In honor of the impending return of Brooklyn 99, here are 99 reasons that…
1. He was precocious enough to know, at 5 years old, that he wanted to change his name (x)
2. He has a bunch of nicknames: Sandy Amberg, Young Sandwich, etc. but the most endearing one is ‘Droidy’, his family’s name for him (x)
3. He is still super close friends with people he’s known since: Elementary School (Chelsea Peretti) (x)…
4. Junior High/High School (Kiv and Jorm) (x)
5. … Summer Camp (Irene Neuwirth) (x)
7. …and Film School (Chester Tam) (x)
8. Before he met Joanna, he dated other famous ladies but - out of respect - he never discussed it/them (x)
9. He loves turtles and tortoises. When he was a kid, he had a pet turtle that he named ‘Squirt’ because the first time he held it, it peed on him. His Mom, Margie, accidentally killed Squirt when Andy was at Summer camp… (x)
10. … Maybe this is why, when shooting ‘Popstar’, Andy fell hard for Maximus (Conner 4 Real’s turtle). He says they “had a good thing going” and that he wanted to adopt him. In the end, he decided against it because there are a bunch of coyotes in his neighborhood and he was worried the little guy wouldn’t be safe. (Popstar: DVD Commentary)
11. Speaking of his Mom, despite being a super private person, he appeared on 'Finding your Roots’ so that he could help her track down her birth family (x)
12. When he succeeded he cried (although we never got to see it on camera) (x)
13. That’s because, like all good boys, he loves his Mama which is why - as part of the same episode - he said “My mom is basically the kindest person I know… and many people would corroborate that” (x)
14. Andy’s Sisters, Hannie (Johanna) and Darrow, used to make him wear diapers and put his hair in pigtails until he was 5 years old. He says he didn’t mind because he just liked that they were paying attention to him (x)
15. That’s why he sees his identity in comedy as being 'America’s kid brother’. When he was young, he would annoy his sisters until they laughed and he claims to have been replicating that approach to entertainment ever since
16. Although a bunch of his characters have 'Daddy Issues’, Andy definitely doesn’t. He’s super close with his Papa (Joe) and has said “he’s a good man” and “the best Dad in the world” (x)
17. Joe was Andy’s youth soccer coach and in one scene in 'Hot Rod’, Joe’s favorite photograph can be seen in the background. It shows a very young Andy posing with a soccer ball, after “scoring the winning goal against Mersey” (x)
18. He’s been a loyal Golden State Warriors fan since he was a little kid, living in Oakland (then Berkeley) and, in 2010, he correctly predicted that they would “win a Championship in my lifetime” (x)
19. The proceeds from his Umami Burger ('The Samburger’) went to a deafness early detection program in Berkeley. This cause is close to his heart because Margie uses hearing aids and used to work in the special needs program, teaching deaf kids (x)
20. He, Kiv, and Jorm have made multiple donations to their old school district, including $250 000 to its theater program (x)
21. On the subject of The Lonely Island; Andy always goes out of his way to make sure that everyone knows how much he owes to his buddies. For instance, he told Marc Maron, during his WTF appearance, that “I get a lot of credit for what Kiv and Jorm have done” (x)
22. He makes this face when he knows he’s said something naughty…
(Gif credit: @andrewsambags)
23. During his 'Wild Horses’ appearance, he said that he can’t watch scary movies because they freak him out too much. He told 'Complex’ that he’s still scared of 'The Shining’ (x)…
24. … Similarly, when he was at UC Santa Cruz he worked at the Del Mar movie theater and he had a hard time coping with screenings of 'Species 2’ (x)
25. He fell in love with Joanna, the moment he met her, when she greeted him by addressing him as 'Steve the C**t’ (x)
26. He listened to 'Ys’, everyday for a year, before he and Joanna started dating (x)
27. He bought the original portrait that was used as the basis of the cover art for 'Ys’ and gave it to Joanna as a Christmas present, so that she could hang it in her music room (x)
28. He loves birds and goes hiking and birding with Joanna (x)
29. Every new comment he makes about Joanna becomes an instant contender for 'most beautiful thing a person has ever said about their spouse’ (x)
30. For example, he readily admits that Jake’s iconic heart eyes are the result of him thinking about his amazing wife (x)
31. There are many stories about how incredibly romantic Andy and Joanna’s wedding was and Jorm has said that it featured “the most magical vows I’ve ever heard” (x)
32. The Newsombergs now live in Charlie Chaplin’s old house (x)
33. On the Emmys Red Carpet (2015), the year he hosted, they took a momentary break from posing for the world’s press to whisper 'I love you’ to each other (x)
34. At last year’s Vanity Fair party, Andy carried Joanna’s purse for her so she could grab a snack (x)
35. He was a semi-permanent fixture in the audience for her recent run of shows for the 'Strings/Keys Incident’ tour, even officially confirming his status as the 'President of her Fan Club’ (x)
36. He used his Golden Globes monologue to call out the government for framing and murdering the Black Panthers (x)
37. On the Carpet for the Guy’s Choice Awards, he called the event “a ridiculous farce”, adding that “men already have it so easy - it’s insane that there’s a show that celebrates them”. That makes sense when you consider that he, Kiv and Jorm have made an entire career out of parodying toxic masculinity (x)
38. He once said that only “idiot-ass men” think that women aren’t funny (x)
39. He’s been wearing glasses since 7th Grade and he has the most heartbreakingly cute habit of nudging them up his nose, (especially when he wears his Sol Moscot frames) (x)…
40. … and of rubbing his eyes under them (x)
41. He barely ever wears glasses for roles but he also avoids contacts (because he doesn’t like touching his eyeballs) which means he’s almost always 'acting blind’ (x)
42. He has worn his glasses in character a few times - as 'himself’ ('Lady Dynamite’), as 'Paul’ ('I Think You Should Leave’) and during a very small number of SNL sketches (e.g. during his one appearance in a 'Gilly’ with Kristen Wiig) (x)
43. He can’t tolerate glare and when that makes him squint it’s a sight that’s too cute for words (x)
44. He owns about six outfits and has been rotating them for well over a decade (x)
45. He barely ever breaks during shooting/while performing, so when he does it’s aggressively adorable. (x), (x)
46. He’s a grown ass man who persuades people to come with him to the bathroom because if he goes by himself he’ll get lonely (x)
47. He didn’t announce he was leaving SNL, until after his last appearance, selflessly choosing not to detract from Kirsten Wiig’s huge and emotional send-off (x)
48. He undertook a quest to smell like Lorne Michaels (x)
49. He’s ageing like a fine wine (x)
50. To protect their daughter’s privacy, Andy and Joanna never announced that they were expecting. They’ve never released their little girl’s name or date of birth and most news outlets still report that they became parents in August 2017 (even though that’s inaccurate) (x)
51. Although he’s careful not to talk about his daughter often, sometimes he can’t keep from gushing about her. For example, when asked about his first year of fatherhood he said: “It’s been the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Just like a beautiful, incredible dream. It has surpassed every expectation I ever had. It’s definitely been very blissful” (x)
52. After their daughter was born, Andy and Joanna spent the first 40 days at home with her (in a practice known as 'confinement’). He’s described it as being “a really special time”. (x)
53. Andy is famously mild-mannered but, when asked about what triggers his 'Dad claws’, he admitted that if anyone attempted to touch his daughter, without permission, he’d “probably sock them hard in the face"…
54. …Characteristically, he went on to add that he hopes that never happens, since he hasn’t been in a fight since 6th Grade (x)
55. Cyndi Lauper was his first celebrity crush and he plays her record ('She’s so unusual’) for his daughter all the time. (x)
56. His is the very definition of a precious laugh (x)…
57. It’s made even more wonderful by the way it makes his voice go high-pitched (x)
58. … and the way it causes his eyebrow to rise involuntarily
59. It’s impossible not to smile at his impression of his Mom (x)
60. And laugh at his impression of John Mulaney (x)
61. He was so convinced he wouldn’t win the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical, that he didn’t prepare a speech. Instead, as he explained to David Letterman, he “just went… and started drinking”. The resulting list of improvised 'thank yous’ was perfect in every way (x)
62. As producers, Andy, Kiv and Jorm have given life to some amazing projects ('Alone Together’, 'Brigsby Bear’, 'I Think You Should Leave’)…
63. … and gone out of their way to support women in comedy ('Party Over Here’, 'PEN15’) (x)
64. As well as being a comedy legend, he’s a super-talented dramatic actor, who gave the performance of a lifetime in 'Celeste and Jesse Forever’ but, after the movie wrapped, and it was time to do press for it, he was straight back to goofing around (x)
65. His lip bite should be illegal (x)
66. Even though he wears the same vanishingly small number of outfits, over and over, he has a vast collection of the most excellent socks (x)
67. He always gives 'editing notes’ during his own interviews (x)
68. He has a super sweet and sincere way of thanking interviewers when they compliment him (x)
69. He adjusts his hoodie constantly (x)
70. The two most perfect Jake laughs in b99 are actually real Andy laughs 'https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W38A_xuXaeg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sVm9nYrTWRQ
71. Virtually everyone who has ever worked with Andy has talked about what a wonderful person he is. This explains why so many of them have been involved with more than one of his projects (x)
72. It’s not only his colleagues who talk about what a delight he is (x), (x)
73. This lovestruck fool wore his own wife’s merch when he went out to dinner (x)
74. No one else uses the word 'dinky’ quite like Andy (x). The same goes for 'snacky’ (see point 70)
75. He does this with his tongue (x)
76. He still likes to play soccer but his eyesight is so bad that he has to keep his glasses on for it
77. When he lets his gorgeous floofy hair grow a little it sits perfectly over the arms of his glasses (x)
78. He gifted the world with Jakey’s little curl (x)
79. At the James Franco Roast, he couldn’t bring himself to be mean to anyone except himself (and Jeff Ross, a little!) (x)
80. In fact, he’s always been willing to laugh at himself (x) and he still is (x)
81. He changes b99 scripts to make them more feminist (x)
82. Despite their humble insistence that they just benefited from 'good timing’, the reality is that Andy, Kiv and Jorm (along with Chris Parnell) revolutionized digital media, when 'Lazy Sunday’ popularized YouTube, increasing its traffic by 85% overnight (x)
83. He once attended the Vanity Fair party because his Mom told him to (x)
84. He has an amazing way of subtly but firmly shutting down inappropriate questions, like when this interviewer suggested that Holt being gay was something that could have been played for laughs (x)
85. He auditioned for SNL at the same time as Bill Hader. Hader thought he’d blown it because Andy had a bunch of props and Bill had none. In the meantime, Andy thought he’d blown it when he saw Hader and realized 'this guy doesn’t need any props’ (x)
86. His bromance with Seth Meyers is one for the ages (x)
87. Every single second of this video is proof of why Andy, Kiv and Jorm deserve the world (x)
88. He once dragged Mulaney up on stage for SNL Goodnights, even though writers weren’t allowed to join in (x)
89. He has a hilarious phobia of pooping anywhere except his own bathroom (x)
90. His beautiful, beautiful, face: His smile (radiant), his eyes (caramel - hella disarming), his ears (adorably asymmetrical), his nose (perfect), His chin (the dimple… *swoon*), his jaw (could cut glass), The 'Sambeard’ (another amazing layer of pretty) (x)
91. His body: His butt (x), his thighs, (x) his soft lil tummy (The ‘Sambelly’) (x), his hands. (x), his arms (x), his hips…
(Gif credit: @amystiago /@badpostandy on Twitter)
92. All signs point to the fact that, like Jake, Andy uses his glasses case as a wallet (x)
93. Jake’s “cool-cool-cool-cool-cool-cool” is an irl Andy-ism that the writers worked into b99 scripts. What’s even better is that Joanna does it, too (x)
94. He has a really good arm and is low key competitive, which is super hot https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e32K_nBDy3Q
95. He’s one half of the cutest Red Carpet pose of all time (x)
96. He barely ever seems to get mad but if angry Jake is anything to go by, maybe he should… (x)
97. He’s a huge nerd, who geeks out over GOT, LOTR, 'Star Wars’, 'Alien(s)’ and anything relating to time travel (x), (x)
98. He has a gorgeous speaking voice, especially when he’s tired or a little sick. (Bonus points for any time he uses the word ‘correct’. See point 30) (x)
99. He’s still so committed to his b99 fans and fam, even after all this time and is as excited as the rest of us that…
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