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As the announcer.

tv.yahoo.com/late-night-with-conan-o-39-brien/show/31644/news/urn:newsml:tv.ap.org:20090224:tv_tonight_show_richter__ER:76950

NBC says Andy Richter and Conan O'Brien will be back together again on late-night TV.

Richter, who worked with O'Brien for seven years on NBC's "Late Night," will become the "Tonight" show announcer when O'Brien takes over from Jay Leno as host in June. NBC said Richter also will take part in comedy bits.

O'Brien called Richter a friend and one of the funniest people he knows, but couldn't resist a joke: O'Brien said he's looking forward to their reunion because Richter owes him $300.

After leaving "Late Night" in 2000, Richter starred in the TV series "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" and "Andy Barker, P.I.," and appeared in "Talladega Nights," "Blades of Glory" and other movies.

[punk/core]

This is cool and all, but Joel Godard isn't going to the Tonight Show? Man that sucks, he fucking rules.

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I agree with you on Joel, but I figured if anybody wasn't going along, it'd be him. (Max and the band are going, too.) He's a bit older, and that, I imagine, would be a stressful move. I'm hoping he at least shows up for some bits once in awhile.

And at least it's not going to be Richter sitting on the couch next to the guests like the old days.

Side note: Jimmy Fallon's first guest will be Robert DeNiro.

[punk/core]

Yeah, he is in his 70s... maybe he just wanted to retire.

Also, another side note: fuck Jimmy Fallon.

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I'm reserving judgment on Fallon until I see a few episodes. He's very hit-or-miss with me. When he hits, I enjoy him just fine. But when he misses, he will make Carson Daly look like a comic genius.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Feb 25, 2009 12:08:53 GMT -5 punk/core said:

Also, another side note: fuck Jimmy Fallon.

Does Fallon still laugh at his own jokes?

[The Canadian Content]

Feb 25, 2009 12:21:45 GMT -5 The Jewish Cunthead said:

Feb 25, 2009 12:08:53 GMT -5 punk/core said:

Also, another side note: fuck Jimmy Fallon.

Does Fallon still laugh at his own jokes?

Someone has to.

[salmonjunkie]

I'm actually willing to bet Fallon will be a better late night host then he is a comedic actor. Also, I can't hate on him on this alone: the house band for his show is The Roots. THAT's going to be fucking awesome.

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The Roots? Seriously? Fucking awesome.

[salmonjunkie]

yup. Fucking awesome indeed.

vodpod.com/watch/1339705-video-jimmy-fallon-introduces-the-roots

(I love the ad right before the video, with Ice-T threatening you to watch NBC.com)

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Feb 25, 2009 12:28:15 GMT -5 salmonjunkie said:

I'm actually willing to bet Fallon will be a better late night host then he is a comedic actor. Also, I can't hate on him on this alone: the house band for his show is The Roots. THAT's going to be fucking awesome.

I'll go out on a limb here and admit I didn't think his first show was incredibly awful. The "Slow Jamming the News" bit was great, and The Roots are fan-fucking-tastic. Lots and lots of awkwardness, though, and too much of Fallon hogging the conversation. He seems to have some decent writers along for the ride, so I do have some hope. The "Lick it for $10" was incredibly awkward, but I see lots of potential for it in the future.

There will be people making obvious comparisons to Conan, but I don't think it's fair to do so. And Kudos to Fallon & Co. for not TRYING to be Conan 2.0.

[BTR]

I can't remember the name of the bit, so I can't find video of it, but am I the only one who remembers the Daily Show basically doing "Slow Jammin the News" over the summer? They even had the black guy in the background over Stewart's shoulder and everything. And they did it at least twice, probably more.

Not saying TDS show invented it or that it was the exact same. But for being the only real well regarded portion of Fallon's show it's kind of lame that it reminded me of something else so recent from a latenight show.

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I don't watch TDS regularly or anything, so I don't really know. But that's really lame if they basically ripped it from somebody else.

[BTR]

Found it. It's not the same, no, but it was the first thing I thought about.

www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=92042&title=Trapped-in-the-Closet-Pt.-1

[salmonjunkie]

I also liked "Slow Jammin The News" both in that it's got a lot of potential to be really funny and that it gives Black Thought some spotlight during the show.

Apparently the Roots will also be the backing band of select musical guests.

I think the show will be ok, once Fallon's nervousness subsides and the writers find their groove. This wasn't as awkward as Conan's first episode.

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Speaking of which: anybody have a link to Conan's first ep? I don't think I've ever seen it, and I'm too lazy right now to go hunting.

[Demko]

I actually liked Fallon better the 2nd night than the first. The Facebook status thing wasn't hilarious, but it was good for the laughs they were going for. He looked a lot more comfortable with Fey than he did with DeNiro the previous night (presumably because he knows Fey better), but much like other talk show hosts, it'll take some time to attain rapport with guests.

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Definitely a much better 2nd night for him. The little bits with the crowd they're setting up have a lot of potential for down the road. And nice dropping of both Castle Greyskull AND Max Headroom!

[Demko]

Yeah, LOVED the Bloomberg bit.