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==Personal Life==

Dismukes is engaged to his long-time girlfriend, comedian Aly Dixon.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CwaxkFnPxSA/?hl=en&img_index=1</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==

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American comedian (born 1995)

Andrew Dismukes
Dismukes in 2021
BornAndrew Vincent Dismukes
(1995-06-21) June 21, 1995 (age 29)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin (BS)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • writer
  • actor
Years active2013–present
Known forSaturday Night Live

Andrew Vincent Dismukes (/dɪzˈmjuːks/; born June 21, 1995) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. Dismukes was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in 2017, ahead of its 43rd season. He was then hired to join the cast as a featured player in 2020 for its 46th season, and became a repertory player during its 48th season in 2022.

Early life

Dismukes was born on June 21, 1995, in Houston, Texas. He grew up in Port Neches, Texas, a small Gulf Coast city located near the Texas-Louisiana border. Dismukes graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School in 2013. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, graduating in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Radio-Television-Film. He is of Cajun descent.

Career

Dismukes began performing stand-up in 2013, while a freshman in college, and was active in the Austin comedy scene. He was the runner-up "Funniest Person in Austin" in 2016, a contest run by the Cap City Comedy Club.

Following his graduation in 2017, he performed as part of the New Faces showcase at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival and was subsequently offered an audition for Saturday Night Live. Dismukes was offered a writer's position and officially joined the writing staff at the beginning of season 43. As part of the writing staff, he received an Emmy nomination for the Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series in 2018 and 2019. After serving as a writer for three seasons with Saturday Night Live, Dismukes joined the cast as a featured player for its forty-sixth season. He was promoted to repertory status at the start of the show's 48th season.

Filmography

Film and television work
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Inside Joke at Moontower Himself TV documentary
2018 Call Me Brother Tony/Brother Student film
2020–present Saturday Night Live Various characters Repertory player; served as a writer 2017–2020

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2018 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Saturday Night Live Nominated
2019 Nominated
2019 Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy/Variety Sketch Series Nominated
2020 Nominated

References

  1. ANDREW DISMUKES Featured Player Bio Saturday Night Live. NBC.com 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021
  2. Port Neches’s Andrew Dismukes Had a Great First Year on ‘SNL’ Sean O'Neal. Texas Monthly. May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021
  3. Where We Were Then (August 21, 2021). 75 Questions With Andrew Dismukes | WHERE WE WERE WHEN with Heidi & Justin Gardner, Andrew Dismukes (Podcast).
  4. Webb, Eric. "Andrew Dismukes, UT Austin alum, joins 'SNL' cast". Austin 360. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  5. PA News (September 17, 2020). "Port Neches native joins cast of Saturday Night Live". Port Arthur News. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Speir, Marc (March 27, 2018). "It's Saturday Night!". Moody College of Communication. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  7. Andrew Dismukes FPIA Finals 2016 (video). May 31, 2016. Event occurs at 00:12–02:30.
  8. "Cap City Comedy Club". www.capcitycomedy.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  9. Wright, Megh (July 24, 2017). "Just For Laughs Chooses Its 2017 New Faces". Vulture. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  10. "Andrew Dismukes". Television Academy. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  11. Burton, Bonnie (September 16, 2020). "Meet SNL's new cast members: Punkie Johnson, Lauren Holt and Andrew Dismukes". CNET. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  12. MACIAS, TJ. "Say howdy to Andrew Dismukes, the Texan who is 'Saturday Night Live' new cast member". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  13. "Andrew Dismukes". Emmys.com. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  14. "Andrews Dismukes". IMDB. Retrieved May 16, 2021.

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