Drew Lynch

Andrew "Drew" Lynch (born August 10, 1991), is an American stand-up comedian. He is known for his 2015 performances on America's Got Talent (AGT), where he finished in second place in the 10th season finale, for his long-running YouTube series Dog Vlog, and for the quick-witted crowd work that often constitutes a substantial portion of his on-stage performances. Major themes of his work include his relationships, his stature, his willingness to say things which are patently taboo, and his occasional stutter.

Early life and education Lynch was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to parents Tim and Chris Lynch. The eldest of three children, he attended Robey Elementary School in Wayne Township until age 9, when his family moved to Las Vegas. Drew was determined to be an actor, so his parents enrolled him in the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts (LVA). He read plays constantly, whether they were homework assignments or not. At a 2022 TED talk, he recalled that he rode the city bus to school at 11 years old by himself. "Every day on those commutes I read all of Neil Simon, Tennessee Williams, Shakespeare, and all of my hard work was paying off, because the very first play I got cast in, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I landed the lead role of Oompa-Loompa."

In 2008, he played Joseph Merrick in the Bernard Pomerance play The Elephant Man at the LVA's Lowden Theater. A theater critic wrote, "Drew Lynch is a high school junior with what some might call wholesome, all-American good looks. But he seems to lose his attractiveness in the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts production of The Elephant Man. With no obvious makeup, he plays a disfigured man. Under the direction of Terry McGonigle, he gets us to believe not only that he's physically challenged, but that he's spiritually dying. He seems to have an intuitive understanding of the role, and you can't help but wonder how a boy so young can know so much about human behavior."

After graduating high school, at 19 he moved to Los Angeles. Lynch planned to become a movie actor, and he aspired to dramatic and leading man roles.

The softball accident In 2011, when he was 20, Lynch was working as a ticket taker at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, California and auditioning for TV and film roles. "I remember that week I was on, like, cloud nine," he told comedian Ryan Sickler in an on-air interview. "It never happens that quick in...this industry, and for me it might not have; but at the same time it felt like I was really making a lot of momentum." He returned with the Flappers team to work that night, but he was so dazed, they sent him home and he slept. Lynch told The Indianapolis Star, "I woke up talking much slower."

He performed 500 sets in 2014 alone. "I've done shows in living rooms, cancer units and laundromats," he said. That year, he also appeared in The Makings of a Stand-Up Comedian, a documentary film about thirteen comedians all at different stages in their career.

During Lynch's routine at a September 2025 show in Spokane, Washington, a man in the audience suffered a heart attack. Lynch stopped the show while others performed CPR on the man, eventually saving his life. Lynch credited the audience afterwards for their quick thinking, and personally went to visit the man in the hospital.

America's Got Talent Among thousands of other competitors, Lynch auditioned for season 10 of America's Got Talent on May 26, 2015. His jokes drew standing ovations, and the audience chanted "Send him through!", signalling that they wanted unanimous approval from the judges. When the judges (Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, Mel B, and Howie Mandel) gave their reactions, Mandel hit the show's "Golden Buzzer", sending Lynch straight to the quarterfinal live shows at Radio City Music Hall. "I'm an easy target. At first, the heckling was born from people in the audience feeling uncomfortable. Now it's mainly people who are either super intoxicated or super unaware."

Filmography Film

Year Title Role Notes 2014 The Makings of a Stand-Up Comedian Himself Documentary written and directed by T.M. "Tasha" Caufield 2018 Drew Lynch: Intervention Himself Short film with comedians Mesa Kronhaus and Kenny Garcia 2018 Service Dog Bodyguard Himself Short film with Brandon Rogers in the title role 2018 Secret Santa Kyle Film (a Christmas-time horror comedy) 2018 If People Acted Like Dogs Himself TV movie, with Lynch's service dog Stella, Preacher Lawson, Alexandra Catalano, Megan Helbing, Freddy John James, and Mesa Kronhaus 2025 This Is Our City Clerk Film (a gangster comedy)

Television

2015 America's Got Talent Himself TV series, 7 episodes (audition; quarterfinals; semifinals; finals; Grande Finale) 2015 The Dr. Oz Show Himself TV series, 1 episode 2015 Dogs & Me Billy TV series, 1 episode ("Sorry Laura") 2016 Maron Adam TV series, recurring role, 4 episodes 2017 Cassandra French's Finishing School Doug TV series, recurring role, 6 episodes 2017 Totally Megan Bill TV series, 1 episode ("Bah HumBug") 2017 Conan Himself TV series, 1 episode 2018 We're Not Friends Cameron TV series, 1 episode ("Can't Live with 'Em, Can't Live Without 'Em") 2018 The 2018 Media Access Awards Himself TV special 2019 Home & Family Himself American daytime talk show 2019 America's Got Talent: The Champions Himself - Contestant Spin-off of America's Got Talent (episode S1.E4 "The Champions Four") 2019 The Comedy Store Tonight Himself TV series, 1 episode 2020 The Stand-Up Show with Jon Dore Himself TV series, 1 episode

Stand-up specials

Year Title Role Notes 2017 Did I Stutter? Himself Directed by Adam Marcus; features Howie Mandel (76 min.) 2021 Concussed Himself Directed by Aristotle Athari; features Monarey Martinez as "Voice of Goddess" (69 min.) 2023 Short King Himself Live performance at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, GA (45 min.) 2023 And These Are Jokes Himself Live performance (40 min.) 2025 The Stuttering Comedian Himself Live performance recorded in Chicago in January, 2025; officially released on YouTube on June 27, 2025 (63 min.)