Andrew Johnston is a Canadian comedian and writer,[1] most noted for his work on the television series Video on Trial[2] and Roast Battle Canada.[3]
Originally from Brockville, Ontario, he attended Queen's University in Kingston, where he was a president and executive producer of the Queen's Players. After winning the Toronto regionals of The Great Canadian Laugh-Off in 2005, he was nominated for the 2006 Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award.[4] He received a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for Best Stand-Up Newcomer at the 10th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2009.[5]
He began appearing on Video on Trial in the same era, and later appeared on the comedy panel show Too Much Information after the cancellation of Video on Trial.[6]
Apart from his television appearances he has frequently toured on the Canadian comedy circuit,[7] appearing frequently but not exclusively at LGBTQ-themed shows and events.[8] He was the organizer of Bitch Salad, a regular LGBTQ comedy showcase at Buddies in Bad Times.[9] He has also released several comedy albums, including White Devil (2015), *Sips Tea* (2018), A Special Place in Hell (2022) and Pomp & Circumcised (2024).
He appeared in two episodes of Roast Battle Canada season 2, against comedians Tyler Morrison and Cassie Cao.[3] He was also part of the show's writing team, and received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Series, alongside George Reinblatt, Aisha Brown, Jeff Rothpan and Rob Michaels, at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.