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.