Andy Cowan

with Andy Cowan, featuring Jason Alexander and Sheila Raye Charles,[3] and was guest commentator on KTTV's Good Day L.A.

He gained greater exposure with The Merv Griffin Show during the 1980s, where he wrote, assisted in producing segments, and was a recurring performer.

He has written 300 panels for the award-winning worldwide syndicated newspaper comic strip Bizarro in collaboration with Dan Piraro, one of which was featured on NBC's Meet the Press, over 40 panels for the syndicated newspaper comic strip Rhymes with Orange in collaboration with Hilary B.

Cowan's songwriting work includes ... Hitchin' on the Highway of Life (music, lyrics, vocals by Andy Cowan, guitar arrangement by Marty Rifkin, award-winning session musician for Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and Jewel) recipient of five international songwriting nods and featured in Knocked Down and the opening theme of The Neurotic Vaccine ... And 20th Century Man (music, lyrics, vocals) the theme to Another Talk Show!

[10][11][better source needed] Cowan's television writing work includes "The Opposite", one of the top ten Seinfeld episodes.

His memoir, Banging My Head Against the Wall: A Comedy Writer's Guide to Seeing Stars, with a foreword by Jay Leno, was released on June 28, 2018.