Andrew Hansen
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Andrew John Hansen (born 1974) is an Australian comedian and musician, best known for being a writer and performer in The Chaser. He is particularly known for his songs, as well as his character pieces in the show The Chaser's War On Everything, which include Scenes From The Life Of The Crazy Warehouse Guy, the Surprise Spruiker, and Mr. Ten Questions. In 2006 he received the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Performance in Television Comedy.
His other television work includes co-writing and appearing in CNNNN and The Chaser Decides, as well as writer/performer contributions to Comedy Inc. and the ABC's My Favourite Album. His performance in the first season of CNNNN earned him the Australian Comedy Award for Outstanding Television Newcomer. [1]
In theatre, he co-wrote and appeared in Cirque du Chaser, which toured Australia in 2005. In 2007 he appeared in and composed the music for the Sydney Theatre Company's Dead Caesar, written by fellow Chaser Chris Taylor.
On radio he co-wrote and presented The Friday Chaser on Australia's Triple M.
Among his musical credits, Hansen composed the theme for The Chaser's War On Everything, which received the APRA-AGSC Screen Music Award for Best Television Theme (2006). He composed and produced the music for Nickelodeon's Sarvo and Napman, and songs for the Sesame Street character Ollie.
He was also the guitarist/vocalist for independent Sydney band The Fantastic Leslie. In July of 1999 the band released their 6-track EP A Tiny Mark which was distributed through MGM Distribution. [2] [3]
In print, he is a writer for The Chaser newspaper, which now exists online as chaser.com.au, and co-author of The Chaser Annuals.
He co-wrote the short film Garbage Man with Charles Firth and British comedian Henry Naylor. It was a Tropfest finalist in 2005 and a prizewinner at Germany's Ohne Kohle festival. [4]
He attended The Hills Grammar School in Kenthurst, New South Wales and is a graduate of the University of Sydney with honours in Australian literature. In 1996 he appeared as a subject in Simon Target's documentary Uni about three students studying at the University of Sydney (Hansen later satirised Target in CNNNN where he played the network's British correspondent who was also called Simon Target). Charles Firth was one of the other two students featured. [5] [6][7]
In the Chaser's War on Everything DVD Volume 2's commentary, he revealed that he is a fan of computer games and Doctor Who.
