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Elis James

Elis James

  • 44 years old
  • Welsh
  • Actor, stand-up comedian and writer

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Staged and Gone Fishing win Broadcasting Press Guild Awards

Staged and Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing have won prizes in the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2021. Additionally, Elis James and John Robins were the winners in the podcast category.

British Comedy Guide, 12th March 2021

French & Saunders to star in Radio 4 comedy

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will star in Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen?, a one-off festive Radio 4 comedy about two sisters. Radio 4's other festive highlights include new episodes of Ed Reardon's Week and Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!.

British Comedy Guide, 30th November 2020

Josie Long speaks about violent online threats and sexism in comedy

Josie Long has spoken of the sexism she encountered as a teenage stand-up and the violent misogynistic abuse that she attracts online.

British Comedy Guide, 9th September 2020

How Do You Cope?... With Elis And John gets new series

After a popular first series, How Do You Cope?... With Elis And John will be back on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds for a second series.

BBC, 26th August 2020

Kurupt FM wins at British Podcast Awards

The Kurupt FM Podkast has won in the Best Comedy category at the British Podcast Awards. Other winners include Rule Of Three, The Rob Auton Daily Podcast and Shagged. Married. Annoyed.

British Comedy Guide, 12th July 2020

Inside Cardiff's heckle-heavy comedy scene

How do you make audiences laugh in a town that hates show-offs and loves to hassle performers? Our writer gets some hot tips as she continues her comedy tour.

Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 2nd June 2020

Best Comedy Podcast 2020 nominees revealed

Brian & Roger, Dear Joan And Jericha, Josh Berry's Fake News, Kurupt FM, Mind Canyon and Off Menu are nominated in the British Podcast Awards.

British Comedy Guide, 19th May 2020

Elis James and John Robins win radio award

Elis James and John Robins have won at the ARIAS, the awards dubbed the 'radio Oscars'.

British Comedy Guide, 5th March 2020

Robins & James: proof radio comedy's best when risky

Comedy without risk isn't comedy at all, but the nature of risks is that they're, well, risky. I was nervous when, last year, Elis James and John Robins transferred their popular commercial Radio X show to Friday afternoons on BBC 5 Live. It can take a few listens to get the joke. But once you do, the show is an absolute delight.

Charlotte Runcie, The Telegraph, 26th February 2020

Comedies in the running for ARIAS 2020 awards

Elis James & John Robins, James Veitch, Kurupt FM, ReincarNathan, Chris Ramsey & Rosie Ramsey, and Dave Berry are amongst the comedy-related nominees in the Audio & Radio Industry Awards 2020.

British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2020

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