Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper took to New York Metropolis’s Occasions Sq., as per custom, on Tuesday night time (December 31) to host the festivities for CNN’s New Yr’s Eve Reside. And, as anticipated, issues obtained wild.
The hosts kicked issues off by taking a shot of tequila every, with Cohen telling his reluctant cohost that they’d be taking a shot on the high of every hour. Cooper grew more and more disgusted all through the night time as he knocked again shot after shot and struggled to maintain them down.
One one who didn’t partake within the shot consuming was comic Roy Wooden Jr., who joined Cohen and Cooper alongside his Have I Received Information For You costars, Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin.
“The final Black man to drink on this community obtained fired” – Roy Wooden Jr on #CNNNYE pic.twitter.com/4rh4yo8CZ2
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 1, 2025
“Oh no… no, I don’t,” Wooden Jr. mentioned when provided a shot. “The final Black man that drank on this community obtained fired,” he quipped, seemingly referring to former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who parted methods with the community after 17 years again in 2023.
Elsewhere, Jon Hamm video-called in from Wrigley Discipline in Chicago to debate his love of the Actual Housewives franchise. Actual Housewives host and government producer Cohen requested the Landman star for his ideas on the present season of The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills.
“OK, I’ve some ideas,” Hamm said. “Dorit [Kemsley] just isn’t doing it for me today. I’m having some points together with her mentality and her points.”
Hamm additionally mentioned he wished to “pour one out” for another Bravo regulars, Summer time Home star Paige DeSorbo and Southern Attraction star Craig Conover, who lately introduced that they had separated after three years collectively. “My goodness. Finish of an period. Geez,” the Mad Males alum mentioned.
Jon Hamm simply shared his ideas on Dorit and is looking Paige & Craig’s break up
“the top of an period” pic.twitter.com/iyqlonO5pN— Queens of Bravo (@queensofbravo) January 1, 2025
Because the drinks continued to stream, Cooper obtained a match of the giggles throughout a dressing up contest exterior of Madame Tussauds. This featured folks dressed as a few of 2024’s most memorable popular culture figures and memes, together with pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng, the unhappy Glasgow Oopma Loopma, and viral French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati.
The laughing continued when Cohen confirmed a clip of himself dancing at The Sphere in Las Vegas whereas watching Lifeless and Firm. Cooper doubled over, telling the producers to show off the clip.
“Have you ever by no means had enjoyable?” Cohen requested Cooper, defending his awkward dad dancing.
“That is enjoyable? No, that’s unhappy,” Cooper replied.
Conclave star Ralph Fiennes introduced some class to the proceedings, taking a shot of tequila earlier than performing a dramatic recital of the “Very Demure, Very Conscious” meme.
Ralph Fiennes reenacted the “very demure, very aware” meme – and it’s the most effective factor to occur tonight, subsequent to Anderson Cooper’s response. pic.twitter.com/W1PEbgL5Iv
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) January 1, 2025
Different friends who stopped by the present included Amy Sedaris, Ziwe, Adam DeVine, Whitney Cummings, Lil Jon, and nation star Mickey Guyton, who carried out a rendition of John Lennon’s “Think about” shortly earlier than the countdown started for the well-known ball drop.
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