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Andy Cohen's ‘And Just Like That' Cameo, Explained
Yes, that really was Andy Cohen trying to sell Carrie shoes on And Just Like That last night. And, no, it's not as random as you think it is. The king of Bravo's And Just Like That cameo actually plays into the much wider Sex and the City lore and proves what I have always suspected: There is no version of New York City without Andy Cohen—not even on TV.
Andy appeared in the July 24 episode 'Present Tense' as a shoe salesman who clearly has a history with our favorite footwear addict, Carrie. 'Hey Carrie! I am slammed, but I'm going to be right with you,' he says, walking by with a few boxes of shoes. Carrie, who was in the middle of—spoiler alert—yet another fight with Aiden, responds, 'Oh, thanks. I'm just looking today, Daniel.'
If this felt like a random way for a very famous New Yorker to have a cameo in And Just Like That, then you're clearly missing some key background. Yes, Andy and Sarah Jessica Parker are famously BFFs, and, yes, he could have easily played himself (he's done it before), but this is more than just a mere celebrity cameo. This is Sex and the City history.
In case you didn't know, Andy actually first originated the character of Daniel way back in 2004 in the Sex and the City episode 'Let There Be Light.' Okay, that might be a bit of an exaggeration seeing as how he was basically a glorified extra with no lines. But, that hasn't stopped his 2004 cameo from delighting fans mid-rewatch for decades.
Andy joked about his character's growth with a throwback Instagram post, thanking And Just Like That showrunner Michael Patrick King for 'bringing back the BELOVED character of 'Barney's Shoe Salesman'... who is now a Bergdorf's Shoe salesman named DANIEL!' Wow, a name and a job change? That Daniel's had a busy 20 years.
So, now that Andy's shoe salesman has a name, does this mean we're going to get confirmation that Daniel the shoe salesman is also the unnamed shirtless man in a gay bar Andy appeared as a few years prior to his big break as 'shoe salesman'? The world needs to know.
