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Andy Cohen a Anderson Cooper known for their hilarious – and sometimes cheeky – antics during CNN’s live New Year’s Eve broadcast.
Cohen became Cooper’s co-host in 2017 when he replaced him Kathy Griffin. However, the pair have known each other for decades after first crossing paths when friends tried to set them up on a blind date in the early 90s.
“We got a phone call to set up the date, and I knew within 45 seconds that I was never going on a date with Andy Cohen,” Cooper told Jimmy Fallon during the 2017 appearance on The Tonight Showstating that it cancel their date. “He broke my cardinal rule, which is that he asked me about my mother (Gloria Vanderbilt) within the first minute of talking to me.”
Cohen, for his part, said he was “excited” about their phone call, adding, “I wanted to date a Vanderbilt boy!”
Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper share everything from identical letters to similar professions, which makes it easy to see why the two are best friend goals. Cohen and Cooper met in the early 90s when they were almost set up on a blind date. However, the pair’s dynamic never became romantic because Cohen broke Cooper’s (…)
Although their romantic relationship never took off, they eventually became close friends after traveling together throughout the early 2000s with a group of mutual friends. They both have huge careers and have grown families of their own. Cohen is my father son Ben and daughter Lucy while Cooper works with his sons, Wyatt and Sebastianwith his friend and former partner Benjamin Maisani.
Cohen and Cooper’s real-life friendship translates on camera, and viewers tune in eagerly every year to watch the duo. They have made headlines over the years because their use of alcohol throughout the night, which has brought mixed reactions from fans.
CNN banned its reporters from drinking while calling in 2023, and Cohen begged the network to reverse the decision going to 2024.
“Hopefully, I won’t sneak,” Cohen said at BravoCon in November 2023. “I haven’t heard anything yet, but come on, they need to let us drink. It’s New Year’s Eve. That didn’t go well last year in terms of viewer happiness about us drinking. People were very concerned and I hope CNN gives people what they want.”
John Lamparski/Getty Images for dick clark productions The show must go on … but not every New Year’s Eve broadcast has gone smoothly for Ryan Seacrest. “We’ve got three countdowns live on this show, which I never thought was even possible when I first started,” Seacrest told Us Weekly exclusively in December 2022. “But we’ve (…)
Keep reading to see Cohen and Cooper’s funniest NYE moments:
Cooper Tells Saucy Story About Gloria Vanderbilt
During the 2019 broadcast, Cooper tried Jägermeister for the first time before telling a funny story about his late mother.
When Vanderbilt showed up Watch What Happens Live to promote her 2017 book, The Rainbow Comes and Goes: Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Lossthere was one question she was worried host Cohen would ask.
“She turned to me out of the blue and said, ‘He’s not going to ask me who has the biggest rc–k in Hollywood, is he?'” Cooper recalled during the broadcast.
Cohen Suggests They Drop Acid
Snoop Dogg appeared during the 2020-2021 show and Cooper couldn’t stop laughing about all the places the rapper had smoked marijuana.
“Have you ever made acid?” Cohen asked Cooper, who said he had never tried the drug. The Bravo star said, “Well, it’s time. We’re doing it tonight.”
Ryan Seacrest Cohen diss
“If you look behind me, you’ll see Ryan Seacrest‘ a bunch of losers performing. I’m sorry, but if you’re watching ABC, you’re not watching anything,” Cohen said during the 2021 broadcast about Seacrest, who hosts Dick Clark’s Rock New Year’s Eve.
Cohen said later on Sirius XM’s Andy Cohen Live that he “regrets” dismissing Seacrest’s special, calling him “a great guy.”
Andy Cohen is a proud father of two, welcoming Ben and Lucy in 2019 and 2022, respectively. “When I was growing up, and when we were growing up … I never thought it would be possible as a gay man to grow up and have a family,” Cohen told BFF Anderson Cooper in December (…)
Cohen’s famous ‘Sayonara, Sucka!’
Preparing to ring in 2022, Cohen took two shots of alcohol before taking a few shots at the former mayor Bill de Blasio.
“Watching Mayor de Blasio do his ‘victory lap dance’ after four years of New York’s toughest mayoral term, the only thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on is what has been a horrible mayor. So, sayonara sucka!” said Cohen. “2022, it’s a new year, because, guess what? I have a feeling I’ll be standing here next year and you know what I’m not going to look at? Dance as the city falls apart.”
Cohen calls Cooper ‘Baby Nepo’
After Cooper jokingly said that the Vanderbilt was “long lost,” Cohen said, “Look at this little nepo baby! It’s so sweet.”
Cooper Tries Pickle Juice
Counting down the final seconds of 2022, Cooper and Cohen decided to play a game of “Mystery Drink” where they had to sip on various drinks while blindfolded.
Hilarity ensued when the duo tried pickle juice on live TV. “I’ve never had a pickle,” Cooper claimed. Cohen replied, “You’ve never had a pickle? What! Sweetie, you’ve got a pickle.”
Cohen Pokes Fun at CNN’s Drinking Rules
After CNN lifted Cooper and Cohen’s alcohol ban for New Year’s Eve 2023, the pair toasted at the top of the broadcast – and throughout the show.
“I hear from a lot of people, and I guess I’m thinking: Is Daddy getting his juice?” Cohen asked. Cooper replied, “Can Dad get his juice responsible?”
After the Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen the host agreed, the tequila started pouring all night.
Cooper’s Perfect Laugh to Start 2024
Cooper couldn’t believe his eyes and ears when John Mayer decided to join the broadcast Japanese cat bar.
“I believe it passes all health codes. I think it’s fine,” Mayer said while hanging with more than 20 furry friends. “Yeah, we’re in a cat bar. It’s called Cats in the Box in Tokyo. We are already halfway through the first day of 2024.”
Cooper struggled to ask any follow-up questions as he laughed throughout the segment.
