Andi Osho

Andi Osho was born Yewande Morenike Osho on January 27, 1973, in Plaistow, East London. She attended Sarah Bonnell Comprehensive School and later studied drama at Barking College of Technology. Following her drama studies, she pursued TV production at Ravensbourne College of Design and worked in various roles within TV post-production and broadcasting, including at Walt Disney Television International. Her early career also involved working as a technical operations manager at the new media startup Where-It’s-At, and as a post-production supervisor on the ITV soap “Night & Day” (2001). This diverse background provided her with a comprehensive understanding of the television industry from multiple perspectives.

Osho transitioned into acting after retraining at The Academy Drama School in London, making her stage debut in 2003. She performed in numerous fringe and off-West End productions, including a “powerful” (Time Out) performance in “Medea” and as jazz singer Dolly Rathebe in “Who Killed Mr Drum?” in 2005. That same year, she undertook a No. 1 tour of Dael Orlandersmith’s Pulitzer-nominated play “Yellowman.” Her television acting career began with a role in the BBC soap “EastEnders.”

In 2007, Andi Osho ventured into stand-up comedy, a turning point that significantly elevated her public profile. She won the Funny Women award at London’s Comedy Store in July 2007, and subsequently became a runner-up at Hackney Empire New Act of The Year and Leicester Mercury Comedian of The Year. This success led to regular appearances on popular panel shows such as “Mock the Week” (2005) and “Never Mind the Buzzcocks” (1996), and two appearances on “Jack Dee Live at the Apollo” (2004). She also completed three sold-out solo stand-up tours, “All The Single Ladies” and “Afroblighty,” and performed for a 15,000-strong audience at London’s O2 arena for the Channel 4 Great Ormond Street Comedy Gala. Her acting career continued with her feature film debut in “Swinging with the Finkels” (2011) and notable roles in TV series like “I May Destroy You” (2020), “Line of Duty” (2021), “The Sandman” (2022), “Sex Education” (2023), and “Blue Lights” (2023-2025). As a writer, she has contributed to Fox US, BBC TV and Radio, and newspapers including The Times and The I. She wrote and produced the award-winning short film “Brit.i.am” (2014) and “The Grid” (2015), and published her debut novel “Asking for a Friend” in 2021, followed by “Tough Crowd” in 2023.