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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Andy is a life-affirming joy . Love him.

Paul Sinha, April 2009

I was at the Glee Club Cardiff Last night and he absolutely bombed live on stage! He didn't even finish his set, walking off to shouts of "I thought this was a comedy club", "you are ruining my night" and "bring back the compere" ringing around the audience! To think he was the headliner at a £25 gig. Very disappointing!

james, December 2008

I saw him supporting Jo Brand last night. Not good. He seemed quite nervous and he was expecting quite a lot from an audience that were waiting to see someone else. He kept saying he wasn't sure about us as an audience - not great for making people warm to him! And he did a joke about RE teachers which wasn't funny because I am one! I spend my life trying to convince teenagers that it is possible to find religion interesting while being an atheist (as I do!) and then he goes and ruins my hard work with sweeping statements about teachers telling children what to believe. It was just wrong and annoying really.

Alien, May 2008

Andy played guitar in the Carpetsweepers and his guitar playing was far funnier than any joke he ever told.

Gary Edwards, March 2007

Saw Andy on Thursday at the Glee Club in Birmingham for the first time. He was the MC so didn't do much of his material, but found him very funny with the improv, especially with the Australians in the front row.

Dunny Darko, September 2006

I saw this funny, entertaining man last night, supporting Jo Brand in Richmond, Surrey. He was very very funny. Charming, handled the crowd really really well and all of the women sat in the audience wished that they could marry him. I would gladly listen to this routing every day, for the rest of my life

Sarah, July 2006

Saw Andy for the first time last night as the supporting act for Jo brands 2005 tour. He was extremely funny and dealt with audience participation both wanted and unwanted extremely well.

Neil, October 2005

As good a compere as Harold Shipman was a doctor

Johnny, October 2005

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