Andy Cowan

Andy Cowan is a Who's Who in America 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award-Winner, with multiple episode, staff and pilot writing credits reflecting over a dozen comedies and talk shows. He produced, wrote and hosted his CableACE Award-winning 6 Minutes for Showtime, wrote/appeared in Knocked Down, a best comedy winner at the Southeast New England Film, Music & Arts Festival, created/co-hosted his comedy therapy show, Up & Down Guys, for KPFK-FM in Los Angeles, and performs as lead vocalist and hand percussionist in jazz clubs throughout Los Angeles.

He's penned dozens of humor pieces for the Los Angeles Times, Salon, Reader's Digest and The New Yorker and written 300 comic panels for Dan Piraro's award-winning internationally syndicated King Features panel, Bizarro. He earned his master's degree in broadcasting from Boston University and began his broadcasting career in radio and TV news in Pennsylvania.

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  • Comedy & TV/ A Visit to Hell

    Andy Cowan talked about his experiences working in comedy and TV. Followed by Tamara Laroux on her near-death trip to "Hell."More »

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