Andy Lee (comedian)
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Lee at the 2011 Australian Commercial Radio Awards
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| Birth name | Andrew Thomas Lee |
| Born |
24 May 1981 Melbourne, Australia |
| Medium | Radio, television |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Website | http://www.hamishandandy.com.au |
Andrew Thomas "Andy" Lee (born 24 May 1981) is an Australian comedian and musician. He is known for working alongside Hamish Blake as part of the comedy duo Hamish & Andy.
Andy Lee is the middle child of Michael and Margaret Lee. Lee has a sister, Alex Miles, who writes pantomimes and stars in the comedy show Porky Pies. He also has an older brother, Cameron, with whom Lee started the band Zoophyte.
Lee attended Balwyn Primary School and Camberwell Grammar School. He was also a member of the Scouting Movement, 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.
In 2006, Lee was announced as Cleo's Bachelor of the Year
Lee previously dated Megan Gale. They ended their relationship in 2010.
In January 2015, it was announced that Lee was dating model and PR Graduate, Rebecca Harding. Their break-up was confirmed by Lee in July 2016. They were reported to have reconciled a few months later
Lee and Blake teamed with Ryan Shelton 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 (Hit Network) drive-time program Hamish & Andy (radio show) that ran between 4 pm and 6 pm, 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.
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