Andrea Martin

Comedian and “Second City” veteran Andrea Martin’s autobiography titled “Lady Parts” won rave reviews when it was published in 2014.  Born in Portland, Maine, she moved to Toronto at 23 where she made a name for herself as a leading comedian. Her parents were Armenian (her original name is Papazian). In the book Martin talks extensively about her Armenian descent and her trip to Armenia. She wrote that her grandfather took the name “Martin” from a name of a truck. Andrea Martin is a distant cousin of Cher.

Comedian and “Second City” veteran Andrea Martin’s autobiography titled “Lady Parts” won rave reviews when it was published in 2014.  Born in Portland, Maine, she moved to Toronto at 23 where she made a name for herself as a leading comedian. Her parents were Armenian (her original name is Papazian). In the book Martin talks extensively about her Armenian descent and her trip to Armenia. She wrote that her grandfather took the name “Martin” from a name of a truck. Andrea Martin is a distant cousin of Cher.