Andy Poland a lead writer, editor, host, co-director, webmaster and 1/2 of the Music Department at Jellyvision. He is currently is the VP of Audio and Editorial at Jackbox Games, as well as voiced hosts such as Old Man, Bob & Guy Towers.
Starting out in 1995 as a writer on the early You Don't Know Jack series, he ventured into editing, directing, hosting and finally music composition and sound design. Has a background in music, graphic design, film and television post-production. A graduate of Grinnell College with a BA in Psychology, As of 2000, Andy is active in the Chicago music scene, playing drums for groups "Diplomat 6" and "Something for Joey," as well as being a part of a 80's & 90's cover band along with Brian Chard & Phil Ridarelli known as "CoverGirls"[↑], the band is suspected to have disbanded in 2004 (is currently lost media). Andy is also the host of You Don't Know Jack: Sports , one of the hosts for You Don't Know Jack: The Ride, and Headrush, as well as a Co-host (Old Man) in Civic Doodle and Bomb Corp.
Discography[]
| Party Pack | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Jackbox Party Pack | You Don't Know Jack 2015, Drawful, Word Spud, Lie Swatter and Fibbage XL | September 27, 2017 |
| The Jackbox Party Pack 2 | Earwax (also a director), Fibbage 2, Quiplash XL, Bidiots (Predatory Loans bumpers and theme only) and Bomb Corp | November 10, 2016 |
| The Jackbox Party Pack 3 | Fakin' It, Quiplash 2 and Trivia Murder Party | October 18, 2016 |
| The Jackbox Party Pack 4 | Fibbage 3, Monster Seeking Monster and Civic Doodle | September 27, 2017 |
| The Jackbox Party Pack 5 | You Don't Know Jack: Full Stream, Mad Verse City and Patently Stupid | October 16, 2018 |
| The Jackbox Party Pack 6 | Trivia Murder Party 2, Joke Boat and Push the Button | October 14, 2019 |
| The Jackbox Party Pack 7 | Quiplash 3 and Champ'd Up | September 25, 2020 |
| The Jackbox Party Pack 8 | Drawful: Animate and The Wheel of Enormous Proportions | September 30, 2021 |
| The Jackbox Party Pack 9 | Fibbage 4 and Nonsensory | October 24, 2022 |
| The Jackbox Party Pack 10 | Hypnotorious | October 19, 2023 |
Trivia[]
- Favorite Games: Sea Wolf (1976), Battlezone (1980), Flarp! Noise Putty (2021)
- He thinks the number "9" is mean.
- He, Phil Ridarelli & Harry Gottlieb all have interviews archived on the wayback machine, you can read Andy's interview here.
- He created the original logo for Jellyvision, and a modernized, mostly unchanged version of it is still used by the company to this day.[↑]