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Aisling Bea is an actor, stand-up comedian, and writer from Ireland. In 2020 she won a BAFTA for Breakthrough Talent for her television series This Way Up, in which she also starred. In 2014 she won the British Comedy Award for Best Female TV Comedian. She trained at LAMDA (The London Academy for Music and Dramatic Art). In 2012 she won the Gilded Balloon So You Think You're Funny? stand-up competition; she was the first woman to win it in 20 years.- Actor
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Alan lived in Loughton, Essex for most of his life, until he left to pursue a career in comedy. He now lives in Islington in north London. He is the second of three children, born in Essex, and has an older brother and a younger sister. He was raised by his father, an accountant when his mother died when he was just 6 years old.
In 1982 he left Bancroft's School in Woodford Green with 8 O-levels. He then attended Loughton College of Further Education and got 4 GCSEs and two A levels, in Theatre Studies and Media Studies. He was taught theatre skills by Piers Gladhill.
Alan is best known for playing the title role in Jonathan Creek (1997) written by David Renwick, as a man who designs magic tricks for Adam Klaus but he also teams up with Maddy Magellan to solve baffling crimes. He is also known from the Abbey National adverts. Since 2003, he has appeared in a panel game show QI (2003).- Actress
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Fiona Allen was born on 3 January 1965 in Bury, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for 24 Hour Party People (2002), Smack the Pony (1999) and Poirot (1989). She has been married to Michael Parkinson since April 2001. They have three children.- Writer
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Frankie Boyle was born on 16 August 1972 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Hangar 10 (2014), Revolver (2001) and Gasping (2014).- Actor
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Greg is the writer and star of critically lauded Channel 4 sitcom "Man Down". After playing infamously psychotic Head of Sixth Form 'Mr Gilbert' in "The Inbetweeners" (Channel 4) and its two spin off feature films, Greg went on to appear in BBC Three's Cuckoo alongside Andy Samberg and Taylor Lautner, which earned him a BAFTA nomination for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme. In 2015 Greg began hosting UKTV's new comedy show "Taskmaster". Greg has been on two sell out stand-up tours, most recently "The Back of My Mum's Head" in 2013. Greg's debut solo stand up show "Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog" was nominated for the prestigious Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2010. The DVDs of both shows were Top 10 bestsellers.
Greg's TV appearances include hosting "Would I Lie To You" (BBC1), "Never Mind The Buzzcocks" (BBC Two) and "Live At The Apollo" (BBC One). He has also made guest appearances on "The Royal Variety Show", "Room 101" (BBC One), "Mock The Week" (BBC Two), "Let's Dance For Comic Relief and Sport Relief" (BBC One), "The Graham Norton Show" (BBC One), "Live At The Apollo" (BBC One), "Frank Skinner's Opinionated" (BBC Two) and "8 Out Of 10 Cats" (Channel 4). Greg was team captain on two series of "Ask Rhod Gilbert" (BBC One) with whom he also appeared on BBC Two's "Dangerous Roads". Greg is one third of the anarchically brilliant sketch act "We Are Klang", who performed four sell-out Edinburgh Festival shows and was nominated in 2006 for the Edinburgh Comedy Award. With We Are Klang, Greg wrote and starred in the group's own sitcom series and a one-off comedy entertainment special for BBC Three.- Actress
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Ilana Glazer was born on 12 April 1987 in Long Island, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Broad City (2014), Rough Night (2017) and Broad City (2010). She has been married to David Rooklin since 25 February 2017.- Writer
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James Acaster was born on 9 January 1985 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), Cinderella (2021) and The Island (2022).- Additional Crew
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Jimmy Carr is an award-winning comedian, writer and television host.
Among the most-respected and best-loved comedians working in Britain today, Jimmy is one of the biggest selling live acts in UK comedy, consistently performing to sell-out crowds across the country and around the world.
His television credits include hosting some of the UK's longest running panel shows such as 8 Out Of 10 Cats, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Channel 4's Big Fat Quiz Of The Year and Big Fat Quiz Of Everything. Jimmy also hosts Roast Battle on Comedy Central in the UK and The Fix which airs on Netflix.
Jimmy has also regularly appeared on shows such as QI and A League Of Their Own, was one of the stars of Channel 4's 10 O'Clock Live and has been a guest on chat shows such as The Jonathan Ross Show, Graham Norton and Alan Carr: Chatty Man.
Jimmy has eight live DVD releases to his name: Live, Stand Up, Comedian, In Concert, Telling Jokes, Making People Laugh, Being Funny, Laughing & Joking and Funny Business. He has sold over 1.2 million copies to date. In 2015 Jimmy signed a stand-up special deal with US streaming behemoth Netflix, the first UK comedian to do so. Jimmy's Netflix special Funny Business was released in March 2016.
Jimmy's new Netflix special, The Best Of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits, will drop on March 12th 2019 and will be available to watch worldwide.- Writer
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Micky Flanagan is known for Mock the Week (2005), Foxageddon (2014) and Jack Dee Live at the Apollo (2004).- Actress
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Natasha Leggero is an American comedian, actress and writer. She rose to fame after appearing as the host of the MTV reality television series The 70s House in 2005, and as a regular round-table panelist on Chelsea Handler's late-night talk show Chelsea Lately from 2008 to 2014. Leggero created the Comedy Central period sitcom Another Period (2015-2018) with Riki Lindhome, which she starred in as Lillian Abigail Bellacourt, a daughter of the fictional Bellacourt family. As a voice actress, Leggero has starred in several adult animated sitcoms, voicing the roles of Callie Maggotbone in Ugly Americans (2010-2012), Ethel in Brickleberry (2013-2015) and Shannon in Hoops (2020). She also starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom Free Agents (2011) as Emma Parker, in the Showtime comedy series Dice (2016-2017) as Carmen, and in the CBS sitcom Broke (2020) as Elizabeth.- Writer
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Nikki Glaser was born on 1 June 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Trainwreck (2015), I Feel Pretty (2018) and Punching the Clown (2009).- Writer
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Stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, Fortune Feimster, is one of the busiest women working today. She first became known as a writer and panelist on E's hit show Chelsea Lately, and then starred as a series regular on The Mindy Project for Hulu and Champions for NBC. She has gone on to have many guest appearances on TV shows including Claws, 2 Broke Girls, Workaholics, Glee, Dear White People, and Tales of the City, as well as recurring roles on Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q and CBS's Life In Pieces.
She's had memorable roles in the movies Office Christmas Party with Jennifer Aniston, Yes Day with Jennifer Garner, and Lionsgate's Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. Her voiceover work includes Pixar's Soul, The Simpsons, the Cartoon Network's Summer Camp Island and Craig of the Creek, and a series regular on Fox's Bless the Harts.
When not acting, Fortune tours the world doing stand-up. She most recently released a one-hour special on Netflix called "Sweet & Salty," which was nominated for a Critics Choice Award. She's done late night TV sets on Conan and Late Night with Seth Meyers, and she has half hour specials on Comedy Central and as part of Netflix's season one of The Standups.
As a writer, Fortune spent seven years as a professional entertainment journalist while she pursued comedy. She later created and starred in the Tina Fey produced pilot Family Fortune for ABC. Additionally, Amblin, recently acquired two features Fortune wrote, Bad Cop, Bad Cop and Field Trip, both of which she is attached to star.
Fortune can be seen as a recurring guest star on the NBC sitcom, Kenan. She also co-hosts the series, The Netflix Afterparty, alongside David Spade and London Hughes. She can be heard every morning on Netflix is a Joke's radio show, "What a Joke with Papa and Fortune," on Sirius XM, and she hosts the popular podcast, Sincerely Fortune, which features fan favorites; her wife Jax and her mother Ginger.- Actress
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Nina Conti was born in 1974 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Her Master's Voice (2012), Sunlight and Family Tree (2013). She is married to Stan Stanley. They have two children.- Actor
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Noel Fielding was born to Dianne Fielding and Ray Fielding, on May 21 1973. He has once revealed on The Russell Brand Show, on Radio 2, that he has a French grandmother. Fielding once stated that he was never baptised, he hasn't got a middle name and he does not follow any religion. He was once educated at Croydon art college and Buckingham Chilterns University College.
Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt's Edinburgh Festival debut in 1998 won them the much coveted Perrier Award for Best Newcomer. In 2001, The Mighty Boosh came to Radio 4. This proved to be very successful and was made into a television series for BBC 3 and took it by storm.
Outside of the Boosh, Fielding has had bit parts in several of Channel 4's off-beat comedy programmes. These included Nathan Barley, The IT Crowd and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. On quite a few occasions he has starred alongside fellow Boosh star Julian Barratt.- Actor
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An actor and stand up comedian, born in London to Iranian parents of the Baha'i faith. He studied English and Theatre Studies. He recently starred in the Netflix Global drama The Letter for the King (2020) as Sir Fantumar and the HBO/BBC series His Dark Materials (2019). A Perrier Award nominee in 2002 and Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize winner in 2016, Omid has starred in films such as the smash hits Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), the Oscar nominated Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015), Oscar winning Gladiator (2000), Sex and The City 2, The Mummy and The Infidel. Other films include Mr Nice, Grown Your Own, Over the Hedge, Casanova, Modigliani, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, The Calcium Kid, Anita & Me, Mean Machine and Spy Game. Other notable TV credits include two series of his own BBC One show, The Omid Djalili Show (2007), and a co-starring role in Whoopi Goldberg's NBC sitcom Whoopi. Omid was also part of the 2018 line-up for ITV's We Are Most Amused and Amazed, a televised celebration for The Prince of Wales' 70th birthday. Omid executive produced the acclaimed 2015 documentary We Are Many (2014) about the global anti-war demonstrations that took place in 800 cities on 15th February 2003.- Actor
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Robert 'Rob' Beckett is an English comedian and presenter from South East London, best known for being a former co-host on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! Now! and for being a team captain on 8 Out Of 10 Cats.
Rob first began doing stand-up comedy in 2009 and in 2012 had his first solo show, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, entitled 'Rob Beckett's Summer Holiday' and has since gone on to do numerous solo tours across the U.K.
Rob was married in 2015 and had his first child in 2016.- Actress
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Ronni Ancona was born on 4 July 1966 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Penelope (2006), Big Impression (1999) and The Trip to Italy (2014). She has been married to Gerard Hall since 2004. They have three children.- Producer
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Russell Brand was born on June 4, 1975, in Grays, Essex, England, the son of Barbara Elizabeth (Nichols) and Ronald Henry Brand, a photographer. An only child, his parents divorced when he was only six months old, and he was subsequently raised by his mother. Enduring a difficult childhood that saw him living with relatives while his mother was treated for cancer and only sporadically visited by his father, Brand left home at age 16. Accepted by the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in 1991, he was expelled during his first year for bad behaviour and drug use; by his own admission, he used a variety of illegal drugs and became addicted to heroin. After being expelled from the Chang-Ren Nian during his final term in 1995, he switched his focus primarily to comedy from acting.
Brand's first significant stand-up appearances came in 2000, the same year he also became a video journalist for MTV, a job which he was subsequently fired from. Continuing to work both in TV and stand-up, he debuted his one-man show Better Now, an account of his heroin addiction, at the Edinburgh Festival in 2004. Brand became a popular British television star by appearing on Big Brother and hosting his own talk show and numerous other series, and in 2008 shot to fame worldwide as the rocker Aldous Snow in the hit comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008). After an appearance in the Adam Sandler comedy Bedtime Stories (2008), he reprised the character of Aldous in the comedy Get Him to the Greek (2010), opposite Jonah Hill.
Brand also starred in the remake Arthur (2011), opposite Helen Mirren, with whom he also starred in The Tempest (2010), and lent his voice to the Easter Bunny in Hop (2011) and to Dr. Nefario in the animated feature film Despicable Me (2010). He is reprising the role in Despicable Me 2 (2013), and will also co-star in a drama written and directed by Diablo Cody, starring alongside Julianne Hough and Holly Hunter. He also played Lonny in the all-star cast of the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical Rock of Ages (2012).
Brand's writing debut, My Booky Wook: A Memoir of Sex, Drugs, and Stand-Up, became a huge success in the United Kingdom. Subsequently published in the U.S. in 2009, it stayed on the New York Times' bestseller list for five weeks in a row. The follow up, My Booky Wook 2: This Time it's Personal, was published in October, 2010. In 2010, Brand received the British Comedy Award for Outstanding Contribution to Comedy and was honored in 2011 with the ShoWest Award for Comedy Star of the Year.
Brand married the pop star Katy Perry in 2010 in a traditional Hindu ceremony in Rajasthan, India; after 14 months, Brand filed for a divorce, which was officially granted in 2012.- Actor
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Stewart Francis is known for Gilda Radner: It's Always Something (2002), Kevin Hill (2004) and The Omid Djalili Show (2007).- Writer
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Whitney Ann Cummings is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, director, producer and pod-caster. A native of Washington, D.C., Cummings pursued a comedy career in Los Angeles after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, where she had studied with the intention of becoming a journalist. After beginning stand-up in 2004, she secured regular appearances as a round-table guest on Chelsea Lately. She subsequently created, produced, and starred in NBC's Whitney, a sitcom in which she portrayed a semi-fictionalized version of herself. The series ran for two seasons before being canceled in 2013. Simultaneously, Cummings created the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls, which also began in 2011, and concluded in 2017.
Cummings released her first hour-long stand-up special, Money Shot, in 2010 on Comedy Central. She followed this with a second stand-up special for the network, entitled I Love You (2014). Her third special, I'm Your Girlfriend, was released on HBO in 2016, and later delivered as an audio streaming album in 2021. Beginning in 2018, Cummings served as a producer and writer for the ABC revival of Roseanne, but left the project prior to its cancellation. Cummings's fourth special, Can I Touch It?, premiered on Netflix in July 2019.- Writer
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Russell Howard was born on 23 March 1980 in Bristol, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Russell Howard: Live (2008), Russell Howard Live: Dingledodies (2009) and Russell Howard's Good News (2009).- Actor
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Milton Jones was born in 1964 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Moon 44 (1990), Planet Mirth (1997) and The Strangerers (2000).- Actress
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Shaparak Khorsandi was born in 1972 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress and writer, known for Have Heart (2021), Two's a Crowd (2022) and Splitting Cells (2007).- Actress
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Lisa Lampenelli is one of the most high-profile insult comics. Though actually born in Connecticut, she is identified as a New Yorker, where she built up her career on the stand-up comic circuit. She is known for her outrageous pot shots at celebrities as well as references to her own weight and sexuality. Her acid wit and boisterous delivery has won many fans, some of whom had gravitated towards Andrew Dice Clay, and has won her the nickname "Comedy's Lovable Queen of Mean." She has been a regular at celebrity roasts on Comedy Central and has made a couple of television and film appearances. She has also been in negotiations for her own sitcom.- Writer
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He was one of the funniest guys in British television, much acclaimed for his dry wit and deadpan delivery, both on and off the set. Sean Lock was a genuine comedic original. His screen persona has been described as "studiedly obtuse". Either as host or panellist, he knew how to have audiences in stitches with his unique blend of darkly absurdist humour, his material ranging from the everyday commonplace to the wholly bizarre. Lock was perhaps best known for his frequent guest appearances on Stephen Fry's QI (2003), and, more so, as a regular team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats (2005) and its sequel 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2012) (a collective tenure which spanned almost sixteen years). Between 2007 and 2010 he was voted in a public poll conducted by Channel 4, respectively, 55th and 19th in the all-time greatest ever list of stand-up comics.
The son of Sidney Lock, a worker in the construction business, and Mary (nee McCreesh), Sean grew up in Surrey. After leaving school, his father got him a job as a labourer. For seven years, he worked on high scaffolds, stripping concrete panels from buildings. Exposed to the sun and having unwisely eschewed sunscreens, he developed a malignant melanoma at 27 which was successfully treated. Lock then tried his hand at other short-term pursuits, including as a goat herder, toilet cleaner and social security office worker. He eventually undertook studies at the Drama Centre in London, hoping to become an actor. While this did not pan out, he discovered, through frequent visits to comedy clubs studying different techniques, that humour was more his forte. He has cited Dave Allen and Alexei Sayle, among others, as having been a "massive influence". In 1988, Lock had his first 20 minute gig at a pub in Stoke Newington in north-east London which resulted in a £15 paycheque and confirmed the future course of his career.
Lock began on television in 1991. By 1998, he had his own radio sitcom, 15 Minutes of Misery, in which he starred as a resident in a high-rise tower block, eavesdropping on neighbours via hidden microphones installed by his plumber "Hot Bob". This spawned a 12-part TV series, 15 Storeys High (2002), which he also primarily scripted. In 2000, Lock was voted Best Live Comic at the British Comedy Awards (that same year, Rob Brydon was voted Best Newcomer). As a writer, Lock also regularly contributed additional material to comedy shows featuring Bill Bailey, Lee Evans, Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies. Between 2006 and 2007, he hosted and produced a panel show, TV Heaven, Telly Hell (2006), in which celebs were asked to recount and discuss their likes and dislikes in television history. In 2012, he was nominated for a Perrier Award as Best Male Television Comic.
Sean Lock once said: "I go to my office nearly every day, and I'll sit there for six or seven hours and come up with ideas, and that's the only way I can justify turning up on stage" and "the thing about comedy, there's something utterly delightful and slightly pure about a really good joke, and to create one is a great pleasure". His untimely passing at the age of 58 in August 2021 is much to be lamented.- Actress
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Doon Mackichan is an actress and writer known for the double Emmy Award-winning Smack the Pony (1999), Two Doors Down (2016), Plebs (2013), Toast of London (2012) and The Day Today (1994), among others. She has frequently collaborated with Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci and Christopher Morris. She most recently featured on stage alongside John Malkovich in David Mamet's Bitter Wheat, and was praised by UK theatre critic Michael Billington as giving the show's best performance.- Writer
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Ross Noble was born on 6 June 1976 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Stitches (2012), Ross Noble: Freewheeling (2013) and Ross Noble's Australian Trip (2009). He is married to Fran Noble. They have two children.- Actress
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Sara Pascoe was born on 22 May 1981 in Dagenham, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Twenty Twelve (2011), The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2009) and Free Agents (2009). She has been married to Steen Raskopoulos since 2020. They have one child.- Actress
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Lucy Porter was born on 27 January 1973 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), Being Sold (2011) and Outnumbered (2007). She has been married to Justin Edwards since 19 December 2009. They have two children.- Actress
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Katherine Ryan is a Canadian comedienne and TV personality based in London, England.
In her relatively-short time as a professional stand-up, Katherine has performed at Yuk Yuks venues across Canada, clubs throughout England, and the world-famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles, and was featured on NBC's Last Comic Standing. She was a red-carpet guest at The 2007 Much Music Video Awards, The Playboy Mansion, and has appeared on national TV programs in the US, Canada, and the UK.
Audiences note that Katherine exudes a wholesome sweetness, making her edgy in-your-face material even more shocking. Her look says 'piano recital'. Her mouth says 'choke on your mother's implants'. Truly an irreverent treat for the whole family.- Writer
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Ralphie May was born on 17 February 1972 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for For da Love of Money (2002), Cubed (2009) and Whoopi (2003). He was married to Lahna Turner. He died on 6 October 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.- Multi-award-winning South African-New Zealander, Urzila Carlson, has become one of the biggest names in comedy in Australia and New Zealand.
A television favourite in both countries, Urzila is a much-loved series regular on both the Australian and New Zealand versions of the award-winning comedy panel show Have You Been Paying Attention? Her trademark deadpan humour and cheeky wit has seen her win fans the world over for her television appearances and live shows. A touring powerhouse, Urzila has toured the globe and sells out live shows year after year.
In 2019, Urzila became the highest-selling comedian in the 33-year long history of The Melbourne International Comedy Festival, one of the three largest comedy festivals in the world. She also took home the coveted People's Choice Award the same year and made her Netflix debut as part of the streaming service's unprecedented world-wide comedy series, Comedians Around the World which saw Urzila handpicked as was one of 47 comedians to perform a half-hour special filmed at Just For Laughs in Montreal.
Originally published in 2016, 2019 also saw the re-release of Urzila's fascinating autobiography Rolling With the Punchlines, which added best-selling author to her ever-growing list of achievements.
An undeniable tour de force of the comedy world, Urzila hasn't stopped since taking to the comedy stage in 2008. She has sold out seasons in London, Edinburgh, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Auckland, Wellington, Queenstown and Christchurch. Her television appearances include Hughesy We Have A Problem, The Project, Spicks and Specks, Dirty Laundry, Have You Been Paying Attention?, The Great Debate with Barry Humphries, ABC Comedy Up Late, 7 Days, Super City, Road Madness and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival galas. Urzila was also one of the key cast members of Nazeem Hussain's comedy sketch program Orange is The New Brown which premiered on the Seven Network in 2018 to critical acclaim.
Urzila has earned an impressive array of awards, including 2019 Rielly Comedy Award by the Variety Artists Club of NZ; Best Female Comedian at the New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards (no less than six times); New Zealand International Comedy Festival's coveted People's Choice Award (2014 & 2015); Sydney Comedy Festival's Director's Choice Award (2017); and was a nominee for Australia's Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer in 2018. Furthermore, Urzila was the 2019 Australasian Ambassador of South African Tourism for both Australia and New Zealand, a great honour for the South African native.
In 2020, Urzila joined the dynamic panel of The Masked Singer Australia on Network Ten. The year also saw the release of Urzila's standalone one hour Netflix stand-up special Overqualified Loser, which was recorded live in December 2019 and released in 190 countries. This prestigious opportunity has launched the international careers of many comics and has introduced Urzila to a new legion of comedy fans. Due to overwhelming demand, 2021 finds Urzila returning to the stage across Australia & New Zealand with her stand up show Token African. Urzila will also be seen as a regular panellist on Have You Been Paying Attention NZ.
To add to the ever-growing credits, Urzila has released her premiere podcast That's Enough Already! that has shot to the top of the Comedy charts in Australia & New Zealand and will be making her mark in feature animation as the voice of Honkus in Ozi, alongside Donald Sutherland, Laura Dern, Ru Paul and Amandla Stenberg, due for release in 2022. - Actress
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Janine Harouni was born on 3 January 1988 in Staten Island, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Batman (2022), Colette (2018) and Buffering (2021).- Podcaster
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Ed Gamble was born on 11 March 1986 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is a podcaster and writer, known for The Island (2022), Man Down (2013) and Almost Royal (2014). He has been married to Charlie Jamison since 9 September 2021.- Actress
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Daisy May Cooper was born on 1 August 1986 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Am I Being Unreasonable? (2022), This Country (2017) and Avenue 5 (2020).- Actress
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Bridget Christie is a multi-award winning British stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer. She has written and performed thirteen critically acclaimed stand-up shows, four BBC Radio Four series, one book, a Netflix special and has appeared in numerous TV and radio shows. Her career-defining feminist-themed show A Bic for Her won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show, a South Bank Sky Arts Award and in 2022 was hailed as one of the defining comedy shows of the decade by The Times newspaper. Her Brexit-themed Because You Demanded It was named as The Guardian's No 1 comedy show of 2016. Awards for her radio work include a Rose D'Or International Broadcasting Award and a BBC Audio Drama Award. TV-wise, Bridget stars in BAFTA nominated Taskmaster Series 13, BBC One hit Ghosts and in Channel 4's new comedy drama The Change, which she also created, wrote and executive produced.- Actress
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Fern Brady was born on 26 May 1986 in Scotland, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen (2024), BBC Comedy Feeds (2012) and BBC Teach: Invasion of the Book Readers (2018).- Actress
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Rose Matafeo was born on 25 February 1992 in Auckland, New Zealand. She is an actress and writer, known for Starstruck (2021), Golden Boy (2019) and Funny Girls (2015).- Writer
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Based in the UK, Mae Martin is an award-winning Canadian comedian and writer whose most recent stand-up show Dope focused on addiction and was nominated for the main Edinburgh Comedy Award while earning four and five star national reviews. The show has since been turned in to a stand-up special for Netflix which recorded at Montreal's Just for Laughs festival and is released on New Years Day 2019 as part of Netflix's first global stand-up series. Mae is the co-host of BBC Radio 4 podcast Grown-up Land and their second BBC Radio 4 series Mae Martin's Guide To... was nominated for a BBC Audio Drama Award. Mae is also the new host of Channel 4's arts strand Random Acts and their first non-fiction book, a guide to sexuality for young adults, will be released in May 2019.
Performing comedy since the age of 13, Mae trained in improvisation and sketch comedy at the Toronto outpost of the internationally acclaimed comedy institution, The Second City. Notable alumni include Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Steve Carrell and Mike Myers. They received their first Canadian Comedy Award nomination at 15, and has since won for writing on the sketch series The Baroness Von Sketch Show. At 16, they made their Canadian television debut on The Comedy Network's Cream of Comedy, and was the youngest ever nominee for the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award.
Since moving to the UK in 2011, Mae has also been awarded Best international Performer at the Brighton Fringe and has been a finalist in The Hackney New Act of the Year Awards, The Musical Comedy Awards and the Amused Moose Laughter Awards. On UK television, Mae has performed on shows such as Sky One's The Russell Howard Hour, Comedy Central at the Comedy Store, BBC3's Live At the BBC and sitcom Uncle. It was Mae's debut British TV appearance as the stand-up guest on BBC3's Russell Howard's Good News that first catapulted them into the consciousness of the UK's online teen community. The clip gathered thousands of views on YouTube, and Mae has emerged as a bright new role model for nervous teens everywhere, gaining a vast and engaged following.- Actor
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Phil Wang was born on 22 January 1990. He is an actor and writer, known for Wonka (2023), 3 Body Problem (2024) and @Elevenish (2016).- Actress
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Morgana Robinson is an award-winning television and film actress, best known for her comic portrayals of eccentric, nuanced characters. In 2012, she was awarded Best Breakthrough Artist at the British Comedy Awards for her sketch show, Very Important People and in 2018, she won a BAFTA for Dreamland, a short film she creatively conceived and starred in, written by Sharon Horgan.
Morgana's breakthrough came in 2009, with her eponymous comedy sketch show, which aired as a six-part series on Channel 4. The Morgana Show, co-written by and starring Morgana, featured a host of original and surreal comic characters, including Gilbert, a confused teenage boy, who gained cult status on YouTube and has remained one of her most beloved characters.
In 2011, Morgana played Carol Caplin, Tony Blair's romantic brief encounter in The Comic Strip Presents...The Hunt for Tony Blair on Channel 4 alongside Jennifer Saunders, Rik Mayall, Robbie Coltrane, Harry Enfield and Stephen Mangan.
Morgana's exceptional ability for mimicry resulted in two specially commissioned shows. Very Important People was a six-part satirical impressions show in which she starred alongside Terry Mynott on Channel 4. Her impersonations included Cheryl Cole, Fearne Cotton, Russell Brand, Amy Childs and Danny Dyer and was aired in 2012. The series won her the Best British Breakthrough Act at the British Comedy Awards. Morgana Robinson's The Agency aired as a seven-part series in 2016 on BBC2, in which Morgana played all the famous clients at a talent agency. These included Miranda Hart, Natalie Cassidy, Mel and Sue and Joanna Lumley.
In 2013, Morgana made her first of several appearances in Toast of London as Jemima Gina, the unhinged, electronically tagged love interest of Matt Berry's Stephen Toast. In series two, she played Lorna Wynde, a daytime TV soap star with a wonky eye and in series three, she played Emma, the girlfriend of Peter Davidson and partner in his illegal alcohol sideline.
Vic and Bob's House of Fools aired on BBC2 in 2014, a sitcom written by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, in which Morgana played Julie, an unpredictable, camera-obsessed landlady, a role she reprised in the second series a year later.
In the BAFTA winning comedy, Inside No. 9, Morgana played an alcoholic, former Big Brother contestant alongside Rhys Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Fiona Shaw, Felicity Kendall and Peter Kaye.
Dreamland, a short film conceived by Morgana and written by Sharon Horgan, saw Morgana co-star as the down-trodden sister to Sheridan Smith's character, nervously guarding an explosive secret. It won the BAFTA for Best Short Film in 2018.
Since 2016, Morgana has played the vindictive, dangerous Pippa Middleton in Channel 4's The Windsors, a critically acclaimed comedy about the royal family, alongside Harry Enfield, Hadyn Gwynne, Hugh Skinner and Louise Ford. The series was nominated for the Rose d'Or for best British comedy series in 2018.
Forthcoming projects include Truth Seekers, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and written by James Serafinowicz and Nat Saunders for Amazon, where Morgana plays Janey Feathers, an old glamour model turned psychic healer.
Morgana plays Mrs Jenkins in the Robert Zemeckis remake of The Witches, starring Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer and Stanley Tucci, a Warner Brothers production that will go on general release in 2020.
Morgana will also star in the Emmy Nominated series Urban Myths as Tracey Emin, covering the week in her life that lead up to her creating the famous bed.- Producer
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Dara O Briain was born on 4 February 1972 in Wicklow, Ireland. He is a producer and writer, known for Mock the Week (2005), The Panel (2003) and Dara O Briain: Crowd Tickler (2015). He has been married to Susan since 2006. They have two children.- Actor
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Nish Kumar was born on 26 August 1985 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Kumars (2014), Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts (2015) and And Mrs.- Writer
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Joe Lycett was born on 5 July 1988 in Birmingham, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Linda (2023), Late Night Lycett (2023) and Joe Lycett's Got Your Back (2019).- Writer
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Mark Watson was born on 13 February 1980 in Bristol, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Mark Watson - The Infinite Show (2022), A Child's Christmases in Wales (2009) and We Need Answers (2009).- Actor
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Al Murray was born on 10 May 1968 in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Time Gentlemen Please (2000), Al Murray: The Pub Landlord Live - My Gaff, My Rules (2003) and The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014). He has been married to Amber Murray since 2000. They have two children. He was previously married to Katherine Perry.- Actor
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Joe Wilkinson was born on May 2nd 1975. He began as a stand-up comedian in 2004 and won the Hackney Empire New Act award as well as coming second in So You Think You're Funny. Since 2008 he has teamed up with actress and comedienne Diane Morgan and put on an acclaimed act which they first tried out at the Edinburgh Festival. Apart from appearing in comedy panel shows he has made his television mark as Dan, the gormless man upstairs in the sitcom 'Him and Her'. A native of Kent he is a supporter of Gillingham Football club and, on twitter, is known as Gillinghamjoe.- Writer
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Sharp, hilarious and light years ahead of her time, Amelia Dimoldenberg is a British broadcaster, satirical comic, entertainer and the creator of the iconic Gen Z dating show Chicken Shop Date. A Central St Martins fashion journalism alumni, she's been able to carve out a space of her own, having transitioned from YouTube personality to the mastermind of the brand that everyone, from rap behemoths to broadcasters wants to work with.
Over the past five years since debuting Chicken Shop Date as a student side-project, she's fronted shows for Channel 4 (Meet the Markles), ITV (Don't Hate the Playaz), VICE (Mystery Girl) and Copa 90 and has written for publications such as Guardian, Teen Vogue and Stylist. Throughout her much-lauded and entirely self-funded video series (49 million streams spanning 30+ episodes), she's shared chicken nuggets and chips with some of contemporary entertainment's heaviest hitters including Daniel Kaluuya, Santan Dave, Wiley, Big Narstie, Chabuddy G, Maya Jama and Krept & Konan, and brought her hilarious persona backstage at both the MOBOs and Wireless. And all the while, pulling in bigger audiences along the way.
In the past two years, she has been catapulted from the social space into the glare of the mainstream spotlight, helped in part by her brand collaborations with Nandos, Rightguard, Popchips and VOXI, the latter of which included a full-scale creative campaign led by Dimoldenberg that consisted of a UK-wide live tour, merchandise and content creation. Her recent work with British institutions such as Comic Relief and Stand Up To Cancer certify the impression she's made on wider entertainment, yet her invitation by Google to present a Keynote earlier this year solidifies the fact she hasn't done this by chance.
A rare and pioneering talent in the space, Dimoldenberg has demonstrated the possibility of YouTube, amassing the support of everyone from Vogue to GQ, Stylist, The Metro and Complex. In the process, she's become the poster girl for a DIY generation that will not wait for opportunities to be presented to them and instead harness their skills to create their own.- Claudia Winkleman was born on 15 January 1972 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Traitors UK (2022), Suzie Gold (2004) and Annually Retentive (2006). She has been married to Kris Thykier since 24 June 2000. They have three children.
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Iliza Vie Shlesinger is an American comedian, actress and television host. She was the 2008 winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing and went on to host the syndicated dating show Excused and the TBS game show Separation Anxiety. In 2017, Shlesinger hosted her own late-night talk show called Truth & Iliza on Freeform. As of 2020, she has released five comedy specials on Netflix. Her sketch comedy show The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show premiered on Netflix in April 2020.- Actress
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Sarah Silverman was most recently the host of the two-time Emmy-nominated weekly topical series, I Love You America, which streamed on Hulu and also received a Writers Guild Awards nomination.
Silverman is currently working on a musical adaptation of her 2010 memoir and New York Times Bestseller called The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee. The musical, The Bedwetter, will premiere Off Broadway at the Atlantic Theatre Company in April 2020.
On-stage, Silverman continues to cement her status as a force in stand-up comedy. In May 2017, she released her latest standup special A Speck of Dust on Netflix, which culminated in two Emmy Award nominations and a Grammy Award nomination. In 2013, she debuted her hour-long HBO standup special Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles, which earned her the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special." The special received an additional Primetime Emmy Awards nomination that year for "Outstanding Variety Special" in addition to a Writers Guild Awards nomination. In September 2014, Silverman released the special as an audio album through Sub Pop Records, which went on to receive a 2015 Grammy Awards nomination for "Best Comedy Album." Previously, Silverman made an impressive splash with her concert-meets-comedy film Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic, which garnered major attention at the Toronto Film Festival.
In the film world, Silverman was most recently seen opposite Emma Stone and Steve Carell in the critically-acclaimed film Battle of the Sexes, which was based on the true story of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. She also starred in I Smile Back, the film adaptation of the Amy Koppelman novel. The drama premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was later released in theaters by Broad Green Pictures. Silverman received much praise for her role as "Laney Brooks," culminating in a 2016 Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role." Her additional film credits include The Book of Henry, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Ashby, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Take This Waltz, Gravy, Peep World, I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With, The School of Rock, There's Something About Mary, The Way of The Gun. Silverman also lent her voice as "Vanellope" in the Oscar-nominated smash hit Wreck It Ralph and Golden Globe nominated Wreck it Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet.
Silverman was nominated for a 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series" for her portrayal of a fictionalized version of herself in her Comedy Central series The Sarah Silverman Program. This marked Comedy Central's first ever Emmy nomination in a scripted acting category. Silverman also received a Writers Guild Award nomination for her work on the show. In 2008, Silverman won a Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics" for her musical collaboration with Matt Damon. Additionally, she was honored with a Webby Award for "Best Actress" for her online video "The Great Schlep," in which she persuaded young kids to encourage their grandparents in Florida to vote for President Obama prior to the 2008 Presidential Election.
Silverman has made memorable guest appearances on a number of acclaimed and notable television shows, including Monk, which earned her a 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards nomination for "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series." Silverman also lends her voice to Emmy Award-winning FOX animated series Bob's Burgers. Her additional television work includes buzzed-about roles on HBO's Crashing, Masters of Sex, The Good Wife, The Larry Sanders Show, Seinfeld, and Mr. Show with Bob and David. Silverman has hosted a number of major awards shows, including the 2007 MTV Movie Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards.
Silverman grew up in New Hampshire and attended one year of New York University. In 1993 she joined Saturday Night Live as a writer and feature performer and has not stopped working since.
She currently lives in Los Angeles.- Actress
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Isy Suttie was born on 11 August 1978 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Peep Show (2003), Wonka (2023) and Whites (2010).- Actress
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Stand up comedian, writer and actor Ellie Taylor has recently finished her debut stand-up tour in 2015 with her show Elliementary which was a smash hit at the Edinburgh Fringe last summer. Her TV work includes hosting BBC3's Snog Marry Avoid and being a team captain on ITV2's Fake Reaction as well as 8 out of 10 Cats. She has also recently appeared on Mock The Week and The John Bishop Show and will soon be appearing on Alan Davies As Yet Untitled Her acting credits include a starring role in Comedy Central's sitcom Brotherhood and working with Chris O'Dowd and Christopher Guest on HBO/BBC2's Family Tree. Ellie also performs at many of the UK's major comedy clubs.- Actor
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Seann Walsh was born in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He is known for The Seann Factor (2014), Little Crackers (2010) and The Emily Atack Show (2020).- Actor
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Jack Whitehall was a child actor in various television dramas, but decided to pursue stand-up comedy after leaving school. He was a finalist in the So You Think You're Funny talent hunt at last year's Edinburgh Fringe, and was nominated for best newcomer at this year's Chortle Awards. In December 2012 he was awarded the title King of Comedy by the British Comedy Awards, perhaps his most prestigious award yet.- Maddy Smith is known for Intra Quest (2023), The Mangina Dialogues (Podcast) (2019) and Cyrus the Good (2017).
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Matt Rife is an American standup comedian & actor originally from Ohio. Matt first started standup comedy at the age of 15 and has since toured around the world performing with some of the biggest names in comedy; Dane Cook, Ralphie May, Finesse Mitchell, Mike Epps, Deray Davis, Erik Griffin, etc... Now living in Los Angeles, Matt has become a popular regular in the comedy scene, including being the youngest male regular performer at the World Famous Laugh Factory. Comedy in his roots, Matt has easily transitioned into his much larger passion, acting. Getting his start on a couple of Disney shows until his break came when he was added as a leading cast member on MTV's hit show Wild N Out back in season 7.- Actress
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Anjelah Johnson-Reyes was born and raised in San Jose, California where she grew up with four siblings in a large extended family to which she remains close. She embarked upon her career as a professional cheerleader for the Oakland Raiders at the age of 20 and performed at Super Bowl XXXVII where she was named the "Rookie of the Year." After one year with the team, she decided to move to Hollywood to pursue acting. She began her stand-up career after taking a class on a whim at a local church and realized that she loved it. Just a few months later, Anjelah found herself an internet sensation and pioneer in viral YouTube videos when her notorious "Nail Salon" bit from a local comedy show was posted and received over 100 million views! Shortly thereafter she was added to the cast on the original MADtv where she trademarked her legendary character, Bon Qui Qui. Similar to the nail salon video, the Bon Qui Qui sketch caught on and have been viewed by over 75 million people.
The multi-hyphenate's popularity has translated into six successful comedy specials: "That's How We Do It", "The Homecoming Show", "Not Fancy" and "Mahalo & Good Night", "Technically Not Stalking", and "Say I Won't." She has displayed her acting prowess both on TV and film. Some of her credits include: "Life & Beth", "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Superstore," "Moms' Night Out," and "Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel."
The past 18 months have been busy for Anjelah. She published her first book, "Who Do I Think I Am: Stories of Chola Wishes and Caviar Dreams" (Worthy Books), a hilarious and touching memoir full of memorable anecdotes on how a Latina dynamo was able to forge ahead and become successful. She also was front and center competing on Fox's dance competition show "The Real Dirty Dancing" and performed at the "Netflix is a Joke - Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin: Live Gala" which is currently streaming on Netflix. In addition, Anjelah launched her wildly successful and sold out "Who Do I Think I Am?" standup comedy tour across the U.S. encompassed over 75+ cities across North America.
Anjelah's book "Who Do I Think I Am: Stories of Chola Wishes and Caviar Dreams" will be published in paperback on March 15th and she plans on releasing her 6th comedy special, "Anjelah Johnson-Reyes: Say I Won't" on YouTube on Sunday, May 14th. Anjelah and her husband are expecting their first child summer of 2023 and when not on the road, split their time between Los Angeles and Nashville with their dog, Banzo.