Andy Andrist

Andy Andrist
Birth name	Andrew J. Andrist
Born	(1965-08-19) August 19, 1965 Oregon
Medium	Stand-up, television
Nationality	United States
Genres	Observational humor, Black comedy
Notable works and roles	Writing on The Man Show

Andrew J. Andrist (born August 19, 1965) 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, Tom Rhodes, Auggie Smith, Lynn Shawcroft, Neil Hamburger, Travis Lipski, Brendon Walsh, Joey Diaz, Kristine Levine, Brett Erickson, and others.

Discography

Title	Year	CD
Dumb It Down for the Masses	2006	x
Morbid Obscenity, The Unbookables	2006	x
Last Shot	2021	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. Last Shot was released in June 2021.

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.

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.

External links

• The Morbid Obscenity website
• Dead Frog article "Morbid Obscenity: A Benefit from Comics Who Don't Care"
• Stage Time review of Morbid Obscenity
• Stand Up! Records
• The Unbookables' official website
• The Doug Stanhope Podcast