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Alex was born on September 10 1978. He studied at Cambridge University where he became a member of the Footlights Revue. In 2000 he made his debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his show How To Avoid Huge Ships and was nominated for the Perrier award for best new comic with his show How To Make Fish Laugh. A man of many talents,he has appeared as a contestant on word-based TV game show 'Countdown' and written two books 'Wordwatching' and 'Birdwatching', fronted a live jazz comedy show 'The Horne Section' and ,with fellow comedian Owen Powell,conducted a survey to find a representative of every country recognized by the United Nations to live in London.- 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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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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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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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).- Writer
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Alice Levine was born on 8 July 1986 in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for Neighbours (2013), The Price of Paradise (2024) and British Scandal (2021).- Actor
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Ardal O'Hanlon was born on 8 October 1965 in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for Father Ted (1995), My Hero (2000) and Val Falvey TD (2009). He is married to Melanie. They have three children.- Actor
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Asim Chaudhry is an award winning actor and writer from West London known for co-creating the hit show 'People Just Do Nothing' which started as a YouTube web series that Asim shot and edited. Asim is best known for his comic creation 'Chabuddy G' for which he won the RTS comedy performance award in 2017 and he was nominated for a BAFTA comedy performance in the same year and again in 2018. Asim co writes and plays Terry Patel in the EMMY winning sitcom 'Hoff The Record'. In 2018, he began as a contestant on UKTV's sixth series of Taskmaster, airing from May to July. On Christmas Eve 2018 Chaudhry appeared with Stephen Merchant in odd couple Christmas road trip comedy Click and Collect on BBC One.- Actor
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Bob Mortimer was born on 23 May 1959 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for House of Fools (2014), Catterick (2004) and Shooting Stars (1993). He has been married to Lisa Matthews since October 2015. They have two children.- 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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After working both in the music industry as a singer and doing youth theatre in her teens, Charlotte was reading English and Drama at Bristol University when she successfully auditioned for the television sitcom "Fresh Meat", and has since appeared in leading roles in another sitcom, "Siblings", and the period drama "Call the Midwife." More Recently Charlotte is know for her roles in "Feel Good" (Netflix), "Ghosts" (BBC) and "You" (Netflix).- Chris Ramsey was born on 3 August 1986 and raised in south shields South Tyneside. Ramsey studied film at Sunderland but he left without a degree to focus on his career as a stand up comedian. He took part in Sunday for Sammy in 2014 with Denise Welsh & Tim Healy. He is also a regular panelist on Celebrity Juice. In July 2014, he married singer and actress Rosie Winter. Ramsey was given the red card during an episode of Soccer Am which meant he could not take part in the car park challenge and was later consoled by the shows host. on November 26 2014 Ramsey Appeared on live at the Apollo for the first time
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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).- 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.- Writer
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Dave Gorman was born on 2 March 1971 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for 24 Hour Party People (2002), America Unchained (2007) and The Mrs. Merton Show (1995). He has been married to Bethan Gorman since 8 October 2010. They have one child.- Writer
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David Baddiel was born on 28 May 1964 in Troy, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Romeo & Brittney, Baddiel's Syndrome (2001) and Romeo & Duet (2022).- Actress
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Desiree Burch is known for Jack in a Box (2009), A Castle for Christmas (2021) and The Sandman (2022).- Actor
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Ben has a host of notable television performances under his belt including a starring role in BBC One's The Split, Silent Witness, ITV's Law & Order, Cleaning Up, Brief Encounters, Midwinter of the Spirit and Des, Channel 4's The Inbetweeners and Derek, BBC thriller Hunted, BBC comedies Rev, Miranda, Fleabag, Russell Howard's Good News, Live at the Apollo, and Brittania for Sky Atlantic. He also stars in the Amazon movie Cinderella and forthcoming releases include The Light, a drama series for Channel 4, the AppleTV thriller Suspicion and Jane Austen feature Persuasion (Netflix).
He is highly regarded for his work with Ricky Gervais, touring, writing and acting alongside him since 2012. Smith starred in the 2016 Gervais movie David Brent: Life on the Road, as well as working on the C4 series Derek and a number of comic songs and sketches. Ben also boasts a wide following amongst children, creating and co-writing the BAFTA winning Four o'Clock Club and starring in and writing for the cult animation Strange Hill High, both for CBBC. He read a number of different books for CBeebies Bedtime Stories and appeared in the film adaptation of the bestselling book Ratburger, for Sky One.
Ben has written music for the screen since 2010 including CBBC's Four o'Clock Club and Strange Hill High, as well as for the movies Attack The Block and Quartet. He has also penned a number of mainstream advertising campaigns including Sainsbury's and the wildly successful Snoop Dogg series for Just Eat. He still makes Rap music for himself and his fans under the name Doc Brown.- 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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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).- Writer
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Frank Skinner was born on 28 January 1957 in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Killing Clovis Dardentor, The Frank Skinner Show (1995) and Blue Heaven (1992).- 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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Born in 1986 in Coventry, England as Ghulam Dustgir Khan he is a British comedian, impressionist, and actor, best known for his comedy-drama series Man Like Mobeen (2017). He is of Pakistani descent and grew up in Coventry; he has two older sisters. After graduation from Coventry University he worked as a teacher. His career in comedy took off when he started publishing YouTube videos in 2014 and the following year he performed his stand-up for the first time. In the same year, a video of Khan performing as his character Mobeen and feigning an outrage at a scene from Jurassic World (2015) went viral and he gained popularity and recognition, prompting Khan to quit his job as a teacher and focus on his comedy career full-time. In 2017, Man Like Mobeen debuted on BBC iPlayer to much critical acclaim. Since then, he's appeared on game shows such as Taskmaster (2015), Would I Lie to You? (2007) and QI (2003), scripted shows such as Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019) and Our Flag Means Death (2022) and movies such as Army of Thieves (2021) and The Bubble (2022). He lives in the West Midlands with his wife and their four children.- Actor
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Hugh Dennis was born on 13 February 1962 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for My Hero (2000), No Time to Die (2021) and Mock the Week (2005). He was previously married to Catherine Louise (Kate) Abbot-Anderson and Miranda Carroll.- Writer
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Iain Stirling was born on 27 January 1988 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Buffering (2021), The Dog Ate My Homework (2014) and Love Island (2015). He has been married to Laura Whitmore since 2020. They have one child.- Actor
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Ivo Graham is known for The BRIT Awards 2020 (2020), Fantasy Football League (2022) and Climaxed (2017).- Writer
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Jamali Maddix was born on 8 April 1991 in Barking and Dagenham, London, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Hate Thy Neighbour (2016), Ladhood (2019) and Calico (2024).- 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 Cinderella (2021), Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) and The Island (2022).- Actress
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Jenny Eclair was born on 16 March 1960 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is an actress and writer, known for Skins (2007), The Mark Steel Lectures (2003) and Packing Them In (1992).- Actress
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Jessica is an actress, writer and comedian born on the 28th of November 1984, in Bingley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. She attended Woodhouse Grove school in Apperley Bridge, Bradford, West Yorkshire, then read English and drama at the University of Manchester in Manchester, Greater Manchester. She then had several casual promotional jobs, dressing as mobile phones or giant fruit to hand out fliers, an experience that she would put into her sitcom [Drifters (2013)]. In 2005 Jessica co-formed Lady Garden, a female comedy group, who performed to some acclaim at the Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. In 2011 she played the holiday romance of Neil in [The Inbetweeners (2011)], the big screen comedy about a bunch of sixth form misfits, as a result of which she was approached to pen her own comedy show, which became 'Drifters', first airing in 2013, and ending in 2016 after its fourth series.- Writer
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Jo Brand was born on 23 July 1957 in London, England, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for Getting On (2009), The More You Ignore Me (2018) and Human Traffic (1999). She has been married to Bernie Bourke since 19 December 1997. They have two children.- 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).- Actor
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Joe Thomas was born on 28 October 1983 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Inbetweeners (2011), The Inbetweeners 2 (2014) and White Gold (2017).- 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.- Actor
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Johnny Vegas was born on 11 September 1971 in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Bleak House (2005), The Libertine (2004) and Happiness (2001). He has been married to Maia Dunphy since March 2011. They have one child. He was previously married to Catherine "Kitty" Donnelly.- Actor
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Jon Richardson was born on 26 September 1982 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Drunk History: UK (2015), Meet the Richardsons (2020) and Married to a celebrity: the survival guide (2017). He has been married to Lucy Beaumont since April 2015. They have one child.- Actor
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Joshua Michael Widdicombe was born in Hammersmith, London on 8 April 1983 and has an elder brother Henry, who is a comedy promoter. Brought up in Devon Josh attended South Dartmoor Community College before reading linguistics at Manchester University and going into journalism. In 2008 whilst working as a reporter for the Guardian newspaper Josh began performing as a stand up comedian and made it to the So You Think You're Funny finals at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, the same year writing the sketch show, 'Superclump'. In 2011 he was nominated for the Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh comedy awards but became widely known the following year through his television appearances in 'Mock the Week, 'Stand Up For the Week', and 'The Last Leg', subsequently becoming one of the most prolific young British comedians with his appearances on the Dave Channel panel game 'Task Master' and in 2015 his own, self-penned sitcom 'Josh' featuring himself as a hapless flat sharer. In 2013 Josh also won the TV quiz 'Celebrity Mastermind', answering specialist subject questions on the band Blur and donating his winnings to The Lily Foundation, which helps sufferers from Mitochondial disease.- Actress
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Julian Clary was born on 25 May 1959 in Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Carry on Columbus (1992), Dick Whittington (2002) and Aladdin (2000). He has been married to Ian Mackley since 19 November 2016.- Actress
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Katherine Jane Parkinson is an English actress. She appeared in Channel 4's The IT Crowd comedy series as Jen Barber, for which she received a British Comedy Best TV Actress Award in 2009 and 2014, and was nominated twice for the BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance, winning in 2014. Parkinson studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and has appeared on stage in the plays The Seagull (2007), Cock (2009), and Home, I'm Darling (2018), for which she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play.- 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.- Actress
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Katy Wix was born on 28 February 1980 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Torchwood (2006), The Windsors (2016) and Big Boys (2022).- Actress
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Kerry Godliman was born on 17 November 1973 in Perivale, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Our Girl (2013), Trigger Point (2022) and Adult Material (2020).- Actor
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Kiell Smith-Bynoe was born on 5 March 1989 in Newham, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Ghosts (2019), Stath Lets Flats (2018) and Taskmaster (2015).- Writer
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Lee Mack was born on 4 August 1968 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Not Going Out (2006), The Sketch Show (2001) and Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show (2005). He has been married to Tara since 2005. They have three children.- Actress
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Liza Tarbuck was born on 21 November 1964 in Liverpool, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Watching (1987) and Upstart Crow (2016).- Actress
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Lolly Adefope was born on 14 September 1990 in Sutton, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Ghosts (2019), This Time with Alan Partridge (2019) and Shrill (2019).- Writer
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Lou Sanders is known for Elderflower (2016), Stand Up for the Week (2010) and Mark Smith vs the People (2021).- Actress
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Lucy Beaumont was born in 1983 in Truro, Cornwall, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Meet the Richardsons (2020), Hullraisers (2022) and Doctors (2000). She has been married to Jon Richardson since April 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.- 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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Mawaan's writing credit on Netflix' 'Sex Education' and comedy performances on 'Live at the Apollo' & 'Taskmaster' have earned him a spot on Forbes' 30 under 30 list. As an actor, he's starred in 'Two Weeks To Live' (Sky), 'Carnage' (BBC), as well as his own BBC3 series 'Juice', which he has also written and exec-produced.- Actress
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Mel Giedroyc was born on 5 June 1968 in Epsom, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Spies of Warsaw (2013), The Great British Baking Show (2010) and Mist: Sheepdog Tales (2007). She is married to Ben Morris. They have two children.- Actor
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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.- Writer
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A master of comedy with puns that will have you in stitches, Munya Chawawa is at the forefront of a new age of entertainment. Emerging from the world of social media, Munya burst onto the scene thanks to his satirical humour, rapid reactive commentary, and roster of original personalities.
First achieving viral success as 'Caribbean chef' Jonny Oliver in 2019, Munya has introduced an array of humour-laced personalities since; from reaching #2 in the iTunes hip-hop chart as posh drill rapper Unknown P to hosting Netflix's YouTube news as infamous anchorman Barty Crease, these characters combine powerful pop-cultural commentary with comedic entertainment.
Having established his online presence, the Zimbabwe-born entertainer has started to make a name for himself on national television and streaming platforms, both in front of and behind the camera. Munya has appeared on BBC One's Celebrity Masterchef and Sky One's Dating No Filter, written and presented Channel 4's Complaints Welcome, executively produced YouTube Original's Race Around Britain, and hosted the prestigious MOBO Awards for both YouTube and BBC One.
Munya's talents have seen him collaborate with some of the world's most influential brands across a multitude of industries. Working alongside Samsung, Adidas, the BRITs, Patta, COPA90, Nandos, and Netflix, these partnerships have showcased his ability to devise ideas, produce original content, handle the production, and front campaigns.
The Guardian, The Independent, The New York Times, Buzzfeed, GQ, i-D, The Face, GRM Daily, and Complex Magazine have all sung his praises, demonstrating Munya's appeal to national audiences and subcultural scenes alike.- 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.- 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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Paul Chowdhry is an award-winning stand-up comedian and the star of countless TV shows including Taskmaster, Stand Up for the Week, Live at the Apollo, Roast Battle and Stand Up Central. As an actor, he is known for Devils (2019), Swinging with the Finkels (2011), The Blue Tower (2008) and Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (2005).- Paul Sinha was born on 28 May 1970 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Comedy Cuts (2007), Beat the Chasers (2020) and The Chase (2009).
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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).- Writer
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Rhod Gilbert was born on 18 October 1968 in Carmarthen, Wales, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience (2010), NeckFace (2018) and Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (2021). He has been married to Sian Harries since 16 August 2013.- Writer
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Richard Herring was born on 12 July 1967 in Yorkshire, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Time Gentlemen Please (2000), You Can Choose Your Friends (2007) and This Morning with Richard Not Judy (1998). He has been married to Catie Wilkins since 7 April 2012. They have two children.- Producer
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Richard Osman was born on 28 November 1970 in Billericay, Essex, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for The Thursday Murder Club, Boyz Unlimited (1999) and You Have Been Watching (2009). He has been married to Ingrid Oliver since 3 December 2022.- 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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Roisin Conaty is an actress, comedian and writer from London. She is best known for GameFace (2017) which she created and stars in, Ricky Gervais' film David Brent: Life on the Road (2016) and Man Down (since 2013). A celebrated stand-up, Roisin won the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award 2010 for Best Newcomer. She is a one of the most prominent comic faces on television, appearing regularly on entertainment shows such as Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown and Would I Lie To You.- Producer
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Multi award-winning comedian Romesh Ranganathan is best known for fronting such series' as The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, The Ranganation, Rob & Romesh Vs, A League Of Their Own, Asian Provocateur, and as the new presenter of BBC One's Weakest Link. Host of his own BBC Sounds and Radio 2 show For The Love Of Hip Hop, Romesh also co-hosts hit podcast Wolf & Owl with comedy mate Tom Davis.
A Sunday Times Bestseller with his autobiography Straight Outta Crawley: The Memoirs Of A Distinctly Average Human Being, Romesh had his second book As Good as It Gets: Life Lessons from a Reluctant Adult published worldwide in October 2020. Romesh's last tour The Cynic's Mixtape sold out across the UK including fourteen nights at London's Eventim Apollo, culminating in a taping at his hometown venue The Hawth in Crawley, which was released as a special on Netflix in 2022 and is available to stream here now.
Romesh embarked on his career in America in 2018 with the launch of Just Another Immigrant on Showtime, and he has also appeared twice on James Corden's Late Late Show as well as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In 2023 he returned stateside with a sold-out show at the iconic New York Town Hall.
Romesh made his return to acting, writing and starring in two new sitcoms produced with his own production company, Ranga Bee. Avoidance for BBC One hit our screens in summer 2022 and Romantic Getaway for Sky Max launched in January 2023.
2023 sees Romesh turn his hand at writing for a middle-grade audience in his debut novel, Lil' Muffin Drops the Mic, with illustrations from James Lancett which will be published by Puffin in July.- 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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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).- Actress
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Sally Phillips was born on 10 May 1970 in Hong Kong. She is an actress and writer, known for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and Bridget Jones's Diary (2001). She has been married to Andrew Bermejo since 17 January 2003. They have three children.- Actor
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Born in Queensland, Australia, Sam Campbell is a stand-up comedian and actor who has won both Best Newcomer (2015) and Most Outstanding Show (2018) at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and Best Comedy Show (2022) at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He is also the co-creator of the cult TV comedy Nippers of Dead Bird Bay (2017).- 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.- Writer
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Sarah Kendall was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. She is known for Frayed (2019), Beehive (2008) and Dreamland (2023).- Writer
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Sarah Millican was born on 29 May 1975 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for QI (2003), The Sarah Millican Television Programme (2012) and Mock the Week (2005). She has been married to Gary Delaney since December 2013. She was previously married to Andrew Millican.- Actress
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Sian Gibson was born on 30 July 1976 in Mold, Flintshire, Wales, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Car Share (2015), The Power of Parker (2023) and Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017).- Additional Crew
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Sophie Duker is known for BAFTA 2021 (2021), BBC Teach: Invasion of the Book Readers (2018) and Buffering (2021).- Actress
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Sue Perkins was born on 22 September 1969 in East Dulwich, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Last Christmas (2019), The Great British Baking Show (2010) and Urban Myths (2017).- Actress
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Susan was born in Southwark, London to Nigerian parents. Her television debut was at 14 years old as one of the eight children selected for CBBC's Serious Jungle (2002). Susan was a member of The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. At 18, whilst studying for her A Levels, she landed her first professional acting role in the BAFTA award winning That Summer Day (2006). The following year she started her actor's training at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Susan made her film debut in Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) as well as TV appearances in Bluestone 42 (BBC) Crashing (Channel 4) and as Cynthia in the E4 comedy hit Chewing Gum. Susan's first leading role was in the E4/Netflix co-production Crazyhead (2016). Susan is also a writer and her older sister, Emi, is a musical theatre actress.- Actor
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Tim Key was born on 2 September 1976 in the UK. He is an actor and writer, known for See How They Run (2022), Alan Partridge (2013) and The Double (2013).- Actor
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Tim Vine was born on 4 March 1967 in Cheam, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Sketch Show (2001), Fearmoth (2020) and Not Going Out (2006).- Script and Continuity Department
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Victoria Coren Mitchell was born on 18 August 1972 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is a producer. She has been married to David Mitchell since 17 November 2012. They have two children.