Official website: http://www.andyblitz.com/
Late Night with Conan O’Brien sketch writer 1999 - present
Portrays Late Night Characters: Slipnut Andy/Yankees Fan who does never-ending chants/Leonard Diesel, Vin Diesel's Brother/Various
Birthdate: June 28, 1971
Education: graduated from Columbia University in 1994 [1]
On Late Night:
Andy Blitz is recognized by many Late Night fans from a hilarious sketch where he traveled all the way to NBC’s computer help center in India in order to get his computer fixed.
He created Conan's boyband sensation, Dudez A Plenti (which can be seen on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien 10th Anniversary DVD).
Writing Awards:
- Won 5 Writers Guild Awards for Writing in a Comedy/Variety Series as a member of the writing team for Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006); nominated in 2001 and 2004
- Nominated for an Emmy every year since 2000 for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program as a member of the writing team for Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Named one of the "People We Never Grow Tired of" in Time Out New York [1]
Named "Favorite Slacker Comic" by Stand Up New York [1]
Comedy Career:
Has performed stand-up comedy on the TV shows Late Friday on NBC and Premium Blend on Comedy Central and at the Aspen and Montreal Comedy Festivals.
Based on Googling, Andy appears to do a lot of stand-up and sketch comedy in New York City as well.
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