Andy Richter’s Euphoric Trip To Happystan

December 01, 2016

When the news brings Andy down, he just takes a quick trip to Happystan to put a little pep in his step.

TranscriptCONAN: A STORY IN THE "NEW YORK TIMES" CLAIMS A LOT OF THE NEWS PEOPLE RELIED ON DURING THE ELECTION WAS MADE-UP STORIES PEDDLED BY FAKE NEWS WEBSITES. ANDY: REALLY? THAT'S IT, I QUIT! CONAN: WHAT'S WRONG? ANDY: I CAN'T TAKE IT. I FEEL LIKE THE WORLD'S GONE CRAZY. I NEED TO TAKE A STRIP TO HAPPYSTAN. CONAN: I'M SORRY, ANDY. THAT'S HAPPYSTAN? I THOUGHT THAT WAS TRASH YOU WERE TRYING TO GET RID OF. ANDY: NO, CONAN, HAPPYSTAN IS A SAFE PLACE THAT I CREATED WHERE I CAN ESCAPE FROM ALL THE NEGATIVITY IN THE WORLD AND BE ALONE FOR A MOMENT WITH MY JOY. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. CONAN: ALL RIGHT, WHILE ANDY'S IN HAPPY -- ANDY: OH, YEAH! OH, THAT'S NICE! OH, YEAH! CONAN: WHILE ANDY'S IN HAPPYSTAN, I'LL FINISH THIS STORY. ACCORDING TO THE "NEW YORK TIMES," VOTERS WERE MANIPULATED BY FAKE NEWS SITES. ANDY: OH! CONAN: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? ANDY: WHOA! I FEEL A LOT BETTER, CONAN, THANKS. [LAUGHTER] ANDY: YEAH! GOOD OLD HAPPYSTAN! CONAN: SO, ANDY, EVERYTHING OK? ANDY: OH, MAN, I'M GREAT. LET'S DO A SHOW! LET'S DO A SHOW RIGHT NOW! WHAT ARE WE DOING? CONAN: I WAS STILL TALKING ABOUT FAKE NEWS SITES THAT INFLUENCE THE ELECTION. ANDY: YEAH, YEAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, MY HAPPINESS IS WEARING OFF. OH, YEAH! CONAN: THE FAKE NEWS SITES WEREN'T EVEN POLITICALLY MOTIVATED, THEY DID IT JUST TO GET MONEY. ANDY, GET OUT HERE. ANDY: MERRY CHRISTMAS! LET'S GO! CONAN: WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON IN HAPPYSTAN, PLEASE? ANDY: LIKE A CHILD LIKE SENSE OF JOY. COME ON, LET'S INTERVIEW DR. PHIL, MOTHER [BEEP]! YEAH! [APPLAUSE] ANDY: INTERVIEW THE SHIT OUT OF HIM! YEAH! CONAN: ANDY, DR. PHIL ISN'T EVEN A GUEST TONIGHT. ANDY: THAT IS DISAPPOINTING. CONAN: ALL RIGHT, WELL, ANYWAY -- ANDY: OH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT! CONAN: IS THAT MUSIC? IS SOMEONE PLAYING MUSIC? ANDY: YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD ONE, BOSS! HA-HA-HA! I'LL SEE YOU GUYS LATER, THANKS FOR COMING BY. ALL RIGHT. IS DR. PHIL HERE YET? I WANT TO TALK TO HIM. CONAN: I ALREADY SAID, ANDY, DR. PHIL IS NOT HERE TONIGHT. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN HAPPYSTAN. I NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW. ANDY: WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? ALL WE'RE DOING IS ENJOYING POWDERED SUGAR DONUTS. CONAN: YOU WERE GETTING THAT PUMPED UP JUST FROM DONUTS? ANDY: YEAH, I MEAN, HOW DO YOU GET YOUR KICKS, WEIRDO? >> THIS SKETCH BROUGHT TO YOU BY LHEFAY'S COCAINE FILLED DONUTS. HOW DO YOU GET YOUR KICKS, WEIRDO? [APPLAUSE] CONAN: WE DID IT! THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. DONUTS! ANDY: HERE WE GO. CONAN: ALL RIGHT. [APPLAUSE] CONAN: MY DREAM WAS TO HAVE A SHOW LIKE CHARLIE ROSE, YOU KNOW? AND THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE.