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Andrew Maxwell

Double Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee Andrew Maxwell

Double Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee (2007 & 2011) Andrew is one of the most respected and applauded comics of his generation. Known for his cutting edge comedy and intrepid social commentary, his shrewd, balanced and funny political and social observations have won him a host of awards, nominations and fans in Ireland, the UK and beyond.

His extensive TV credits include Sky鈥檚 John Bishop鈥檚 Only Joking, the 91热爆鈥檚 Live at The Apollo, host of the 91热爆3 Edinburgh Comedy Marathon & series regular on Sky鈥檚 Wall of Fame. Andrew has appeared on recent series of 91热爆鈥檚 Have I Got News For You, ITV2鈥睸 Celebrity Juice, and 91热爆2鈥瞫 Mock The Week.

Throughout his career, Andrew has had many sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has also performed at The Amnesty / Channel Four Secret Policeman鈥檚 Ball, Glastonbury, Kilkenny鈥檚 Cat Laughs, The HBO US Comedy & Arts Festival in Las Vegas (alongside Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock), and several appearances at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival. Andrew has won and been nominated for several other major awards including the Time Out Live Award for Best Stand-up, the Loaded Magazine Award for Best Stand-up and the Chortle Award for Best Contribution To The Live Comedy Circuit.

He was also voted Best Irish Comedian by the public at the Entertainment.ie Awards.

As the the only non-Northern Irish regular on the show, Andrew provides a different kind of outlook on Northern Ireland which he knows really well.