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Ruby Wax
Ruby Wax

Ruby Wax

  • 71 years old
  • American
  • Actor, writer and script editor
  1. 9th December: Brits heading to the 2025 Melbourne comedy festival (Chortle)
Ruby Wax

Ruby Wax is a 71-year-old American actor, writer and script editor.

Year Production Role
2024 Leamington Spa Comedy Festival Self
2024 Hay Festival Self
2024 Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable - Series 4
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2024 Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out Self
2023 Imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter Self
2023 Cheltenham Literature Festival Self
2023 Ruby Wax: I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was Self
2023 Hay Festival Self
2023 Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words Self
2021 Cheltenham Literature Festival Self
2021 Henley Literary Festival Self
2019 Ruby Wax: How To Be Human Development Self
2018 In Conversation With... Ruby Wax Self
2018 Ruby Wax: Frazzled Self
2018 Ruby Wax: Frazzled Writer
2018 Ruby Wax: Frazzled Host / Presenter
2017 Ruby Wax: Frazzled Self
2017 The Nightly Show
  1. E16 - Episode Sixteen
 Guest
2016 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Writer (Additional Material)
2014 Rik Mayall: Lord Of Misrule Self
2014 Crackanory - Series 2
  1. E6 - Let Me Be The Judge & I'm Still Here
 Host / Presenter
2014 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2014
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2014 Ruby Wax: Sane New World Self
2014 Room 101 - Series 3
  1. E3 - Lee Mack, Dave Myers, Ruby Wax
 Guest
2013 The Spa
  1. Special - Strangers In The Night
 Self
2013 The Matt Lucas Awards - Series 2
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2013 Anna & Katy - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Self
2013 Comic Relief's Big Chat With Graham Norton Guest
2012 Absolutely Fabulous - Olympics Special
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  1. Special - Olympics
 Script Editor
2012 Morgan Spurlock's New Britannia
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2011 Absolutely Fabulous - 2011 Christmas Specials
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  1. Special - Identity
  2. Special - Job
 Script Editor
2011 Jennifer Saunders: Laughing At The 90s Self
2011 Ruby Wax: Losing It Self
2010 QI - Series H
  1. E5 - Hanimals
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 3
  3. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 4
 Guest
2010 Chain Reaction - Series 6
  1. E4 - Ruby Wax interviews Harry Shearer
 Host / Presenter
2010 Chain Reaction - Series 6
  1. E3 - Ade Edmondson interviews Ruby Wax
 Guest
2010 And The Winner Is... Guest
2009 Not Again: Not The Nine O'Clock News Self
2009 The Art Of Laughter Self
2009 Taking The Flak
  1. E2 - Black Gold
 Candida Coulter
2009 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 16
  1. E7 - Michael C. Hall, James Corden, Ruby Wax, Annie Lennox
 Guest
2008 Lenny Henry.TV - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2007 Alexei Sayle's Alternative Take
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Self (Archive Material)
2006 Heresy - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2005 Popetown The Pope (Voice)
2004 Absolutely Fabulous - White Box
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  1. Special - White Box
 Script Editor
2004 Arena: Remember The Secret Policeman's Ball? Self
2004 French And Saunders - Series 6
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Ensemble Actor
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom
  1. E1 - The Launch
 Guest
2003 Absolutely Fabulous - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Cleanin'
  2. E2 - Book Clubbin'
  3. E3 - Panickin'
  4. E4 - Huntin' Shootin' & Fishin'
  5. E5 - Birthin'
  6. E6 - Schmoozin'
  7. E7 - Exploitin'
  8. Special - Cold Turkey
 Script Editor
2003 Have I Got News For You - Series 25
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2002 Absolutely Fabulous - Gay Script Editor
2002 Commercial Breakdown - Ruby Wax's Commercial Breakdown Host / Presenter
2001 Absolutely Fabulous - Series 4
  1. E6 - Menopause
 Beth
2001 Absolutely Fabulous - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Parralox
  2. E2 - Fish Farm
  3. E3 - Paris
  4. E4 - Donkey
  5. E5 - Small Opening
  6. E6 - Menopause
 Script Editor
2001 In Conversation With - Series 3
  1. E3 - Ruby Wax
 Self
2001 It's Been A Bad Week - Series 4
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Self
2000 Mirrorball Script Editor
1996 Absolutely Fabulous - The Last Shout
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  1. Special - The Last Shout - Part 1
  2. Special - The Last Shout - Part 2
 Script Editor
1995 Absolutely Fabulous - Series 3
  1. E6 - The End
 Candy
1995 Absolutely Fabulous - Series 3
View episodes
  1. E1 - Door Handle
  2. E2 - Happy New Year
  3. E3 - Sex
  4. E4 - Jealous
  5. E5 - Fear
  6. E6 - The End
 Script Editor
1994 Absolutely Fabulous - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Hospital
  2. E2 - Death
  3. E3 - Morocco
  4. E4 - New Best Friend
  5. E5 - Poor
  6. E6 - Birth
 Script Editor
1993 Mama's Back! Writer
1992 Absolutely Fabulous - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Fashion
  2. E2 - Fat
  3. E3 - France
  4. E4 - Iso Tank
  5. E5 - Magazine
  6. E6 - Birthday
 Script Editor
1992 The Comic Strip Presents... - 1992 Specials
  1. Special - Wild Turkey
 Sue
1991 Canned Carrott - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Ensemble Actor
1989 Red Dwarf - Series III
  1. E5 - Timeslides
 Blaize Falconburger
1986 Come Dancing With Jools Holland Crew
1986 Come Dancing With Jools Holland Actor
1985 Girls On Top - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Mr. Fluffy Knows Too Much
  2. E2 - Big Snoggs
  3. E3 - Who's Ya Uncle Shelley?
  4. E4 - Bring Me More Flamingoes
  5. E5 - Mr. Yummy Brownie
  6. E6 - Lower The Donkey
 Writer
1985 Girls On Top - Series 2
View episodes
  1. E1 - Mr. Fluffy Knows Too Much
  2. E2 - Big Snoggs
  3. E3 - Who's Ya Uncle Shelley?
  4. E4 - Bring Me More Flamingoes
  5. E5 - Mr. Yummy Brownie
  6. E6 - Lower The Donkey
 Shelley DuPont
1985 Happy Families
  1. E2 - Cassie
 Waitress
1985 Girls On Top - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Four Play
  2. E2 - Staying Alive
  3. E3 - C.O.D.
  4. E4 - Cancel Toast
  5. E5 - Ident Candy Time
  6. E6 - Skankin
  7. E7 - Hark
 Writer
1985 Girls On Top - Series 1
View episodes
  1. E1 - Four Play
  2. E2 - Staying Alive
  3. E3 - C.O.D.
  4. E4 - Cancel Toast
  5. E5 - Ident Candy Time
  6. E6 - Skankin
  7. E7 - Hark
 Shelley DuPont
1985 Water Spenco Executive
1983 For 4 Tonight Crew
1981 Three Of A Kind - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer
1980 Not The Nine O'Clock News - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer
1979 Not The Nine O'Clock News - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Ensemble Actor

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Ruby Wax on IMDb

Born
Sunday 19th April 1953 (71 years-old)
Nationality
American
Resident of
United Kingdom
Grierson Awards 2023
Best Constructed Documentary Series (Longlisted)
British Comedy Awards 1998
Top BBC One Comedy Personality (Nominee)
British Comedy Awards 1996
Best BBC Entertainment Presenter (Winner)
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