Andy Parsons
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Parsons in 2007
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| Birth name | Andrew John Parsons |
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3 April 1967 Weymouth, Dorset, England |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Law |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Genres | Satire |
| Notable works and roles |
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (2001–07) Mock the Week (2005–2015) |
| Website | Official website |
Andrew John "Andy" Parsons (born 1967) is an English comedian and writer. He regularly appeared on Mock the Week from Series 3 to Series 14. With comedy partner Henry Naylor, he has written and presented nine series of Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections for BBC Radio 2.
Parsons was born in Weymouth, Dorset. He attended Parc Eglos Primary School, Helston Comprehensive School in Cornwall and Churston Ferrers Grammar School, Torbay (Devon) before going to Christ's College, Cambridge to study Law, where he met and formed a double act with Henry Naylor which twice toured with the National Student Theatre Company and once with the Footlights. After completing his studies, Parsons got a job working as a legal clerk on a case at the Greenock shipyards, which he describes as "the most tedious thing I'd ever done." With Naylor he established TBA, London's first sketch comedy club.
His first TV writing job was for Spitting Image and he went on to become one of the main writers. He has also appeared as a guest on They Think It's All Over, QI, and BBC Radio 5 Live's Fighting Talk. Parsons left Mock the Week in October 2015 after nine series as a regular panelist, missing only five episodes. He, like the other regular panellists on Mock the Week, kept the same seat throughout the series, Parsons being the one on host Dara Ó Briain's left.
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