Andrew Lawrence despatched out a string of vile and racist tweets after England misplaced the Euro 2020 event, as he comes below hearth once more for joking in regards to the Liverpool parade crash that left 65 individuals injured on Monday

Andrew Lawrence has hit headlines but once more for his jokes which have been branded “disgraceful” – and has now had his present cancelled following social media backlash. Andrew Lawrence, 37, stated he would “drive by way of crowds of individuals” to get out of Liverpool in a submit that has prompted greater than 7,000 responses on X.

Consequently, the comedian has had his present in Caddies, Southend, cancelled because the venue say it didn’t “condone or assist” the remark. He responded by saying he was disillusioned the venue had “misplaced their braveness after being bombarded with abuse and threats of violence from on-line trolls”.

It isn’t the primary time that the stand-up has shocked individuals along with his views. The comic despatched out a string of “vile and racist” tweets after England misplaced the Euro 2020 event, leading to extra of his exhibits being cancelled on the time.

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Regardless of him admitting that he has “some right-wing views” on a weblog submit on his web site in October 2020, he added that he “simply as many that aren’t” earlier than claiming he does not “subscribe to any political ideology.” He added within the prolonged message: “As a result of I’m essential of left-wing hysteria on the web, and the left-wing institution in comedy, doesn’t robotically imply I’m right-wing.”

Standing by his jokes, he added: “I’ve by no means stated at any time that I’m a ‘proper wing’ comic and I reject that label” earlier than persevering with that he’s “simply keen on discovering new and fascinating methods to make individuals snigger.” Here’s a take a look at Andrew’s controversial views over time.

Racist slurs to England soccer stars

In 2021, Andrew’s account focused the black soccer gamers on the England squad after a nail-biting penalty shoot out towards Italy. His account took intention at Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho failed to attain throughout the penalty shootout.

“All I’m saying is, the white guys scored,” one of many tweets learn, with one other submit including: “Equality, variety, s*** penalties.”

One other submit shared learn: “I can see that this has offended lots of people, and I’m sorry that black guys are dangerous at penalties.” The social media posts have been met with a swift backlash from quite a lot of individuals. It wasn’t lengthy earlier than representatives for the venues Andrew was as a result of carry out at confirmed on social media that that they had eliminated his upcoming exhibits.

Joking about killing a lady

Throughout considered one of his 2005 stand-up routines, Andrew carried out a music the place he joked about killing a lady after she prompt he carried out oral intercourse on her. In an unearthed clip of the efficiency, he may be seen strumming a guitar to the group and singing the tune he wrote titled “The b**** within the lake.”

In a bid to get fun, he sang lyrics about choking the girl he was on a date. Andrew may be heard belting out within the footage: “Her filthy solutions stuffed me with hate it was too late.

“I noticed the phobia in her eyes as I held down her face and watched her blue, blue eyes as she choked within the lake. The very subsequent day they dragged her out with a rake, 18-hours too late. She was lifeless ‘oh sh*’ for a 12 months and a day she stored me awake she would hang-out me and say ‘I’m the bitch from the lake you, left me floating there like a bit of fish bait.”

Mocking suicide

In 2015, Andrew prompted a stir when he penned a Tweet mocking suicide. He took to the micro-blogging website to jot down: “Provided that about 80% of suicides within the UK final 12 months have been dedicated by males, if feminists actually needed equality, they’d kill themselves ;)”

After individuals started condemning him for the message, he hit again with one other tweet studying: “At the moment being dogpiled by feminazis. I believe I prefer it ;p.” Following this, a petition was launched on the web site change.org calling on the BBC – who Andrew has usually labored on TV and radio for – to “cease giving airtime to Andrew Lawrence who jokes about girls committing suicide.”

An open letter alongside the petition learn: “While humour can take many varieties and is a matter of subjective style it’s a crossed boundary to incite others to take their very own lives.

“Some feminists declare themselves reminiscent of retaliation to having skilled male violence. This would possibly generally result in suicidal emotions. That isn’t a matter of enjoyable. Lifeless girls are usually not humorous. Raped girls are usually not humorous.

“Two girls per week are killed by the hands of males, a few of whom say they love them. These girls might have suffered emotions of suicide as they fought to remain alive.

“78,000 girls are raped. A few of them could have suffered suicidal emotions as they fought to outlive the trauma.

“The boys Lawrence mentions are usually not a supply of humour. While psychological well being companies are being reduce because of austerity this determine can solely rise.

“The BBC has an obligation to respect it is listeners with poor psychological well being and will refuse to provide airtime to Andrew Lawrence.”

Sympathy for Ukip and blasting “ethnic comedians and women-posing-as-comedians”

In 2014, Andrew posted an essay on Fb expressing sympathy for Ukip – which gained him reward from Nigel Farage. In the course of the submit, he additionally blasted the BBC and claimed the channel has “liberal bias”.

He added that there have been too many TV comedians cracking jokes on the celebration’s expense after which accused them of hypocrisy. Andrew stated: “Significantly an excessive amount of moronic, liberal back-slapping on panel exhibits like Mock The Week the place ageing, balding, fats males, ethnic comedians and women-posing-as-comedians, sit congratulating themselves on how enlightened they’re about the truth that Ukip are ridiculous and pathetic.”