Andy Borowitz
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Andy Borowitz (born January 4, 1958) is a comedian and satirist who is most active writing parody news, in the same vein as The Onion or The Daily Show. His main outlet is his website, the Borowitz Report; in addition, he published a book compiling his original articles in 2004, entitled The Big Book of Shockers. He has also appeared on CNN and Best Week Ever, and was a co-creator of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. His humorous comments have also been featured on the National Public Radio programs Weekend Edition Sunday and Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! on November 12, 2006. Andy is a regular host the The Moth, a New York City Urban Story telling organization. His latest book is The Republican Playbook, published in 2006. He has also written a book named Who Moved My Soap: The CEO's Guide to Surviving in Prison.
A native of Shaker Heights, Ohio, where he attended Shaker Heights High School, Borowitz graduated from Harvard College, where he was president of the renowned humor magazine, the Harvard Lampoon.