It was just a bump on the head. The stand-up comedian/self-described “starving artist” remains thrilled about his recurring role as the basketball coach on “Andi.” And he suddenly found himself as sort of an unofficial consultant for this week’s episode, which strikes close to home for him.
In the episode (Friday, 5:30, 7:45 and 10 p.m., Disney), Andi’s friend Buffy (Sofia Wylie) is on the basketball court. She’s surprised when her mother, who’s in the Army, unexpectedly returns from an overseas deployment. It’s a scene that Whittaker himself has lived many times.
“I’ve returned from long deployments and short deployments,” said Whittaker, who is the single father of a 10-year-old boy.