Awards:

·         Nominee: if.comedy Main Award 2007

·         Nominee: if.comedy 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? 2003

Andrew’s live performances have gained international recognition as he has played at all the top comedy festivals enjoying mass critical acclaim.  In April 2009 he performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and in May returned to Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival.  In July he was invited to perform at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival and in August he returned to the Edinburgh Fringe for his fourth consecutive solo show, Soul-Crushing Vicissitudes of Fortune!, which gained rave reviews.  Andrew recently reprised his role as Marco on the new series of Ideal on BBC 3 and also performed stand up on C4’s Brighton Comedy Festival: Best of the Fest.  With two Edinburgh Comedy Award nominations under his belt, Andrew will return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2010 with his fifth all-new solo show.

Andrew’s stand up career kick-started when he received rave recognition in all the key new act competitions and is now a regular favourite on the comedy circuit, gigging at all the major clubs across the country and building a base of discerning fans addicted to the bleakly dark comic world he creates whilst his sell-out Edinburgh shows are consistently critically acclaimed.

Boasting a fiery crown of red hair and a deep, demonic voice, Lawrence’s fiendish persona is in complete allegiance with his material; it will shock you both in terms of content, and in terms of how much you will laugh. With his flawless timing and delivery he can induce tears of laughter from audience members almost against their will.