Andrew Heaton is a comedian, author, and political satirist. He’s the host of Adults are Talking with Andrew Heaton from Free the People. Heaton also hosts The Political Orphanage comedy and news podcast, and scifi deep dive podcast Alienating the Audience. He’s a frequent Reason TV contributor and hosted the popular webseries Mostly Weekly. He’s performed standup comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as a finalist in the China International Standup Competition, and throughout the United States and Europe. A former congressional staffer, he’s the best-selling author of Laughter is Better Than Communism, as well as two funny novels. He once opened for William Shatner, who said he’s “very funny.”