Andrew Lawrence (stand-up comedian)
Encyclopedia
Andrew Lawrence is a British
stand-up comedian.
Lawrence attended Tiffin School, Kingston upon Thames
and the University of St Andrews
.
Lawrence presented his first hour-long comedy show at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
entitled How to Butcher your Loved Ones. It was nominated for the if.comeddie award (as it was known for that year only) for Best Newcomer. His 2007 Fringe show, "Social Leprosy For Beginners & Improvers", was nominated for the main if.comedy award. He returned to the Fringe in 2008 with a new show, Don't Just Do Something, Sit There. His act often includes songs performed on an acoustic guitar.
He had a role as a Christian builder (Marco) in the BBC
sitcom Ideal
.
United Kingdom
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stand-up comedian.
Lawrence attended Tiffin School, Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London. It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a suburb situated south west of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the...
and the University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
.
Lawrence presented his first hour-long comedy show at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
-Events:2006 was the first Fringe following the introduction of the new legislation banning smoking indoors. During a photocall at the Assembly Rooms for a play in which he was playing Winston Churchill, the actor Mel Smith lit a cigar, flouting the ban...
entitled How to Butcher your Loved Ones. It was nominated for the if.comeddie award (as it was known for that year only) for Best Newcomer. His 2007 Fringe show, "Social Leprosy For Beginners & Improvers", was nominated for the main if.comedy award. He returned to the Fringe in 2008 with a new show, Don't Just Do Something, Sit There. His act often includes songs performed on an acoustic guitar.
He had a role as a Christian builder (Marco) in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
sitcom Ideal
Ideal (TV series)
Ideal is a British comedy-drama, or dark comedy originally broadcast on digital channel BBC Three, created by Graham Duff and produced by BBC Comedy North and Baby Cow Productions. It stars Johnny Vegas as small-time cannabis dealer Moz....
.
TV
- ’Swizzcall’ Channel 4 (comedy lab) (2007)
- 'IdealIdeal (TV series)Ideal is a British comedy-drama, or dark comedy originally broadcast on digital channel BBC Three, created by Graham Duff and produced by BBC Comedy North and Baby Cow Productions. It stars Johnny Vegas as small-time cannabis dealer Moz....
’ Marco (Christian builder) BBC ThreeBBC ThreeBBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
(2007-Present) - ’Comedy Shuffle’ BBC ThreeBBC ThreeBBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
(2007) - ’Comedy Cuts’ ITV2 (2007)
- ’Comedy Store’ Paramount (2007)
- ’Edinburgh and Beyond’ Paramount (2007)
- ’World Stands Up’ Paramount (Series II and III) (2006/7)
- ’28 Acts in 28 Minutes’ BBC ThreeBBC ThreeBBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
(2006) - ’Splitting Cells’ BBC ThreeBBC ThreeBBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
(2007) - ’Dave's One Night StandDave's One Night Stand-External links:* at Dave's official website...
’ Dave (2010) - ’Stand Up For The Week’ Channel 4 (2011)
- 'Ask Rhod Gilbert' BBC One (2011)
Radio
- 'What To Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else Series 2' Radio 4 (2011)
- BBC Act Your Age Series 3 (2011)
- 'The News Quiz' Radio 4 (2011)
- 'What To Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else' Radio 4 (2010)
- ’Shipwrecked’ presenter of a 20 week podcast for Channel 4 radio (2006/7)
- 'Oneclick comedy: Andrew Lawrence special' Radio 1 (2005)
- BBC New Act of the Year Competition 2004
Awards
- Nominee: if.comedy award 2007
- Nominee: if.comedy award(Best Newcomer) 2006
- Nominee: Sony Radio Awards 2006
- Winner: BBC New Act of the Year Competition 2004
- Winner: York Comedy Festival New Act of the Year Competition 2004
- Winner: Amused Moose Starsearch 2004
- Finalist: So You Think You’re Funny? (no) 2003