Andrew Maxwell

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Andrew Maxwell (born 1974) is an Irish stand-up comedian. Raised in Kilbarrack, Dublin, and now resident in London, he is a father of two.^[1] He regularly appears on The Panel.

Early life

Maxwell is from a Protestant background.^[2] His mother is from County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. In 1992, at age 18, Maxwell tried stand-up comedy for the first time at a local club run by Ardal O'Hanlon. The club was The Comedy Cellar at The International Bar in central Dublin. Two years later he began to play on the international stand up circuit, mainly over in Britain. Warm-up slots on British television shows Jonathan Ross, Johnny Vaughan, and They Think It's All Over soon followed. From 1995, he made regular appearances on BBC Two's Sunday Show, which was transmitted live from Manchester.

Career

Recent credits for Maxwell include RI:SE as the United States correspondent interviewing the likes of Sandra Bullock, Val Kilmer and Jodie Foster; and a regular guest slot on the current affairs show The Panel, now showing in Ireland on RTÉ One.

He appeared on the Secret Policeman's Ball in 2006 (shown on Channel 4 in the UK). He has also appeared on the TV shows Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Mock The Week. He was voted the "King of Comedy" on the Channel 4 reality TV show of the same name. A Funny Cuts special for E4, called Andrew Maxwell - My Name Up In Lights and catching Maxwell in performance, aired on 28 July 2006.

In 2007 he was nominated for the if.comedy award for the best show at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Maxwell also hosts his own weekly late-night comedy gig Fullmooners, which mainly takes place in London but also tours around comedy festivals such as Edinburgh. It has featured comics like Russell Brand, Simon Pegg, Tommy Tiernan and Ed Byrne. It also features break-dancers and singers.

He became a regular panelist on Irish current events/comedy show The Panel on Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). He recently appeared on Argumental and Celebrity Juice. He also had his own show, entitled Smoke and Mirrors.

He supports Scottish football team Hibernian, mainly due to the club's Irish heritage.

He has released two DVDs, Live in Dublin and Conflict Revolution. The latter follows his attempt to be the first comedian to perform to both sides in Belfast on the same night.

In 2008 he and fellow comedian Marcus Brigstocke founded the Altitude Festival, a comedy/music festival in Meribel, The French Alps.

In 2009 he appeared as a panelist on Have I Got News for You.

In 2010 he participated in Celebrity Bainisteoir.

In 2010 he appeared as a panelist on Mock The Week.

In 2010 he made a guest appearance on the Opie & Anthony radio program.

In April 2010, he appeared on ESPN's talk of the terrace.

In June 2011, he has a permanent slot on Sky1's Wall of Fame, hosted by David Walliams.

In November 2011 he appeared on BBC Radio 5 live show Fighting Talk and finished last after being deducted points for plugging his event to many times.

At the 2011 Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards Andrew was nominated for the Best Show Award.

Other

In September 2011, BBC3 documentary 9/11: The Conspiracy Road Trip aired. It featured Maxwell taking five British conspiracy theorists on a trip to the United States in a premeditated attempt to change their minds about what happened there on 11 September 2001.

References

External links

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• Official website
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• Andrew Maxwell on Chortle
• Andrew Maxwell on comedy cqdweb^{[dead link]}
• Biography at ITV.com^{[dead link]}
• fullmooners