Comedians
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1. Celia Pacquola
Actress | Rosehaven
Celia Pacquola is a chameleon - a stand up comedian, writer and actor who springs between stage and screen and has become one of our best-loved and most in-demand performers in any genre.
Celia first picked up a mic as a Raw Comedy contestant in 2006 and since then has gone on to be nominated twice ...
2. Nathan Caton
Writer | Stand Up for the Week
Nathan Caton is known for Stand Up for the Week (2010), JoJo & Gran Gran (2020) and The Nathan Caton Show (2007).
3. Eric Idle
Actor | Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Eric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, playwright, director, and songwriter. co-creator of Monty Python on TV, stage, and five films, including The Life of Brian and The Holy Grail, which he later adapted for the stage with John Du Prez as Monty Python's Spamalot, winning the Tony...
4. Terry Jones
Writer | The Meaning of Life
Terry Jones was born in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, the son of Dilys Louisa (Newnes), a homemaker, and Alick George Parry Jones, a bank clerk. His older brother is production designer Nigel Jones. His grandparents were involved in the entertainment business, having managed the local Amateur Operatic ...
5. Michael Palin
Writer | Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Michael Palin is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He was one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python.
After the Monty Python television series ended in 1974, the Palin/Jones team worked on Ripping Yarns, an intermittent television comedy series broadcast over ...
6. Graham Chapman
Writer | Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Graham Chapman was born on January 8, 1941 in Leicester, England while a German air raid was in progress. Graham's father was a chief police inspector and probably inspired the constables Graham often portrayed later in comedy sketches. Graham studied medicine in college and earned an M.D., but he ...
7. John Cleese
Actor | A Fish Called Wanda
John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-Super-Mare, England, to Muriel Evelyn (Cross) and Reginald Francis Cleese. He was born into a family of modest means, his father being an insurance salesman; but he was nonetheless sent off to private schools to obtain a good education. Here he ...
8. Shaparak Khorsandi
Actress | Have Heart
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).
9. Magnus Betnér
Actor | Kung Fury
Magnus Betnér was born on August 16, 1974 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is a writer and actor, known for Kung Fury (2015), Inget är heligt (2008) and Magnus Betnér: Tal till nationen (2009). He was previously married to Kaisa.
10. Johan Glans
Writer | Johan Glans: World Tour of Skåne
Johan Glans was born on April 9, 1974 in Eslöv, Sweden. He is an actor and writer, known for Johan Glans: World Tour of Skåne (2008), High Rise Life - The Movie (2012) and Hjälp! (2007). He has been married to Sara Young since 2013. They have two children.
11. Berto Romero
Writer | Mira lo que has hecho
Berto Romero was born on November 17, 1974 in Cardona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a writer and actor, known for Mira lo que has hecho (2018), The Other Side (2023) and Spy Time (2015).
12. Ana Morgade
Soundtrack | Tu cara me suena
Ana Morgade was born on November 8, 1979 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. She is an actress and writer, known for Tu cara me suena (2011), Olmos y Robles (2015) and Bicho malo (2009).
13. Björn Gustafsson
Actor | Spy
Lars Björn Gustafsson was born in Romelanda, Sweden. He is a Swedish comedian and actor. He is known from TV-shows such as Parlamentet (1999) and Stockholm Live (2004). Björn studied at the Calle Flygares Theater School in Stockholm to become an actor. He has among other things been in the Swedish ...
14. Alan Davies
Actor | Jonathan Creek
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 ...
15. Michael McIntyre
Self | Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Michael McIntyre was born on February 21, 1976 in Merton, London, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Michael McIntyre's Big Show (2015), Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (2009) and The Wheel (2022). He has been married to Kitty Ward since 2003. They have two children.
16. Jack Whitehall
Actor | Jungle Cruise
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 ...
17. Jimmy Carr
Self | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
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 ...
18. John Oliver
Writer | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
John Oliver was born on April 23, 1977 in Birmingham, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014), The Lion King (2019) and The Smurfs (2011). He has been married to Kate Norley since October 2011. They have two children.
19. David Mitchell
Writer | That Mitchell and Webb Look
David Mitchell was born on 14th July 1974 in Salisbury, England. His parents, Ian and Kathy Mitchell, worked as hotel managers in Salisbury. David also has a brother. In 1977 the family moved to Oxford, where his parents taught a course in hotel management at Oxford Brookes University. David was ...
20. Lee Mack
Actor | Not Going Out
Lee Mack was born on August 4, 1968 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, 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.
21. Greg Davies
Actor | The Inbetweeners Movie
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 ...
22. Bo Burnham
Writer | Bo Burnham: Inside
Robert Pickering Burnham is an American actor, director, writer and producer. He is known for writing and directing the middle school comedy film Eighth Grade. He also acted in Funny People, Rough Night, American Virgin, Hall Pass, The Big Sick and Promising Young Woman.
23. Henar Álvarez
Actress | Válidas
Henar Álvarez is known for Válidas (2020), Atasco (2024) and At Home (2020).
24. Victoria Martín
Actress | Válidas
Victoria Martín is known for Válidas (2020), La Esfera (2021) and True Story España (2022).
25. Facu Díaz
Director | No te metas en política
Facu Díaz was born in 1993. He is an actor and director, known for No te metas en política (2016), I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me (2023) and Conoce el Internet (2014).
26. Miguel Maldonado
Director | No te metas en política
Miguel Maldonado is known for No te metas en política (2016), El destierro (2015) and De la raíz a la rama (2019).
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