Life & Work with Andy Holt of Los Angeles / OC

Today we’d like to introduce you to Andy Holt.

Hi Andy, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I grew up in the city of Gardena … Not particularly a hot bed of crime but surprisingly it was enough of it

Chaotic household, uncle was dealing with drug addiction and would have nightly shouting matches which I feared would turn in to a physical altercation

Grandfather was a retired longsherman, kept a gun under his pillow cause he didn’t trust people, and would threaten my older brother with it

Lots of Gangs at every school I attended, Prairie Middle, Gardena High and Locke High … Thankfully I survived it …

Taught myself the basics of Boxing at the age of 18 .. and went to a gym at 19/20 and it was off to the races, Boxed til I was 27/28 .. had a kid at 26 and had to quit fighting … Dabbled in MMA for a Year hoping for a movie comeback lol.. Didn’t Happen

Officially stopped fighting around 30 and was dared to do stand up by some Co Workers and got a Applause Break 1st time doing it … It was a very surreal and Breathtaking moment …and kept doing versions of Stand Up from then til Now at the current age of 39

As a black man it has become a little difficult to laugh and smile these days,but its part of what I do now … and it gives me life… My son is 11 wants to be a comedian as well and is amazing at guitar, I didn’t see that coming lol

As a baby me and him would fall asleep to slipknot and slayer .. i know that sounds crazy – No Pun Intended

That’s my life .. Plz check me out on The Tube What’s Wrong With Andy for more stories.. I’m Full Of It lol

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
I struggle with Anxiety and Depression… I have a hard time being Vulnerable with people due to being Raised in a family that viewed feelings as a form of weakness… So I didn’t feel for a Looooong Time

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
Right now I’m just a sometimes stand up comedian and struggling podcaster .. I wouldn’t call any of it Professional lol … if anything is special its just my perspectives … I don’t usually see things how ppl think I would

If you had to, what characteristic of yours would you give the most credit to?
My Eccentric Nature and How Unique my thoughts and points of view are

Contact Info:

• Instagram: What’s_Wrong_With_Andy
• Youtube: Whats Wrong With Andy