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Andy Kindler

Andy David Kindler (born October 16, 1956) is an American comedian and actor. He played the character Andy, a fellow sportswriter and friend of the titular character on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, was a regular guest on Late Show with David Letterman, a contributor to The Daily Show, and has performed on HBO. Kindler frequently performs as a voice actor in animated television series from producer Loren Bouchard, including roles on Dr. Katz, Home Movies, and the recurring character of Mort the mortician on Bob's Burgers.

Kindler was born to Lawrence and Joan Kindler in Queens, New York. He had a brother and a sister, who died in 2020. His family is Jewish. His mother had become a Quaker when Andy was 15 years old. Kindler grew up in Whitestone, Queens. Kindler graduated from Bayside High School in Bayside, Queens. He attended Binghamton University, and originally intended on becoming a classical musician. While in college, Kindler performed in theatre productions. After graduating, Kindler moved to Los Angeles. He began performing stand-up in 1984.

His material often covers the comedy industry itself, criticizing other comedians for being too predictable. He has roasted other comedians on the State of the Industry address. At his annual State of the Industry address at Montreal's "Just for Laughs" festival in 2012, he poked fun at Dane Cook, Louis C.K., Chelsea Handler, and Jay Leno.

In 2010, Kindler was a judge on the stand-up reality show Last Comic Standing.

In 2018, he hosted the live taping of Megan Koester's comedy album "Tertium Non Datur," released in January 2019 by Aspecialthing Records. Kindler has hosted season four and five (2018–19) of the Hulu standup series Coming to the Stage.

In 1996, he offered $1 million to anyone who could produce a video in which Whoopi Goldberg was funny.

In 2010, Kindler released his first album, I Wish I Was Bitter, recorded in 2003. He followed this with Hence the Humor on May 8, 2020.

In 2022, Kindler performed the first live stand-up set given via hologram.

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