Yay! Andy Richter will be the announcer for The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien - and will participate in comedy sketches. They'll be together for the first time since Richter left on May 26, 2000. Wait did someone say the year 2000? That makes us want to take a look into the future...
The return of Richter is excellent, excellent news. Andy and Conan always had great chemistry, and it's no exaggeration to say O'Brien wouldn't have gotten through those very rocky first few years without Richter's comedic help. Richter left to pursue an acting career, and while that probably didn't pan out as he would've hoped, Andy Richter Controls The Universe (2002-03) definitely falls into the "brilliant but cancelled" category. Netflix - or, better, buy. But don't just take our word for it, take a look:
If this TV thing were a meritocracy, that show would still be on the air. Of course, then we wouldn't get this reunion. Andy was Conan's last non-musical guest on the final broadcast, and on that show Conan played their most famous sketch together...
Welcome back, Andy Richter.
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