British Comedy Guide
At the BBC New Comedy Award 2019 Heat 5 (Glee Club, Cardiff). Andy Bucks

Stand-up comedian with a silly, nerdy sense of humour. Half of Low Effort Sketches

Year Production Role
2024 Low Effort Sketches: As Described Self
2023 Andy Bucks and Low Effort Sketches: Combined Effort Self
2022 How Not to Owl Self
2022 Cambridge Fringe Comedy Festival Self
2019 BBC New Comedy Award - 2019
  1. E5 - Heat 5 - Cardiff
Self
Born
Sunday 4th April 1993 (31 years-old)
Full name
Andy Buchan
Member of
Nationality
English
Home town
London

Andy Bucks has a silly and slightly nerdy brand of comedy, with "excellent material" (SENCotY judges) covering everything from fast food to medieval philosophy. He won Sketch Off 2022 as part of Low Effort Sketches, and was a finalist in both the Chortle Student Comedy Award 2021 and the Max Turner Prize 2020. He has beaten the Blackout at Up The Creek and has performed at Latitude festival and on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

A classy writer, able to make a fantastic running joke

Chortle (Steve Bennett), Wednesday 22nd September 2021

Bucks' humour consistently, and rather delightfully, catches you unawares

Varsity (Anna Mahtani), Thursday 19th May 2022
Sketch Off! 2022
Main Award (Winner)
Chortle Student Comedy Awards 2020
Main Prize (Nominee)
Max Turner Prize 2020
Main Award (Finalist)
BBC New Comedy Award 2019
Main Prize (Heat five)
South East New Comedian of the Year 2018
Main Award (Runner-up)
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