BEST NEWS OF THE DAY 2009: Andy Richter To Re-Join Conan On Tonight Show

From the “It’s just about Emm Effing Time” Department:
Richter will fill the function once held by Ed McMahon, serving as the MC for the “Tonight Show” when Conan O’Brien takes to the ground the reigns from Jay Leno on June 1…
According to a set sent out by NBC, Richter’s new part will not be as a sidekick, but he desire be involved in live and prerecorded comedy bits.
staggering news. I was already excited to see if the unknown timeslot and attention would re-invigorate Conan’s sketches, which — as is no secret to the longtime fans — have been depressingly uninterrupted for quite a few years now, but trendy with Andy back in the mix, I concoct a Tonight Show Season Pass will be making its begun onto my DVR sooner rather than later. If Andy is the “newsreader,” though, does this mean Joel Godard has at length settled down with his Asian male companion?
And no offense to Andy, but whatever eccentric sense of professional pride prevented him from returning earlier couldn’t be all but as embarrassing as New York Minute:

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