Andrew Johnston
Who Andrew Johnston is
Andrew Johnston is a Canadian stand-up comedian and writer from Brockville, Ontario, who has been based in Los Angeles since 2019. A regular on MuchMusic's Video on Trial and at Toronto's Laugh Sabbath, he hosted and produced Bitch Salad, a comedy night at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre that brought together comics rarely seen on mainstream club stages.
He has competed on Roast Battle Canada, been booked for a Hey Qween! comedy special and played an all-Canadian lineup at the Netflix Is a Joke festival, and he has released the albums White Devil, *Sips Tea*, A Special Place in Hell and Pomp & Circumcised. He also produces Katherine Ryan's podcast, and on 20 June 2025 he returned to Buddies in Bad Times to headline its Pride comedy night.
At a glance
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Stand-up specials
- Hey Qween!
- Albums
- White Devil, *Sips Tea*, A Special Place in Hell and 1 more
- On screen
- Video on Trial, Roast Battle Canada and Too Much Information
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Hey Qween! comedy special
Albums
- White Devil
- *Sips Tea*
- A Special Place in Hell
- Pomp & Circumcised
On screen
- Video on Trial MuchMusic
- Roast Battle Canada CTV Comedy Channel
- Too Much Information panellist
Comedians like Andrew Johnston
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Hunter Collins also in Video on Trial
- Carla Collins also in Too Much Information
- Debra DiGiovanni also in Video on Trial
- Russell Peters also in Roast Battle Canada
- Allyson June Smith also in Video on Trial
- Che Durena also in Roast Battle Canada
- Jarrett Campbell also in Roast Battle Canada
- K Trevor Wilson also in Roast Battle Canada
Their stand-up
At Queen's University in Kingston, Andrew Johnston was 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 and for Best Stand-Up Newcomer at the 10th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2009.
As part of Roast Battle Canada's writing team, on which he also competed in two episodes of season two, he shared a nomination for Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.
Questions and answers
Where is Andrew Johnston performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Hey Qween!.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Video on Trial, Roast Battle Canada and Too Much Information.
Where are they based?
Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Hunter Collins (also in Video on Trial), Carla Collins (also in Too Much Information), Debra DiGiovanni (also in Video on Trial), Russell Peters (also in Roast Battle Canada) and Allyson June Smith (also in Video on Trial).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- So Sumi (Glenn Sumi) - Spilling tea with Pride-a-Palooza headliner Andrew Johnston ↗ 16 June 2025: L.A.-based Canadian comic; Video on Trial and Laugh Sabbath regular who hosted and produced the annual Bitch Salad comedy night;…
- Buddies in Bad Times Theatre - Gay AF Comedy Pride-A-Palooza ↗ 20 June, 7:30 pm, Queer Pride 2025: 'The iconic Andrew Johnston (Bitch Salad, Video On Trial, Roast Battles) makes his triumphant return to the Buddies…
- Wikipedia (comedian) ↗ Queen's Players at Queen's University; Toronto regionals of The Great Canadian Laugh-Off (2005); Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award nomination (2006);…
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026