Andrew O’Neill
Andrew O’Neill is a stand up comedian, musician, writer, presenter and actor. They are also a metalhead, an occultist, a history buff, a vegan and a transvestite; subjects which have informed their material for over a decade of comedy and helped them build a devoted fan base of outsiders and mainstream comedy fans alike.
As a comic Andrew has appeared on BBC 2’s “Nevermind The Buzzcocks” and “Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle”. They have acted in Steve Coogan’s “Saxondale” and in series 2 of the acclaimed “Good Omens”. On Radio they have appeared in “Fags, Mags and Bags” (Radio 4), been the regular presenter on 4Extra’s science fiction strand “The Seventh Dimension” and last year their self-penned sitcom “Damned Andrew” aired on Radio 4.
Andrew’s 2023 Edinburgh Show, “Geburrah” might have been his most successful yet - receiving rave reviews from all who saw the show. From The Telegraph - “No show at this year’s Fringe has made me laugh harder…a dizzyingly eclectic set, scattershot in the best sense” FIVE STARS!
This follows a long tradition of Edinburgh shows including, “Andrew O’Neill’s History Of Heavy Metal”, the more surreal, sillier “Mindspiders” and “Winston Churchill Was Jack The Ripper” – all garnering rave reviews from publications as diverse as Kerrang! and The Scotsman, nominations as Best Breakthrough Act by Chortle in 2009 and Best Show nods at the Leicester and Adelaide comedy festivals. Andrew returns in 2024 with an updated version of his Heavy Metal show…
Outside of comedy, Andrew plays guitar and sings in the popular Steampunk band The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, who have released two albums of Punk Victoriana, toured extensively in the UK and USA and performed at the Glastonbury, Bestival and Latitude festivals, amongst numerous others. They have also written regularly for the extreme metal magazine Terrorizer and blogs about transvestisms and gender-dysphoria.
photo credit: Jamie Mykaela
Represented by Vivienne Clore