Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper They are known for their antics – and sometimes unhinged – antics during CNN's New Year's Eve live broadcast.
Cohen became Cooper's host in 2017 when he replaced him Kathy Griffin. However, the couple has known each other for decades having first met when their friends tried to set them up on a date in the early 1990s.
“We made a phone call to set up the date, and I knew within 45 seconds that I would never go on a date with Andy Cohen,” Cooper said. Jimmy Fallon During a 2017 appearance on Tonight showindicating that I canceled their appointment. “He violated my cardinal rule, which was that he asked me about my mother (Gloria Vanderbilt) in the first minute of speaking to me.”
For his part, Cohen said he was “excited” about their phone call, adding, “I wanted to date the Vanderbilt boy!”
Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper share everything from identical initials to similar professions, making it easy to see why the duo are best friends. Cohen and Cooper met in the early 1990s when they were about to set up a blind date. However, the duo's dynamic never became romantic because Cohen broke Cooper's barrier (…)
Although their romantic setup never worked out, they ended up becoming close friends after traveling together throughout the early 2000s with a group of mutual friends. They both have huge careers and raised families of their own. Cohen is the father of L Son Ben and daughter Lucy While Cooper takes care of his children, Wyatt and SebastianWith his friend and former partner Benjamin Maisani.
Cohen and Cooper's real-life friendship translates to the camera, and viewers eagerly tune in every year to watch the duo. They have made headlines over the years because Their alcohol consumption throughout the night, eliciting mixed reactions from fans.
CNN has banned its correspondents from drinking while ringing in 2023, and Cohen has begged the network to reverse the decision. Heading to 2024.
“I hope I don’t sneak off,” 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. It wasn't good last year in terms of viewers being happy about us drinking. People really care and I hope CNN gives the 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 went smoothly for Ryan Seacrest. “We have three live countdowns on this show, which I never thought was possible when I first started,” Seacrest exclusively told Us Weekly in December 2022. “But we (…)
Keep reading to see Cohen and Cooper's funniest moments in New York:
Cooper tells a salacious story about Gloria Vanderbilt
During a 2019 broadcast, Cooper tried Jägermeister for the first time before telling a funny story about his late mother.
When Vanderbilt showed up Watch what's happening live To promote her 2017 book, The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and LossThere was one question she was worried host Cohen would ask him.
“She suddenly turned to me and said, 'He's not going to ask me who's the biggest person in Hollywood, right?'” Cooper recalled during the broadcast.
Cohen suggests dropping the acid
Snoop Dogg He appeared during the 2020-2021 show and Cooper couldn't stop laughing about all the places the rapper has smoked marijuana.
“Have you ever done acid?” Cohen asked Cooper, who exclaimed that he had never tried the drug. “Okay, it's about time. We're doing it tonight,” the Bravo star said.
Cohen Ryan Seacrest Dis
“If you look behind me, you'll see Ryan SeacrestPerformance of the group of losers. “I’m sorry, but if you’re watching ABC, you’re not watching anything.” Dick Clark's New Year's Eve.
Cohen later said on Sirius XM's channel Andy Cohen Live He said he was “sorry” for distorting Seacrest's private show, and described him as a “great guy.”
Andy Cohen is the proud father of two, welcoming Ben and Lucy in 2019 and 2022 respectively. “When I was growing up, 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 his best friend Anderson Cooper in December.
Cohen's famous song “Sayonara, Soca!”
While preparing to celebrate in 2022, Cohen took two shots of alcohol before aiming a few shots at the former mayor. Bill de Blasio.
“Watching Mayor de Blasio do a 'victory dance' after four years of his worst tenure as New York's mayor, the only thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on is how terrible the mayor is. So, bad sayonara!'” Cohen said. “2022, it's the year New, because, guess what? I have a feeling I'll be standing here next year and you know what I won't look at? “Dance while the city falls apart.”
Cohen calls Cooper a “nebo kid”
After Cooper joked that the Vanderbilts “have long since lost their fortune,” Cohen quipped, “Look at this little Nebo kid! He's so cute.”
Cooper tries pickle juice
Counting down the final moments of 2022, Cooper and Cohen decided to play a “Mystery Drinks” game where they had to drink different drinks completely blindfolded.
Hilarity ensued when the duo tried some pickle juice live. “I've never had a pickle,” Cooper claimed. “You've never had a pickle? What! Honey, you've had a pickle,” Cohen replied.
Cohen mocks CNN's drinking rules
After CNN overturned Cooper and Cohen's New Year's Eve 2023 alcohol ban, the duo drank a toast at the top of the broadcast — and throughout the show.
“I hear from a lot of people, and I guess I'm just wondering, 'Does Dad get his juice?' Cohen asked. Cooper replied: Can Dad get his juice responsibly?
after Watch what happens live with Andy Cohen The host agreed, and the tequila began flowing throughout the evening.
Cooper's perfect laugh will begin in 2024
Cooper couldn't believe his eyes and ears when John Mayer decided to join the broadcast from Japanese cat bar.
“I think it passes all the health codes. I think it's OK,” Mayer said while hanging with more than 20 furry friends. “Yes, we're at the 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 clip.
