Andy Richter Joins Conan Again for The Tonight Show!

Good news for longtime fans of our favorite ginger!!

Conan O'Brien's former sidekick, Andy Richter, will be joining The Tonight Show as the show's new announcer once O'Brien begins as host in June!!!

Richter debuted as Conan's sidekick when Late Night premiered in 1993, but he decided to leave the show in 2000 to pursue his acting career.

As we all found out, that acting career amounted out to be a whole lot of nothing much!

"Andy is one of the funniest people I know, and we've maintained a close friendship since he left Late Night. We have a proven chemistry that will be an incredible asset to The Tonight Show," the giant ginger gushed to reporters about Richter.

We can't wait for the duo to return to network television in June!!!!

[Photo via Getty Images.]

Posted: Feb 24, 2009 at 3:29 pm / Email this »

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35 comments to “Andy Richter Joins Conan Again for The Tonight Show!”

SWEETPIECE IS ME! says – reply to this

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Great! Fun!
guilty of being white says – reply to this

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Who the fuck watches this shit anyways? Oh..people with no jobs that don't have to get up early in the morning…I see…
Jayme419 says – reply to this

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That's awesome! They were so funny together! I can't wait!
Major Dude says – reply to this

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that and the fact that Andy's career is pretty much in the shitter…

that said, I applaud the choice of Andy Richter…

what say ye sportsfans, life or death for Richter!?

Major Von Teese Dude
Long Dong Connery says – reply to this

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NEXT HOMOTARD………
mckenziej2 says – reply to this

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YAY! Andy Rules!!!
tasty dish says – reply to this

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yay!
sether says – reply to this

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yay!!!
Austin Healey says – reply to this

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But what is going to happen to Joel and his love for Asian men???
LilyV says – reply to this

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He's not funny.
Major Dude says – reply to this

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and hey quick turn on the tv, it's DR.NO on Encore west or one of the channels!

see Ursula Undress and her big non-American breasts!

see Jack Lord BEFORE he went to the Dark Side - special viewing note - check out Jack's sunglasses early in the movie. Gay I say, gay!
glambabybumps says – reply to this

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So ready for it too! Later days Leno!
unintendedmuse says – reply to this

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yes!! conan has never been the same without andy richter! this is the first time i've actually been excited conan is taking over the tonight show!
_Alice_ says – reply to this

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Re: Major Dude – Gay? Gay you say? I love gay!
fthfltiltheend says – reply to this

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I thought Prince H was your favorite Ginger?
JENNY FROM THE BLOCK says – reply to this

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QUE ABURRIDO. MEJOR ME PONGO A MIRAR LAS NOVELAS
sparkys nemesis says – reply to this

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Who cares? I won't be watching but, of course, Dave is far worse…so maybe I'll change my mind. But I much prefer Leno or at least his monologue and funny headlines.
Big Black Dick says – reply to this

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Re: Major Dude – Fat bastard needed a job!
Kdiddy says – reply to this

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YEY!!!!! That rules!
BBBoricua loves Angels & Demons... says – reply to this

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Good for them!
chowchilla says – reply to this

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Andy is incredibly funny. I stopped watching Conan when he left - it just wasn't the same. I'll watch again now!
Dixie1229 says – reply to this

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ha
mamajud says – reply to this

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Re: _Alice_ – i'm not gay…..do you love me anyway???
_Alice_ says – reply to this

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Re: mamajud – Of course!
Did I say that! says – reply to this

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FUCK YEAH!!!!!
mamajud says – reply to this

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Re: _Alice_ – yay!
BennyScrap says – reply to this

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This is some great news for Conan. This is gonna cause quite a bit of hype about Conan going earlier. Most people hate Conan's move, but with Andy coming back, a lot of minds are going to be changed. I'm quite excited. I hope he does more than just announces and actually becomes a constant couch sitter again.
Schmange says – reply to this

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heh… I knew it.
jimmyjazz says – reply to this

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I LOVE CONAN'S ZANINESS…ESPECIALLY WHEN HE PLANTS PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR FOOLISHNESS.
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I HOPE HE BRINGS HIS ZANINESS TO THE TONIGHT SHOW.
Kate27 says – reply to this

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Good… now if he gets a facial…
pilar08 says – reply to this

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i heart conan regardless but bringing andy back is genius. now if only i could stay up that late to watch it
nocheapones says – reply to this

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Yay! This made my day.
shazza76 says – reply to this

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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!
libertyavelady says – reply to this

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Re: guilty of being white –
Or people that work 2nd shift…. Were you being serious? People that watch TV at 11:30 at night must be welfare suckers w/out jobs? Strange world view…
aylandgirl says – reply to this

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Then they also need to bring back Amy Poehler as Stacey Richter (Andy's younger sis who is in LOVE with Conan). Soooo freaking funny. Would be great to see her as a guest performer every once in a while.