Andy Blitz

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Andy Blitz
Born (1971-06-28) June 28, 1971 (age 53)
New York City
Education Columbia University (BA)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • writer
  • producer
  • actor
Family Jeffrey Blitz (brother)

Andrew Blitz (born June 28, 1971) is an American comedian, writer, producer and actor best known for his sketch comedy and writing work on the late-night talk show Late Night with Conan O'Brien . He has received nine Emmy Award nominations.

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Early life and education

Blitz was born in New York City and grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where he attended Ridgewood High School, graduating as part of the class of 1989. [1] He graduated from Columbia University in 1994.

Career

By 1999 he had established himself as a fixture of New York City's stand-up comedy scene, performing regularly at the now-defunct Luna Lounge; in that same year he began his work on Late Night. [2] [3] [4] Since leaving Late Night, Blitz has worked as a writer, executive producer and guest actor on the Comedy Central series Review and worked as a writer and co-executive producer on the Netflix series Master of None . Blitz previously wrote for the Adult Swim series Eagleheart starring Chris Elliott, Maria Thayer and Brett Gelman. Blitz appeared in Season 4 of Arrested Development and the movie Table 19 . He continues to perform stand-up comedy. [5]

Blitz is the brother of filmmaker Jeffrey Blitz, [6] who is best known for directing the 2002 documentary Spellbound and the 2007 film Rocket Science .

Late Night with Conan O'Brien characters

Filmography

Acting

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Table 19 Notorious Donny Haczyk

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000–2007 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Various character200 episodes; also writer
2001Everything But the GirlNarducciTelevision film
2004 Comedy Lab Eugene's FriendEpisode: "12:21"
2005 Cheap Seats SamEpisode: "1998 World Series of Poker"
2007–2008 Human Giant Osama Bin Diesel / Tony Woliner5 episodes
2010 Important Things with Demetri Martin VariousEpisode: "Control"
2011 Eagleheart OnlookerEpisode: "The Human Bat"
2013 Arrested Development AddictEpisode: "Indian Takers
2014 Review IgorEpisode: "Marry; Run; Party"
2017The Fake News with Ted NelmsStevie RiveraEpisode #1.1
2018 Ghosted Bird14 episodes

Writing

Television

YearTitleNotes
1999–2007 Late Night with Conan O'Brien 798 episodes
2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary SpecialTelevision special
2007, 2008 Human Giant 8 episodes; also consultant writer
2009–2010 Important Things with Demetri Martin 17 episodes
2010 Night of Too Many Stars Television special
2011 Eagleheart Episode: "Susie's Song"
2014–2017 Review 12 episodes; also producer
2015 Why? with Hannibal Buress 8 episodes
2015, 2017 Master of None 2 episodes; also producer
2017The Fake News with Ted NelmsEpisode #1.1
2018 Ghosted Episode: "The Airplane"; also producer
2021 Liza on Demand Episode: "Hatumentary"; also executive producer

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  3. ↑ "Best Comedy Showcase - Best of New York 2003". nymag.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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  5. ↑ "Aziz Ansari - Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer". TV Insider. 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
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  7. ↑ Conan Goes Apartment Hunting With Andy Blitz, 12 July 2001
  8. ↑ Conan Helps Andy Blitz Decorate His Apartment, 2 May 2002
  9. ↑ "Conan Travels - Andy Blitz visits India". 17 September 2004. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ "Andy Blitz takes a taxi to Toronto". 17 February 2004.
  11. ↑ Leonard Diesel, Vin Diesel's Brother, 16 August 2002, archived from the original on 2021-12-19
  12. ↑ Leonard Diesel, Vin Diesel's Brother (featuring Vin Diesel), 4 April 2003, archived from the original on 2021-12-19
  13. ↑ Leonard Diesel on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", 4 March 2005, archived from the original on 2021-12-19
  14. ↑ Billy Crystal & Osama bin Diesel (Bret Gelman w/Andy Blitz), 16 May 2017, archived from the original on 2021-12-19
  15. ↑ "Human Giant - Osama Bin Diesel". 16 April 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "The Florida Recount Process". 9 November 2000. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ Conan's Christmas Ghosts
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