Lee Ridley
- 43 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley completes the Great North Run
Lost Voice Guy, otherwise known as Lee Ridley, completed the Great North Run on Sunday.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th September 2024Lost Voice Guy T-shirt among comedy exhibits
A T-shirt worn by Lost Voice Guy comedian Lee Ridley when he won Britain's Got Talent is one of the artefacts in an exhibition celebrating North East comedy. Other exhibits will include posters from 40 years of shows, a DVD of 102 Dalmatians signed by actor Ben Compton and a life-size statue of Viz character Johnny Fartpants.
BBC, 8th July 2024Lost Voice Guy to take part in Great North Run in wheelchair
The Britain's Got Talent winner will be pushed in a wheelchair by four friends as he attempts to raise money for Smile For Life Children's Charity.
ITV, 19th July 2023James Norton to appear in Jerk Series 3
Tim Renkow's sitcom Jerk returns to BBC Three this spring, with Happy Valley star James Norton amongst those joining the cast.
British Comedy Guide, 10th February 2023Radio 4 2023 comedy commissions
Radio 4 has announced a raft of comedy commissions, including the return of Room 101 to the airwaves with Paul Merton as host. Stars involved in other new shows include Jonathan Pie, Maisie Adam, Chris McCausland and Jordan Gray.
British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2023Stand-up specials coming to ITVX
ITV has signed agreements with Just for Laughs and NextUp to publish a large number of stand-up specials on ITVX, its new streaming platform.
British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2022Line up announced for Lost Voice Guy's Christmas Comedy Club on ITV
Lee Ridley's guests on the night include ventriloquist Paul Zerdin, comedians Josie Long and Dara O Briain and freestyle rapper and comedian Abandoman.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th November 2022Lost Voice Guy's Christmas Comedy Club returns to ITV
Lost Voice Guy is to host a second Christmas stand-up special on ITV.
British Comedy Guide, 16th September 2022EdFringe talk: Lost Voice Guy: Cerebral LOLsy
"You get the chance to see something incredible, something shockingly bad and something you would never usually go to watch, all in the space of a few hours. I draw the line at those annoying Silent Discos that roam the streets of Edinburgh though....."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 1st August 2022Interview with Lee Ridley, AKA Lost Voice Guy
'One tweet I received said, "well done on finding the easiest way to do comedy. You can just write stuff on your laptop and get that to remember it and say it for you." Clearly by choosing to be disabled, I've taken the easy way out. And, for that, I'm truly sorry!'
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 24th July 2022