Andi Osho
Andi Osho in 2013
Birth nameYewande Morenike Osho
Born (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973
Plaistow, London, England
MediumStand-up, television
Years active2003–present
Websiteandiosho.co.uk

Yewande "Andi" Osho (born 27 January 1973) is a British stand-up comedian, actress and television presenter.[1]

Life and career

Osho was born in Plaistow, East London,[2] to Nigerian parents.

After working in television production, Osho turned to acting in 2003. By 2006, she decided to go into stand-up comedy.[3] Osho spent a number of years working as a receptionist by day, while improving her stand-up comedy routines in the evenings.

In 2006, Osho starred as Alma in American playwright Dael Orlandersmith's drama Yellowman at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre. Other theatre work includes a performance in the title role of Medea (Barons Court Theatre, 2005), Amanda in Cigarettes, Coffee and Paranoia (King's Head Theatre, 2005) and Zimbabwean exile Faith in the devised piece Qabuka (Oval House Theatre, 2005).

Osho's television roles include Lin Colvin in Casualty, Adeola Brooker in Doctors, Dr Rogers in Footballers' Wives: Extra Time and Angela Parker in Sea of Souls. She has also appeared in Waking the Dead, EastEnders, Comedy Central's @midnight, Night and Day, Kiri, and Russell Brand and Friends for Channel 4.[4] In 2020 she appeared in Death in Paradise.[5]

Osho is also a playwright and one of the founding members of the London writers' group, Vowel Movement. She has contributed to News Review at London's Canal Cafe Theatre and in 2008, she co-devised a scratch performance of the stage play Up the Café de Paris for the Pulse Fringe Festival. In 2007, Osho wrote the comedy CSI: Nigeria, in production for BBC Three.

Osho has performed at various comedy clubs and festivals across Britain, including Jongleurs, the Comedy Store, the Reading Festival, the Pleasance Dome, the Chuckle Club, the Leicester Festival (Summer Sundae), the Comedy Café, the Shoreditch Comedy Festival, Comedy Camp and the Hackney Empire.[6]

Osho won the 2007 Nivea Funny Women award.[7][8]

Osho co-hosted Tonightly on Channel 4 and appeared in an E4 pilot, The Andi O Show.[9] She has also appeared on Mock the Week, Ask Rhod Gilbert, and is a regular performer on Stand Up for the Week.[10]

On 26 February 2011, Osho participated in Let's Dance for Comic Relief, performing a dance routine to Michael Jackson's "Bad". Despite positive comments from the judges, she did not progress to the final round after a public vote.[11]

Osho has won two episodes of Celebrity Mastermind. In 2011, she won the Comic Relief episode with The Matrix trilogy as her specialist subject and then in 2012, she took part in a regular episode choosing host John Humphrys as her specialist subject. Osho also takes an occasional presenting role for the comedy club section on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

On 19 June 2012, Osho made her debut in the BBC television medical drama Holby City as medical student Barbara Alcock for three episodes. In July 2014, she appeared in Finding Carter as Susan Sherman. Between 2016 and 2018 she presented Supershoppers with Anna Richardson on Channel 4, being replaced with Sabrina Grant. She took part and won £7,000 for charity in a celebrity edition of The Chase on ITV.[12]

Osho appears in David F. Sandberg's Lights Out and Shazam! as the same character, a social worker named Emma Glover.[13][14][15]

In 2021, Osho appeared in the sixth series of the police procedural drama series Line of Duty as journalist and investigative reporter Gail Vella, a murder victim whose case is supervised by DCI Joanne Davidson (Kelly Macdonald).[16]

Osho's debut novel, Asking for a Friend, was first published in 2021.[17][18]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2003 The N7 Jemma Short film
2009 U Be Dead FSS Scientist TV film
2011 Swinging with the Finkels Nurse Franklin
2013 Scenes from Django Unchained Django Short film
2015 The Grid Anna Pascal Short film
That's Me Mr. Fantastic Sally Short film
2016 Lights Out Emma
2017 Daipool Doctor Rhiannon Llewellyn Jones Short film
2019 Shazam! Ms E.B. Glover
Jane Short film
2020 Max Cloud Sofia
2021 A Castle for Christmas Maisie
TBC The Stranger in Our Bed† Paula Post-production

Television

Year Film Role Notes
2002 Night and Day Jo Radcliffe Episode: "Black Flowers"
2003 40 Caller Mini-series
2004 Waking the Dead Policewoman Episode: "In Sight of the Lord"
2005 Sea of Souls Angela Parker Episode: "Omen"
Doctors Adeola Brooker Episode: "In Custody"
Footballers' Wives: Extra Time Doctor Rogers Episode: "Series 1, Episode 1"
2006 Casualty Lin Colvin Episode: "Out of the Past"
2007 Lewis Receptionist Episode: "Whom the Gods Would Destroy"
Comedy Lab Various roles Episode: "Ain't It Funny Being Coloured"
EastEnders Midwife 3 episodes
2008 True Heroes Jackie Episode: "Grain Rescue"
2009 Big Top Mother Episode: "Boyfriend"
Paradox Sonia Mini-series
2010 Ladies of Letters Agabatha Episode: "Series 2, Episode 10"
2011 Psychoville Registrar Episode: "Dinner Party"
Life of Riley Sumi Episode: "The Bug"
2012 Holby City Barbara Alcock Recurring role, 3 episodes
2014 Finding Carter Susan Sherman Episode: "Pilot"
2015 Uncle DJ Episode: "Series 2, Episode 6"
Breaking Hollywood: One Actor at a Time Claridia Fortune Series regular
2016 Grime Town Chivonne/Mardi
2017 Halloween Comedy Shorts Kehide/Taiwo Episode: "Twin Thing"
2018 Kiri Rochelle Akindele Series regular
2019 Curfew Jenny Donahue Series regular
Pandora Rosa Episode: "Hurricane"
2020 Death in Paradise Precious Abellard Episode: "Now You See Him, Now You Don't"
On the Edge Bisi Episode: "BBW"
I May Destroy You Carrie Recurring role, 2 episodes
2021 Line of Duty Gail Vella Recurring role, 3 episodes
Stay Close Simona Mini-series
2022 The Sandman Miranda Walker Recurring role
2023 Blue Lights PS Sandra Cliff Recurring role
Sex Education Nicky Bowman Recurring role
Good Omens Sitis Episode: "The Clue"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2011 Screen Nation Award Best Comedy Performance Live at the Apollo Won
2014 Aesthetica Short Film Festival Prize Best Short Film (with Adam Recht) Brit.i.am Nominated
Other Venice Film Festival Award Abbot Award (with Adam Recht) Brit.i.am Won
Red Dirt International Film Festival Award Best Experimental/Art Film (with Adam Recht) Brit.i.am Won
Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival Crazy Cell Phone (with Adam Recht) Brit.i.am Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Biog". Andi Osho. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ↑ In an interview for BBC Radio 4 Extra's MacAuley & Co in 2011 at the Edinburgh Festival, broadcast on 16 August 2011, Osho confirmed her age to be 38 on several occasions.
  3. ↑ Bindel, Julie (6 July 2007). "Interview: Andi Osho from the Guardian". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "Andi Osho: Karushi Management". Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  5. ↑ Weston, Christopher (27 February 2020). "DEATH IN PARADISE SEASON 9 EPISODE 8 CAST: GUEST STARS FRANCES TOMELTY, ANDI OSHO AND PETER DE JERSEY". Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Andi Osho: Comedy CV". Archived from the original on 26 December 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  7. ↑ Whiting, Kate (10 March 2011). "Digital girl stands up to be counted". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  8. ↑ Guide, British Comedy (18 April 2016). "Funny Women Awards". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "British Comedy Guide: The Andi Osho Show". Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  10. ↑ Sweney, Mark (14 June 2010). "Channel 4 lines up topical standup show hosted by Patrick Kielty". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  11. ↑ "Let's Dance for Comic Relief". BBC One. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Andi Osho on Instagram: "If you like drama I would strooooongly advise you watch the ep of The Chase that we taped tonight. It was INSANE. Great work by my cohorts…"". instagram.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "'Shazam!' & Horror Flick 'Lights Out' Share Same Cinematic Universe, Apparently". cbr.com. 9 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  14. ↑ "Credits | Andi Osho". 29 August 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  15. ↑ "r/DC_Cinematic – Comment by u/dauid on 'DISCUSSION: Was "Shazam!" not set to feature a character from "Lights Out" in an Easter Egg Cameo Appearance?'". reddit. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  16. ↑ "Line of Duty on BBC One: Who plays murder victim Gail Vella? Comedian Andi Osho!". Entertainment Daily. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "Asking for a Friend".
  18. ↑ "Asking for a Friend – Andi Osho – Paperback".
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