Andy Cohen replaces Kathy Griffin as Anderson Cooper's NYE co-host
Anderson’s Cooper has found a new plus-one for New Year’s Eve, tapping BFF Andy Cohen to succeed Kathy Griffin as his co-host for CNN’s coverage of 2017’s swan song.
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“Andy is the life of the party wherever he goes, and what bigger party is there than New Year’s Eve?” Cooper enthused in a statement. “It is going to be a blast!” Added Cohen: “I’ve been friends with Anderson for 25 years. We’ve traveled the world together and performed in 30-plus cities with AC2 and it’s all led to this one huge night!”
The news is out! I'm co-hosting New Year's Eve on CNN with @andersoncooper and I could not be more excited!
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) October 11, 2017
Last May, CNN terminated Griffin from its NYE payroll after the comedian appeared in a photo holding a fake, bloodied, severed head meant to be President Donald Trump.
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