André De Freitas PREVIEW

ANDRÉ is stand up comedian, writer & actor who made Portuguese history by being the first Portuguese comedian to perform in a fully English billed stand up show at the Edinburgh festival as well as the Los Angeles comedy store.

André started his path in the performing arts at the age of 15 when he first got accepted into the Escola Profissional de Teatro de Cascais (Professional Drama School) in the greater Lisbon area. Having finished his stint at the school, he decided to try stand up which led to some success in the local comedy scene - which took André to some TV work and a secondary role in the feature film Sete Pecados Rurais.

Deciding that he wanted an international career he moved to London in 2016 - via the USA. Currently residing in London, as a stand up comedian André is a regular figure at some of the best clubs like THE TOP SECRET COMEDY CLUB, THE STAND, GLEE, BACKYARD COMEDY CLUB, ANGEL COMEDY CLUB, among many others. up to date, ANDRÉ HAS PERFORMED IN PORTUGAL, ENGLAND, Spain, France, Monaco, Luxembourg, SCOTLAND, USA, SWITZERLAND, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Romenia & Austria. André’s cv includes tour  support Portuguese star Rui Sinel de Cordes on his 2017 sold out tour around Portugal and in London has performed alongside many of biggest comedians in the UK (Jack Whitehall, Russell Howard, Ed Byrne, Josh Widdicombe, etc).   He has also opened for US comic Tom Rhodes and Most recently in 2019 he opened for Jim Gaffigan on “Pale Tourist tour”.

He was the subject of a short documentary made by mainstream Portuguese channel RTP showing his groundbreaking career path up to now.   André currently counts with the support of the Portuguese government through the London embassy.