Episode #5: Andy Richter on Youthful Melancholy and Twisted Entertainers

Published: Jan. 9, 2017, 9:28 a.m.

It\u2019s not exactly normal for a 5-year-old kid to listen to Simon & Garfunkel\u2019s \u201cBridge Over Troubled Water\u201d over and over and over, but Andy Richter didn\u2019t know that. It felt natural to him. The actor and longtime comedic accompanist to Conan O\u2019Brien relates his childhood in Illinois, the impact of divorce on his nascent depression, and how he plugged away at finding\xa0both an effective treatment and who he really was. Also, are ALL people who go into comedy at least a little twisted? Here Andy\u2019s answer.