Andy Kindler

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.

His material often covers the comedy industry itself, criticizing other comedians for being too predictable. At his annual state of the industry address at Montreal's "Just for Laughs" festival in 2012, he criticized 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 2010 he appeared on several episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place as Chancellor Tootietootie.

Kindler is Jewish. Kindler's mother and sister died within weeks of one another in the late 2010s. His mother was 90 years old and had become a Quaker before her death.

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

Kindler was born and raised in Queens, New York. 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.

Andy Kindler (born October 16, 1956) is an American comedian from Queens, New York. He played the character "Andy", a fellow sportswriter and friend of sportswriter "Ray Barone" (Ray Romano) on the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond, was a regular guest on Late Show with David Letterman, 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.