Andy Andrist
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| Birth name | Andrew J. Andrist |
| Born | August 19, 1965 Eugene, Oregon |
| Medium | Stand-up, television |
| Nationality | United States |
| Genres | Observational humor, Black comedy |
| Influences | Doug Stanhope, Dave Attell, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, and Bill Hicks |
| Notable works and roles | Writing on The Man Show |
Andrew J. Andrist (born August 19, 1965 in Eugene, Oregon), is an American stand-up comedian and former writer for Comedy Central's The Man Show.
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[edit] Stand-Up
Andrist's stand-up is notable for his brutal takes on subjects ranging from drug use to being sexually molestated by a man who was confined to a wheelchair.
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 "Coco" Diaz, Norman Wilkerson, Brett Erickson, and others.
[edit] Discography
| Title | Year | CD |
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| 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.
[edit] 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 of 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.
