Biography.
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.
Since then, she has gone from strength to strength performing at top comedy venues including The Comedy Store, The Comedy Café, The Pleasance Dome, Jongleurs and The Hackney Empire.
Credits.
Nivea Funny Woman Award – Winner, 2007.
She appeared on TV Comedy Shows such as Russell Brand and Friends, Live at the Apollo, Mock The Week, Room 101, Nevermind The Buzzcocks, The Late Late Show, Comedy Lab plus her own E4 Show The Andi O Show, and co-hosted Tonightly with Jason Manford on C4 adding presenting to her talents.
Plus appearances in Footballers Wives’, Casualty, Eastenders, Doctors, Sea of Souls, Waking the Dead, and various radio plays for BBC World Service, Andi’s stage work includes Medea, Who Killed Mr Drum? And Yellowman.
Reviews.
“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 ” – Chortle.
“A natural talent” – Rory Bremner.
“Sharp, freewheeling” – The Guardian.