Andy Lee

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Andy Lee
Born	24 May 1981 (1981-05-24) (age 28) Australia
Medium	Television, Radio
Nationality	Australian
Years active	2003–present
Domestic partner(s)	Megan Gale
Website	http://www.hamishandandy.com.au

Andrew Thomas "Andy" Lee (born 24 May 1981) is an Australian comedian. He usually works with Hamish Blake as part of the comedy duo Hamish & Andy.

Personal background

Lee attended Balwyn Primary School and Camberwell Grammar School. Lee has a sister, Alex Lee, who writes pantomimes and stars in the comedy show Porky Pies. Lee was involved with a youth camp called Lord Somer's Camp. He attended Camberwell Grammar School from grades 8 to 12, where he participated in activities such as cadets, hockey, and music. He then went on to study Commerce at the University of Melbourne, where he met comedic partner Hamish Blake in 2001.

Lee is subjected to the ongoing joke of "dating girls out of his league" because of his relationship with model Megan Gale. He and Gale have been dating since January 2007.

In 2006 Lee was named Cleo Bachelor of the Year.^[1]

Lee is a supporter of The Carlton Football Club.^[1]

Career

Hamish and Andy

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.^[2] Since this show, Lee and Blake have almost always performed together. They are now consistently referred to as Hamish & Andy.

Blake and Lee host the national (Today Network) drive-time program Hamish & Andy (radio show) that runs between 4pm and 6pm. The radio show is considered successful, scoring top positions in the radio ratings in the crucial Sydney and Melbourne markets, as well as Perth.^[3] Their audience share is around 20%, which is the highest ever recorded for a national FM show in Australia.^[4]

Lee won the first series of Joker Poker, a celebrity poker show in which contestants win money for charity. He appeared on the Network Ten program Australia's Brainiest Comedian.

Solo work

Lee was also a founding member of Melbourne band Zoophyte, along with his brother Cameron. He had to retire from the band due to other commitments, but occasionally appears as a guest at some gigs.^{[citation needed]}

Lee released an educational times table CD in 2003, The Sing Along Times Table CD Book. The CD was re-discovered in 2005/2006 after an "alert listener" informed Blake, and teased Lee about it on their radio show.^{[citation needed]}

He is also friends with Ed Kavalee, formerly one of the co-hosts of Triple M's Get This program. Because they were on rival radio networks, whenever Kavalee mentioned Lee on air he called him "Mr. X".^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Andy Lee at the Internet Movie Database
• Zoophyte