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1. Adam Hills

Adam Hills was born on July 10, 1970 in Sydney, Australia. He is a writer and producer, known for Spicks and Specks (2005), The Last Leg (2012) and Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight (2011). He has been married to Ali McGregor since December 2009. They have two children.

2. Josh Widdicombe

Actor | Josh

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 ...

3. Alex Brooker

Writer | Off Their Rockers

Alex Brooker is known for Off Their Rockers (2013), Sky Comedy Shorts (2018) and Climaxed (2017). He has been married to Lynsey Brooker since 2015.

4. Dara O Briain

Self | Mock the Week

Dara O Briain was born on February 4, 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.

5. Frankie Boyle

Art_department | Hangar 10

Frankie Boyle was born on August 16, 1972 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Hangar 10 (2014), Revolver (2001) and Gasping (2014).

6. Russell Howard

Writer | Russell Howard: Live

Russell Howard was born on March 23, 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).

7. Hugh Dennis

Actor | My Hero

Hugh Dennis was born on February 13, 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.

8. Ed Byrne

Actor | Are You Ready for Love?

Ed Byrne was born on April 10, 1972 in Swords, Dublin, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for Are You Ready for Love? (2006), Sam's Game (2001) and Doctors (2000). He has been married to Claire Walker since June 5, 2008. They have two children.

9. 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.

10. Rhod Gilbert

Writer | Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience

Rhod Gilbert was born on October 18, 1968 in Carmarthen, Wales, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience (2010), NeckFace (2018) and Save the Cinema (2022). He has been married to Sian Harries since August 16, 2013.

11. Aisling Bea

Actress | This Way Up

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 ...

12. 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 ...

13. Alan Carr

Writer | Changing Ends

Alan Carr was born on June 14, 1976 in Weymouth, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Changing Ends (2023), Alan Carr: Chatty Man (2009) and The Friday Night Project (2005).

14. Katherine Ryan

Actress | The Duchess

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 ...

15. Tom Allen

Actor | Starter for 10

Tom Allen was born on June 14, 1983 in Bromley, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Starter for 10 (2006), Sensitive Skin (2005) and Tamara Drewe (2010).

16. 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.

17. 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 ...

18. Stephen Fry

Actor | Gosford Park

Writer, actor, comedian, doer of good works, excellent good friend to the famous and not, Fry lives in his London SW1 flat and his Norfolk house when not traveling. Famous for his public declaration of celibacy in the "Tatler" back in the 1980s, Emma Thompson has characterised her friend as "90 ...

19. Hugh Laurie

Actor | House M.D.

Hugh was born in Oxford, England on June 11, 1959, to Patricia (Laidlaw) and William George Ranald Mundell "Ran" Laurie, a doctor, both of Scottish descent. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge. Son of an Olympic gold medalist in the sport, he rowed for the England youth team (1977) and for ...

20. Rowan Atkinson

Actor | Johnny English

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on 6 January, 1955, in Consett, Co. Durham, UK, to Ella May (Bainbridge) and Eric Atkinson. His father owned a farm, where Rowan grew up with his two older brothers, Rupert and Rodney. He attended Newcastle University and Oxford University where he earned degrees ...

21. Adrian Edmondson

Actor | Bancroft

Adrian Edmondson was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. He went to Manchester University to study drama. Whilst he was there he met Rik Mayall, and the pair began performing as 20th Century Coyote. The act continued after university when Adrian & Rik moved to London, and they became two of ...

22. Nigel Planer

Actor | Brazil

Nigel Planer was born in London and educated at the prestigious Westminster School. He then went to Sussex University to study African and Asian Studies. However, he left after a year and decided to pursue his love of theatre. He trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

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23. Alexei Sayle

Actor | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Alexei Sayle was born on August 7, 1952 in Anfield, Liverpool, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Alexei Sayle's Stuff (1988) and Whoops Apocalypse (1982). He has been married to Linda Rawsthorn since 1974.

24. Victoria Coren Mitchell

Writer | The Naughty Twins

Victoria Coren Mitchell was born on August 18, 1972 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is a producer. She has been married to David Mitchell since November 17, 2012. They have two children.

25. Rik Mayall

Actor | The Young Ones

Rik Mayall, one of the first and foremost alternative comedians in the UK, was born in Matching Tye, a village just outside Harlow in Essex. His parents, John and Gillian, were both drama teachers. His acting debut was at the age of seven when he appeared in one of his father's stage plays. He met ...

26. Ben Elton

Writer | The Young Ones

Ben Elton was born on May 3, 1959 in London, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for The Young Ones (1982), Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and Maybe Baby (2000). He has been married to Sophie Gare since May 13, 1994. They have three children.

27. Miranda Richardson

Actress | The Crying Game

Miranda Richardson was born in Southport, Lancashire, England on March 3, 1958, to Marian Georgina (Townsend) and William Alan Richardson, a marketing executive. She has one sister, eight years her senior. Her parents and sister are not involved in the performing arts. At an early age she performed...

28. Tony Robinson

Producer | Time Team

Tony Robinson was born on August 15, 1946 in London, England, UK. He is a producer and actor, known for Time Team (1994), Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989) and Blackadder Goes Forth (1989). He has been married to Louise Hobbs since June 27, 2011. He was previously married to Mary Shepherd.

29. Brian Blessed

Actor | Flash Gordon

Boisterous British actor Brian Blessed is known for his hearty, king-sized portrayals on film and television. A giant of a man accompanied by an eloquent wit and booming, operatic voice, Brian was born in 1936 and grew up in the mining village of Goldthorpe in South Yorkshire. His father was a ...

30. 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 ...

31. Kevin Bridges

Writer | Kevin Bridges: A Whole Different Story

Kevin Bridges was born on November 13, 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Kevin Bridges: A Whole Different Story (2015), Kevin Bridges: The Overdue Catch-Up (2023) and Kevin Bridges: What's the Story? (2012).

32. Phill Jupitus

Self | QI

Phill became a familiar face when he started as team captain on BBC2's pop quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks in 1996, which went on to run for 19 years. Aside from live poetry and stand-up shows all over the UK, he also appears as a regular guest on QI (BBC2) and Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Dave) and...

33. Russell Brand

Producer | Arthur

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...

34. Russell Kane

Producer | Dear Pillow

Russell Kane was born on October 15, 1975 in Enfield, Middlesex, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Dear Pillow (2004), Not Going Out (2006) and Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson (2020).

35. Sean Lock

Writer | 15 Storeys High

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 ...

36. Jon Richardson

Actor | Drunk History: UK

Jon Richardson was born on September 26, 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...

37. Rob Brydon

Actor | The Huntsman: Winter's War

Rob Brydon was born on May 3, 1965 in Swansea, Wales, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), Marion & Geoff (2000) and The Trip (2010). He has been married to Claire Holland since October 6, 2006. They have two children. He was previously married to Martina ...