A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Andrew Alexander
The sketches, the credits, the comedy.
All in one place.
Born March 24, 1944Age 82
Credited work (1)
Funny from behind the scenes.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Andrew Alexander is a theatre and television producer closely associated with Second City and SCTV. He helped develop and produce SCTV, bringing the company’s stage-comedy tradition to television. In the archive he has a behind-the-scenes credit on Cooking with Edith Prickley, a sketch featuring Andrea Martin’s station-manager character.
Born in London and raised in Canada, Alexander developed his career in Toronto’s theatre scene before taking a leading role at Second City. His work included television production and the management of comedy theatres in Toronto and Chicago, helping build the institutions through which many sketch performers developed their careers.