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ANDREW BIRD-BIO Writer Comedy Annual Jason Manford’s Comedy Rocks The Matt Lucas Awards Room 101 Big Fat Quiz of the Year The Mad Bad Ad Show Jason Manford’s You and Whose Army? 8 Out Of 10 Cats Lee Mack’s Duck Quacks Don’t Echo Mock The Week STAND UP/WRITER/WARM 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Worrier UP Warm up “Comedy gold...Bird's going Pointless Have I Got News for You to be a big star, catch him The Bubble close-up now” The Scotsman Ask Rhod Gilbert Fast and Loose Andrew is a top headline act up and Never Mind The Buzzcocks down the country and has performed all Opinionated Father Figure round the world. Room 101 The Jonathan Ross Show He has been tour support for Rhod The Alternative Election Gilbert, Rob Brydon and on his recent Insert Name Here arena tour Michael McIntyre including Mrs Browns Boys Wembley and the O2. He’s one of only All Round to Mrs Browns seven comedians to perform for Banksy For Facts Sake at Dismal Land. He’s written on TV Michael McIntyre’s Big Show shows Jon Richardson’s Ultimate 100K Drop Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Worrier Worrier, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Look Back to the Future with Romesh Countdown and Lee Mack’s Duck Ranganathan Quacks Don’t Echo and is a regular Taskmaster guest on BBC Radio’s The Rhod Gilbert Al Murray’s Great British Pub Quiz Show. Tour Support “Birdie supported me on my Lee Hurst Micky Flannagan arena tour and made me Rhod Gilbert laugh every night. A truly Jon Richardson Rob Brydon excellent comedian” - Michael McIntyre Michael McIntyre Radio Absolute Radio Rock and Roll Football “A great storyteller, funny, BBC Radio Wales The Rhod Gilbert likeable and effortless” - Show Time Out Festivals Edinburgh “Very punctual” Rob Brydon Leicester New Zealand Dismal Land Music Festivals Leeds Reading Guildfest Cornbury Splendour V Festival Wychwood Wilderness Lowlands Netherlands FURTHER INFORMATION: Andrew Bird Tel Number 07736152536 Email: [email protected].

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