Andrew Santino
Chicago-born stand-up comedian and actor who co-hosts the Bad Friends podcast with Bobby Lee, hosts the interview podcast Whiskey Ginger and has specials on Netflix and Hulu.
Comedy · TikTok · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Andrew Santino is a stand-up comedian and actor from Chicago who co-hosts the Bad Friends podcast with Bobby Lee and hosts his own interview show, Whiskey Ginger. He has not left Bad Friends: Ep 343, published October 19, 2026, opens with his birthday, and Apple Podcasts still lists him and Lee as hosts, with new episodes every Monday. His Netflix hour, Cheeseburger, came out on January 10, 2023, and his next hour, White Noise, went to Hulu. As of October 2026 his largest following is on TikTok, at about 1.5 million.
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Questions people ask
Who is Andrew Santino? Why is he famous?
Andrew Santino is a Chicago-born stand-up comedian and actor. Most people know him from Bad Friends, the weekly comedy podcast he hosts with Bobby Lee, whose YouTube channel has about 2.5 million subscribers. He also hosts Whiskey Ginger, an interview show on his own channel, and has released stand-up specials on Comedy Central, Prime Video, Netflix and Hulu, per Variety. Famous Birthdays notes he started out writing and starring in the last season of MTV’s Punk’d.
Did Andrew Santino leave Bad Friends? Why did he leave?
No. As of October 19, 2026 he is still a host. Bad Friends Ep 343, “Andrews Birthday & Greyhound Nightmares”, published that day, opens with a chapter on his birthday, and the episodes before it, Ep 342 (October 12) and Ep 341 (October 5), are on the same channel. Apple Podcasts describes the show as hosted by Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino, from 7EQUIS and Wave, with new episodes every Monday. We found no announcement from either host, the show or major press that he has left or plans to.
What happened to Andrew Santino?
Nothing that took him off his shows. What is public from the past year: he and Bobby Lee wrapped a 10-episode first season of The Bad Game Show, an unscripted series he co-created with director Nick Kreiss for All Things Comedy, per Deadline on April 21, 2026. In September 2025 he was a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience (#2382).
What happened between Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee?
On the record, a long working friendship and no split. Santino told High Times in March 2020 that the two met at The Comedy Store about a decade earlier, that Lee was a big champion of his getting passed there, and that they “joined forces because of the fans” for Bad Friends, describing themselves as good friends who yell at each other. The Bad Friends channel opened in January 2020, and the two are still hosting weekly as of October 2026. In April 2026 they also wrapped The Bad Game Show together. Their on-air arguments are part of the format; we found no reported falling out in major or trade press.
What happened with Andrew Santino and Joe Rogan?
We found no reported feud in major or trade press. What is public: Santino has been a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience twice, on #1293 and on #2382, released September 23, 2025, whose episode description introduced him as the host of Whiskey Ginger, No Bad Lies and Bad Friends and promoted his Hulu special White Noise.
Why is Andrew Santino’s Cheeseburger leaving Netflix?
We found no notice that it is. Cheeseburger is a Netflix original special released on January 10, 2023, per What’s on Netflix, and it does not appear on that site’s lists of titles leaving Netflix in June, July, September, October or November 2026. His newer hour, White Noise, is on Hulu, part of a special deal Variety reported with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions as executive producer.
Is Andrew Santino in The Office? What movies and TV shows has he been in?
Yes, he had a guest role on The Office, per Famous Birthdays, which also lists ABC’s Mixology, This Is Us, Arrested Development, Family Tree and Children’s Hospital among more than 30 acting roles. His stand-up specials are a 2015 Comedy Central half-hour, Home Field Advantage (Prime Video, 2018) and Cheeseburger (Netflix, 2023), per Variety, followed by White Noise on Hulu.
How old is Andrew Santino? What is his real name?
He is 43, born October 16, 1983, per Famous Birthdays; Bad Friends marked the birthday at the top of Ep 343. He performs under his own name, Andrew Santino. Cheeto Santino is a nickname, and @cheetosantino is his handle on TikTok, Instagram and X.
Where is Andrew Santino from?
Chicago, Illinois, per Famous Birthdays, which calls him a native of Chicago.
What about Andrew Santino’s family, faith, looks or personal life?
Not something we cover.
Where can I watch Andrew Santino?
Bad Friends is on YouTube and Apple Podcasts every Monday. Whiskey Ginger is on his YouTube channel, and his site also links his golf show No Bad Lies. Cheeseburger is on Netflix and White Noise is on Hulu. Clips run on TikTok and Instagram, and tour dates for the Red Rocket Tour are on andrewsantino.com.
What is Andrew Santino’s net worth?
He does not publish a number and neither do we.
Who represents Andrew Santino?
His contact page lists United Talent Agency for both theatrical and stand-up bookings, plus separate sponsorship contacts for Whiskey Ginger and Bad Friends. Ames Create does not represent him; we cover him because people keep asking whether he left Bad Friends, and the show’s own feed answers it every Monday. If that changes, this entry will say so.
Our read
Ames Create does not work with Andrew Santino. This is our view, from a team that works on creator brands for a living.
The format. Two hosts who argue for a living. Bad Friends runs on Santino needling Bobby Lee and Lee escalating, with recurring bits and a cast of regulars like [Rudy Jules](/who-is-rudy-jules) around them. Whiskey Ginger is the quieter counterweight: long interviews with friends from the business, which keeps him in rooms the chaos show does not reach.
Why it travels. Bad Friends posts a full episode on Mondays and short clips most other days of the week, so one taping feeds the channel for seven days, and the channel has about 2.5 million subscribers to carry it. The clips are titled around a single moment, which is what moves on TikTok, where his own account has about 1.5 million followers. Specials on Netflix and Hulu give new fans a full hour to find.
Brand fit. Podcast reads are already the business: the October 19, 2026 episode carried DraftKings, Acorns, Ultra and Hims, and Deadline reported that The Bad Game Show is funded mainly through brand partnerships. The humor is loud and unfiltered, so family brands and tightly scripted reads are a harder fit. A brand that wants him should expect the read to become a bit.
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Sources: Andrew Santino’s site and contact page; Whiskey Ginger on YouTube; TikTok; Bad Friends on YouTube: Ep 341, Ep 342 and Ep 343; Bad Friends on Apple Podcasts; Famous Birthdays; Variety, 2024; Deadline, April 21, 2026; High Times, March 3, 2020; JRE #1293 and JRE #2382 listing; What’s on Netflix 2023 specials list and its 2026 leaving lists. Follower counts read from YouTube and TikTok and via Social Blade for Instagram, October 2026.
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