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Andy Richter is best known as sidekick to Conan O’Brien, on both Late Night and The Tonight Show. He’s also a successful comic writer and actor. His acclaimed series Andy Barker, PI and Andy Richter Controls the Universe are both available on DVD. He’s also headed out on tour with Conan O’Brien’s “Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television” tour, which begins April 12th in Eugene, Oregon.
Andy talked with us about his early days, touring with The Real Brady Bunch and eventually falling into the sidekick’s chair on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. He talks about why he left that show, and why he rejoined Conan for The Tonight Show, and about what it was like to man a sinking ship after the staff of Tonight found out they were being pulled from the air.
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- Andy Richter
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