Andy Andrist

Andy Andrist
Birth name Andrew J. Andrist
Born (1965-08-19) August 19, 1965
Portland, Oregon
Medium Stand-up, television
Nationality United States
Genres Observational humor, Black comedy
Influences Doug Stanhope, Dave Attell, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Bill Hicks
Notable works and roles Writing on The Man Show
Website http://www.andyandrist.net

Andrew J. Andrist (born August 19, 1965 in Coquille, Oregon), is an American stand-up comedian and former writer for Comedy Central's The Man Show.

Stand-Up

Andrist is also one of the original members of Doug Stanhope's comedy group known as The Unbookables. Other members of the Unbookables include Sean Rouse, Henry Phillips, Otto & George, James Inman, Tom Rhodes, Auggie Smith, Lynn Shawcroft, Neil Hamburger, Travis Lipski, Brendon Walsh, Joey Diaz, Kristine Levine, Brett Erickson, and others.[1]

Discography

Title Year CD
Dumb It Down for the Masses 2006 x
Morbid Obscenity, The Unbookables 2006 x

Both Andrist's debut CD Dumb It Down for the Masses and follow-up benefit CD Morbid Obscenity with fellow Unbookables Doug Stanhope, Sean Rouse, and Lynn Shawcroft was recorded and put out by Dan Schlissel's Stand Up! Records.

Television appearances

Following the departure of Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla from Comedy Central's The Man Show in 2003, Andrist was hired as a writer and performer alongside comedians Doug Stanhope and Joe Rogan.

In May 2008, Andrist filmed a set for an episode of HBO's Down and Dirty with Jim Norton. The four-part special features young comedians as well as several established headliners, including Artie Lange, Patrice O'Neal, Andrew 'Dice' Clay, Bill Burr, Jim Florentine, Ari Shaffir, and fellow Unbookable Sean Rouse among others.

References

  1. ↑ "Unbookables on IMDB". Retrieved 2009-06-19.

External links

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