Andy Bobrow is an American television writer and producer known for his work on ''

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''. He was previously a writer for ''

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'', head writer for '' The Last Man on Earth'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and created a

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''. He currently voices Owly on the ''Love Me Cat Show''.

Early life and career

Bobrow attended

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, and

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. He plays the tuba and majored in music. He was a copywriter at several advertising agencies in Detroit and Los Angeles, including

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and

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. Bobrow also performed in the Groundlings Theater Sunday Company. It was there that Bobrow made several significant connections, including

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, who introduced Bobrow to his agent at

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, and Jordan Black, who recommended Bobrow for his first TV writing job, on the short-lived sketch comedy show ''

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'' on the

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. Bobrow wrote the second episode of the Fox comedy, ''The Last Man on Earth'', which was first aired as the second half of the series premiere, March 1, 2015. Bobrow continued to serve on the team until the show was cancelled in 2018. He was also a writer, showrunner, and executive producer on Fox's ''

''. After ''Bless the Harts'' was cancelled in 2021, he joined the writing team at ''

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'', where he currently is on the writing team for seasons 2 and 3.

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