Andy Stanton lives in North London. He studied English at Oxford but they kicked him out. He has been a stand-up comedian, a film script reader, a cartoonist, an NHS lackey and lots of other things.

You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum! was his first book and is the first in the eight-part Mr Gum series. He also wrote the lyrics and book for Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – The Musical!, which premiered at the National Theatre in July 2019.