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Andy Corren

Biography

Andy Corren

Playwright, performer and first-generation Jewish redneck Andy Corren was born and raised on the wrong side of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and now lives in Harlem. Andy has performed live sketch and standup, told his stories, written and produced his plays and sent a lot of unanswered emails in a show business career that spanned multiple firings over three, checkered decades. Andy has a worthless BFA and wasn’t accepted into any MFA programs, but has an amazing dog named Hudson and a cabin in the Catskills, so on balance he feels God is on his side.

Andy Corren

Books by Andy Corren

Dirtbag Queen: A Memoir of My Mother
by Andy Corren - Humor, Memoir, Nonfiction

“Because she was my mother, the death of zaftig good-time gal Renay Corren is newsworthy to me, and I treat it with the same respect and reverence she had for, well, nothing. A more disrespectful, trash talking woman was not to be found.” So began Andy Corren's unforgettable obituary for his mother, Renay Mandel Corren, a tribute that went on to touch the hearts of millions around the globe. In this uproariously funny, deeply moving family portrait, readers meet the rest of his absurd clan: his brothers, affectionately nicknamed Asshole, Twin and Rabbi; his one-eyed pirate queen of a sister, Cathy Sue; and then there’s Bonus, who Andy isn’t aware of until later in life. A story of love and forgiveness, DIRTBAG QUEEN is an entertaining and poignant portrayal of the complex and heartfelt humanity that unites us all --- especially family.