About this episode

Andrew Mensah discusses his journey from aspiring preacher to rising comedy star, sharing personal stories of loss and ambition.

Andrew Mensah is one of the UK's fastest rising comedy stars. In this Class clown interview he talks about growing up in London, his ambitions to be a preacher before going into comedy, the pressure he felt to exceptional in whatever career chose, how he watched as people who he knew went to prison and also how he lost a friend who was tragically murdered. To hear Part 2 with Andrew and get exclusive content go to the Class Clown Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ClassClown See Seann Walsh on Live on Tour! https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Here Comes Trouble

Guest: Andrew Mensah

Topics covered

• comedy
• personal growth
• life challenges
• friendship
• ambitions

Keywords

• Andrew Mensah
• comedy
• London
• life challenges
• friendship
• ambitions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Class Clown, Patreon

Places: London

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