Andy Richter Redefines Modern Dad

Nov 11, 2025

Andy Richter, a beloved comedian and TV personality known for his work with Conan O'Brien, shares insights on parenting his three children across two generations. He hilariously contrasts his latchkey childhood with his older kids' overprotected upbringing. Andy reveals how his youngest daughter runs the household, shares his experiences with family ties to Disneyland, and joyfully reflects on how his current happiness has transformed his parenting. He also discusses balancing honesty in comedy with respect for his children's privacy.

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ANECDOTE

Choosing To Be A Dad Again

Andy Richter describes choosing to become a father figure to his young partner's daughter and embracing the role willingly.
He differentiated loving his wife from deciding to raise her child and confirmed he wanted to be that girl's dad.

INSIGHT

Parenting Changes With Personal Growth

Andy says parenting feels different now because he's happier, newly remarried, and out of a long stretch of depression.
His improved mood makes managing a four-year-old easier compared with his younger self.

ANECDOTE

Adult Child Returns Home

Andy describes his 23-year-old son moving back home and how that restored daily family life for him.
He values the son's help with cooking, cleaning, and easing into babysitting duties.

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In this episode of Parenting Is a Joke, Andy Richter joins Ophira Eisenberg to talk about raising three kids across two generations—his 23-year-old son, 18-year-old daughter, and a four-year-old he’s helping raise with his new wife. Andy reflects on how parenting feels different now that he’s happier, newly remarried, and out of a long stretch of depression. He shares how his youngest daughter “runs the household,” including her silent-scream protest when he put her to bed, and how he navigates parenting alongside a Disney-obsessed extended family where his sister-in-law once played Jasmine at Disneyland. Andy contrasts his own self-reliant, latchkey childhood with the more protected upbringing of his older kids and admits he sometimes overcorrected by doing too much for them. He describes the uneasy balance of using personal material in comedy—recalling the “divorced dad” jokes he deleted from Twitter—and the line between honesty and oversharing, both online and in family life. Through it all, his warmth and humor shine, whether he’s talking about his son’s Uber Eats job, his daughter’s bedtime negotiations, or his hope that one day his kids will want to work with him the way Robert Altman’s children did—with love strong enough to last sixteen hours on set.

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