Award winning comedian, Andrew Heaton, gives his best dad jokes AND Chuck Norris jokes!

Welcome to Andrew Heaton! "He's like if Will Rogers and Mr. Spock had a baby." Host of: THE POLITICAL ORPHANAGE "Politics minus bile plus jokes" LOSERS, PRETENDERS & SCOUNDRELS An unlicensed history podcast ALIENATING THE AUDIENCE A scifi podcast for pithy nerds www.mightyheaton.com ABOUT ANDREW HEATON Andrew Heaton is a comedian, author, and political satirist. He’s the host of “The Political Orphanage” comedy and news podcast, and scifi deep dive podcast “Alienating the Audience.” He’s a frequent Reason TV contributor and hosted the popular webseries “Mostly Weekly.” He’s performed standup comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as a finalist in the China International Standup Competition, and throughout the United States and Europe. A former congressional staffer, he’s the best-selling author of “Laughter is Better Than Communism,” as well as two funny novels. He once opened for William Shatner, who said he’s “very funny.” So there. As a UCB-trained sketch writer and improviser Andrew Heaton comprises half of the comedy duo Lost History , which has performed improvised historical reenactments at the Del Close Marathon and Austin’s Out of Bounds Comedy Festival . He’s a founding member of the popular New York indie improv team Lumberon , and an alumni of the sketch troupes 17:38 and First Runner Up. As a political comedian Andrew Heaton has entertained numerous think tanks and advocacy groups, student associations, and sinister political action committees. He’s a regular at Electoral Dysfunction at the People’s Improv Theater in New York, and the Totally Dishonest Media Show at Stand Up New York. He hosted the award-winning series EconPop , a comedy show which explained economics through popular culture. Andrew Heaton is the author of the best-selling work of political satire Laughter is Better Than Communism , and two funny paranormal novels: Frank Got Abducted (about aliens) and Happier as Werewolves (a tender coming of age novel involving werewolves). AWARDS 1st Place in Humor & Satire Writing - LA Press Club, 2020 1st Place in Humor & Satire Writing - LA Press Club, 2019 Finalist - China International Standup Comedy Competition, 2018 1st Place in Humor & Satire Writing - LA Press Club, 2017 1st Place in Humor & Satire Writing - LA Press Club, 2016 NYC’s Greatest New Comedian - the World Comedy Club, 2013 Time Magazine Person of the Year, 2006 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ANDREW HEATON: He owns one square foot of a scotch whiskey distillery in Scotland. He lived in a toolshed behind his best friend’s house for six months while working as a TV extra. He lead Weekends of Awesomeness expeditions in Oklahoma, where he attended a prison rodeo, went spelunking without a helmet, gambled at a wiener dog race, had dinner with an Amish family, went looking for alleged Viking runestones, and ate two beating rattlesnake hearts. He is a dual citizen of the Principality of Hutt River, and was appointed a royal diplomatic envoy by Prince Leonard in 2012. He worked for the United States Congress for one year, and managed to leave without scandal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices