As Lorne Michaels did for Conan, Conan did for a buttload of people throughout his run. No, I'm not talking about one person giving a ream job to the other. Lorne snatched Conan from relative obscurity to host Late Night. And in turn, Conan created a slew of personalities that would go on to create success in their own right. That couldn't be truer in Andy Richter and Amy Poehler. Andy was Conan's Ed McMahon-esque sidekick from the very beginning until 2000. Andy was panned from the start but it was his witty banter and relativity with Conan that struck a chord with Late Night's audience. Along for the ride was Amy Poehler, way, way before her days hamming it up on Saturday Night Live. She's small, setting up all the deception that she can come off as a little child. And thus, a concept was created. Andy's little sister Stacy, the little teenage girl who harbored a psychotic and at times vengeful crush on Conan. May hilarity ensue.
Andy will return as Conan's sidekick on The Tonight Show.
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