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Andi Osho

“…Fucking Super!….”  BOB MILLS, AUG 2008
“… a natural talent….” RORY BREMNER, NOV 2007  

In a short space of time actress, writer and stand up comedian Andi Osho has made a big impression on the comedy circuit, reaching the final of five major new talent competitions and winning the Nivea Funny Women Award in 2007.

Since then, she has gone from strength to strength performing at top comedy venues including The Comedy Store, Jongleurs and The Hackney Empire.

Her humour zips from intelligent and sharp to downright silly in the blink of an eye as she delights audiences with recollections of her Nigerian background and life growing up in the East end.

In Aug 08 she co-hosted Channel 4’s late night comedy show, Tonightly, adding presenting to her talents.

TV Work
2008 - The Andi O Show  (E4)
2008 - Tonightly (Ch4)
2008 - Russell Brand And Friends (Ch4)
2008 - Sex and The City Preview show (Paramount Comedy)
2007 - Most Annoying People of 2007 (BBC3)
2007 - Most Annoying Couples of 2007 (BBC3)
2007 - Ain’t It Funny Being Coloured/ Comedy Lab (Ch4)
2006 - The Last Word (More4)
2005 - FAQ U/ Pilot (Ch4)

Other work includes:  Footballers Wives’, Casualty, Eastenders, Doctors, Sea of Souls, Waking the Dead, various radio plays for BBC World Service, stage work includes Medea, Who Killed Mr Drum? And Yellowman.

Writing
2008 - The Andi O Show
2008 - Up The Café De Paris (Stage Play)
2007 - CSI: Nigeria (In development for BBC3)
Various stage plays and TV projects in development

Other skills
Poet
Post Production Supervisor
Drama School Teacher

Live comedy
Jongleurs, The Comedy Store, The Reading Festival, The Pleasance Dome, The Chuckle Club, The Leicester Festival (Summer Sundae), The Comedy Café, The Shoreditch Comedy Festival,  Comedy Café, Comedy Camp, Hackney Empire, Bonfire of the Liberties (along side Rory Bremner, Marcus Brigstoke and Nina Conti).

QUOTES
“The performance is a perfect balance between restraint and confidence, as you might expect from an actress of her experience, and she’s another expert at working the room. There’s more than a touch of Gina Yashere – another comic of Nigerian descent – to her delivery, though the material is more subtle.
She won the Funny Women new act competition in 2007, and when her name was announced a the Comedy Store, the cheer that went up was deafening, proving just how much she can charm her way into the audience’s affections” CHORTLE, 2007

“…Fucking Super!….”  BOB MILLS, AUG 2008

“… a natural talent….” RORY BREMNER, NOV 2007  

“….Her timing is spot-on. Her material was excellent….”, FUNNY WOMEN PRODUCER, JULY 2007

“…hilarious…” The Sun, JULY 2007

“…sharp, freewheeling…” MARY FITZGERALD, THE GUARDIAN, JULY 2007

“…..fantastic….”, PARAMOUNT COMEDY, JULY 2007

“….perfect delivery….”, JULIE BINDEL, THE GUARDIAN, JULY 2007

“….Blaizing a trail….” THE TELEGRAPH, AUGUST 2007

“…a gifted comedian…”, AFRICARESOURCE, JULY 2007

AWARDS
NIVEA FUNNY WOMEN - WINNER
LEICESTER MERCURY COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR - 2ND PLACE  
HACKNEY EMPIRE NEW ACT OF THE YEAR - 3RD PLACE
AMUSED MOOSE LAUGH OFF -  FINALIST
COMEDY CAFE, THE BEDFORD - NEW ACTS WINNER
LAUGHING HORSE  - FINALIST  
AMUSED MOOSE - HOT STARLET