with Andy saying their "marriage has reached its completion." and the former couple had two kids together, an 18-year-old son, William, and a 13-year-old daughter, Mercy.Īndy and Sarah called it quits earlier this year in April after over two decades of marriage. according to legal docs obtained by TMZ.īest known as Conan O'Brien's sidekick on all three of his late night shows, Andy got hitched to Sarah way back in the day in 1996. he just filed for divorce.Īndy filed for divorce from Sarah Thyre Thursday.
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“And I went back to my office and right as my butt was hitting my office chair, I thought, who am I kidding? Yes, I’ll be on TV every night,” Richter said.Andy Richter and his actress wife are a done deal. But he soon realized it was not something he could pass up. When he was offered the role, Richter initially balked - he wanted to be more of a character actor, or a recurring cast member. It’s probably for the best that I wasn’t fully aware of that,” he added. I didn’t realize it at the time, but it was a tryout. “Then the next time there was a test, Robert asked me again - go sit with him. When we started doing camera tests, Robert called me into his office and said, hey, would you just go sit next to him and keep him company?” “I’d met someone who’s stupid in the way that I’m stupid and doesn’t take much seriously, just wants to have fun. Richter wound up being asked to keep O’Brien company during camera testing. We met and hit it off immediately,” Richter told The New York Times. “Robert Smigel set it up between me and Conan. However, an introduction to Conan soon showed that the two were on the same page. How did Andy Richter meet Conan O’Brien, land his job?Īndy Richter and Conan O’Brien | Taylor Hill/FilmMagicīefore Andy Richter became known as Conan O’Brien’s sidekick, the humorist was hired as a writer for the show. “Would have been nice if you fake laughed once,” joked Conan. “Their chanting is gonna make me cry,” he announced. Richter thanked the audience, who began chanting his name alongside Conan. The audience erupted and Conan and Richter shared a hug on stage. He’s a brilliant man, and I love him forever - Andy Richter.” “And I never said to Andy, ‘You know, give me room, you can’t get the laugh, I’ve got to get the laugh.’ The rule was always, ‘If you think of the funniest thing just say it, and that will get us out.’ And he did it a hundred thousand times. “And when I found Andy Richter, he’s one of the funniest people that I ever met, and I put him next to me. And they were great in their way, they all had their special skills,” explained Conan. In another era, a sidekick was someone who sat next to the host and laughed along and just sort of supported them. “You know Jack Black brought up something really important. Of course, this meant giving Andy Richter his due. With Conan coming to a close as Conan O’Brien pursues a new format with HBO Max, the talk show host paid tribute to the cast and crew who helped make his show a successful reality throughout the years. RELATED: Conan O’Brien Seemingly Forgives BTS’ J-Hope for Calling Him ‘Curtain’