Sidekick extraordinaire Andy Richter seized the highlight to slam President Donald Trump for his assaults on speak present hosts.
“Fuck that guy,” he informed Entertainment Weekly this week.
Richter, who wrote, introduced and performed wingman for Conan O’Brien on “Late Night,” “The Tonight Show” and “Conan” over the many years, stated the 2 of them would have gone onerous on the administration within the present local weather.
“We would be doing what everyone else of them is doing, which is all gas and no brakes,” Richter informed the present enterprise website.
Richter slammed the administration’s incapacity to take a joke and suggested Trump and Co. to easily ignore the cracks. In the meantime, he couldn’t assist taking an affordable shot on the president.
“That they have to take so seriously and use the wheels of government to crush joke-makers. It is just so indicative of, I wanna say, small dick,” he snapped.
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The speak present scene has taken a dismal flip since “Conan” went darkish for good in 2021. In July CBS introduced it was canceling “The Late Show” and its Trump-taunting host Stephen Colbert. The present will finish in Could.
Then got here the business earthquake of Jimmy Kimmel being pulled off the air by guardian Disney in September beneath reported strain by Trump’s Federal Communications Fee ― over a comment about MAGA and the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk.
Kimmel returned a number of days later however had already ignited considerations over censorship.
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The tense ambiance stays. Trump has intensified his assaults on “Late Night” host Seth Meyers and continues to menace Kimmel.
“If you’re going after the joke-makers, you’re probably wrong,” Richter informed EW. “That’s just a general rule that I would … recommend for everyone to go on.”
