Skyler Higley

The Three Questions with Andy Richter

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Fresh off the Oscars, former "CONAN" writer and current "After Midnight" writer Skyler Higley joins Andy Richter to discuss growing up Black with White Mormon parents, his journey into stand-up, his time at The Onion, his thoughts on the state of comedy, and more. Do you want to talk to Andy live on SiriusXM’s Conan O’Brien Radio? Leave a voicemail at 855-266-2604 or fill out our Google Form at BIT.LY/CALLANDYRICHTER. Listen to "The Andy Richter Call-In Show" every Wednesday at 1pm Pacific on SiriusXM's Conan O'Brien Channel.

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, welcome back to the three questions. I'm your host, Andy Richter.
0:04.0	And today I am talking to writer and stand-up comedian, Skylar Higley.
0:09.0	Skyler has written for the Onion, Conan, maybe you've heard of it, after midnight, and this year's Academy Awards.
0:16.8	We talked about his being adopted and growing up Mormon and his sort of unlikely entry into comedy.
0:26.1	And don't forget to join the fun on the Andy Richter-Calland show.
0:29.5	We've had a lot of great guests lately, like Darcy Cardin, John Lovett, and Paul Shear,
0:34.1	and we would love to hear from you.
0:36.6	Now here's my conversation with my pal, Skyler Higley.
0:52.4	Hello, Skyler Higley. Well, it's been so long since we've seen each other. I know, Skyler. Hi, Andy.
0:54.4	How are you?
0:55.2	Well, it's been so long since I've seen each other.
0:57.1	I know, I know. We just had a, we were on a conference call because we're investing.
1:03.4	Is it too top secret to mention it?
1:06.6	No, it's, I think we can mention it.
1:08.3	Yeah, Conan's getting the Mark Twain Award for funniness in Washington, which it's a great time to get to Washington and get an award at the Lincoln Center.
1:19.9	It is so beautiful this time of year, Washington.
1:21.8	Oh, it's so nice.
1:22.5	All the red hats.
1:25.4	But so I'm going to do a bit in it, and we talked, we had what they call a creative call.
1:31.6	Yeah, it's a creative call, brainstorming pitch session.
1:33.7	It was really creative.
1:34.8	It was ethereal.
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