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The Spotlight on... Andi Osho

Friday, June 12 2009

She's been on the gogglebox on E4 and Channel 4, she won the Funny Women 2007 competition and she's always on hand in Albert Square to deliver a baby... that's right, it's Andi Osho!


















Name: Andi Osho

Where do you live?: Newham. The third worst place to live in Britain. Take that, Hackney. Newham’s the most dangerous place to have the Olympics. Ha!

How long have you been gigging?: My first proper gig was on the Wibbly Wobbley boat in mar 07 so two and a bit years.

What do you do?: The key to my act is to focus on a negative outcome until I’m nearly sick and then go on stage. I was reassured by a seasoned pro that this may continue for years. Happy days. I worry a lot which I guess keeps me on my toes at least.

Who makes you laugh?: I always look forward to watching Slim perform. He’s hilarious. I watch him like I’m a punter not a comic which is brilliant. Most of the time, when you watch other comics you don’t laugh. You just go, “hmmph. Good reveal. Excellent use of rule of three. Nice tag”. I don’t even know what this stuff means when I say it!

At which London venues do you usually appear?: I’ll go anywhere there’s a crowd. I do a bit for 99 Club and Comedy Tree who always have a good, switched on audience.

What is your favourite London venue?: Not that I’m there very often but the Hackney Empire is a joy to play. It’s big enough to get the numbers in but small enough to still be intimate.

What are you/should you be famous for?: Delivering Honey’s second baby in Eastenders. Blink and you’ll miss me but I deliver the baby and then have to resuscitate the little blighter.

Which celebrity do you look like?: Apparently I look like a very famous Spanish newsreader. When the person told me I was like, “Spanish?”...”yes”... “Spanish?”....”yes”...” as in, Spanish?”

Whose sex face would you least like to see?: John Leslie’s. You know you’ve had too much to drink if John Leslie’s sex face book ends your night out....

Audiences love it when I… do that MCing bit

Audiences hate it when I… talk about shit... I think it’s funny but no one has ever enjoyed my poo jokes... Scatology has a very narrow appreciative demographic.

LAUGHTER LINK: here's Andi in action...


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