Andy Zaltzman
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Andy Zaltzman performing at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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| Pseudonym | Zaltor the Merciless, The Punctilio Punosaur |
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6 October 1974 United Kingdom |
| Medium | Stand-up, radio, podcast |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Genres | Political comedy |
| Notable works and roles |
Political Animal The Department The Bugle |
Andrew "Andy" Zaltzman (born 6 October 1974) is a British comedian and author who largely deals in political and sport related material. He has worked extensively with John Oliver; their work together includes Political Animal, The Department, and The Bugle. His performance style is centered on verbal dexterity, and on his love (and extensive use) of puns, especially in extended "pun runs" (for example, within The Bugle podcast).
Zaltzman is of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry. He is the son of South African sculptor Zack Zaltzman and the older brother of Helen Zaltzman, of The Allusionist and Answer Me This! podcasts. From his prep school, Holmewood House School in Langton Green, Kent, he then attended the private Tonbridge School. He has a degree in Classics from University College, Oxford. While at university, Zaltzman was sports editor for The Oxford Student.
Zaltzman has been performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 1999, when he was a finalist in the prestigious So You Think You're Funny? new act competition along with Josie Long, Russell Howard, and David O'Doherty.
His debut full length Edinburgh Fringe show Andy Zaltzman versus the Dog of Doom received a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Perrier Comedy Awards in 2001.
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