Originally part of the UK alternative comedy scene, Andy de la Tour spent many years on the circuit, performing with the likes of Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Alexei Sayle and French and Saunders. After a 20-year break from stand-up he returned to New York City, the genres spiritual home, to start all over again in the back-rooms and dive bars of the Big Apple.
This is one mans journey through New Yorks underground comedy scene. From Rubber Bullets in lower Manhattan to the Hot Tub in Brooklyn, Andy takes the stand. Can he make them laugh? Will New Yorkers stomach his outsiders take on Obama, the Tea Party and 9/11? Andys a long way from home and dying is not an option.
Andy de la Tour: Andy is a writer, director, actor and stand-up comedian. He has appeared in scores of stage plays, TV dramas and films, including
Notting Hilland
44 Inch Chest. His plays have been produced throughout the UK and also further afield, from the US, to Serbia and Panama.
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