Andy Ford
| Andy Ford | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andrew Mogford 1957 Exeter, England) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer, |
| 📆 Years active | 1969–present |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Andy Ford (born 1957 Exeter, England) is an English comedian, actor, writer and singer. He has appeared regularly in pantomime since the mid-1980s.[1]
Career[edit]
Ford began his career at the age of 12. He started his career singing and started in his first band at the age of 14 as the Cliff Brown Trio. He was the lead singer for many years until he went solo and recorded the single "Pillow Talk" in the mid-1980s. He released his second album Love And Stuff along with "Only Wanna Make Things Right" before turning his hand to stage work. He moved into the pantomime scene where he has always played the 'Simple Simon' roles as buttons . Ford regularly shows up as protagonist characters and has been titled 'Panto Man' for over a decade. Ford also starred in a DVD recording of Dick Whittington this performance was Ford's first to be recorded on DVD. In mid-2018, Andy released a new single titled 'Dad Dancing'.
TV, radio and movies[edit]
Ford performed a comedy routine in 1997 on ITV's Big Talent Show, and his appearances on the show landed him for a play on the Royal Variety Show that year. In 1999, Ford joined Channel 5's Havakazoo as the baker Patrick, and worked on the series for over four years. Ford appeared in slots on ITV's Today with Des and Mel and later took to the streets with sketches for his online show Andy Ford on the streets. This saw the comic talk to the audience and find out who their favorite comedians were. He would also ask people to tell a joke, and if they made him laugh, they would win a small gift. One of the segments included Ford who tricked the audience into making up facts, such as "Did you know this road was made by the Romans?"
A few years ago, Ford starred in a short film titled Tap . The film focused on mental health issues starring Ford. He also starred in the radio series The Incredible Inspector Biggins .
Live comedy[edit]
Ford's comedy style has always been innocent, and he has a campy, manic style. Ford is known for writing poetry, which he also includes in his performances, along with one-liners and puns.
A show from his Live and Lovely tour in 2004 was released on DVD that year. Ford began touring for his show West End Crazy in 2006, also released on DVD. In late 2010, Ford staged a stand-up show called "This is my Day Job" to mark 40 years in his professional career; also released on DVD.[2] In early 2014, Ford toured with "Daft as a Brush", released on DVD as "Live from the Heart of West Country". His tour in 2016 was titled "Live and Un-hinged". Ford's latest tour is titled 'LIVE and done-lush'. Released on DVD July 2017.
Ford runs comedy workshops, and in 2016 launched an online program entitled "Confidence Thought Comedy", a platform to help people become more confident in their speech, using comedy techniques. [3]
Awards[edit]
In 2017, Andy won Best Stand Up Show at the 'Lost Review Comedy Awards'. Also in 2017, he was inducted into the 'panto archives hall of fame.[4]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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- https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/andy-ford
- https://www.bcmentertainments.co.uk/comedy-andy-ford.php
- https://www.johnmilesorganisation.org.uk/andy-ford/
- https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2703332/
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