Watching the final episode of Late Night with Conan O' Brien the other night was bittersweet. Conan is the only late night host I have ever really enjoyed, his brand of humor is unparalleled. Instead of funny headlines, ads, and kids doing the darnedest things, he chose introduce us to a Masturbating Bear and give us a glimpse into The Year 2000.
A lot of this humor early on of course was due to the inclusion of Conan's sidekick Andy Richter, who left Late Night in 2000. Richter went on to be featured on several amazing Fox comedy series...which were of course, cancelled. While I know Conan wouldn't be the type to sell out, I can't help but be worried that NBC will make him tame the show down a bit with it being on an hour earlier, or make him do things that are more in tune with the "Tonight Show" name, when he takes it over from Jay Leno in June. But today, comes the amazing news that Andy Richter will in fact be rejoining Conan for The Tonight Show come June and once again perform sidekick duties. The chemistry between the two is the stuff of comedic legend, and I cannot be more pleased. Now all we need is for Conan to get the Max Weinberg 7 to stick around and I'll be a happy man.
One of my favorite Richter sketches from Late Night.
Then there's Mr. Weinberg:
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