Andrew J. Andrist (born August 19, 1965) is an American

stand-up comedian Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...

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 Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán ( anglicized as '' Shaun/Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; angli ...

, Henry Phillips,

Otto & George Otto Sol Petersen (July 29, 1960 – April 13, 2014) was an American ventriloquist, comedian, and actor known for his act Otto and George, which he performed with his dummy George Dudley. Petersen began performing with George as a street act in Ma ...

, Tom Rhodes, Auggie Smith,

Lynn Shawcroft Mitchell Lee Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 30, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian known for his surreal humor and deadpan delivery. His comedy typically featured short, sometimes one-line jokes mixed with absurd elements and non seq ...

, Neil Hamburger, Travis Lipski, Brendon Walsh, Joey Diaz, Kristine Levine, Brett Erickson, and others.

Discography

Both Andrist's debut CD

Dumb It Down for the Masses Dumb may refer to: A human state * Muteness, the condition of being unwilling or unable to speak * Stupidity, a lack of intelligence Songs * "Dumb" (Faith Evans song), 2012 * "Dumb" (Nirvana song), a 1993 song from Nirvana's album ''In Ut ...

and follow-up benefit CD

Morbid Obscenity ''Morbid Obscenity'' is the first CD put out by the collection of Comedians known as The Unbookables. Released in 2006 by Stand Up! Records and recorded live at the Skyline Comedy Cafe in Appleton, WI on April 5–8, 2006, ''Morbid Obscenity'' ...

with fellow Unbookables Doug Stanhope,

, and

was recorded and put out by Dan Schlissel's

Stand Up! Records Stand Up! Records is an American independent comedy record label founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Grammy-winning producer Dan Schlissel. It has been called "the country's most respected indie comedy label." Stand Up! has released more than 20 ...

. Last Shot was released in June 2021.

Television appearances

Following the departure of Jimmy Kimmel and

Adam Carolla Adam Carolla (born May 27, 1964) is an American radio personality, comedian, actor and podcaster. He hosts '' The Adam Carolla Show'', a talk show distributed as a podcast which set the record as the "most downloaded podcast" as judged by ''Guin ...

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 Andrew Dice Clay (born Andrew Clay Silverstein; September 29, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He rose to prominence in the late 1980s with a brash, deliberately offensive persona known as "The Diceman". In 1990, he became the fi ...

, Bill Burr, Jim Florentine,

Ari Shaffir Ari David Shaffir (born February 12, 1974) is an American comedian, actor, podcaster, writer, and producer. He produces and hosts the ''Skeptic Tank'' podcast. He also co-hosts the podcast ''Punch Drunk Sports'' with Jayson Thibault and Sam Tri ...

, and fellow Unbookable

among others.

Personal life

In late 2021, Andrist was diagnosed with bile duct cancer. The news was announced on 'The Doug Stanhope Podcast Episode #475 - Andy's Got Cancer'. He will undergo surgery in January 2022.

References

External links

The Morbid Obscenity website

Dead Frog article "Morbid Obscenity: A Benefit from Comics Who Don't Care"

Stand Up! Records

The Unbookables' official website

The Doug Stanhope Podcast
{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrist, Andy Writers from Eugene, Oregon Living people 1965 births Comedians from Oregon People from Coquille, Oregon 21st-century American comedians Stand Up! Records artists