Andy Woodhull
Clean domestic comedy delivered with the patience of a tired stepdad.
2 specials · 2015–2019
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Andy Woodhull takes the stage looking like a guy who just got outvoted at his own kitchen table. His delivery is steady and unhurried, anchored by a warm, bewildered smile. He doesn’t yell when a premise gets absurd. Instead, he slows his cadence down, often letting out a brief sigh before explaining the exact logistics of whatever domestic trap he has fallen into. He leans into the microphone to quietly confess his defeats, treating the audience like neighbors standing around a driveway.
Specials
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A clean, focused stand-up set about the realities of step-parenting.
Dry Bar Comedy · 41 min
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The quiet indignities of instant fatherhood and domestic compromise.
Comedy Central · 30 min
On stage
He is a central figure in the clean comedy ecosystem. Woodhull has quietly racked up tens of millions of audio streams and Dry Bar views by delivering tight laughs without leaning on a single curse word. He occupies a very specific lane—the blended-family dad who is happy but hopelessly outgunned—and works that territory as a headliner in top tier clubs like Acme Comedy Company.
His sharpest material extracts the awkwardness out of step-parenting. He uses the slow-burn callback well, planting a minor grievance early in an hour and resurrecting it to solve a completely different story. The trade-off for this universal appeal is that the stakes remain permanently low. You will not get jagged social commentary or dark confessions. You get a guy trying to figure out the rules of a house he pays for.
His act tracks his life closely. Earlier hours map his introduction to raising step-kids, while his newer material covers the realities of a second marriage with the exact same good-natured exhaustion.
Turning points
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First Comedian Network Debut on Fallon
Andy Woodhull became the first stand-up comedian to make a network television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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Dry Bar Comedy Special Success
His Dry Bar Comedy special achieved over 12 million views on YouTube, expanding his digital following.
At a glance
- On stage
- since 2003
- Style
- clean, observational
- Breakout
- World's Greatest Step-Dad
- Topics
- Elsewhere
- Website, Wikipedia
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Tommy Johnagin
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Dave Waite
Dave Waite is a fellow standup contemporary who inspired the concept and title of Woodhull's Beach Brain album.
Podcasts
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Backyard Hang · co-host
Also on screen
- Totally Funny Animals
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- The Movie Show
A clip to start with
Andy Woodhull Stand-Up – Part 1