One of the hottest comedic personalities in the world interviews entertaining friends in and out of the entertainment industry as they reflect on deviant stories of their past; while sipping whiskey.
Andrew Santino: Andrew stars in FX’s most-watched comedy series, DAVE alongside LIL’ DICKY. Santino starred in the SHOWTIME series, I’M DYING UP HERE exec produced by Jim Carey and directed by Jonathan Levine. He also appeared in GAME OVER MAN written and produced by THE WORKAHOLICS crew. Previously, Santino was the star of ABC’s comedy MIXOLOGY.
Andrew co-hosts the very popular podcast, BAD FRIENDS, with comedian Bobby Lee. He also has his own solo podcast WHISKEY GINGER and both combined accumulate upwards of a million downloads per week. His SHOWTIME hour-long stand-up special HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE debuted in 2017. His COMEDY CENTRAL HALF HOUR standup special was released alongside his debut album SAY NO MORE on COMEDY CENTRAL RECORDS. Andrew was a regular guest on COMEDY CENTRAL’S @ MIDNIGHT with Chris Hardwick. He made his standup debut on ADAM DEVINE’S HOUSE PARTY and since has performed standup on CONAN and THE MELTDOWN WITH JONAH AND KUMAIL. Santino headlined at Montreal’s JUST FOR LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL as well as SXSW and numerous venues across the country.
Andrew got his start acting and writing on the final season of PUNK’D for MTV and since then he has guest-starred on THIS IS US, ADULT SWIM’S CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, NETFLIX’S ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, HBO’S FAMILY TREE, NBC’s THE OFFICE, FX’s THE LEAGUE and HULU’s DEADBEAT.
In this week’s episode of Whiskey Ginger, Andrew Santino sits down with the hilarious comedian Rene Vaca to talk about coming up fast in comedy, navigating the internet spotlight, and what it actually takes to turn viral attention into real stand-up chops.
Rene gets into the pressure of being “next up,” learning on the fly, and why the stage will always humble you no matter how many views you rack up online. They get into bombing, confidence, the weird expectations that come with early success, and why staying sharp matters more than chasing hype.
It’s honest, funny, and exactly what you want from a young comic figuring it out in real time.
Checkout previous episodes of Whiskey Ginger w/ Andrew Santino featuring Ari Shaffir, Jiaoying Summers, Jo Koy, Annie Lederman, and more HERE
