Andrew Lawrence: Britain’s most cancelled comedian

spiked’s mini documentary on the rise, fall and rise again of the controversial stand-up.

Topics Culture Free Speech Politics UK

Andrew Lawrence was cancelled before we even had the phrase cancel culture. His dark, nihilistic brand of comedy propelled him to success in the world of stand-up in the 2000s and 2010s. Then a Facebook post changed everything. He’s had at least two more apparently career-ending controversies since. But with a loyal, online following, Andrew has lived to tell the tale. spiked’s Tom Slater went to meet him.

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