US EditionAndrew Lawrence: Comedian barred from venues after making 'vile' joke about Liverpool parade collision
- Comedian Andrew Lawrence had his upcoming show at Southend venue Caddies cancelled after posting a tweet about the Liverpool parade crash on Monday, 26 May 2025.
- Andrew Lawrence sparked widespread outrage after joking that he would navigate through large groups of people to leave Liverpool, coming amid an active police inquiry into the crash that injured at least 65 individuals.
- The Caddies venue condemned Lawrence’s remarks, offered sympathy to those affected by the incident, and made clear that it does not approve of or stand behind his comments amid online backlash and threats.
- More than 7,000 responses appeared on X about Lawrence’s post, with many users calling the comment "horrific" and criticizing his insensitivity.
- Lawrence described the cancellation as "understandable but disappointing," apologized, and promised to reschedule the gig later in the year at a different Southend venue.
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Don’t cancel Andrew Lawrence for his Liverpool joke
Andrew Lawrence has some claim to being Britain’s most-cancelled comedian. For more than a decade now, the 37-year-old stand-up has been losing himself work, friends and representation due to his wilfully offensive style of comedy / commentary. In a 2014 Facebook post, he took aim at BBC panel shows on which ‘aging, balding, fat men,
Comedian's offensive joke about Liverpool parade crash gets his gig cancelled
Andrew Lawrence’s joke about the incident has been branded ‘horrific’ (Picture: Rex/Getty) A comedian has doubled down after a joke he made led to the cancellation of his show. Andrew Lawrence made the joke about Monday’s Liverpool victory parade crash, which left 79 people injured, including four children. He wrote: ‘To be fair, if I was in Liverpool, I’d drive through crowds of people to get the f**k out of there as well’. In response, C…
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