Andi was born in Stratford, East London and attended Sarah Bonnell Comprehensive School, where she was fortunate to be surrounded by a talented peer group that included Razaaq Adoti, who went on to star in films such as Amistad and Black Hawk Down, as well as Sarah Webb, lead singer of the acid jazz group D Influence, and Idris Elba, who has appeared in Pacific Rim and The Wire.
After completing her studies at Barking College of Technology, Andi went on to study TV production at Ravensbourne College of Design, after which she took on various roles at TV post-production companies and worked in TV broadcasting at Walt Disney Television International. She also served as the technical operations manager at new media start-up Where-It's-At.
Andi's early career in TV production was marked by a stint as a post-production supervisor on the ITV soap Night & Day, after which she retrained as an actor at The Academy Drama School in London. She made her stage debut in 2003 and went on to appear at several renowned fringe and off-West End venues, including The Arts Theatre, Riverside Studios, Kings Head, and Liverpool Everyman.
Her stage credits include powerful performances in Medea and Who Killed Mr Drum?, as well as a critically acclaimed tour of Dael Orlandersmith's Pulitzer-nominated play, Yellowman. Andi's TV debut was in the long-running BBC soap EastEnders.
In 2007, Andi began performing stand-up comedy and went on to win the coveted Funny Women award at London's Comedy Store. She has since become a successful television personality, making regular appearances on popular panel shows such as Mock the Week and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, as well as appearing on Jack Dee Live at the Apollo and touring her solo stand-up shows, All The Single Ladies and Afroblighty.
Andi has also performed live in front of a 15,000-strong audience at London's O2 arena for the Channel 4 Great Ormond Street Comedy Gala. She made her feature film debut in Swinging with the Finkels opposite Martin Freeman, and has written for Fox US and BBC TV and Radio, as well as several newspapers, including The Times and The I.
In addition to her writing and acting work, Andi is also a regular blogger and is developing her own film and television projects. Her most recent short film, The Grid, is a sci-fi thriller starring newcomer Stony Blyden and EastEnders alumni Troy Titus-Adams.
