Andy Blitz

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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.

==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.<ref>Kleimann, James. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/ridgewood/sketch-comedy-star-remembers-peculiar-ridgewood-childhood " Sketch Comedy Star Remembers Peculiar Ridgewood Childhood; On WTF Pod, Andy Daly talks why the high school football coach put out a 'hit' on him, his failed protests against student parking, and more."], Ridgewood Patch, August 28, 2012. Accessed September 5, 2017. "Ridgewood native and sketch comedy master Andy Daly appeared on WTF Podcast with Marc Maron on Monday, revealing a blisteringly funny time spent at Ridgewood High School in the 1980s.... The 1989 RHS grad was the proverbial busy body, active in extracurriculars like the TV club, as well as local government."</ref> 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''.<ref>Rob Sacher, ''Wake Me When It's Over: My Life as a New York Rock Club Owner and the Story of Luna Lounge'' (Selena Press: 2012). http://wakeme.net/comedy/</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/urban/guides/bestofny/nightlife/03/comedyshowcase.htm|title=Best Comedy Showcase - Best of New York 2003|author=|date=|website=nymag.com|accessdate=25 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-9u1dr8Hq4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/u-9u1dr8Hq4 |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=Andy Blitz Stand-Up Comedy|date=29 December 1999|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-11 |title=Episode 1599 - Andy Blitz |url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1599-andy-blitz |access-date=2025-07-22 |website=WTF with Marc Maron Podcast |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-17 |title=Aziz Ansari - Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/aziz-ansari/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2024, Blitz joined the writing staff of Jason Kelce's ESPN talk show, ''They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riccardo |first=Nick |date=2024-12-13 |title=Jason Kelce Drafts Late Night with Conan O’Brien Writers for New Show |url=https://latenighter.com/news/jason-kelce-drafts-late-night-with-conan-obrien-writers-for-new-show/ |access-date=2025-07-28 |website=LateNighter |language=en-US}}</ref> Jon Glaser and Tammy Sagher were also part of the writing staff. It premiered on ESPN January 5, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Kelce Shares All the Details About His New Late Night Show: ‘It’s Going to Be a Lot of Fun’ (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/jason-kelce-shares-details-late-night-show-espn-exclusive-8768892 |access-date=2025-07-28 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref>

==''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' characters== *As himself, going apartment-hunting with Conan,<ref>{{Citation|title=Conan Goes Apartment Hunting With Andy Blitz|url=https://classic.teamcoco.com/late-night-with-conan-obrien/season-8/episode-133/conan-and-andy-blitz-apartment-hunting|language=en|date=12 July 2001}}</ref> and shortly thereafter, with Conan helping to furnish his apartment.<ref>{{Citation|title=Conan Helps Andy Blitz Decorate His Apartment|url=https://classic.teamcoco.com/late-night-with-conan-obrien/season-9/episode-106/conan-and-andy-blitz-apartment-decorating|language=en|date=2 May 2002}}</ref> Blitz lugging his malfunctioning computer to a call center in Hyderabad, India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbG2kNfVrMs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/xbG2kNfVrMs |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=Conan Travels - Andy Blitz visits India|date=17 September 2004|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Blitz hailing a New York City yellow cab and taking it all the way to Toronto, Canada due to his fear of flying.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://classic.teamcoco.com/late-night-with-conan-obrien/season-11/episode-63/taxi-to-toronto-andy-blitz|title=Andy Blitz takes a taxi to Toronto|date=17 February 2004}}</ref> *Awful Sports Chanter *Chuck Aloo, of the parody series "60" *Leonard Diesel, Vin Diesel's timid brother.<ref>{{Citation|title=Leonard Diesel, Vin Diesel's Brother|date=16 August 2002|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4HnojlGc4w |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/L4HnojlGc4w |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Leonard Diesel, Vin Diesel's Brother (featuring Vin Diesel)|date=4 April 2003|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZK0k6rTink |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/zZK0k6rTink |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Leonard Diesel on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien"|date= 4 March 2005|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQvDZd36qRo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/mQvDZd36qRo |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> (Blitz later played a different character named Osama bin Diesel on the MTV sketch comedy series ''Human Giant''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Billy Crystal & Osama bin Diesel (Bret Gelman w/Andy Blitz)| date=16 May 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3bd2LDK7wQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/E3bd2LDK7wQ |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.funnyordie.com/2008/4/16/17667376/human-giant-osama-bin-diesel|title=Human Giant - Osama Bin Diesel|author=|date=16 April 2008|publisher=|accessdate=25 October 2018}}</ref>) *A member of the singing trio The Slipnutz *An elections supervisor during the 2000 Florida election recount, who constantly yelled at election volunteers and advised them, "If you don't know who the person voted for, you put the ballot in the milk!"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sn29uYQMuU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/9Sn29uYQMuU |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=The Florida Recount Process|date=9 November 2000|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *A participant on "Masturdate," a parody of dating shows. *A ghost rejected from the novel ''A Christmas Carol''<ref>{{Citation|title=Conan's Christmas Ghosts|url=https://classic.teamcoco.com/late-night-with-conan-obrien/season-9/episode-44/a-christmas-carol-other-ghosts|language=en}}</ref>

== Personal == Blitz is the brother of filmmaker Jeffrey Blitz,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeffrey Blitz News & Biography - Empire |url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/jeffrey-blitz/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=www.empireonline.com}}</ref> who is best known for directing the 2002 documentary ''Spellbound'' and the 2007 film ''Rocket Science''.

== Filmography ==

=== Acting ===

==== Film ==== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2017 |''Table 19'' |Notorious Donny Haczyk | |}

==== Television ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |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 |}

=== Writing ===

==== Television ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Notes |- |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 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0088550}}

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