Biography

Andrew Searles is one of the fastest rising stars on the Montreal comedy scene and has no plans of slowing down. A favorite at the Colleges & Universities in Montreal, but also takes the stage at the comedy clubs in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver, amazing audiences along the way.

A Montreal born & raised comedian, Andrew was born to parents of the Caribbean. Why they moved from daily temperatures of 30c to Canada’s -30c to +30c temperatures is still a mystery and under heavy investigation, but Andrew surely has made the best of it by turning shivering in the cold to warm belly laughs. Discussing topics from his childhood to life in school, to his travels, romance, celebrity impressions, ethnic backgrounds to how people are in the clubs, Andrew will having you laughing from the time he opens his mouth, to the time he walks off stage, and beyond.

Named in the “Top 10 Best Stand-up Comedians in Montreal” four years straight according to the Montreal Mirror (2007-2010), Andrew Searles can be heard on XM Satellite Radio’s “Laugh Attack”. He also hosted the Montreal show “U Got Jokes” featuring comedians from BET, performed at the All-Black Nubian Show in Toronto, worked with the Montreal’s Children’s Wish Foundation, and even auditioned for NBC’s Last Comic Standing. He also has appeared in Kidnapper Films short production “SharkBoy” which debuted at the Just for Laughs Comedia Festival in 2004.

A show Andrew co-produced and co-headlined with Kwasi Thomas is the comedy show “Black in a Minute”, which debuted in Montreal 2008, and performed again in Vancouver 2010. ‘Black in a Minute’ is a regular stand-up comedy show that delivers the laughs from two young African-Canadian comedians, while debunking stereotypes of African-American comedy.

He is also co-producer along with Rodney Ramsey of a new and first ever cross Canada tour called “The Underground Comedy Railroad” which features today’s top African-Canadian comedians.

Andrew Searles has worked with the likes of Greg Morton, Steve Patterson, Richard Saunders, Russell Peters, Joey Elias, Jocko Alston, Sugar Sammy, The Doo-Wops, Al Lubel, Kenny Robinson, and many more.

So what inspires Andrew to continue his comedy success?

“The Gift of Laughter, is a Gift to the Giver” – Larry Day Sr.