CNN's NYE Countdown: Wackiest Moments

By Ryan Schwartz
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The night began with our cohosts (in matching turtlenecks!) debating whether a jacked kangaroo most resembled Zac Efron or Vladimir Putin.

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Then Wolf Blitzer sang "Despacito," because why the heck not!

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Then correspondent Richard Quest had an accidental wardrobe malfunction.

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Then we crashed an Elvis-themed wedding.

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Then the most trusted name in cable news attempted to leave us on a #PeakTV high.

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Then Andy reenacted the "Cash Me Outside" girl from Dr. Phil, and Anderson was very confused.

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Then Amy Sedaris provided a weather update.

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Then the feed cut out just as Nicole Kidman was about to spoil everything about Big Little Lies Season 2. (Not really, but the feed really did crash.)

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Then Wolf Blitzer returned to sing "Fetish" by Selena Gomez, which was... something.

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Then a cocktail waiter noticed he was in the frame — and didn't want to leave.

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Then Anderson Cooper nearly coughed up a lung, and Andy came thisclose to hosting the final two hours of the broadcast alone.

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Then Celebrity Apprentice alum Kenya Moore and her fellow Real Housewives read aloud some of President Trump's most unsettling tweets from 2017.

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Then Wolf Blitzer returned with a Demi Lovato ditty, and Andy made this face.

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Then Celine Dion was cut off midway through "Because You Loved Me" because they couldn't afford to show more than 30 seconds. (Yes, really.)

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Then there was an impromptu interview with Eddie Money, and it took him all of five seconds to reference "Two Tickets to Paradise."

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Then Andy's parents Skyped in and revealed that they went to dinner and a movie instead of tuning into CNN. 

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Then Dave Chappelle wasn't quite ready for his interview alongside John Mayer.

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Then Andy reacted to Mariah Carey's Rockin' Eve performance, which did not air on CNN: "She redeemed herself. The emancipation of Mimi is complete!"

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