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Andrew Dismukes
Dismukes in 2021
Born	Andrew Vincent Dismukes (1995-06-21) June 21, 1995 (age 29) Port Neches, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Texas at Austin (BS)
Occupations	Comedian writer actor
Years active	2013–present
Known for	Saturday Night Live

Andrew Vincent Dismukes (born June 21, 1995) is an American comedian. He has been a writer on Saturday Night Live since 2017 and a featured player since 2020, beginning with its 46th season.

Early life

Andrew Vincent Dismukes was born on June 21, 1995. He is from 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 and 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.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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. ^ Webb, Eric. "Andrew Dismukes, UT Austin alum, joins 'SNL' cast". Austin 360. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
4. PA News (September 17, 2020). "Port Neches native joins cast of Saturday Night Live". Port Arthur News. Retrieved September 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. ^ Speir, Marc (March 27, 2018). "It's Saturday Night!". Moody College of Communication. Retrieved September 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
6. Andrew Dismukes FPIA Finals 2016 (video). May 31, 2016. Event occurs at 00:12–02:30.
7. "Cap City Comedy Club". www.capcitycomedy.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
8. Wright, Megh (July 24, 2017). "Just For Laughs Chooses Its 2017 New Faces". Vulture. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
9. "Andrew Dismukes". Television Academy. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
10. Burton, Bonnie (September 16, 2020). "Meet SNL's new cast members: Punkie Johnson, Lauren Holt and Andrew Dismukes". CNET. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
11. Ryan, Patrick (September 16, 2020). "'SNL': Meet the three new cast members joining Season 46". USA TODAY. 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.

External links

• Andrew Dismukes at IMDb
• Andrew Dismukes on NBC

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• 1995 births
• 21st-century American comedians
• 21st-century American male writers
• American stand-up comedians
• Cajun people
• Comedians from Texas
• Living people
• Moody College of Communication alumni
• People from Port Neches, Texas