Andy Dawson
- Writer
Press clippings
29 best feel-good podcasts to make you happy
We all need cheering up - Bob Mortimer, Chris and Rosie Ramsey, Alan Carr, and French and Saunders are here to help.
The Sunday Times, 13th November 202250 funny podcasts to make you feel much better
Has your daily walk become an endless trudge to nowhere? These podcasts, chosen by comedians, podcasters, Guardian writers and readers, are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face.
The Guardian, 5th April 2021Journalist & comic questioned by police
An ex-Guardian journalist threatened to assault Michael Gove in front of his children in foul-mouthed tweets.
Mr Dawson, 47, who now hosts a podcast with comedian Bob Mortimer, has been questioned by cops after sending the since-deleted tweet to the Tory MP's wife, Sarah Vine.
Alex Matthews, The Sun, 31st May 2020The 8 best comedy podcasts around right now
Christ alive, we could all do with a laugh. Fortunately, take a wander into the podcast world and you'll soon be ankle-deep in funny stuff. Where to start, though?
Esquire, 18th April 2020Enter the bizarre world of Athletico Mince
Even sport-haters love Bob Mortimer and Andy Dawson's cult football podcast - which isn't really about football at all...
Luke Holland, The Guardian, 31st March 2020The 50 best podcasts of 2018
From Julia Davis's dark comedy Dear Joan to track-by-track teardown Dissect, Marc Maron to Meat and beyond, here are this year's finest audio offerings.
Hannah J Davies, Hannah Verdier and Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 30th June 2018Athletico Mince, comedy review
The live outing of Bob Mortimer and Andy Dawson's comedy football podcast is a trip worth taking, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 11th April 2017New book for comedy football podcast Athletico Mince
Bob Mortimer and Andy Dawson, the duo behind the acclaimed podcast Athletico Mince, are writing a spin-off book. The World of Football According to Athletico Mince will be published by John Blake Publishing on May 25.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st January 2017The rise and fall and rise of podcasts
More than four million people listen to podcasts in the UK. We speaks to the stars behind the pod phenomenon...
Eamonn Forde, The Big Issue, 26th September 2016Live Review, Athletico Mince
Putting a podcast onstage is an interesting thing though. The presence of an audience definitely changes the dynamic. At what point does it become a gig that just happens to be being recorded? Certainly from the moment Bob and Andy came on it felt very much like they were doing a show - a great one - rather than a recording.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd September 2016