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Andrew Santino
Santino in 2024
Born
Andrew James Santino

(1983-10-16) October 16, 1983 (age 42)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[6]
Other namesSlugger Santino,[2] Cheeto Dust Cultivator,[3] Cheeto Santino,[4] The Last of the Great Gingers[5]
EducationArizona State University
Comedy career
Years active2006–present[1]
MediumStand-up comedy, film, television, podcasting
GenresObservational comedy, blue comedy, insult comedy, satire, sarcasm
SubjectsCurrent events, dating, gender, marriage, politics, political correctness, race relations, religion, self-deprecation, sports[citation needed]
Websiteandrewsantino.com

Andrew James Santino (born October 16, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for television series and films such as Sin City Saints, The Disaster Artist, Mixology, I'm Dying Up Here, Beef, and Dave. He was also the star of a YouTube web series called Duncan Rocks.

Early life and education

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Santino grew up in the River North neighborhood of Chicago, and he is of half Italian and half Irish descent. Raised by a single mother, he lived in Section 8 housing. Santino graduated from Naperville North High School in 2002, and then attended Arizona State University.[7]

Career

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On I'm Dying Up Here, Santino played Bill Hobbs, a talented, popular comedian who sabotages himself with a bitter attitude and negative outlook on life.[8] From 2020 to 2023, Santino starred in the series Dave, which tells the fictionalized story of rapper Lil Dicky; Santino portrayed his roommate and manager. In 2017, he released a Showtime special called Home Field Advantage.[6] He played a recurring character in the NBC drama This Is Us, as a producer of the fictional sitcom The Manny.[9]

Santino produces and hosts the podcast Whiskey Ginger, where he interviews friends in the entertainment industry as they reflect on their past while sipping whiskey.[10] In 2020, Santino began co-hosting the Bad Friends podcast with Bobby Lee.[11]

Santino hosts golf content on a Youtube series called No Bad Lies.[12] In August 2025, Santino participated in the inaugural Internet Invitational organized by Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports.[13]

In 2025, Santino participated in the Riyadh Comedy Festival. Joey Shea, Saudi Arabia researcher at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement that the Saudi government is using the comedy festival to whitewash its human rights abuses.[14][15][16]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Henry Poole Is Here Hospital Orderly
2010 Santa's Xmas Party Andrew Short film; also writer and executive producer
2012 Funny Girl Himself Short film
2013 Dance Crew Def Leo Pard Short film
2014 Warren Rob Brown
2016 Dean Chad
SXSW Comedy with Natasha Leggero Himself
2017 Show Business Doctor Short film
The Disaster Artist Scott Holmes / 'Mike' [17]
2018 Little Bitches Trent
Game Over, Man! Officer Hank
2020 Friendsgiving Rick
2022 Me Time Alan Geller
2023 House Party Peter
Fool's Paradise Comedian
Scrambled Jesse Robinson
2024 Ricky Stanicky JT
2025 Happy Gilmore 2 Himself Cameo
Now You See Me: Now You Don't Brett Finnegan
2026 Goat Chuck [18]
TBA Me Time 2 TBA Filming

Stand-up specials

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Year Title Platform
2018 Home Field Advantage Amazon Prime
2023 Cheeseburger Netflix
2025 White Noise Hulu

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009–10 Crafty Eli / Craft Service Series regular (8 episodes)
2010 Big on the Web Himself (host) Unknown episode(s)
The Surf Report Himself (host) Unknown episode(s)
2012 Punk'd Field Agent Recurring role (12 episodes)
Segment producer (5 episodes)
The Office Ship Sales Transport Captain Episode: "The Boat"
2013 Arrested Development Employer Episode: "The B. Team"
Family Tree Confederate Soldier Episode: "Civil War"
Children's Hospital Jasper 'Pants' Episode: "Imaginary Friends"
Adam Devine's House Party Himself Episode: "Ex-Girlfriend"
Who Gets the Last Laugh? N/a Field producer
Episode: "Kunal Nayyar / Bill Bellamy / Jeff Dye"
2014 Deadbeat Sports Commentator Episode: "The Hot God Contest"
Mixology Bruce Series regular (13 episodes)[19]
The League Shapps Episode: "EBDBBnB"
How I Met Your Dad Danny Unaired CBS/FOX pilot[20]
Last Call with Carson Daly Himself (guest) Episode: "J.B. / Andrew Santino / Warm Soda"
2015 Sin City Saints Jake Tulius Series regular (8 episodes)[21][22]
The Sixth Lead Tow Truck Operator Episode: "Trouble at the Security Gate"
Conan Himself (comic guest) Episode: "Edward Norton / Melissa Rauch / Andrew Santino"
Roast of Justin Bieber Pre-Show Himself (host) TV special
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail Himself (guest) Episode: "The One with All the Spitting"
The Half Hour Himself (comedian) Episode: "Must CC: The Half Hour"
2016 American Dad! Jaramillo Henchman (voice role) Episode: "Fight and Flight"
2016–17 Here's the Rub Nikola Popov Series regular, executive producer (12 episodes)
2016–22 This Is Us Casey 3 episodes
2017 The Late Late Show with James Corden Himself (guest) Episode: "Jim Carrey / Al Madrigal / Andrew Santino / Erik Griffin"
2017–18 I'm Dying Up Here Billy Hobbs Series regular (20 episodes)
2018 Alone Together Kyle Episode: "Nurse Esther"
2019 Fam Spence Episode: "Party Girl"
2019–20 Lights Out with David Spade Himself (panelist) 3 episodes
2020 Curb Your Enthusiasm Plumber Episode: "Insufficient Praise"
2020–23 Dave Mike Series regular (30 episodes)
2021–23 Ten Year Old Tom Various voices 5 episodes
2021 Fairfax Biff (voice) Episode: "Dale Hates His Dad"
2023–present Royal Crackers Theodore "Theo" Hornsby Jr. (voice) Main role
2023 Beef Michael Recurring role[23]
2024 Dinner Time Live with David Chang Himself (guest) Episode: "Choose Your Own Adventure Volume 2"
2025 Last Meals Himself (guest) Episode: "Andrew Santino Eats His Last Meal"

References

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  1. ^ Rick, Pat (December 6, 2016). "Exclusive Interview with Andrew Santino About Interviewing Skylar Diggins". onefootdown.com. SB Nation. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Slugger Santino Tee". Andrew Santino. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ^ "The Fighter and The Kid - Episode 450: Andrew Santino and Call Her Daddy". YouTube. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Cheeto Santino". Instagram. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "Joe Rogan Experience #1293 - Andrew Santino". YouTube. 8 May 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Kozell, Isaac (2 June 2017). "Andrew Santino Has the 'Home Field Advantage'". Vulture. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  7. ^ "7 Questions with Andrew Santino |".
  8. ^ "Bill Hobbs played by Andrew Santino". Showtime. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  9. ^ Amorosi, AD (2 August 2018). "Andrew Santino, star of 'I'm Dying Up Here,' explains how he's still standing". Philly Voice. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Whiskey Ginger w/ Andrew Santino". podcastrepublic.net. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  11. ^ Laddin, Stephen (March 3, 2020). "Andrew Santino Is A People Person". High Times.
  12. ^ Gajewski, Ryan (2025-03-27). "Andrew Santino to Launch Golf Podcast 'No Bad Lies' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  13. ^ Wheeler, Wyatt D. "Barstool Sports announces roster for Internet Invitational at Big Cedar Lodge". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  14. ^ "Major U.S. comedians set to perform in Saudi Arabia urged not to help cover up "abuses of a repressive regime" - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2025-09-16. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  15. ^ "Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Comedy Festival Whitewashes Abuses | Human Rights Watch". 2025-09-23. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  16. ^ Team, Fact (2025-09-18). "Everything we know about the first Riyadh Comedy Festival". Fact Magazines. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  17. ^ Ford, Rebecca; Kit, Borys (December 7, 2015). "Ari Graynor, Jacki Weaver, Hannibal Buress and Andrew Santino are ready to enter The Room". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  18. ^ Kroll, Justin (2025-07-29). "Jennifer Hudson, Aaron Pierre, Jelly Roll, Ayesha Curry Among Those Joining Sony Animation Pic 'Goat'". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  19. ^ Lowry, Brian (February 25, 2014). "TV Review: Mixology - 'The Hangover' writers serve up a tasty comedy cocktail". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  20. ^ Gillman, John (July 13, 2021). "How I Met Your Dad (2014 FOX Pilot)". Vimeo. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  21. ^ Hale, Mike (March 22, 2015). "Review: 'Sin City Saints,' a Yahoo Basketball Comedy". The New York Times. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  22. ^ Uhlich, Keith (March 23, 2015). "'Sin City Saints': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  23. ^ Otterson, Joe (September 24, 2015). "'Workaholics' Star Erik Griffin, Andrew Santino Join Showtime's 'I'm Dying Up Here', beef". TheWrap. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
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