A disgraced comedian who joked about the Liverpool victory parade crash will “never” be welcome at Liverpool’s most famous comedy club.
Andrew Lawrence has received mass backlash after writing on X on Tuesday (May 27): “To be fair, if I was in Liverpool, I'd drive through crowds of people to get the f*** out of there as well.”
Thousands of people slammed the comedian for the statement and many users reported the comment to Merseyside Police, branding Lawrence as a “disgrace”. One person commented: “RIP your career I guess.”
Liverpool’s Hot Water Comedy Club branded the ‘joke’ as “vile”, noting: “That’s not comedy. It’s cruelty, plain and simple.” They continued: “He is not welcome at any of our events or venues. His name will never appear on a bill associated with us. His brand of cruelty has no place in the kind of comedy we stand for.”
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The renowned Liverpool venue added that other promoters and comedians should “think carefully” about continuing to book with him.
On Tuesday, Lawrence’s upcoming gig at Caddies Southend was swiftly cancelled. In a statement on X, Caddies Southend said: “The event organisers who had hired our Comedy Club for the Andrew Lawrence night, have cancelled the event. We do not condone or support the comment that has been made online, and we send everyone impacted by the tragic events in Liverpool our support and prayers.”
Responding to the cancellation, Lawrence wrote: “This venue lost their courage after being bombarded with abuse and threats of violence from online trolls. Understandable, but disappointing. I will reschedule for later in the year at a different venue Southend, sorry for the inconvenience, have a great day.”
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