Andrew Heaton has performed standup comedy throughout the United States, Germany, Australia and Britain, including performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He is the winner of the 2011 Saturnalia Cabaret Funny Chap Award, and a finalist in the 2011 Pardon my Pundit political satire competition.
Heaton takes clever observations about politics, culture and psychology, then shovels jokes on top to the point of obscuring his original point. He is available to perform at corporate events, colleges, political fundraisers and other events. E-mail andrew@mightyheaton.com for rates.
June 5, 2013 – 12:58 am
Standup comedians are continually on the prowl for more jokes to enhance our punchline arsenal. Occasionally we stray away from gags about airline food or poop jokes and investigate edgy subjects, like race or sexuality. Most comics want to avoid incorporating bigotry into their sets (or to at least make themselves strategically bigoted so they read more »
January 4, 2013 – 8:46 pm
The opening of my standup comedy routine, filmed at Saloon in NYC.
May 15, 2012 – 1:12 am
Usually when people find out that I perform standup comedy they want to know about hecklers. How frequent are they? How bad are they? What do I do to them? Afterwards, where do I hide the bodies? Actually, heckling isn’t much of a problem. Audiences want you to be entertaining. They’re rooting for you to read more »
March 8, 2012 – 4:50 pm
Always one of my more popular bits.
February 24, 2012 – 4:15 pm
This is an important observation about a very obvious national security blind spot.
January 27, 2012 – 12:41 pm
Last night it was standing room only at the Topaz Hotel, although it turned out to be for a lady’s birthday and not to see me. When I got on stage I chatted up the birthday girl, and her newly acquired age reminded me that back home everybody is getting hitched and sending me read more »
November 18, 2011 – 3:55 pm
This is my ten minute set from the recent Pardon my Pundit standup comedy competition in Arlington, Virginia. The event was hosted by the Arlington Cinema & Draft House, whose owner intends to form us into a troupe of political satirists comparable to the Capital Steps. (Only presumably with less frequent resort to jazz hands.) Clips read more »
