Comedian’s gig axed after ‘disgraceful’ comment about Liverpool parade crash
At least 65 people were injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians on Water Street on Monday evening, following the open-top bus parade through the city to celebrate Liverpool’s champions11:57, 28 May 2025Updated 11:58, 28 May 2025A comic’s gig got the chop after he made a sick joke about the smash that left scores hurt following Liverpool FC’s victory lap. After the Reds’ bus tour celebrating their Premier League triumph, chaos ensued when a car veered into a crowd on Water Street Monday night, leaving at least 65 people injured.Cops arrested a white British man, aged 53, from West Derby under suspicion of attempted murder and other offences tied to reckless driving and drug impairment.Afterwards, comedian Andrew Lawrence caused uproar with his message on X, sent at 2.33pm on Tuesday, which read: “To be fair, if I was in Liverpool, I’d drive through crowds of people to get the f*** out of there as well.”Andrew Lawrence has slammed the show organisers(Image: More