{"id":69455,"date":"2025-09-17T11:06:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/69455\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:06:12","slug":"i-smiled-the-entire-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/69455\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Smiled the Entire Time\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The premiere of Dancing With the Stars season 34 aired tonight (September 16) via ABC and Disney Plus, and while one celeb\u2019s debut performance was rather unimpressive, he has already become a fan favorite on the beloved reality television series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The contestant? Comedian <strong>Andy Richter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Partnered with Emma Slater, Richter \u201cis an actor, comedian and writer, best known for his years as Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s sidekick on Late Night, The Tonight Show and CONAN\u201d (according to his official DWTS biography).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Said biography continues, \u201cHe is currently the host of The Three Questions podcast, as well as the SiriusXM show The Andy Richter Call-in Show. As an actor, he has appeared in films such as Elf and Madagascar, as well as television shows such as Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Andy Barker, P.I. and Arrested Development.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tonight, Richter added another show to his resume, making his DWTS debut with a Cha Cha to \u201cHold On, I\u2019m Coming\u201d by Sam &amp; Dave. With the talent seemingly bigger and better than ever before, Richter and Slater\u2019s routine unfortunately did not live up to their competitors, tying Corey Feldman and Jenna Johnson at the bottom of the leaderboard with just nine points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Their performance was not a complete failure, though, with Richter seemingly stealing the hearts of America with his superb sense of humor and can-do attitude. Keep scrolling to see what people are saying about the 58-year-old contestant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Moments after leaving the stage, the official DWTS Instagram account shared a series of photos from Richter and Slater\u2019s performance. \u201cHold on now! \ud83e\udd73 Andy and Emma brought an electric Cha Cha to the ballroom for Premiere \u2728 #DWTS,\u201d the show captioned the Instagram post, amassing a great deal of positive comments:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHE DID SO GOOD \ud83d\ude2d\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cPROTECT ANDY AT ALL COSTS\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI smiled the entire time. I love him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cOh my god he\u2019s so adorable I love him \ud83d\ude2d\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cUnexpected immediate favorite omg protect this man at ALL COSTS\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Disney Plus even got a piece of the action, commenting \u201cThey definitely put a smile on our faces \ud83d\udc4f\u201d underneath the post. To top things off, Slater herself commented, \u201cGuys thank you so much for voting!! \ud83e\udd79,\u201d while fellow DWTS pro Johnson commented, \u201cANDY \ud83e\udd79\ud83d\ude0d\u201d \u2014 how sweet is that?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While he might not have what it takes to bring home the coveted Mirrorball Trophy, to watch the remainder of Richter\u2019s journey unfold, tune into brand new episodes of\u00a0DWTS\u00a0season 34 Tuesdays via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/abc-announces-fall-2025-2026-190000562.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:ABC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC<\/a>\u00a0or Disney Plus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story was originally reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/dwts-contestant-lights-up-the-ballroom-with-adorable-premiere-cha-cha-i-smiled-the-entire-time\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Parade<\/a> on Sep 17, 2025, where it first appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">News<\/a> section. 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