Andy Zaltzman

Andy Zaltzman
Zaltzman performing at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Born
Andrew Zaltzman

London, England
EducationHolmewood House School
Tonbridge School
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Notable work
RelativesHelen Zaltzman (sister)
Comedy career
Years active1999–present
MediumStand-up, radio, podcast
GenrePolitical comedy
Websitewww.andyzaltzman.co.uk

Andrew Zaltzman is a British comedian and statistician. His comedy largely deals in topical and sport-related material. He has worked with John Oliver, with their work together including Political Animal, The Department and The Bugle. Since 2016 he has been a statistician for BBC Radio's Test Match Special cricket commentaries, and since 2020 the presenter of Radio 4's The News Quiz. On television, in 2024, he won the eighteenth series of Taskmaster against Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee, and Rosie Jones.