Andy Richter on What It's Like Working With Conan O'Brien During the Pandemic
After the coronavirus forced a mass shutdown of the entertainment industry amid a global pandemic, thousands of stars took to their social media to keep content coming in as a way to cheer up the masses. But just days after the U.S. lockdown, comedian Conan O'Brien went back to work with the help of his staff to film his eponymous TBS late-night talk show from the comfort of his home. With the writers and crew working remotely, O'Brien revealed the show would be shot entirely from his California residence using an iPhone, while his guests used Skype.
In an exclusive interview with O'Brien's co-star and late-night announcer Andy Richter for PopCulture.com, the comedian revealed shooting Conan during the pandemic has been a very different experience. "This has all been so weird. This time is just — it's unlike anything else," Richter said in our series, PopCulture @ Home. "I've been going in because Conan was doing the show from home, and I was doing my show from home, and I felt like I was a subcontractor. Somebody would send me an email with a bit and then I would shoot it myself. If it needed props, I'd prop it myself."
