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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] As an actor, he has appeared in IFC's Benders and the Amazon original series Sneaky Pete.

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

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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]

Podcasts

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

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

Schulz also hosts Flagrant 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]

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 [32]
Upgraded

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"

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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