Starting as a musician - with a Nineties band named The Carpetsweepers - Andy Robinson moved into comedy when, like others before him, the patter between the songs become more entertaining than the music.

At the Glastonbury Festival in 1993, Andy won a competition for aspiring young comedians, then started his own fortnightly club in Dudley to learn his trade before moving into the circuit proper.

He was briefly a local radio DJ in Birmingham - but was sacked over comments about a boy band – and has supported Jo Brand on four UK tours.

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Dull, lifeless and utterly tedious.

Dougie Fresh, February 2005

Saw Andy last night warming up for Catherine Tate at the BBC. I thought he had potential but he didn't have time in-between sketches to perform a routine of any sort and as such the audience were very non-responsive. His improvised stuff was cool, though

Charlie Thomson, February 2005

He stood in for someone at the Glee Club, Birmingham last night and totally won the crowd over with a pretty much improvised set. Very witty and very reliable, a name to look out for.

Rich Dudley, September 2004

Andy is a quiet and morbid. His jokes last longer than average but his punchlines are worth waiting for. However Andy is very good at handling hecklers.

Michael Tomlin, May 2004

Saw him last night supporting Jo Brand - he appeared nervous of the crowd which I think appealed to Manchester folk. Very funny guy hope to see more of him.

Jo Mitchell, October 2000

We saw him do the warm up act for The Catherine Tate Show. It was so bad people stopped heckling him. We are thinking of writing to someone, but we're not sure who. Maybe someone at the Trading Standards.

Charlotte O'Leary

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