About this episode
Comedian Andrew Mensah shares his journey from gang culture to comedy, along with entertaining anecdotes and insights into British society.
Comedian Andrew Mensah joins us with tales of playing Padel with Wayne Rooney, the economics of Air Force One Trainers and why there’s nothing better than sitting down for a game of Articulate. There’s also a fascinating insight into the way British society interfaces with its cultural landscape; Andrew’s account of how he managed to move from the gang culture of his childhood to become well-loved fixture on the comedy circuit is the kind of thing you don’t hear often. Andrew is always gigging around the UK. You can keep up to date with everything at https://andrewmensahcomedy.com Andrew hosts his hugely popular weekly comedy podcast ‘We Saw That’ alongside Gbemi Oladipo. They record live shows at the Top Secret Comedy Club in London then that becomes the podcast. You can listen/watch for free, or get tickets to see the live recordings by following this link. 🎟️ YOU WANT MORE LIVE COMEDY? Russell’s brand new tour show ‘Don’t Tell The Algorithm’ is well underway with rave reviews: Don’t miss this fantastic show of all brand-new material. Find out more at https://www.russell-howard.co.uk 🎟️ It’s the end of this week’s show so please get out there and enjoy the sunshine. You may…
People in this episode
Host: Russell Howard
Guest: Andrew Mensah
Topics covered
- comedy
- Padel
- gang culture
- British society
- cultural landscape
- live shows
Keywords
- Andrew Mensah
- Wayne Rooney
- Padel
- comedy podcast
- gang culture
- live comedy
- Articulate
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Air Force One Trainers, We Saw That, Top Secret Comedy Club, Avalon Television, Fat Lady Music
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