Andrew Maxwell
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Andrew Maxwell is an Irish
stand-up comedian. Raised in Kilbarrack
, Dublin, and now resident in London
, he is a father of two. He regularly appears on The Panel.
, part of the Province
of Ulster
in the northern part of 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
.
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.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
stand-up comedian. Raised in Kilbarrack
Kilbarrack
Kilbarrack is a residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland, running inwards from the coast, about from the city's centre. Modern-day Kilbarrack is within the jurisdiction of Dublin City Council, with part of its old lands now in Donaghmede, and part in Bayside under Fingal County Council...
, Dublin, and now resident in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, he is a father of two. He regularly appears on The Panel.
Early life
Maxwell is from a Protestant background. His mother is from County FermanaghCounty Fermanagh
Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....
, part of the Province
Provinces of Ireland
Ireland has historically been divided into four provinces: Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Connacht. The Irish word for this territorial division, cúige, literally meaning "fifth part", indicates that there were once five; the fifth province, Meath, was incorporated into Leinster, with parts going to...
of Ulster
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
in the northern part of Ireland. In 1992, at age 18, Maxwell tried stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
for the first time at a local club run by Ardal O'Hanlon
Ardal O'Hanlon
Ardal O'Hanlon is an Irish comedian and actor, best known for his roles in television sitcoms as Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted and George Sunday in My Hero.-Early life:...
. 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
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. Warm-up slots on British television shows Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross may refer to:* Jonathan Ross , English television and radio personality* Jonathan Ross , United States Senator, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court* Jonathon Ross , former Australian rules footballer...
, Johnny Vaughan
Johnny Vaughan
Jonathan Randall Vaughan is an English broadcaster and journalist. Vaughan has become well known as a television and radio personality and has also built a reputation as a film critic. He co-presented Capital Breakfast alongside Lisa Snowdon on 95.8 Capital FM between 2004 and 2011...
, and They Think It's All Over
They Think It's All Over (TV series)
They Think It's All Over was a British comedy panel game with a sporting theme produced by Talkback Thames and shown on BBC One. The show's name is taken from Kenneth Wolstenholme's famous 1966 World Cup commentary quotation, "they think it's all over...it is now!" and the show used the phrase as...
soon followed. From 1995, he made regular appearances on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
's Sunday Show, which was transmitted live from Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
.
Career
Recent credits for Maxwell include RI:SERI:SE
RI:SE was a breakfast television show made by Princess Productions in collaboration with BSkyB for Channel 4 in the UK. It was scheduled to replace The Big Breakfast after declining ratings. It launched on 29 April 2002...
as the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
correspondent interviewing the likes of Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock
Sandra Annette Bullock is an Academy Award winning American actress and producer who rose to fame in the 1990s after roles in successful films such as Demolition Man, Speed, The Net, A Time to Kill, and While You Were Sleeping. She continued with films such as Miss Congeniality, The Lake House,...
, Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer
Val Edward Kilmer is an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with Top Secret! , then the cult classic Real Genius , as well as blockbuster action films, including a supporting role in Top Gun and a...
, and Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster
Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress, film director, producer as well as a former child actress....
; and a regular guest slot on the current affairs show The Panel, now showing in Ireland on RTÉ One
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...
.
He appeared on the Secret Policeman's Ball in 2006 (shown on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
in the UK). He has also appeared on the TV shows Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game television show with a pop music theme, currently without a permanent presenter. It stars Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding as team captains. The show is produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, and is usually aired on BBC Two...
and Mock The Week
Mock the Week
Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain that launched in 2005. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy, with several rounds requiring players to deliver answers on unexpected subjects on the spur of the moment.It is made by independent...
. He was voted the "King of Comedy" on the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
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
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
but also tours around comedy festivals such as Edinburgh
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
. It has featured comics like Russell Brand
Russell Brand
Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter.Brand achieved mainstream fame in the UK in 2004 for his role as host of Big Brother spin-off, Big Brother's Big Mouth. His first major film role was in the 2007 film St Trinians...
, Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg is an English actor, comedian, writer, film producer, and director. He is best known for having co-written and stared in various Edgar Wright features, mainly Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and the comedy series Spaced.He also portrayed Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the 2009 Star Trek film...
, Tommy Tiernan
Tommy Tiernan
Tommy Tiernan is an Irish comedian, actor and writer. He and Hector Ó hEochagáin present The Tommy and Hector Show on i102-104FM. Tiernan also featured in Father Ted.-Early life:...
and Ed Byrne
Ed Byrne
Ed Byrne is a Perrier Award-nominated, Irish stand-up comedian, voice over artist and actor. He has presented television shows Uncut! Best Unseen Ads and Just for Laughs, and is a regular guest on various television panel games...
. It also features break-dancers and singers.
He became a regular panelist on Irish current events/comedy show The Panel on Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
(RTÉ). He recently appeared on Argumental
Argumental
Argumental is a British improvised comedy panel game in which two teams captained by Robert Webb and Seann Walsh debate and argue on various topics. Sean Lock hosts the game. It is made by independent production company Tiger Aspect Productions for Dave and made its debut on 27 October 2008...
and Celebrity Juice
Celebrity Juice
Celebrity Juice is a British television comedy panel game show on ITV2 that has been airing since 24 September, 2008. The show is presented by Keith Lemon, with regular captains Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton, alongside regular panellist Rufus Hound...
. He also had his own show, entitled Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors (TV series)
Smoke and Mirrors is an Irish comedy cabaret television show airing on RTÉ Two each Monday night at 22:00. Launched on 1 December 2008, it is presented by the stand-up comedian Andrew Maxwell. RTÉ describes the series as "an eclectic mix of stand-up comedy and vaudeville acts". The series draws on...
.
He supports Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
football team Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
, 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
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
on the same night.
In 2008 he and fellow comedian Marcus Brigstocke
Marcus Brigstocke
Marcus Alexander Brigstocke is an English comedian, actor and satirist who has worked extensively in stand-up comedy, television, radio and in 2010-2011 musical theatre. He is particularly associated with the 6.30pm comedy slot on BBC Radio 4, having frequently appeared on several of its shows...
founded the Altitude Festival, a comedy/music festival in Meribel
Méribel
Méribel is a ski resort in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps, situated near the town of Moutiers.Méribel refers to three neighbouring villages in the Les Allues commune of the Savoie département of France, near the town of Moûtiers , called Méribel Centre, Méribel-Mottaret and Méribel Village...
, The French Alps.
In 2009 he appeared as a panelist on Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been broadcast since 1990, currently the BBC's longest-ever running television panel show...
.
In 2010 he participated in Celebrity Bainisteoir
Celebrity Bainisteoir
Celebrity Bainisteoir is a prime-time reality programme produced for Radio Telefís Éireann, which was produced by Animo Television/Kite Entertainment...
.
In 2010 he appeared as a panelist on Mock The Week
Mock the Week
Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain that launched in 2005. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy, with several rounds requiring players to deliver answers on unexpected subjects on the spur of the moment.It is made by independent...
.
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
Wall of Fame (game show)
Wall of Fame is a comedy panel game that was first broadcast on Sky1 on 17 June 2011. It is hosted by Little Britain star David Walliams and features regular Jack Dee, Kate Garraway, Tamara Ecclestone for the first two episodes then Sara Pascoe took over since episode three & Andrew Maxwell as...
, hosted by David Walliams
David Walliams
David Edward Walliams is an English comedian, writer and actor, known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the TV sketch show Little Britain and its predecessor Rock Profile...
.
In November 2011 he appeared on BBC Radio 5 live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
show Fighting Talk
Fighting Talk
Fighting Talk is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live during the English football season. Its first series aired in October 2003, and was presented by Johnny Vaughan. The second series featured Christian O'Connell. It is currently hosted by Colin Murray and is aired on Saturday...
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.External links
- Official website
- Andrew Maxwell on Chortle
- Andrew Maxwell on comedy cqdweb
- Biography at ITV.com
- fullmooners