December 14, 2023
'Watch What Happens' When Andy Cohen is Quizzed about His Edibles Use
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
Out talk show host Andy Cohen was the one being asked personal questions when he was quizzed about his use of edibles – and, Entertainment Weekly reports, Cohen's buddy Anderson Cooper was on hand to react to the moment.
Better still, it was a turning of the tables, with the exchange happening on Cohen's own show, "Watch What Happens Live."
The guest who pulled the switcheroo was "CBS Mornings" anchor and Oprah Magazine Editor at Large Gayle King, who, along with Cooper and Cohen, "fielded audience questions – one of which asked if King would be open to trying edibles with Cohen, Cooper and her own best bud, Oprah Winfrey."
That's when King posed the question, EW recounts, asking Cohen – who EW described as a "well-documented sativa connoisseur" – to query, "Have you ever had edibles?"
"The question earned laughter from Cohen, his WWHL bartender, and the entire studio audience," EW narrated, "but none of them laughed harder than Cooper."
King persisted, saying, "Well she suggested it like you haven't done it before."
Cooper made the answer clear by quipping, "Do you mean like this hour?"
Cohen followed suit, asking, "You mean today?" A moment later he claimed, "No, I'm straight today."
King leaned in, turning her inquisition on Cooper and asking him if he had eaten any special treats himself.
Cohen jumped in with: "I've given him some occasionally," EW detailed. "It's not really his thing," Cohen added.
A while later, Cooper seemed to verify that comment, saying he was not "interested" in edibles, but Cohen did a 180, implying that he was disputing Cooper's alleged disinterest. "This is me biting my tongue," a skeptical-looking Cohen said, making a show of clamping down on his tongue with his teeth.
The subject of Cohen and edibles has arisen before, EW noted, referencing last New Year's eve when "CNN... infamously banned hosts Cohen and Cooper from drinking on the air, but during the show, Cohen admitted to having a sneaky solution.
"When Cooper asked if he'd make it through the night dry, he said, 'We will see'," EW went on to relay. " 'Do I have a pocket full of edibles? I do! Will I take them? I don't think so... I don't know, it's a long night'."
On "Watch What Happens Live," King proved to be a good sport, going along with the moment and telling Cohen and Cooper, "I'm gonna try it one day, I just haven't."
Ever helpful, Cohen told her: "Call me."
Watch the exchange below.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.