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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.
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.
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 .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Table 19 | Notorious Donny Haczyk |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000–2007 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Various character | 200 episodes; also writer |
2001 | Everything But the Girl | Narducci | Television film |
2004 | Comedy Lab | Eugene's Friend | Episode: "12:21" |
2005 | Cheap Seats | Sam | Episode: "1998 World Series of Poker" |
2007–2008 | Human Giant | Osama Bin Diesel / Tony Woliner | 5 episodes |
2010 | Important Things with Demetri Martin | Various | Episode: "Control" |
2011 | Eagleheart | Onlooker | Episode: "The Human Bat" |
2013 | Arrested Development | Addict | Episode: "Indian Takers |
2014 | Review | Igor | Episode: "Marry; Run; Party" |
2017 | The Fake News with Ted Nelms | Stevie Rivera | Episode #1.1 |
2018 | Ghosted | Bird | 14 episodes |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1999–2007 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 798 episodes |
2003 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special | Television 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 |
2017 | The Fake News with Ted Nelms | Episode #1.1 |
2018 | Ghosted | Episode: "The Airplane"; also producer |
2021 | Liza on Demand | Episode: "Hatumentary"; also executive producer |
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