Andy Parsons

Andy Parsons

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birth_date = 1967
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notable_work = "Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections"
"Mock the Week"


website = http://www.andyparsons.co.uk
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Andy Parsons (born 1967) is a British comedian and writer, who regularly appears on "Mock the Week". With comedy partner Henry Naylor, he has written and presented nine seasons of "Parsons and Naylor’s Pull-Out Sections" for BBC Radio 2.

Early life

Parsons met Naylor at Cambridge University, where they formed a double-act which twice toured with the National Student Theatre Company. They subsequently helped run the Footlights comedy society. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/parsonsandnaylor/ BBC - Comedy - Parsons And Naylor's Pull-Out Sections ] ] After studying law, Parsons got a job working on a case at the Glasgow shipyards, which he describes as "the most tedious thing I'd ever done." [ [http://old.chortle.co.uk/radio/radiofeatures/parsonsnaylor.html Feature: Parsons and Naylor's comedy careers ] ] He established, with Naylor, TBA, London's first sketch comedy club.

Writing

He has written for "Spitting Image" 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". He became a regular panelist on "Mock the Week" in 2005, and he appears occasionally on "QI".

After writing for "Week Ending", Parsons and Naylor were offered their own show. "Parsons and Naylor’s Pull-Out Sections" in 2001. 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).

tand-up comedy

Parsons regularly performs solo shows at comedy festivals, and also at The Comedy Store. He is the "Time Out" Comedy Award Winner 2002.

He is currently (July 2008) writing and starring in a BBC Radio 4 sitcom called "The Lost Weblog Of Scrooby Trevithick". [ [http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2007/05/11/5315/parsons_lands_r4_show Parsons lands R4 show : News 2007 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide ] ]

Edinburgh Festival shows

*2006 - "International Indoor Championship Moaning"
*2005 - "Genocide, Suicide, Cancer (And Other Words That Make You Wince)"
*2004 - "Eat my Satire"
*2003 - "Andy Parsons"
*2001 - "Local Borough Pest Exterminator"
*2000 - "Idiot Savant"
*1998

References

External links

* [http://bbc.net.uk/dna/collective/A2842409 Edinburgh 04: Andy Parsons Interview] - BBC
* [http://www.chortle.co.uk/edfest2004/edshows.html?http&&&www.chortle.co.uk/edfest2004/andyparsons.html Review of "Eat my Satire"]
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* [http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/a/322/andy_parsons Chortle] Andy Parsons' biography and his forthcoming gigs


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