Andy Parsons
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Andy Parsons is a British comedian and writer, best known for his work with comedy partner Henry Naylor. They have written and presented seven seasons of Parsons and Naylor’s Pull-Out Sections for BBC Radio 2. Archive shows are often repeated on BBC 7, and a compilation CD was released in 2003. They have also performed live versions of the show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (1993-2001) and at international comedy festivals in Sydney (1998/99), Melbourne and Adelaide (both 1998).
He has written for Spitting Image, Noel's House Party and Alas Smith and Jones, and provided the voice of "Cool Cat" in the 1992 Press Gang episode "Bad News". He has also appeared as a guest on They Think It's All Over and BBC Radio 5 Live's Fighting Talk, and as a regular panelist on Mock the Week.
Parsons regularly performs solo shows at comedy festivals, and also at The Comedy Store and Jongleurs. He is the Time Out Comedy Award Winner 2002.
[edit] Edinburgh Festival shows
- 2006 - International Indoor Championship Moaning
- 2005 - Genocide, Suicide, Cancer (And Other Words That Make You Wince)
- 2004 - Eat my Satire
- 2003
- 2001 - Local Borough Pest Exterminator
- 2000 - Idiot Savant
- 1998
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Edinburgh 04: Andy Parsons Interview - BBC
- Review of Eat my Satire
- Andy Parsons at the Internet Movie Database
- Chortle Andy Parsons' biography and his forthcoming gigs
