“They introduced us again for one more yr,” Andy Cohen crowed firstly of CNN’s New Yr’s Eve protection from Instances Sq.. However “there’s some stipulations this yr, some fantastic print.”
Cohen and Cooper had been well-known for consuming liberally throughout their earlier stints overlaying the normal Instances Sq. countdown. Cohen specifically grew to become infamous for his alcohol-fueled diatribes, which final yr took down New York Mayor Invoice de Blasio and TV persona Ryan Seacrest. In consequence, CNN dominated that consuming was out on this yr’s stay broadcast.
The consuming ban was addressed on the high.
“We are able to’t drink,” mentioned Cohen, emphasizing that with a slight bounce. “However that’s fantastic.” Cooper requested if Cohen could be “in a position to make it” by means of the published. His accomplice quipped, “Do I’ve a pocket of edibles? I don’t know. It is a lengthy night time. It is a telethon with no illness.”
Nonetheless, the duo promised to soldier on, and so they discovered a workaround – they are going to nonetheless toast their viewers on the high of the hour, however it is going to be with out alcohol.
What the duo promised was a “thriller shot.” Overlaying their eyes, the viewers will get to see what they’re consuming and toast with them. The primary shot was “pickle juice,” which induced each to swallow exhausting.
Cohen guessed the juice was tomato juice, which he confessed he hates. Cooper claimed he by no means had a pickle.
Each hosts chased the thriller shot with juice bins. “I choose tequila,” Cohen mentioned.
There are 4 extra thriller pictures pending for the night time.
