Andy Cobb

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Andy Cobb

Andy Cobb
Comic, Writer/Director
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Andy Cobb's satire has recently been seen on CNN, MSNBC, ABC, FOX News, NPR, Newsweek, Huffington Post, Nightline, Moveon.org, Current TV, Al Jazeera, and over 25 million times online. He's written sketches for Comedy Central's "Key & Peele," and makes videos called "genius" by Andrew Sullivan and Chris Cillizza, "brilliant" by Huffington Post, and "intrinsically awesome" by Rachel Maddow. Andy has written, performed and directed satirical advocacy projects for Brave New Films, SEIU, AAEI, Courage Campaign, and Healthcare For America Now. He started as an ensemble member at Chicago's Second City, where he recently developed shows on the "Art Of Satire" with Economist Magazine, and made video as Political Director for Second City Online. He directs the satirical video groups Heavy Crude Video, The Partisans, and Public Service Administration, and performs live with The 313. He sometimes blogs with the fine folks at Crooks and Liars.