Anderson Cooper Reveals the Most Annoying Thing About Working with Andy Cohen

Mar. 15, 2025

Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper visit SiriusXM Studios on June 12, 2024 in New York City.Photo:Santiago Felipe/Getty

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Anderson Cooperhas plenty of things he could complain about when it comes to working withAndy Cohen.The longtime BFFs reunited onWatch What Happens Liveon Monday, Dec. 16, with Cooper appearing alongsideJulianne Mooreas Cohen’s guests. Cooper and Cohen’s bond was then quickly put to the test when a viewer from Washington, D.C., named Jack, asked the following during the show’s fan-submitted questions segment: “Anderson, what’s the most annoying thing about working with Andy on New Year’s Eve?“Cooper, 57, took a second to think about it, but then said, “Just who he’s gonna insult and what the clean up on aisle 3 is gonna be in the morning.“Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen attend the Times Square New Year’s Eve 2024 Celebration on December 31, 2023.Roy Rochlin/WireImageCooper and Cohen have hosted CNN’sNew Year’s Eve Livebroadcast together since 2017, delighting fans with their hilarious dynamic but the show has also introduced a fair amount of controversy for the Bravo exec.Cohen was “overserved” during the 2021 broadcast— which he admitted in aposton Twitter the next day — and slammedRyan Seacrest’s ABC show,Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin' Eve, calling it a “group of losers,” which led to him and Cooper having more limits on their alcohol consumption during the annual special in 2022.Cohen said he “had a blast” andrefused to “be shamed” for drinking and “having fun on New Year’s Eve"in a Jan. 5, 2022 interview onThe Howard Stern Show,buthe did admit his regret at calling out Seacrest.“The only thing that I regret saying, the only thing is that I slammed the ABC broadcast,” he said onRadio Andythereafter. “And I really like Ryan Seacrest and he’s a great guy and I really regret saying that and I was just stupid and drunk and feeling it.“Anderson Cooper joins Andy Cohen at Watch What Happens Live.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyThe pair recently squashed the feud, though, as Seacrest joined Cohen onWWHLin September and was asked about the “feud.““I don’t even remember what the feud was about,” Cohen admitted. “But we did see each other this year. We did wave this year.““We did do all of that,” Seacrest agreed. “I just said — are you going to be there this year? We will be, we will wave. We can’t get to each other or we’d hug!““I feel like the beef is squashed,” Cohen said.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.CNN’sNew Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohenpremieres at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 31.

Anderson Cooperhas plenty of things he could complain about when it comes to working withAndy Cohen.

The longtime BFFs reunited onWatch What Happens Liveon Monday, Dec. 16, with Cooper appearing alongsideJulianne Mooreas Cohen’s guests. Cooper and Cohen’s bond was then quickly put to the test when a viewer from Washington, D.C., named Jack, asked the following during the show’s fan-submitted questions segment: “Anderson, what’s the most annoying thing about working with Andy on New Year’s Eve?”

Cooper, 57, took a second to think about it, but then said, “Just who he’s gonna insult and what the clean up on aisle 3 is gonna be in the morning.”

Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen attend the Times Square New Year’s Eve 2024 Celebration on December 31, 2023.Roy Rochlin/WireImage

Roy Rochlin/WireImage

Cooper and Cohen have hosted CNN’sNew Year’s Eve Livebroadcast together since 2017, delighting fans with their hilarious dynamic but the show has also introduced a fair amount of controversy for the Bravo exec.

Cohen was “overserved” during the 2021 broadcast— which he admitted in aposton Twitter the next day — and slammedRyan Seacrest’s ABC show,Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin' Eve, calling it a “group of losers,” which led to him and Cooper having more limits on their alcohol consumption during the annual special in 2022.

Cohen said he “had a blast” andrefused to “be shamed” for drinking and “having fun on New Year’s Eve"in a Jan. 5, 2022 interview onThe Howard Stern Show,buthe did admit his regret at calling out Seacrest.

“The only thing that I regret saying, the only thing is that I slammed the ABC broadcast,” he said onRadio Andythereafter. “And I really like Ryan Seacrest and he’s a great guy and I really regret saying that and I was just stupid and drunk and feeling it.”

Anderson Cooper joins Andy Cohen at Watch What Happens Live.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

The pair recently squashed the feud, though, as Seacrest joined Cohen onWWHLin September and was asked about the “feud.”

“I don’t even remember what the feud was about,” Cohen admitted. “But we did see each other this year. We did wave this year.”

“We did do all of that,” Seacrest agreed. “I just said — are you going to be there this year? We will be, we will wave. We can’t get to each other or we’d hug!”

“I feel like the beef is squashed,” Cohen said.

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CNN’sNew Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohenpremieres at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 31.

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