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Andy Richter

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
582 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

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Also, who is Andy Richter playing for this time?

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Not far from here.

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All right, you ready?

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Here's your first question.

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Gene Kelly went from being a dance instructor in Pittsburgh to one of the biggest movie stars of all time.

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What was among his many secrets of success?

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A, custom-made motorized tap shoes.

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B, pants that were one size too small to accentuate his butt.

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Or C, whatever the music you heard watching him on screen, on set he was always dancing to the same song, Home on the Range.

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Uh, I think it's the butt pants.

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You're right.

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And if you've ever seen him, you'd know that's true.

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Not only did he have his pants made a little tight, he would sometimes make sure his male co-star's pants were a little loose.

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Kelly went on after his own career on screen to be a director.

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He directed the movie Hello Dolly.

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And the star of that film, Michael Crawford, said that he got the part after Kelly said which of these to him.

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Was it A, quote, you remind me of a young me before I knew how to dance.

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B, quote, we can shoot somebody with talent from the waist down and edit it in.

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Or C, quote, we're looking for an attractive idiot.