Comedian Andrew Lawrence had a gig cancelled after he made a poorly timed joke about the Liverpool parade incident, which saw more than 65 people injured
Comedian Andrew Lawrence has doubled down on his Liverpool parade incident joke. The controversial personality has since been blacklisted by a major comedy circuit too over it.
His comments have caused uproar due to the sensitivity of the horror incident. On Monday (May 26), a 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and other driving offences after ramming his car into a crowd of fans celebrating Liverpool FC’s Premier League title win. At least 65 people were injured as a result.
Andrew had tweeted on Tuesday: “To be fair, if I was in Liverpool, I’d drive through crowds of people to get the f*** out of there as well.”
His words did not go down well, with people online calling him a “disgrace”. Caddies Southend, an Essex venue at which he was due to perform, axed his gig too, saying: “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.”
Andrew was then blacklisted from a number of other venues, including Hot Water Comedy Club in Liverpool and Comedy Story in London, as well as its tours.
Some, however, have defended him. Comedian Francis Foster said: “It was a joke. You can dislike it, find it reprehensible, disgusting, unfunny and morally abhorrent. But that’s all it was: a joke. Comedy is screwed when we do this to our colleagues.”
It appears Andrew doesn’t care about the backlash. In fact, he reckons it will actually boost his career and bank account.
He said: “Due to them leaving thousands of comments and viewing my posts millions of times, my creator income from X this month is going to be enormous. I’m talking about proper money, Liverpool, not what you’re getting on Universal Credit.
“Nonetheless, I understand you’re annoyed at me and you’d want an apology so here it is: I’m sorry. I’m sorry you emotionally inconstant crybabies don’t understand what a joke is.”
He also shared a two-minute video on Instagram doubling down on the gag, taking it even further.
Andrew branded the incident a “farce”, saying: “A grand total of two people were seriously injured, both of whom are going to make a full recovery, and yet a lot of Scousers are acting like they’ve just been through the Holocaust.”
He went on: “If you go to Liverpool and make horrible jokes about Manchester, they’ll lap it up like flies on hot dog s*** because they’re filthy hypocrites. They’ll be watching this video absolutely seething, which makes it all the more enjoyable.”
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