> A string of venues have cancelled shows with comedian Andrew Lawrence after he made racist 'jokes' on Twitter about England's football stars. > The comedian faced widespread condemnation after making the comments in the aftermath of England's heartbreaking penalty shoot-out defeat to Italy last night. > In one comment the 41-year-old, who has previously featured on the BBC, said he was 'sorry that black guys are bad at penalties'. > And in reference to the anti-poverty campaigning of Marcus Rashford - one of those to miss a penalty last night - he said he'd: 'Rather he'd (Rashford) practised his penalties and the kids had gone hungry.' > Today, following a backlash on Twitter, venues have begun pulling planned shows with the comedian. > Meanwhile, Lawrence's agents also revealed they had cut ties with the comedian.