Stand-up comedian

Andrew Maxwell

Who Andrew Maxwell is

Andrew Maxwell is a Dublin-born stand-up comedian who began his career in 1992 and has become a favourite at the Edinburgh Fringe, with shows such as Grand Royale, Waxin', which earned an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination in 2007, Supernatural and All Talk. He was crowned King of Comedy in a Channel 4 series in 2004, named the comics' comic at the 2005 Chortle Awards, and has appeared on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and Drunk History, as well as narrating MTV's Ex on the Beach and taking part in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2019.

A veteran of the circuit in Britain and Ireland and of arts festivals around the world, he toured his show Reality in 2020, and he features in the Galway Comedy Festival's television specials Stand & Deliver (2010) and Laughter in the Eyre (RTÉ2, 2019).

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At a glance

On screen
Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, Drunk History and 5 more
Official site
andrewmaxwellontour.com ↗

On stage

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On screen

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Career timeline

  1. 2004King of Comedy (winner, Channel 4, 2004) On screen
  2. 2010Stand & Deliver: Live From Róisín Dubh (Galway Comedy Festival, 2010) On screen
  3. 2019I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2019) On screen
  4. 2019Laughter in the Eyre: Live From Galway Comedy Festival (RTÉ2, 2019) On screen

Questions and answers

Where is Andrew Maxwell performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: andrewmaxwellontour.com ↗.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, Drunk History, Ex on the Beach (narrator, MTV), I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2019) and King of Comedy (winner, Channel 4, 2004), among 8 credits.

What is their official website?

andrewmaxwellontour.com ↗.

Who are some comedians like them?

Seann Walsh (also in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!), Ashley Barnhill (also in Drunk History), Ciarán Dowd (also in Drunk History), Daniel Sloss (also in Drunk History) and Dave Ross (also in Drunk History).

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Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026