always be one of my favorites because of the kind, funny person he showed us he was during his years with Conan.

@micahclawrence Жыл бұрын

Andy Richter Controls the Universe was underrated

@grimdrum2396 Жыл бұрын

Andy has a good heart and it is in the right places with his love and appreciation of the iconic people of the past!

@lonewolfe2502 7 ай бұрын

He's so good in his profession that i feel uncomfortable to call him a sidekick. He is more than a sidekick. Infact his humour and comic timing is even better than conan. He can read the tone of conversation so well & then he adds something or says something so unpredictable that cracks you up immediately. I remember once Conan said "Should i lower myself?" & Andy said "You lower yourself everyday". 😂

@TheMoonRulesNo1 Жыл бұрын

Andy seems like such an unbelievably fun fella to hang out with.

@erinmalone2669 Ай бұрын

Conan really is a force of nature. I can see why he didn’t have to say much, or get a chance to. Andy on Arrested Development is one of my favorite parts of the show. I’m glad I got to see him shine on that show!

@DickDiamond74 Жыл бұрын

"immediately stupid" is how I would describe watching Conan and Andy the first time

@JonnyDIY Жыл бұрын

What a great gig Andy fell into! Awesome 💕👍

@Baba-jn1ox Жыл бұрын

Ur so awesome Andy may everyone around you remind u

@TheTarrMan Жыл бұрын

Andy Richter should be the primary host of Jeopardy.

@MaJieMao Жыл бұрын

I miss watching Andy and Conan every night.

@lola.cruz916 Жыл бұрын

Andy was always one of my faves

@williammacdonald9271 Жыл бұрын

I loved Andy’s tv shows, the universe and the detective show.

@thedronedojo Жыл бұрын

I personally love a good Andy Richter Swedish German joke

@the406seadonkey6 9 ай бұрын

PREACH MY BROTHER!!!

@stevej.7926 Жыл бұрын

Yes. I needed this.

@-C.S.R 3 ай бұрын

I watched Conan from the very beginning and at first I have to be honest I didn't get that the brilliance of Andy. It wasn't until he came back to the show years later I realized how stupid I was for not seeing his absolute genius! I look at older episodes and it was always there I just was blind to it.

@Ravenholm337 8 ай бұрын

Can't believe I've never heard this side of the story.. I love Andy and Conan's partnership.

@tmcmojo2292 Ай бұрын

Andy did an incredible job!! Conan was lucky to have such a great comedy team player!!

@luciocunha928 Жыл бұрын

Andy Richter the Swedish-German.

@RHelenius Жыл бұрын

Recurring homophobic joke that Andy has said he absolutely hates.

@ASJC27 Жыл бұрын

@@RHelenius hardly homophobic and totally hilarious. The Swedish-German is just butt hurt.

@mashn8328 Жыл бұрын

@@RHelenius I can tell that you don’t own a dog house oh also you have no sense of humor

@bottomlinebassin2001 Жыл бұрын

I came here to type this 😂

@dispassionateobserver Жыл бұрын

I sincerely doubt that Andy Richter owns a dog house.

@Gustarx Жыл бұрын

Legend!

@deanhacker8302 Жыл бұрын

Love Andy!

@bchearne 4 ай бұрын

Not only is he very funny, he just comes across as a guy I’d love to hang out with. Good vibes

@loranv3435 Жыл бұрын

ANDY RICHTER THE PEOPLE.

@cynthia4326 Ай бұрын

Love Andy ❤️ and Conan ❤️ and company ❤️ love Andy's recounts 😊

@d3fct Жыл бұрын

I love andy, miss the show.

@RyanAustinDean 3 ай бұрын

Nice of Rich to make sure we had some Swedish-German representation on the show!

@jaimebarba2814 Жыл бұрын

Love Andy

@brysonbyrne Жыл бұрын

Love you Andy ❤️

@topherstott Жыл бұрын

Well, I 'm waitin - was perfect!

@3seven5seven1nine9 7 ай бұрын

He's just such a good guy, all around. What makes his comedy so special is, yeah, the quality of the joke, but also the fact that it's coming from a guy who really cares about the person who he's trying to make laugh

@jer090jr Жыл бұрын

I have the same shirt that Andy is wearing in this interview...homeboy shops at Target yeaaah buddy!

@rona6063 Жыл бұрын

@David Pietras he hated Andy

@rscamp81 Жыл бұрын

Conan & Andy Forever - Andy made Conan & Conan made Andy.

@charleswettish8701 3 ай бұрын

The very funniest stuff on Conan is Andy's one-liners.

@jayashreechakravarthy4949 8 ай бұрын

Will do, Andy.

@appnzllr 7 ай бұрын

Andy should write a book

@joaquinvelasquez6252 11 ай бұрын

The lighting in this set...

@ryanalford0 Жыл бұрын

Legend.

@hankkingsley9183 14 күн бұрын

Bowie's cameo on Extras was a great take on why you might not want to meet your hero

@mavicityrelayson2924 3 ай бұрын

Someone give Andy a show bec my god do I miss the dude.

@bbbbrrrr1111 Жыл бұрын

Yorkville!!

@benjaminjohnspencer1864 9 ай бұрын

How insane would it be to see James Brown just sitting in a studio hallway watching the foot traffic

@Brian-uy2tj Жыл бұрын

Andy Richter and Chris Elliot (Dave Letterman) have to be the two best side kicks ever. They should team up and do a show together. They would be hilarious together.

@LoGoatPictures 9 ай бұрын

They worked together in Cabin Boy

@kimberleyphillips6671 8 ай бұрын

So honest and funny.😂

@DJMeku 8 ай бұрын

8:44 Andy still going with his instant Zingers "Well what do you got in your wallet" 😂

@terri6854 6 ай бұрын

That's a simple obvious one, though.

@DJMeku 5 ай бұрын

@@terri6854 really? that easy? where's Your extensive TV career then?

@gnooy13mdfk Жыл бұрын

never forget what a talent he is - totally could lead a show as a comedic actor (imho it was just a bit ahead of its times, the comedy series).

@knudge6334 Жыл бұрын

Andy the best sidekick.

@arthurfonzarelli4228 Жыл бұрын

The Swedish German himself!!

@merakki Жыл бұрын

Hopefully that hbo stuff works out for him and Conan.

@user-nc9pc3gr4c 9 ай бұрын

Best guest is Norm McDonald by far.

@sslocke Ай бұрын

Martin Short and Kevin Nealon were up there as well.

@clevisbernier8973 Жыл бұрын

Andy has more comedic talent than Colbert, Kimmel, and Fallon combined.

@bmyra Жыл бұрын

Amen.

@polarwavehole4545 Жыл бұрын

kimmel and fallon for sure, but colbert? well colberts talk show isnt funny but his other work was

@clevisbernier8973 Жыл бұрын

@@polarwavehole4545 Have you seen him or John Stewart be funny since that show? They're no talent hacks.

@erichvonmolder9310 Жыл бұрын

I liked him in the movie Scary Movie 2.

@gabrielrangel5701 Жыл бұрын

He was about to say Michael Peña 😂

@Kevin-yj9cf Жыл бұрын

Genius

@Diana_L. Жыл бұрын

Shelley Winters was a two-time Oscar winner. I'd consider that as being an A-lister.

@ronblack7870 9 ай бұрын

at the time she did the show her career was not what it used to be.

@einundsiebenziger5488 5 ай бұрын

SW was in her mid-70s when she first appeared on Conan, so she wasn't quite first choice for a leading part in a movie at the time, hence not A-list.

@alphanerd7221 2 ай бұрын

Well you'd be wrong.

@homermalaluan8680 4 ай бұрын

Everytime Andy crack a joke, Conan always burst into laughter..and you know that the joke is good.

@Real_PK Жыл бұрын

"Did a super ball make it back up to the 9th floor?" Haha...no...physics.

@johncontreras2810 Жыл бұрын

If you’ve never seen Andy’s detective show (or even if you have) go find it quickly!

@dangoodman9951 3 ай бұрын

We had a cat named Kitty Carlisle she was awesome

@donniemoder1466 Жыл бұрын

Bowie was so darn funny in a few Conan shows.

@barbarjinx3802 Жыл бұрын

My mom worked for NBC in 30 Rock. She hated it. Retired years early.

@RocketSauce666 Жыл бұрын

Soooo... did I miss the part where Andy talked about the secret to being a good sidekick?

@jayashreechakravarthy4949 8 ай бұрын

10 people or more can watch me completely.

@RodneyAEvans Жыл бұрын

I guess the secret is going to stay secret.

@Experternas 3 ай бұрын

"Did the superballs bounce back up to the 9th floor" This guy really knows how basic physics and gravity works.

@pxrays547 Жыл бұрын

I'm just picturing walking down a hallway and thinking "That dude looks EXACTLY like James Brown."

@rigsby1454 Жыл бұрын

One of the most low key funny guys

@terri6854 6 ай бұрын

What's the statute of limitations on hitting somebody with a superball from 9 stories up?

@MattUFL 4 ай бұрын

3:20 - How Andy met Conan.

@jonathanlocke6404 Жыл бұрын

I don't know about you, but a job that afforded you the opportunity to throw a bucket of superballs out of a ninth floor window sounds like just about the sweetest gig anyone could ever hope for...

@anadraham2995 Ай бұрын

What a guy❤️🖤❤️🫂🫂🫂

@jimmyfaherty8588 5 ай бұрын

Andy was, is Great. He could take a punch(Norm Macdonald) and give one…

@Writebrain82 Жыл бұрын

That Swedish German guy. What does he know? He doesn't even own a dog house. 😛

@CalvinHikes 8 ай бұрын

"And the feller in there holding Andy Richter down is going to know about it."

@Nick_Lavigne 9 ай бұрын

When the white balance on the cameras is messed up.

@jacobsims8307 Жыл бұрын

Coco4life!!

@indowneastmaine 5 ай бұрын

Andy’s got COVID twins. He’s the best!

@mr.awesome6011 4 ай бұрын

Before Eric Andre and Hannibal Burress, there was Conan O'brien and Andy Richter.

@YourFoodBank Ай бұрын

I would usually forget he was there … and more than half the time he interjected, it fell flat

@rexseven6907 Жыл бұрын

Well four people will know about it...

@ExtremeBeatlesArchive Жыл бұрын

Plus a few million television viewers.

@kevinmeeks5169 17 күн бұрын

😂😂

@ctrainbeats Жыл бұрын

rich is lowkey pretty funny lol

@jameshudson169 Жыл бұрын

hans und franz?! die movie?! was this movie ever made?

@assmane999 Жыл бұрын

@einundsiebenziger5488 5 ай бұрын

If "die" is suposed to be German, it's wrong. "die" is female and movie is male (der* Film).

@jameshudson169 5 ай бұрын

@@einundsiebenziger5488 schon gut dann "die" war nicht germanisch. es ist rude die grammatik der jederman zu kritieseren.

@gregory593 Жыл бұрын

Andy should take over Match Game as host. Because I'm willing to bet Alec Baldwin won't be coming back.

@erintheokay Жыл бұрын

It got cancelled but I'd love to see it come back with Andy

@twoblacklabs904 Жыл бұрын

It seems like Andy Richter and Jim Gaffigan are brothers, separated at birth.

@terri6854 6 ай бұрын

Michael Caine?! Why do people put simple actors on a pedestal? Movie acting is probably the simplest of all creative works. Everythings prepared for you in advance, you get endless do-overs, and then the editor/director cuts & pastes the best bits together.