You can view Richter's outburst, as well as a bit of his work in the game, in the Tonight Show clip posted on the show's official site.
Andy Richter upset at his Assassin's Creed 2 voiceover VGA snub
by Griffin McElroy 
on Dec 16th 2009 1:15PM
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You can view Richter's outburst, as well as a bit of his work in the game, in the Tonight Show clip posted on the show's official site.
Reader Comments (62)
Posted: Dec 16th 2009 1:18PM The angry pro consumer gaming ga said
Consider yourself assassinated.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 3:00PM (Unverified) said
Andy Richter sucks. He isn't funny, he was never funny. Late Night was better without him, and hopefully Conan will realize The Tonight Show would be better without him. The guy is a leech.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 3:12PM (Unverified) said
I happen to disagree and think that Andy Richter is one of the funniest parts of the Tonight Show, and in the years Conan was doing late night without Andy, it felt like something was missing.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 3:55PM TheDarkWayne said
Freedom Town has clearly never seen Andy Barker P.I.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 1:23PM (Unverified) said
There are people who find this funny? My lack of hope in mankind is further reassured.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 1:26PM Mister Servo said
Yes, Lord Buzz Killington, some people have a funny bone.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 1:31PM Puertoricarious said
do you normally look towards video game blogs to reinstate your faith in humanity?
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 1:33PM (Unverified) said
@Servo: If my comment made you lose the thrill of the video then it must have not done much for you or did you just wanna make a family guy reference and struck when opportunity presented itself? Cute.
I never had been one for these types of shows. It's reasons like this that the movie market was over saturated with lame comedies at one point. Also why there is a Scary Movie 5 in development.
Tch, I'm a jerk today :/
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I never had been one for these types of shows. It's reasons like this that the movie market was over saturated with lame comedies at one point. Also why there is a Scary Movie 5 in development.
Tch, I'm a jerk today :/
Posted: Dec 16th 2009 1:44PM (Unverified) said
@Granger: Not subjective towards the humor; subjective towards the people who find humor in it. Not that you're bad for finding it funny; just that your standards are low. Also, I never said I was above the rest. Last time I checked I am human as well. I'm no hypocrite, I find humor in lame things as well, just not this.
Also, nice down voting. Self conscious much people? *waits for predictable down vote*
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Also, nice down voting. Self conscious much people? *waits for predictable down vote*
Posted: Dec 16th 2009 5:27PM PedoJokerBear said
maybe its because youre still living within mankind.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 1:24PM Mister Servo said
That would of surely sealed the Game of the Year award for AC2.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 1:30PM Puertoricarious said
this is the perfect argument against all the people who say that conan's show changed when he moved to the tonight show. this is EXACTLY the kind of cheesy, low-budget humor they would have pulled in his old time slot.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 2:24PM Zarbok the Munificent said
Not true. They did this exact type of thing when GTA IV came out. There was a voiceover of Niko running through the park. They've been doing this stuff for years.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 1:47PM (Unverified) said
Agreed. Conan hasn't lost his style at all, and the addition of his old buddy Andy Richter just made it better
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 2:25PM Zarbok the Munificent said
Nevermind, I completely misread your post.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 1:30PM Foolkiller said
I just about soiled myself when I read the title of this post. Then I watched the video. Fooled me for a moment. I was getting ready to declare Richter a brilliant voice actor, I couldn't believe he could do an accent like that. Jokes on me.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 1:49PM Katana Master said
Is that the voice of Ezio? Why he putting on a voice like that?
Sorry but I'm lost. Call me a noob.
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Sorry but I'm lost. Call me a noob.
Posted: Dec 16th 2009 1:55PM packy17 said
I felt that the bigger snub was when Jack Black "won" best voice. That was clearly set up to make a joke early on. I mean, seriously, that game barely sold at all - there's no way he got enough votes to win. Should have been Nolan North or Mark Hamill.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 4:00PM TheDarkWayne said
I don't like Conroy. Not anymore at least. He was really great when BTAS started and pretty much it's entire run, but starting with Justice League or maybe even The New Batman Adventures, he just completely gave up the difference between Batman and Bruce Wayne's voice. He doesn't even try to add gruffness to it, while I'm not suggesting he Christian Baleize it, but especially in Arkham Asylum, it's just his normal voice
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 4:52PM Puertoricarious said
"box office performance doesn't influence who wins Oscars"
it definitely does. it's not a direct influence (michael bay films don't win oscars), but to be nominated for an oscar you still have to be a rather mainstream release. even the most arguably "independent" film that won best picture (slumdog millionaire) grossed over $140 million at the box office.
so to move to games, i'd say the same idea applies. the biggest money-maker isn't automatically GOTY, but you're still not on the radar if you haven't done well. when joystiq gave peggle it's GOTY people went apeshit, because the idea that a small independent arcade game could beat out AAA titles was pretty much unheard of.
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it definitely does. it's not a direct influence (michael bay films don't win oscars), but to be nominated for an oscar you still have to be a rather mainstream release. even the most arguably "independent" film that won best picture (slumdog millionaire) grossed over $140 million at the box office.
so to move to games, i'd say the same idea applies. the biggest money-maker isn't automatically GOTY, but you're still not on the radar if you haven't done well. when joystiq gave peggle it's GOTY people went apeshit, because the idea that a small independent arcade game could beat out AAA titles was pretty much unheard of.
Posted: Dec 16th 2009 2:14PM TheDarkWayne said
Best part is how offended Andy looks at 0:12 remaining
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 2:34PM (Unverified) said
assassin coming through! who needs assassinating! lol
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 2:31PM (Unverified) said
This is what happens when it's down to a public vote; people just vote for THEIR favourite actor or whatever (which in my case was hugh jackman :L)
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 2:34PM TheDarkWayne said
Damn those people and their views! Damn them to hell! Democracy sucks!
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Posted: Dec 16th 2009 3:41PM deathxrebirth said
I thought it was funny enough and I am glad Conan is trying to cover subjects that are relevant to a younger demo (like the anime voiceovers which are hilarious), but in that very same episode he ripped video game users in the monologue.
The joke in question was funny and along the lines of his usual nerd bashing (which, I think are sometimes fitting), but he kind of comes off as hypocritical or almost like he is being forced to cover video games and such against his will and only for ratings.
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The joke in question was funny and along the lines of his usual nerd bashing (which, I think are sometimes fitting), but he kind of comes off as hypocritical or almost like he is being forced to cover video games and such against his will and only for ratings.
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