Please don't misunderstand, any negativity in my previous post was solely directed at the human paraquat that was the guest. I am more than sure that this is just another case of a person getting booked that has no idea what they are getting into and thinks being a shut-down artist is the cool and good thing to do.
I love Andy Richter and he definitely gets the kind of thing this show does where I don't think Conan gets anything that isn't Conan anymore. He's just way into his own stuff and I feel like if you gotta book an assistant, Andy's would be better. If he had one.
As far as my joke, I can't say that I actively pilfered it from anywhere, but I hear a lot of similarly styled quips