There’s no air date set yet. But based on the pilot episode, Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter are hopeful that their second collaboration will be as memorable as the first.
January 19, 2007 (Press Release) --
The closest a talk show sidekick has come to a hit TV show is Ed McMahon with Star Search. But Andy Richter, guest starring tomorrow night as a “normal guy” who befriends Monk (Tony Shalboub) on the mid-season premiere of the USA Network hit, is still hoping to change all that.
While it’s true that Quintuplets gave birth to a very short run and the more innately hilarious Andy Richter Controls the Universe was never allowed to find its audience, there is little doubt that Richter has all the tools to become a beloved staple of American living rooms. His current TV guest star arc, which began with a certain Christine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) picking him up at the local Whole Foods to satisfy her carnal needs, is a reminder of that.
But what distinguishes Richter’s latest attempt at TV immortality, the upcoming NBC comedy series Andy Barker, P.I., is that one of its producers is none other than Conan O’Brien, his 1993-2000 hijinks partner. Richter stars as a struggling CPA who, when mistaken for a private detective who used to occupy his storefront office, ventures off into a double life.
“I do have sort of a survivor's syndrome,” Richter admitted during a Television Critics Association panel discussion attended by FilmStew. “That is, I cannot enjoy or like anything that I'm involved in because it will just get murdered. Someone will just not let it happen.”
“It does seem that there was an inverse proportion of my enjoying something and its chance for success," he added. “Usually, if it wasn't that great of a time, it's like 'You're aces.' But with this show, I went into this thing like, 'I like this. This is really good.
This could be great.' And I found myself not enjoying myself, not allowing myself to enjoy it, and I just finally thought, 'Well, whatever happens, happens, and all we can do is make the show that we're going to make and a good show.'”
Source: http://www.msn.com
Posted By Shelley Gabert
While it’s true that Quintuplets gave birth to a very short run and the more innately hilarious Andy Richter Controls the Universe was never allowed to find its audience, there is little doubt that Richter has all the tools to become a beloved staple of American living rooms. His current TV guest star arc, which began with a certain Christine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) picking him up at the local Whole Foods to satisfy her carnal needs, is a reminder of that.
But what distinguishes Richter’s latest attempt at TV immortality, the upcoming NBC comedy series Andy Barker, P.I., is that one of its producers is none other than Conan O’Brien, his 1993-2000 hijinks partner. Richter stars as a struggling CPA who, when mistaken for a private detective who used to occupy his storefront office, ventures off into a double life.
“I do have sort of a survivor's syndrome,” Richter admitted during a Television Critics Association panel discussion attended by FilmStew. “That is, I cannot enjoy or like anything that I'm involved in because it will just get murdered. Someone will just not let it happen.”
“It does seem that there was an inverse proportion of my enjoying something and its chance for success," he added. “Usually, if it wasn't that great of a time, it's like 'You're aces.' But with this show, I went into this thing like, 'I like this. This is really good.
This could be great.' And I found myself not enjoying myself, not allowing myself to enjoy it, and I just finally thought, 'Well, whatever happens, happens, and all we can do is make the show that we're going to make and a good show.'”
Source: http://www.msn.com
Posted By Shelley Gabert
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