-You on tour with Anderson Cooper.
-We've been having so much fun, man.
-"AC2." -"AC2." We've been doing this.
And that's kind of how it transitioned
into New Year's Eve.
He and I have been friends for 25 years.
We've been on the road almost four years together.
Our new thing is -- We used to go out.
He used to let me choose where
we were going out after every show,
until we were in Charlotte, and I made him go
to this house party that I heard about.
And it just did not go well.
And so then now -- Like, we were in Philly
a few weeks ago and we were like,
"Let's go back to your room and order up --"
-You have a good relationship.
When you get with Anderson, you guys --
Honestly, you become like a comedy team
or you become like a whole different character.
-We're a duo. We're a duo. -It's fire.
It's good chemistry.
And you get each other going and revving each other up
and getting each other, like, kind of mad.
-It's true. It's true. -Like, almost slap-sticky bits.
-I know, I know. We get really slapstick.
It's weird.
-It's great. -And he does bits.
But we -- I was doing a bit in his room,
because we ordered Philly cheesesteaks.
And it was taking forever, and I called down and I'm like,
"Listen, it's a double rush on the Philly cheesesteak,"
which is really the most arbitrary, stupid thing to say.
Anything is a double rush. -A double rush.
-Like, well, according to who it's a double rush?
'Cause you're stoned and you want your sandwich?
Like, what is it?
So, I call down, and then he goes,
"God, you're being really nasty to the people down there."
And I said, "No, don't worry. They think it's you."
Because every time, like, "It's a double rush,"
and they're like, "Okay, Mr. Cooper.
Okay, Mr. Cooper." Because it's his room.
-You're calling from his room? -Yes.
And I did it again in San Francisco.
Played right into it last weekend.
I'm like, "It's a double rush on the soup and cheese fries."
-The "New Year's Eve Live," you and Anderson --
this is the second year hosting on CNN.
Last year was the highest-rated New Year's Eve ever
in the history of CNN, ever.
-It was, yeah. [ Cheers and applause ]
-The highest-ever New Year's Eve in the history of CNN.
-And we had -- Thank you.
And we had so much fun, but, you guys,
it was also the coldest New Year's Eve
on record in like 80 years.
-It really was. -It really was.
It was so bad.
And after we got off the air, we were so cold,
it was like -- A lot happened on the air, first of all.
I offended most of our guests. We had --
-But how does this happen to you?
Because you're the nicest guy.
-I know. I don't know.
-And you're a fan of pop culture.
-I am. We had Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban on,
live from Nashville.
Love "Pretty Little Lies." Like, amazing.
"Pretty Little Lies," "Big Little Lies"?
-"Big Little --" -"Big Little Lies."
-"Big Little Lies." -"Big Little Lies."
Yes. Love it. [ Laughter ]
No, for real.
-No, but "Pretty Little Liars" --
that's a different thing.
-I know. I said that wrong. -Yeah, hate that show.
-Yeah, horrible. -Hate that show.
-But I like Nicole Kidman.
So, Anderson's talking -- -"Big Little Liar Town."
-Anderson's talking to them, and I'm like,
"Let me ask a question, let me ask a question."
Anderson's like, "Okay."
So, I'm like, "Nicole, when you clapped like this
at the Oscars, was that because --
Like, why did you clap like that?"
She goes, "I think there are more important things
to be talking about on New Year's Eve than how I clap."
And the interview went --
And Anderson's like, "What are you doing?!"
-What are you doing?
-Everyone was talking about it earlier in the year.
-You can't do that to Nicole Kidman.
You love Nicole Kidman. -It was so bad.
And then Celine Dion was on live --
-You didn't insult Celine Dion.
-I know. Live from Caesars, on the stage,
and we're blown up.
And I'm like, "Let me ask a question."
He's like, "Okay."
I go, "Hey, Lady Gaga is coming to the Strip.
Do you have any advice for her?"
And she didn't want to talk about Lady Gaga.
-Yeah, she's like, "Dude, this is my time.
This is Celine time right now."
-Yeah. He's like, "What are you doing?"
-You were too cold.
-I was freezing. And I didn't wear a hat.
You were e-mailing me like crazy, saying, "Wear a hat,"
'cause it was so cold, but I'm too vain.
I like my hair.
I don't like what I look like in a winter hat.
-But it was painfully cold.
It was legendarily freezing. -It was so cold.
And then we get off the air, and I get in the car
and I go, ":et's see if we're trending on Twitter."
And Anderson is like, "I don't know if I would do that."
I'm, like, "Oh, let me see."
And I'm like, "Oh, we are."
And then I'm like, "Oh, my God."
There is a headline -- "Twitter hates Andy Cohen
on New Year's Eve."
-No, that is -- -Literally.
And Twitter -- Thank you.
Twitter put together 30 of the meanest tweets
in a slide show about me.
-Twitter did? -Yes.
And I'm going through them -- For everyone to read,
not just for me.
-First day of the year. -It was terrible.
It was how I start -- I mean, I had felt pretty good.
I was like -- I'm flipping through them.
Anderson is like, "Dude, get off it."
-Get off twitter, man. -I know. I know.
We went and had to get a lot of cheeseburgers.
-Yeah. -But we had a blast.
-And it was the highest-rated New Year's ever on CNN,
so guess what...
[ Cheers and applause ] -Yes.
-...the world loved it.
-Yes.
-I got you a little gift for this year's New Year's Eve.
-My God, this isn't SpaghettiOs. -No, it's not.
-Usually, I give you SpaghettiOs.
I know you like that.
-Ooh, a nice hat. Okay I don't think I --
-Don't wear it now, but work on it and wear it for New Year's.
-Let me just see if it looks okay.
-Don't look at the camera. [ Cheers and applause ]
Yes! Yeah! That's it! Great! Andy Cohen, everybody.
Watch "New Year's Eve Live"
with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen on CNN.
Check them out on tour at "AC2."