Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Andy Richter Controls the Universe is a sitcom which aired from 2002–2003 on the Fox network. The series was Andy Richter's first starring role after leaving NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in 2000.
Conan O'Brien
O'Brien moved to Los Angeles after graduation to join the writing staff of HBO's "Not Necessarily the News". He was also a writer on the short-lived "The Wilton North Report". He spent two years with that show and performed regularly with improvisational groups, including The Groundlings. In January 1988, "Saturday Night Live"'s executive producer, Lorne Michaels, hired O'Brien as a writer. During his three years on "Saturday Night Live (SNL)", he wrote such recurring sketches as "Mr. Short-Term memory" and "The Girl Watchers"; the latter was first performed by Tom Hanks and Jon Lovitz. While on a writers' strike from "Saturday Night Live" following the 1987–88 season, O'Brien put on an improvisational comedy revue in Chicago with fellow "SNL" writers Bob Odenkirk and Robert Smigel called "Happy Happy Good Show". While living in Chicago, O'Brien briefly roomed with Jeff Garlin. In 1989, O'Brien and his fellow "SNL" writers received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Variety Series.