Andrew Schulz

Andrew Schulz
Schulz in 2023
Birth nameAndrew Cameron Schulz
Born (1983-10-30) October 30, 1983 (age 41)
New York City, U.S.
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • television
  • film
  • podcast
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (BA)
Years active2000s–present
Genres
Subject(s)
Spouse
Emma Turner
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(m. 2021)​
Children1
Websitetheandrewschulz.com

Andrew Cameron Schulz (born October 30, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. In addition to his stand-up, he is known for his work on MTV2's Guy Code and its two spinoffs,[1] the Flagrant podcast with Akaash Singh,[2] and The Brilliant Idiots podcast.[3] Schulz's first Netflix special, Schulz Saves America, premiered on December 17, 2020.[4][5]

Early life

Schulz was born on October 30, 1983,[6] in New York City to Larry Schulz and Sandra Cameron. His mother, a Scottish immigrant, was a professional ballroom dancer.[7][8][9][10] His father is a native New Yorker and former reporter and military veteran, born to a family from Chicago, Illinois and is of German and Irish descent.[11] Schulz's parents owned the Sandra Cameron Dance Center in Lower Manhattan for three decades.[12][7] He was raised in the East Village in Lower Manhattan and attended New York City Public Schools: Lillie Devereaux Blake Primary School and Robert F. Wagner Middle School in the Upper East Side neighborhood, and Baruch College Campus High School in Kips Bay.[13][7]

Schulz attended the University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.[14]

Career

Stand-up comedy

Schulz began performing stand-up during college in California and continued when he returned to New York in the mid-2000s. He became a regular at the Comedy Village and went on to make his debut at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2008.[13]

In September 2017, Schulz self-released his first comedy special, 4:4:1, on YouTube.[15] In June 2018, Schulz followed up with his debut comedy album, 5:5:1[15] which earned the top ranking on iTunes' comedy album charts. The album went on to rank number one on Apple Music, Google Play, and Amazon;.[15] The album went number one on the Billboard comedy album charts the week of June 23, 2018.[16] In 2021, Schulz issued a pair of streaming EPs, Views from the Cis and Brilliant Idiot, through 800 Pound Gorilla Records. On July 25, 2022, he released another special on his YouTube channel titled "Infamous" [17]

Television, film, and web series

Schulz with fellow Guy Code cast members April Rose, Melanie Iglesias, and Charlamagne tha God at the MTV Movie Awards in 2012

Schulz has hosted or appeared on numerous MTV2 shows, including Jobs That Don't Suck, Guy Code, Guy Court, Girl Code and The Hook Up.[1] In 2015, he starred in the IFC series Benders.[18] He also acted in Amazon's Sneaky Pete (2015, 2017), Hulu's There's Johnny! (2017), and HBO's Crashing (2018).[19] Schulz appeared in the feature films The Female Brain (2017), Write When You Get Work (2018),[20] No Safe Spaces (2019), and the remake of White Men Can't Jump (2023).[21] His web series credits include writing and starring in Rise of the Radio Show and The Apartmentship.[22]

A four-part Netflix special, Schulz Saves America, premiered on December 17, 2020.[4][5] The special was accused of being racist by a few sociopolitical commentators for its Anti-Asian jokes blaming Asians for the COVID-19 pandemic.[23][24][25] An online petition was created on sign.moveon.org to cancel Schulz's comedy-special.[26] In February 2023, Andrew Schulz interviewed Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector.[27]

In May 2024, Schulz joined Netflix's The Roast of Tom Brady, alongside Nikki Glaser and other comedians.

Podcasts

Schulz co-hosts two podcasts on Combat Jack's Loudspeakers Network. His best-known podcast is The Brilliant Idiots with fellow MTV2 personality Charlamagne tha God.[15]

Akaash Singh (pictured) co-hosts Flagrant with Schulz.

Schulz also hosts Flagrant (formerly Flagrant 2) with his best friends and fellow stand-up comedians Akaash Singh and Mark Gagnon, and video editor AlexxMedia.[15] Since starting the podcast, Singh created a Patreon where the hosts post an additional podcast a week.[28]

Schulz appeared on the Full Send Podcast in November 2022, however, due to "drama" and "awkwardness" with co-host Steiny, the podcast wasn't released until July 2023.[29][30]

Personal life

On December 18, 2021, Schulz married Emma Turner in Montecito, California.[31] His wife gave birth to a girl, Shiloh Jean Schulz, in February 2024.[32] Their daughter was conceived through in vitro fertilization.[33]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Strangers in the Snow The Boy Short
2012 Bronx Warrants Carlos TV movie
2014 Today's Special Patrice Short
2015 Victor Sal
2017 The Female Brain Andi [20]
2018 Write When You Get Work Mitchell Mullen Vega [20]
2019 Feast of the Seven Fishes Angelo
2023 You People Cousin Avi
White Men Can't Jump TJ
2024 The Underdoggs Chip Collins [34]
Upgraded Ronnie [35]
The Thicket Hector [36]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011–15 Guy Code Himself Main Cast
2012–13 Big Morning Buzz Live Himself/Panelist Recurring Guest
2013 The Challenge Himself Episode: "ChallengeMania: The Road to Rivals II"
Guy Court Himself Recurring Guest
2013–17 Red Eye Himself/Panelist Recurring Guest
2014 Jobs That Don't Suck Himself/Host Main Host
2015 Benders Paul Rosenberg Main Cast
2015–17 Sneaky Pete Nathaniel Episode: "Pilot" & "Safe"
2016 Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne Himself Main Guest: Season 2
Guy Code vs. Girl Code Himself Main Cast
Acting Out Himself Episode: "Episode #1.6"
2017 There's... Johnny! Mitch Recurring Cast
2018 Crashing Andrew Episode: "Bill Burr"
Fake News at Night Himself Episode: "Episode #1.10"
2019 Something's Burning Himself Episode: "Yannis Pappas & Andrew Schulz Make Matzo Ball Soup"
2022 That Damn Michael Che Himself Episode: "Black Mediocrity"
2024 Tires Schulz Recurring Cast

Comedy Specials

Year Title Distribution Notes
2017 4:4:1 YouTube [15]
2018 5:5:1 YouTube [15]
2020 Schulz Saves America Netflix [4][5]
2022 Infamous Independent

Comedy Albums

Year Title Distribution Notes
2021 Views from the Cis EP Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon [4][5]
Brilliant Idiot EP Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon [4][5]

Documentary

Year Title
2017 Funny Pains
2019 No Safe Spaces

References

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  2. ^ Flagrant's channel on YouTube.
  3. ^ Brilliant Idiots homepage
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  9. ^ Schulz, Andrew (November 11, 2018). "A massive thank you to my father Larry Schulz and all the other brave veterans that have served and continue to serve our country...". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  10. ^ Sandra Cameron and Larry Schulz Viennese Waltz Performance. April 20, 2022. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  11. ^ My Racist Italian Father. Flagrant 2. January 31, 2020. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "BALLROOM DANCING CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE GARDEN". The New York Times. 1982-10-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  13. ^ a b Donelson, Marcy (2018). "Andrew Schulz | Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
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  16. ^ "Comedy Albums: The Stand Up Comedy Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  17. ^ "Andrew Schulz - INFAMOUS (2022) FULL SPECIAL". YouTube.
  18. ^ Friedlander, Whitney (December 30, 2015). "IFC Cancels Hockey Comedy 'Benders' After Season 1". Variety. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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  21. ^ "Tim Allen joins docudrama taking down PC culture". 2018-01-29.
  22. ^ "Andrew Schulz". Stand Up NY. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
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  25. ^ Ke, Bryan (December 21, 2020). "Netflix's New Comedy Special Blasted for Jokes Linking Asians to Pandemic". NextShark. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  26. ^ Marcacci, Carole. "Cancel the Racist Netflix Comedy Show 'Schulz Saves America'". sign.moveon.org. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  27. ^ Sommer, Will (16 July 2023). "A North Korean defector captivated U.S. media. Some question her story". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  28. ^ "Flagrant 2 is creating Podcast, Video, and more".
  29. ^ Bennett, Connor (24 July 2023). "NELK Boys address Andrew Schulz drama as long-awaited podcast finally releases". Dexerto.
  30. ^ Alonso, Jorge (21 July 2023). "Andrew Schulz Roasts Nelk Boy Steiny To Near Tears In Extremely Awkward Podcast Interview". BroBible.
  31. ^ Schulz, Andrew (December 21, 2021). "DETHRONED. Harry and Meghan your time in the spotlight is done. Montecito isn't big enough for two power couples living off the generosity of their in-laws!". Instagram.
  32. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  33. ^ Comedy Shorts (2024-10-10). Andrew Schulz Asks Donald Trump On IVF & Abortion. Retrieved 2024-11-13 – via YouTube.
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