Andrew R. Jones

Andy Jones has been a professional writer and actor for over thirty years. He has written five critically acclaimed one-man comedy shows: “Out of the Bin,” “Still Alive,” “King O’ Fun,” “To The Wall,” and “An Evening with Uncle Val.” He has extensively toured, to critical acclaim, across Canada, the UK, and Ireland.

Andy launched his very successful CD “Letters From Uncle Val” with Rattling Books. Jones was nominated for a Gemini for his performance in “To The Wall” on CBC Television's Opening Night series, as well as winning ‘Best Performance’ at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax. In September 2006, a film version of his one-man show “King O’ Fun” premiered on BRAVO! and also played at The Atlantic Film Festival. He is well known in Canada as one of the groundbreaking Newfoundland comedy troupe CODCO, in both its theatrical and television incarnations.

He has performed across Europe with The Madhouse Company of London, in England with The Ken Campbell Roadshow, and across Canada in theatre productions including “The Time and Place” (Theatre Smith-Gilmour, Toronto), “Pilk’s Madhouse” (Second Stage, Halifax), “Love and Anger” (Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary), “Pope Joan” (Nightwood Theatre, Toronto), “The Postal Show” (Theatre P.E.I., Charlottetown), and “Bloomsday” (Anna Livia Productions, Toronto). In television he has co-written and performed in “Kids in the Hall,” “Dooley Gardens,” “The Cathy Jones Special,” and “Nasty Habits.” In film he played principal roles in “Rare Birds,” “Brain Candy,” “Extraordinary Visitor,” “A Secret Nation,” “Paint Cans,” “Life With Billy,” “Coleslaw Warehouse,” and “The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood” (which he also co-wrote and directed).

Andy’s numerous awards include two Gemini awards, five Gemini nominations, two Emmy nominations, two Genie nominations, election to the Newfoundland Arts Council Hall of Honour, The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council’s Award of Excellence, and the ACTRA Award of Excellence for Lifetime Achievement.

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