Awards:

• Nominee: if.comedy 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

The buzz about comedy’s best-kept-secret is fast making Andrew Lawrence a cult classic.  Andrew’s live performances are gaining international recognition as he has played at all the top comedy festivals.  In April 2009 he performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and in May returned to Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival.  In July this year he will perform at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival and in August he will head up to the Edinburgh Fringe for his fourth consecutive all-new solo show, Soul-Crushing Vicissitudes of Fortune! with two if.comedy nominations under his belt for his first two shows.  Andrew recently reprised his role as Marco on the new series of Ideal on BBC 3 and also starred in his own edition of World Stands Up.

Andrew entered the world of stand up after receiving rave recognition in all the key new act competitions before making a huge impact at the Edinburgh Fringe Festivals.  He is 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.

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.