Andi Osho
Actor, Stand-up Comedian, Writer, Presenter/Contributor

NIVEA FUNNY WOMEN – WINNER

LEICESTER MERCURY COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR – 2ND PLACE  

HACKNEY EMPIRE NEW ACT OF THE YEAR – 3RD PLACE

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT COMEDY AWARD - BEST NEWCOMER NOMINEE

MUSED MOOSE LAUGH OFF –  FINALIST

COMEDY CAFE, THE BEDFORD – NEW ACTS WINNER

LAUGHING HORSE  – FINALIST   

AMUSED MOOSE - HOT STARLET

“From Stratford – and not the one that’s upon Avon – it’s perhaps inevitable that Andi Osho brings up the well-worn subject of chavs. But at least she manages to find original material in it.

However, her acutely observed set is based mainly on her Nigerian background, which does exploit a few stereotypes – of the preponderance of traffic wardens from that nation, for instance – but mainly finds categorising Nigerian women as ‘Bush women’ or ‘princesses’ to be very fertile ground.

The performance is a perfect balance between restraint and confidence, as you might expect from an actress of her experience, and she’s another expert at working the room. There’s more than a touch of Gina Yashere – another comic of Nigerian descent – to her delivery, though the material is more subtle.

She won the Funny Women new act competition in 2007, and when her name was announced a the Comedy Store, the cheer that went up was deafening, proving just how much she can charm her way into the audience’s affections” CHORTLE, 2007

“…Fucking Super!….”  BOB MILLS, AUG 2008

“… a natural talent….” RORY BREMNER, NOV 2007  

“….Her timing is spot-on. Her material was excellent….”, FUNNY WOMEN PRODUCER, JULY 2007

“…hilarious…” The Sun, JULY 2007

“…sharp, freewheeling…” MARY FITZGERALD, THE GUARDIAN, JULY 2007

“…..fantastic….”, PARAMOUNT COMEDY, JULY 2007

“….perfect delivery….”, JULIE BINDEL, THE GUARDIAN, JULY 2007

“….Blaizing a trail….” THE TELEGRAPH, AUGUST 2007

“…a gifted comedian…”, AFRICARESOURCE, JULY 2007

“…She was a class act; funny and charming and engaging…”, JAN JACK, LAUGHING HOUSE, OCT 2007

“Yellowman is a story so passionately and profoundly told by Andi Osho and Anthony Lennon… Osho brilliantly portrays Alma’s gin-soaked mother”
Adam Love, BBC Leeds, march 2006

“Andi Osho marvels as Alma [she] relies on the raw talents of her acting ability to bring to life an array of characters”
Kashif Naveed, Entertainment Manchester, March 2006

“Both actors are outstanding… they play many characters with deft changes of manner and of voice. their body language is particularly apposite… tickets will be hard to come by”
Kevin Berry, The Stage, February 2006

“Andi Osho and Anthony Lennon were outstanding. they gave two of the best performances I have ever seen”
Helen Johns, Evening Star, February 2006

“Andi Osho is superb, delivering a powerful and sensitive performance”
Stephen Martin, BBC, February 2006

“Andi Osho is excellent as Dolly, a wise sexy singer”
Miranda Sawyer, The Sunday Telegraph, September 2005

“Andi Osho is a powerful actor”
Kieron Quirke, Time Out, July 2005

“Medea, played with powerful and sympathetic intensity by Andi Osho, is first and foremost a damaged and grief-stricken woman, her persona only gradually expanding as her passion deepens into madness and transfiguration.”
The Stage, July 2005

“Arnie Hewitt and Andi Osho make a camp pair of crossed-dressed baddies and their scenes provide the best fun”
Time Out, December 2004

“With royal poise and grace, Andi Osho puts in a chilling performance as the bitter queen. driven to cruelty by her loneliness, she is unable to comprehend the love and loyalty shared by two young friends she ensnares.”
The Evening News, August 2003

“Andi Osho excels as the cold-hearted queen wrapped in her furs, joyously observing the pain about her.”
Three Weeks, August 2003

“Andi Osho, on the other hand, quite simply acted everyone else off of the stage as the kinkiest, nastiest baddie this side of Alan Rickman in Robin Hood.”
The Evening News, August 2003

…an amusingly dislocated andi osho…”
The Evening Standard, March 2003

“Andi Osho is an hilariously unselfconscious blockhead”
Time Out, March 2003

“Brave performances from a large cast help the tale along, with andi osho rightly getting most of the laughs as the hyperactive sister, kelly.”
The Stage, April 2003