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He has also directed and appeared in several films and television programs.^[5] McCreadie wrote and directed a short film The Valet, that won him The Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival.^[6] He co-wrote an episode of Casper Scare School (credited as Andrew McCreadie) with co-writer Ian Boothby.^[7]

He is a member of Urban Improv improvisation troupe and Canadian Content sketch troupe, whose members have/do include The Simpsons comic book writer Ian Boothby, Comedy Inc. star Roman Danylo and Air Farce actress Penelope Corrin.^[8] McCreadie is an alumnus of The Vancouver Theatresports League.^[9] He has performed with improv and sketch comedy company The Second City onboard NCL Cruiseline cruise-ships.^[10] As a member of the sketch group "Canadian Content", McCreadie can be heard on the group's three albums "Official Bootleg", "Sorry" and "Canuxploitation".^[11]

He is the author of several books including an instructional book titled "You Will Never Be Funny: An Introduction to Improvised Comedy", a satirical self-help book "GO GET HELP!", and a comedic novel "A Test Case of Life".^[12]

McCreadie also plays electric guitar, and has performed as a studio musician on hiphop artist UNDA's album "Tomorrow Never Comes",^[13] and on The Sailing Conductor's Album AAA (Thousand Miles Away).^[14] He is one half of the 'wank jazz' duo Knoodle (with John Murphy) who have released an album, the digital download of which is $7,000 (although all tracks are free individually).^[15] He has also released several albums of original music including "What You Get", "Living Like a Hobo, But With Money", and "The Out Zone".^[16]

In 2011 he moved to Thailand, and started a Bangkok-based improv comedy company Bangkok Improv^[17] In September 2014 he opened Bangkok Thailand's only English language comedy venue, The Comedy Club Bangkok ^[18] with actor Chris Wegoda, as Creative Co-Directors.

Before moving to Vancouver, McCreadie ran for provincial government in Ontario in the 1987 general election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the electoral district of Downsview. He also ran a controversial campaign to head the student union in his second year of studies at Toronto's York University and won a term as President of the York Student Federation (YSF) in 1987-88. McCreadie served as President of his highschool, Cawthra Park Secondary School, in 1985-86.

References

1. ^TheComedyNetwork.ca - Online Time Well Wasted - Canadian Comedy Awards - CCA - The Archives - 2007 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706205445/http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/shows/htmlpage.aspx?pid=4720&sid=3603 |date=2011-07-06 }}
2. ^Ruby Slippers Theatre - Our History {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618194742/http://www.rubyslippers.ca/history.htm |date=June 18, 2008 }}
3. ^2002-2003 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927090355/http://www.jessies.ca/2002.htm |date=September 27, 2007 }}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rubyslippers.ca/season.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-06-13 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209035053/http://www.rubyslippers.ca/season.htm |archivedate=2012-02-09 |df= }}
5. ^Drew McCreadie
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8. ^Welcome to canadiancontentsketch.ca
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