Biography:
Andy Kindler is an American stand-up comedian from New York City who now resides in Los Angeles.
His material often covers the comedy industry itself, criticizing other comedians for being too predictable. One of his more notable criticisms was that of Dane Cook where he compared the comedian's rise to that of Adolf Hitler's. He then went on to say that Cook was worse than Hitler, because at least Hitler had a point of view. He played the character "Andy" a fellow sportswriter and friend of Raymond on the TV show "Everybody Loves Raymond", is a regular guest on The Late Show with David Letterman, contributor to The Daily Show, has performed on HBO and made numerous appearances on Dr. Katz and Home Movies. He is also known for his annual "State of the Industry" address at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.
Filmography:
- Green Flash (2008) .... Knee Pad Customer
- "Everybody Loves Raymond" .... Andy (19 episodes, 1996-2005)
- "Significant Others" .... Doug / ... (3 episodes, 2004)
- "Pilot Season" (2004) (mini) TV mini-series .... Andy Kind
- "Home Movies" .... Arnold Lindenson (4 episodes, 2002-2004)
- "Comic Remix" (1 episode, 2003)
- "Raising Dad" .... Mr. Travers (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
- "Late Friday" (2001) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes)
- "The Dick & Paula Celebrity Special" (1999) TV series (voice)
- "Real Time with Andy Kindler" (1998) TV series .... Andy Kindler
- "Real Time" (1998) TV series .... Andy Kindler
- "Sin City Spectacular" (1 episode)
- "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" .... Andy (3 episodes, 1995-1997)
- "The Pet Shop" (1997) TV series .... Host
- "Ellen" .... Hesh Finkleman (1 episode, 1997)
- Skins (1997) .... Boss
- Who's the Caboose? (1997) .... Sitcom Writer
- Don't Quit Your Day Job (1996) (VG) .... Former Talent Scout
- Favorite Deadly Sins (1995) (TV) .... Producer #1
- The TV Wheel (1995) (TV) .... Various
- "Martin" .... Salesman (1 episode, 1993)
- "WWF Superstars of Wrestling" (1984) TV series .... Jamison (unknown episodes, 1991)
- "WWF Prime-Time Wrestling" (1986) TV series .... Jamison (1991)
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