Andy Juett

Andy Juett
Born (1977-10-24) October 24, 1977
Genres Alternative comedy

Andy Juett (born October 24, 1977) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, producer, host, and comedy event director in Denver, Colorado. He is a partner in Sexpot Comedy and co-founded and co-owns the High Plains Comedy Festival.

Early Life & Education

Originally from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Andy Juett graduated from Brother Rice High School and attended Boston College before graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in Advertising.

Career

Radio

Juett spent more than 14 years in the radio industry,[1] working as an Account Executive at Liggett Broadcasting in Lansing, Michigan and Citadel in Colorado Springs, moving into sales management positions at Max Radio, CBS Radio, Wilks Broadcasting, and Clear Channel Radio in Denver and ultimately serving as Sales Manager at Lincoln Financial Media’s Comedy 103.1 from September 2013 through June 2014.[2]

Producing

Juett is a prolific producer of comedy content including live comedy shows, web videos, and an Amazon.com sitcom pilot.[1]

In addition to co-owning both Sexpot Comedy and the High Plains Comedy Festival (see below), Juett has produced The Grapes of Rad Comedy Show (a monthly comedy show at Englewood’s Gothic Theatre produced in collaboration with Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl, and Ben Roy of The Grawlix comedy troupe)[3] as well as The Grawlix's monthly show at the Bug Theatre. He joined with filmmaking team The Nix Brothers to produce comedian TJ Miller’s music video “Denver” (a track off of Miller’s "Extended Play E.P.”).

Juett also teamed up with The Grawlix and The Nix Brothers to produce an Amazon sitcom pilot in June 2012 called Those Who Can't, about three inept Denver high school teachers. It starred The Grawlix in the three main roles, along with Rory Scovel, Kyle Kinane, and Nikki Glaser.[4]

Comedy Performances

Juett regularly performs stand-up in Denver showcases and events and has been accepted into Crom Comedy Festival in Omaha[5] and the Comedy Exposition of 2014 in Chicago.[6]

In 2012, Juett, Orvedahl and Robert Rutherford formed Mouthstepperz, an a cappella dubstep team (Juett’s “Clownmouth” serves as the “lead singer”). They performed at SXSW in 2013[7] and made an appearance at the 2013 High Plains Comedy Festival. Juett has also appeared in numerous videos featured on Funny or Die including multiple episodes of the Grawlix/Nix Bros. web series, and fake commercials for Omaha’s Crom Comedy Fest.[8] He will star in an upcoming web series called Glenn Has Ideas which will feature special guests including Adam Cayton-Holland, Rory Scovel, Sean Patton, Emily Heller, Dan Soder, Chris Fairbanks and Hannah Duggan.[1]

Sexpot Comedy

Juett is a producing partner in Sexpot Comedy. Originally conceived as a private comedy showcase by Denver entrepreneur Kayvan S.T. Khalatbari, Sexpot now serves as a type of comedy collective producing or sponsoring four podcasts and a dozen weekly or monthly live events.[9] Among those is the main monthly Sexpot Comedy show, held at Denver’s historic Oriental Theater, which Juett produces. Combining national headliners (including Rory Scovel, Sean Patton, Nikki Glaser and Andy Kindler) with local talent (Comedy Works New Faces winner Jordan Doll hosts),[10] the show regularly includes free pizza coupons from Khalatbari’s Sexy Pizza, and is “semi-pot-friendly” due to its tie with Khalatbari’s marijuana dispensary, Denver Relief (the combination of these businesses is where Sexpot’s name originated).[11]

Juett will also oversee SexpotComedy.com, set to launch later in 2014, which will publish original content in the form of comedy podcasts, videos and literature, similar to Nerdist Industries or Earwolf.[11] It will also feature a comprehensive calendar of Denver’s ever-expanding lineup of comedy events.

High Plains Comedy Festival

In 2013, Juett partnered with Denver comedian/writer Adam Cayton-Holland to launch the High Plains Comedy Festival. In its inaugural year, the Festival ran three days in venues throughout Denver, and featured both local and national talent—including headliner Reggie Watts, Matt Braunger, and Kyle Kinane.[12] High Plains returned to Denver in the summer of 2014 with a lineup including Pete Holmes, TJ Miller, Nick Thune, Kate Berlant, Kumail Nanjiani, Ben Kronberg, Cameron Esposito, and Beth Stelling.[13]

Personal life

Juett has two children—a daughter and a son—and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Froyd, Susan (July 8, 2014). "Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Andy Juett". Westword. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Andy Juett Named Sales Manager at Comedy 103.1/Denver". All Access Music Group. August 28, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ Ferner, Matt (October 12, 2012). "T.J. Miller Headlines This Weekend’s Grapes of Rad Comedy Benefit Show for Mara Wiles". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ Ferner, Matt (May 17, 2013). "Nix Bros., Andy Juett Talk Making of "Those Who Can’t" TV Pilot for Amazon Studios". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ Simons, Will Silvey (May 21, 2014). "Preview: Crom Comedy Festival". Omahype. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ Thomasian, Deborah (July 8, 2014). "Tasty News: The Comedy Exposition in Chicago is The Place to be This Weekend". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Young, Ashley Dean & Quentin (March 9, 2013). "Colorado bands swarm South by Southwest Music Festival". Daily Camera. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Funny or Die Channel: Andy Juett". Funny or Die. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ Hesse, Josiah M. (October 25, 2013). "Sexy Pizza expands Sexpot Comedy with third location in Jefferson Park". Westword. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  10. ↑ Hesse, Josiah (December 9, 2013). "Comedy Picks: Doug Benson, Kayvan Khalatbari, secret shows at Comedy Works and more". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  11. 1 2 Hesse, Josiah (June 23, 2014). "How the Legal Marijuana Industry is Helping Grow Denver’s Comedy Scene". Splitsider. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  12. ↑ Wenzel, John (August 23, 2013). "Why So Serious, Adam Cayton-Holland and Andy Juett?". Reverb. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  13. ↑ Cathcart, Olivia (June 26, 2014). "TJ Miller, Pete Holmes, Kate Berlant and more headline the 2014 High Plains Comedy Festival". The Laugh Button. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

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