Andrew O'Neill
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Andrew O'Neill is a stand-up comedian
, musician
and writer
. He lives in London
.
in 1979, O'Neill grew up in the suburban town of Wallington
. He did his first comedy performance at the age of ten (ripping off Harry Enfield
sketches in assembly at school). He started doing stand-up on 16 January 2002, at the Laughing Horse, Camden
. He since has gone on to perform in comedy clubs, theatres and music festivals throughout the UK, Australia, US and Europe.
from The Dresden Dolls
, warms up the audience for Never Mind the Buzzcocks
and has performed at comedy festivals in Adelaide
and Melbourne
. He has a column in Terrorizer Magazine
.
O'Neill performs with his steampunk
band, The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing in the UK and US.
O'Neill conducts comedy tours of Jack the Ripper
murder sites and is reportedly currently working on a non-fiction book about the occult and putting together a compilation of his travel writings.
In 2009 O'Neill was nominated for the Chortle Awards Breakthrough Act.
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. He lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Background
Born in PortsmouthPortsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
in 1979, O'Neill grew up in the suburban town of Wallington
Wallington, London
Wallington is a town in the London Borough of Sutton situated south south-west of Charing Cross. Prior to the merger of the Municipal Borough of Beddington and Wallington into the London Borough of Sutton, it was part of the county of Surrey.- History :...
. He did his first comedy performance at the age of ten (ripping off Harry Enfield
Harry Enfield
Henry Richard "Harry" Enfield is a BAFTA-winning English comedian, actor, writer and director.-Early life:...
sketches in assembly at school). He started doing stand-up on 16 January 2002, at the Laughing Horse, Camden
London Borough of Camden
In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough were already developed and had a total population of 96,795. This continued to rise swiftly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 270,197 in the middle of the century...
. He since has gone on to perform in comedy clubs, theatres and music festivals throughout the UK, Australia, US and Europe.
Career
Andrew is a regular on the comedy stage at Download, played to 5,500 people at Sonisphere, opened for Amanda PalmerAmanda Palmer
Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer , sometimes known as Amanda Fucking Palmer, is an American performer who first rose to prominence as the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist/composer of the duo The Dresden Dolls...
from The Dresden Dolls
The Dresden Dolls
The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2000, the group consists of Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione...
, warms up the audience for Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game television show with a pop music theme, currently without a permanent presenter. It stars Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding as team captains. The show is produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, and is usually aired on BBC Two...
and has performed at comedy festivals in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
and Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. He has a column in Terrorizer Magazine
Terrorizer Magazine
Terrorizer is an extreme music magazine published by Dark Arts Ltd. in the United Kingdom. It is released every four weeks with thirteen issues a year and features a 'Fear Candy' covermount CD, a twice yearly 'Fear Candy Unsigned' CD, and a double-sided poster.-1993:Terrorizer published its first...
.
O'Neill performs with his steampunk
Steampunk
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United...
band, The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing in the UK and US.
O'Neill conducts comedy tours of Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
"Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the...
murder sites and is reportedly currently working on a non-fiction book about the occult and putting together a compilation of his travel writings.
In 2009 O'Neill was nominated for the Chortle Awards Breakthrough Act.
Live credits
- Andrew O'Neill (2010)
- Occult Comedian (2009)(UK & Australian tour)
- Andrew O'Neill's Totally Spot-On History of British Industry (2008)
- Futuristicelectrodeathninja9000 (2007)
- Winston Churchill was Jack The Ripper, the full account (2006)
- The Last Show Around (2005)
- Andrew O'Neill and James SherwoodJames Sherwood (comedian)James Sherwood is a stand-up comedian, comedy writer, singer, pianist, and composer. He lives in Peckham, south London....
, Apparently (2004)
- UK Tour 5 September 2007 - 31 October 2007 as special guest of Norman LovettNorman LovettNorman Lovett is an English stand-up comedian and actor, best known for the role of Holly in Red Dwarf during the first, second, seventh and eighth series. His comedy has a quiet, dead-pan surrealism, and in 2000 he made a successful stand up tour, co-headlining with Chris Barrie, who played...
- UK Tour 12 January 2008 - 12 July 2008, with Terry Saunders
- UK Tour 25 September 2008 – June 2009, featuring special guest, former Creaming JesusCreaming Jesus-Origins:Creaming Jesus were a London based UK band influenced by gothic rock, punk and thrash metal.Formed in 1987, their original line up was Andy Lil Tally Roy Lindy and Paul , their original sound was a wall of percussive noise Slayer type thrash metal guitars and screamed vocals.Lil left...
and current Giant Paw vocalist, Andy Heintz. - UK Tour 12 September 2010 – present
Radio and television
- Good News WeekGood News WeekGood News Week is an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that initially aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and resumed on 11 February 2008 to 9 May 2011. The show aired first on ABC TV before it was bought by Network Ten in 1999...
, Ten (Australia) - Spicks and Specks, ABC1 (Australia)
- The Richard Bacon Show, BBC Radio 5 Live
- The Milk Run (with Josie LongJosie LongJosie Long is an English comedian.-Background:Long spent her early life in Orpington, South East London, where she attended Newstead Wood School for Girls in Swift House. She also attended GIFT Ltd. summer schools. She began performing stand-up comedy at 14, winning the BBC New Comedy Awards at...
, Alex Musson, Isy SuttieIsy SuttieIsobel "Isy" Suttie is an English stand up comedian, actress, writer, and musician. She is best known for playing the role of Dobby in the British sitcom Peep Show.-Career:...
and Danielle WardDanielle WardDanielle Ward is a British stand-up comedian and writer.-Career:In 2006 Ward won the Time Outs Critic's Choice award for Best Newcomer and wrote Take A Break Tales - exaggerated adaptations of women's magazine stories - in which she appeared with Neil Edmond, Emma Fryer and Isy Suttie at the...
), BBC Radio 1 - Tom and Andrew Discuss, Resonance FM
- SaxondaleSaxondaleSaxondale is a British television situation comedy programme, starring Steve Coogan and co-written by Steve Coogan and Neil Maclennan. The series is directed by Matt Lipsey and produced by Ted Dowd. Coogan and Henry Normal served as executive producers...
(with Steve CooganSteve CooganStephen John "Steve" Coogan is a British comedian, actor, writer and producer. Born in Manchester, he began his career as a standup comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image. In the early nineties, Coogan began creating...
), BBC 2