Andrew Wantuck is an American showrunner, producer and founder of Better Content Co. He is best known for his work with NBC Sports, Golf Channel and Comedy Central. He has been a producer on Tosh.0 (2010–2017), The Jim Jefferies Show (2017–2020), The Conor Moore ShowNBC Sports/GolfPass hires Gopher Productions to produce The Conor Moore Show. https://www.golfpass.com/watch/the-conor-moore-show (2020–2023), Drive with the Green starring Niall Horan (2025),NBC Sports/GolfPass hires Gopher Productions to produce Golf Road Trippin' with James Davis. https://www.golfpass.com/watch/golf-road-trippin Golf Road Trippin' with James Davis Better Off with Hally LeadbetterNBC Sports/GolfPass hires Gopher Productions to produce Better Off with Hally Leadbetter. https://www.golfpass.com/watch/better-off-with-hally-leadbetter (2023–2024), and unCOMMON: Building a Boston Sports Team with Rory McIlroy and Keegan Bradley for which he won a New England Emmy award for Outstanding Sports Program.
Early life and education
Andrew Wantuck was born in Newark, New York, and grew up in Farmington Hills, Michigan, after his family relocated there during elementary school. Wantuck attended North Farmington High School and later pursued his higher education at Arizona State University (ASU). He graduated from the W. P. Carey School of Business. During his time at ASU, Wantuck attempted to walk-on to the Arizona State Sun Devils men's golf team, was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, and was actively involved in improv and sketch comedy. He was a member and director of Barren Mind Improv and The Farce Side Comedy Hour. Wantuck and his fellow performers, including Jessica Makinson, Nic Wegener and Ithamar Enriquez, received support from ASU to participate in the 1999 Chicago Improv Festival hosted by Charna Halpern, where they studied under Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh of the Upright Citizen's Brigade. Notable alumni of ASU's The Farce Side Comedy Hour include David Spade, Jonathan Kimmel and Jimmy Kimmel.
Career Andrew Wantuck's career in the entertainment industry began as the director of marketing at The Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California. He also contributed to the Easy Reader newspaper, where he published a weekly column called "Comedy Corner," featuring interviews with prominent comedians such as George Carlin, Mort Sahl,Mort Sahl interview Comedy Corner 3/11/09. https://web.archive.org/web/20190623124740/https://comedyandmagicclub.com/page.cfm?id=1661 Gabriel Iglesias,Gabriel Iglesias interview Comedy Corner 4/21/09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200930150409/https://comedyandmagicclub.com/page.cfm?id=1651 Kathleen Madigan,Kathleen Madigan interview Comedy Corner 4/08/10. https://web.archive.org/web/20190622224903/https://comedyandmagicclub.com/page.cfm?id=1636 Ray Romano,Ray Romano interview Comedy Corner 2/21/09. https://web.archive.org/web/20190624043030/https://comedyandmagicclub.com/page.cfm?id=1640 Ian Bagg,Ian Bagg interview Comedy Corner 7/06/10. https://web.archive.org/web/20190624132309/https://comedyandmagicclub.com/page.cfm?id=1658 Sebastian Maniscalco,Sebastian Maniscalco interview Comedy Corner 8/20/10. https://web.archive.org/web/20190624080752/https://comedyandmagicclub.com/page.cfm?id=1622 Joe Rogan, Jo Koy,Jo Koy interview Comedy Corner 11/10/09. https://web.archive.org/web/20190623222926/https://comedyandmagicclub.com/page.cfm?id=1642 and Tom Segura.Tom Segura interview Comedy Corner 7/21/09. https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033143/http://comedyandmagicclub.com/page.cfm?id=1655
In 2010, Wantuck started working as a producer for Viacom on the Comedy Central show Tosh.0, where he spent seven years. Following that, he served as a co-executive producer for three seasons on The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Central. In 2020, Wantuck became a showrunner for NBC Sports, Golf Channel and GolfPass. Through his production company, Gopher Productions and VP of Content, Fran Solomita, they created and produced shows with GolfPass. These include The Conor Moore Show, Road Trippin' with James Davis, and On Tour On Course featuring Jim Jefferies, Brian Regan and Ron White. In 2023, Wantuck created and produced Better Off with Hally Leadbetter, for NBC's GolfPass. The show gained immediate attention with its sketch The All Female Country Club, which went viral on multiple social platforms.Hilarious Video Parodying Golf From a Woman's Perspective Is Going Viral GABRIELLE HERZIGMAY 13, 2023 3:32 pm EDT. https://www.si.com/golf/news/hilarious-video-parodying-golf-from-womans-perspective-going-viral-hally-leadbetter
Super Bowl Commercial Scott Zabielski, along with Andrew Wantuck, produced "Middle Seat" for the 2015 Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest. The spot starring David Hoffman and Michelle LaRue was produced for ~$2,000Doritos winner gets $1 million from $2,000 budget by Aaron Smith February 2, 2015: 1:30 pm ET. and wound up winning the one million grand prize. "Middle Seat" is considered one of the top 20 best Super Bowl commercials of all time by The Sporting NewsThe Sporting News ranks the best Super Bowl Commercials of all-time Joe Rivera 02-04-2020. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/best-super-bowl-commercials-all-time/1ttnmkx36u7n819sokhs8l0d1y and the number one 30-second spot in 2015 by USA Today's Ad Meter.USA Today's 2015 Ad Meter Results. https://admeter.usatoday.com/results/2015
Personal life As of 2024, Andrew Wantuck is married, has three children, a rescue dog and currently resides in Carlsbad, California. Wantuck supports Big Brothers Big Sisters of Big Sky, Montana by booking the comedy show at their annual charity event.Andrew Wantuck hosts a comedic line-up that includes James Davis, Chris Fairbanks and Forrest Shaw. https://www.scribd.com/document/513614086/BBBS-of-Big-Sky-Country-Hosts-Comedy-Cocktails# He also supports the Mary Angela DiGiovanni Disaster Preparedness Fund through The University of Michigan.
Television credits Year Show Network Title 2010–2017 Tosh.0 Comedy Central Producer 2017–2020 The Jim Jefferies Show Comedy Central Co-Executive Producer 2020–2023 The Conor Moore Show Golf Channel / GolfPass Executive Producer / Showrunner 2021 Golf Road Trippin with James Davis Peacock / GolfPass Executive Producer / Showrunner 2022–2023 On Tour On Course GolfPass Executive Producer / Showrunner 2023–2024 Better Off with Hally Leadbetter Peacock / GolfPass Executive Producer / Showrunner 2024-2025 unCOMMON: Building a Boston Sports Team Peacock / GolfPass Executive Producer / Producer 2025 Drive with the Green starring Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley and Niall Horan GolfPass Executive Producer / Director
References
External links Andrew Wantuck on IMDb Gopher Website