page_title: Andrew Lawrence (comedian)
section_title: Stage career
hierarchical_section_title: Andrew Lawrence (comedian) / Stage career
caption_attribution_description: The Pleasance Courtyard during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006
context_page_description: Andrew James Lawrence is an English comedian known for his work in stand-up comedy, radio and television.
context_section_description: Lawrence's university debut led on to the Edinburgh Fringe, where he was runner up in the 2003 So You Think You're Funny competition. Subsequently, he won the Amused Moose Starsearch, York Comedy Festival New Act of the Year Competition and the BBC's New Act of the Year Competition in 2004.
  He presented his first hour-long comedy show at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe entitled How to Butcher your Loved Ones. It was nominated for the if.comeddie award (as it was known for that year only) for Best Newcomer. His 2007 Fringe show, Social Leprosy For Beginners & Improvers, was nominated for the main if.comedy award. He has returned to the Fringe every year up to 2015.
  As well as touring shows in the UK, Lawrence has performed abroad at the Just For Laughs Montreal Festival Showcase and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
caption: Pleasance Courtyard during the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, location of Lawrence's Fringe performances.
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