David McSavage
Irish comedian
David Andrews (born 5 February 1966), known professionally as David McSavage, is an Irish stand-up comedian, comedy writer and street performer, known for his television show The Savage Eye.
Early life and family
Andrews is the son of Annette Andrews and David Andrews, who was a Fianna Fáil TD and Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is brother to Barry Andrews, Fianna Fáil MEP for the Dublin constituency, Sinead (who works for the charity organisation Goal), Clare and Mary. Former Fianna Fáil TD and MEP Niall Andrews was his uncle, while his cousins include Chris Andrews, former Sinn Féin TD for the constituency of Dublin Bay South, and Ryan Tubridy, Irish television and radio personality and former presenter of The Late Late Show on Ireland's national broadcaster RTÉ. His grandfather Todd Andrews was active with the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and his grandmother Mary Coyle, was a prominent member of Cumann na mBan.
Andrews grew up in Blackrock, Dublin and he attended Willow Park School where he played the lead in plays and then Blackrock College where he was also involved in drama. After school, he took a short course in film and TV.
He spent time in the United States, and then taught English in Japan.
Career
Comedy
Andrews appeared as a street performer in Amsterdam, Australia, and in Ireland, including Dublin's Temple Bar.
He has performed at national and international comedy festivals such as the Kilkenny Comedy Festival. He became widely known in Ireland for his street performance in Dublin city centre; his street act consists of improvised songs often predicated on sardonic speculations about those passing by.
He is best known for the IFTA-nominated 2009 The Savage Eye, a show consisting of a mixture of comedy sketches and satire.
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