Andy Lee (comedian)
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Andrew Thomas "Andy" Lee (born 24 May 1981) is an Australia
n comedian
. He usually works alongside Hamish Blake
as part of the comedy duo Hamish & Andy
.
. Lee has a sister, Alex Lee, who writes pantomimes and stars in the comedy show Porky Pies. He also has an older brother, Cameron Lee, with whom Lee started the band Zoophyte. Lee was involved with a youth camp called Lord Somers Camp
. He attended Camberwell Grammar School
from grades 8 to 12, where he participated in activities such as cadets, hockey
, and music
. He was also a member of the Scouting Movement, also performing in Camberwell Showtime and Melbourne Gang Show. He then went on to study Commerce at the University of Melbourne
, where he met comedic partner Hamish Blake
in 2001. He worked at Roof Carrier Systems in Camberwell.
Lee is subjected to the ongoing joke of "dating girls out of his league" because of his relationship with model Megan Gale
. Andy and Megan dated from November 2006 until October 2010. The pair remain close friends and kept their split hidden from the media until it was announced on 15 December 2010. Lee is now in a relationship with Cassandra Nicole Page who coincidentally went to the school next to Balwyn North Primary School.
In 2006, Lee was named Cleo Bachelor of the Year.
Lee is a supporter of the Carlton Football Club
.
He was selected as one of the entrants to the Who's Who in Australia
2011 edition.
and several others to create a show called Radio Karate for RMIT University
's student television company RMITV
, on community-access television station Channel 31. They also trained with, and appeared on, RMIT's student radio station SYN
, and subsequently had a few spot projects on FOX FM
.
Lee and Blake then hosted a comedy programme on Australia's Seven Network
, The Hamish and Andy Show, which was shortly cancelled after bad ratings. Critics acknowledged their talent, but panned the show as poorly executed. Since this show, Lee and Blake have almost always performed together. They are now consistently referred to as Hamish & Andy.
Blake and Lee hosted the national (Today Network
) drive-time program Hamish & Andy (radio show)
that ran between 4pm and 6pm, Monday to Friday. In 2011, the program was cut back to a weekly Friday show due to wanting to pursue other opportunities. The radio show is considered successful, scoring top positions in the radio ratings in the crucial Sydney
and Melbourne
markets, as well as Perth
. Their audience share is around 20%, which is the highest ever recorded for a national FM show in Australia.
Lee won the first series of Joker Poker, a celebrity poker show in which contestants win money for charity. He appeared on the Network Ten
program Australia's Brainiest Comedian.
On 2 March 2010, Lee knocked out his two front teeth during the recording of a segment at an ice hockey venue.
On 10 May 2010, Andy and Hamish appeared on the TV show Good News Week
.
band Zoophyte, along with his brother Cameron. He had to retire from the band due to other commitments, but occasionally appears as a guest at some gigs.
Lee released an educational times table CD in 2003, The Sing Along Times Table CD Book. The CD was re-discovered in 2005/2006 after an "alert listener" informed Blake, and teased Lee about it on their radio show.
He is also friends with Ed Kavalee
, formerly one of the co-hosts of Triple M
's Get This
program. Because they were on rival radio networks, whenever Kavalee mentioned Lee on air he called him "Mr X".
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
. He usually works alongside Hamish Blake
Hamish Blake
Hamish Donald Blake is an Australian comedian, actor, author and bodybuilder from Melbourne, Australia. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on television and radio, most notably with their drive-time radio program...
as part of the comedy duo Hamish & Andy
Hamish & Andy
Hamish & Andy are an Australian comedy duo formed in 2003 by Hamish Blake and Andy Lee. They currently host the radio program The Hamish & Andy Show which airs in Australia on the Today Network....
.
Personal background
Lee attended Balwyn North Primary School and Camberwell Grammar SchoolCamberwell Grammar School
Camberwell Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day school for boys, located in Canterbury, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
. Lee has a sister, Alex Lee, who writes pantomimes and stars in the comedy show Porky Pies. He also has an older brother, Cameron Lee, with whom Lee started the band Zoophyte. Lee was involved with a youth camp called Lord Somers Camp
Lord Somers Camp
Lord Somers Camp, or "Big Camp" is an annual week-long leadership camp for boys held in Somers, Victoria, Australia.Originally founded in Anglesea, Victoria in 1929 by Lord Somers the camp has been running continuously since 1929, excluding 1943-1945 when the site was occupied by the RAAF.The camp...
. He attended Camberwell Grammar School
Camberwell Grammar School
Camberwell Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day school for boys, located in Canterbury, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
from grades 8 to 12, where he participated in activities such as cadets, hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
, and music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
. He was also a member of the Scouting Movement, also performing in Camberwell Showtime and Melbourne Gang Show. He then went on to study Commerce at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
, where he met comedic partner Hamish Blake
Hamish Blake
Hamish Donald Blake is an Australian comedian, actor, author and bodybuilder from Melbourne, Australia. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on television and radio, most notably with their drive-time radio program...
in 2001. He worked at Roof Carrier Systems in Camberwell.
Lee is subjected to the ongoing joke of "dating girls out of his league" because of his relationship with model Megan Gale
Megan Gale
Megan Kate Gale is an Australian model and actress.- Career :Born in Perth, Western Australia, Megan Gale's father is English and mother is part Maori and is the youngest of three children with two older brothers.-Modeling:...
. Andy and Megan dated from November 2006 until October 2010. The pair remain close friends and kept their split hidden from the media until it was announced on 15 December 2010. Lee is now in a relationship with Cassandra Nicole Page who coincidentally went to the school next to Balwyn North Primary School.
In 2006, Lee was named Cleo Bachelor of the Year.
Lee is a supporter of the Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
.
He was selected as one of the entrants to the Who's Who in Australia
Who's Who in Australia
The Who's Who in Australia is an Australian biographical reference first published by Fred Johns in 1906 as Johns's Notable Australians. It has been used by academics as a resource that identifies Australia's leading individuals, and has been analysed when studying the social backgrounds –...
2011 edition.
Hamish & Andy
Lee and Blake teamed with Ryan SheltonRyan Shelton
Ryan Shelton is an Australian comedian, actor, radio presenter, television personality, host and writer.- Biography :He attended St Leonards College for some of his schooling, where he met Hamish Blake...
and several others to create a show called Radio Karate for RMIT University
RMIT University
RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
's student television company RMITV
RMITV
RMITV is a not-for-profit community access television production facility based at RMIT University City Campus in Melbourne, Australia.It is one of the members of the Melbourne Community Television Consortium; the not-for-profit consortium that operates the community access channel Channel 31 in...
, on community-access television station Channel 31. They also trained with, and appeared on, RMIT's student radio station SYN
Student Youth Network
SYN Media is a youth-run media organisation that provides training and broadcast opportunities for young people.Commonly referred to as SYN, the organisation produces new and independent media that is made by and for Melbourne's young people...
, and subsequently had a few spot projects on FOX FM
FOX FM (Melbourne)
Fox FM is a radio station that serves the Melbourne, Australia, broadcasting on the FM band at a frequency of 101.9 MHz. Licensed to Mount Dandenong, Victoria, the station is currently owned by the Austereo Radio Network. The station's transmitter is located on the ATV-10 transmission tower on top...
.
Lee and Blake then hosted a comedy programme on Australia's Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
, The Hamish and Andy Show, which was shortly cancelled after bad ratings. Critics acknowledged their talent, but panned the show as poorly executed. Since this show, Lee and Blake have almost always performed together. They are now consistently referred to as Hamish & Andy.
Blake and Lee hosted the national (Today Network
Today Network
The Today Network is a network of Contemporary Hit Radio stations run by Southern Cross Austereo in Australia.-Affiliates:-History:The Today Network started when the Austereo Radio Network secured the first commercial FM licence in Adelaide in 1980. Austereo launched a station called Double SA FM,...
) drive-time program Hamish & Andy (radio show)
Hamish & Andy (radio show)
The Hamish & Andy Show , is an Australian radio show created by and starring comedic duo Hamish Blake & Andy Lee. It was broadcast on the Today Network to every state in Australia as well as the ACT for two hours in the key weekday afternoon drivetime slot. Since December 3, 2010, it has moved to...
that ran between 4pm and 6pm, Monday to Friday. In 2011, the program was cut back to a weekly Friday show due to wanting to pursue other opportunities. The radio show is considered successful, scoring top positions in the radio ratings in the crucial Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
markets, as well as Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
. Their audience share is around 20%, which is the highest ever recorded for a national FM show in Australia.
Lee won the first series of Joker Poker, a celebrity poker show in which contestants win money for charity. He appeared on the Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
program Australia's Brainiest Comedian.
On 2 March 2010, Lee knocked out his two front teeth during the recording of a segment at an ice hockey venue.
On 10 May 2010, Andy and Hamish appeared on the TV show Good News Week
Good News Week
Good News Week is an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that initially aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and resumed on 11 February 2008 to 9 May 2011. The show aired first on ABC TV before it was bought by Network Ten in 1999...
.
Solo work
Lee was also a founding member of MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
band Zoophyte, along with his brother Cameron. He had to retire from the band due to other commitments, but occasionally appears as a guest at some gigs.
Lee released an educational times table CD in 2003, The Sing Along Times Table CD Book. The CD was re-discovered in 2005/2006 after an "alert listener" informed Blake, and teased Lee about it on their radio show.
He is also friends with Ed Kavalee
Ed Kavalee
Edward Robert Kavalee is an Australian actor and radio host. He is currently co-host of a comedy program on the Nine Network, The Joy of Sets, with Tony Martin....
, formerly one of the co-hosts of Triple M
Triple M
The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...
's Get This
Get This
Get This was an Australian radio comedy show which aired on Triple M and was hosted by Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee, with contributions from panel operator, the late Richard Marsland...
program. Because they were on rival radio networks, whenever Kavalee mentioned Lee on air he called him "Mr X".