Nick Revell
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Nick Revell is a British
stand-up comedian
and writer for radio and television. Born John Revell, he studied at Lincoln College, Oxford
, and subsequently taught English at Westminster School
.
Revell started performing stand-up in 1980 at Comedy Store
, where he later became a regular MC
, between 1982 and 1992. According to his website, he then gave up being a stand up comedian and started writing for radio and television until 2002.
At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1987 he won the coveted Perrier Award.
He has written several comedy radio shows including The Million Pound Radio Show
(which he co-wrote and co-presented with Andy Hamilton
), The Sunday Format
, The House of the Spirit Levels
(also published as a novel) and two series of The Nick Revell Show
. He has written material for other comedians including Jasper Carrott
and Dave Allen
. Television shows he has contributed to include Not the Nine O'Clock News
, Naked Video
, Three of a Kind and Drop the Dead Donkey
.
He has appeared in several radio shows, such as Old Harry's Game
(written by and starring Andy Hamilton), The Million Pound Radio Show
and The Nick Revell Show
.
During the 2005 UK general election campaign he presented a 3 part comedy series about the election related news of the day. He co-wrote and co-starred in a 2006 Radio 4 sitcom Living with the Enemy
with former Conservative MP Gyles Brandreth
. Revell played alternative comedian
turned alternative therapist Nick Reynolds, with Brandreth as Conservative MP turned media personality Gyles Brandon.
United Kingdom
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stand-up comedian
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
and writer for radio and television. Born John Revell, he studied at Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is situated on Turl Street in central Oxford, backing onto Brasenose College and adjacent to Exeter College...
, and subsequently taught English at Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
.
Revell started performing stand-up in 1980 at Comedy Store
The Comedy Store, London
The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in Soho, London, England, opened in 1979 by Don Ward and Peter Rosengard.It was named after The Comedy Store club in the United States, which Rosengard had visited the previous year...
, where he later became a regular MC
Master of Ceremonies
A Master of Ceremonies , or compere, is the host of a staged event or similar performance.An MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving....
, between 1982 and 1992. According to his website, he then gave up being a stand up comedian and started writing for radio and television until 2002.
At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1987 he won the coveted Perrier Award.
He has written several comedy radio shows including The Million Pound Radio Show
The Million Pound Radio Show
The Million Pound Radio Show was a long-running radio programme written by and featuring Nick Revell and Andy Hamilton that aired on Britain's BBC Radio 4...
(which he co-wrote and co-presented with Andy Hamilton
Andy Hamilton
Andrew Neil Hamilton is a British comedian, game show panellist, television director, comedy screenwriter and radio dramatist.-Early life:...
), The Sunday Format
The Sunday Format
The Sunday Format, "BBC Radio 4's first high-quality weekend broadsheet newspaper", is a British satirical radio comedy. The programme is a parody of British middle class newspapers, in particular the lifestyle supplements and glossy celebrity magazines that fill Sunday papers...
, The House of the Spirit Levels
The House of the Spirit Levels
The House of the Spirit Levels was a six-part radio series written by, and starring Nick Revell. It was a satire on big business and Northern family sagas with Revell playing the long-lost son of the Hardstaffe family who gets caught up in their business machinations. It was told in flashback from...
(also published as a novel) and two series of The Nick Revell Show
The Nick Revell Show
The Nick Revell Show was a sitcom originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Night Comedy slot, written by and starring Nick Revell. Two series of six episodes each were made in 1992 and 1993....
. He has written material for other comedians including Jasper Carrott
Jasper Carrott
Jasper Carrott OBE is a British comedian, actor, television presenter and personality.-Early life:...
and Dave Allen
Dave Allen (comedian)
David Tynan O'Mahoney , better known as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian, very popular in Great Britain, Australia, and Canada in the 1960s and 1970s. He also became known in the United States through repeats of his shows on public television. His career had a major resurgence during the late...
. Television shows he has contributed to include Not the Nine O'Clock News
Not the Nine O'Clock News
Not the Nine O'Clock News is a television comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC 2 from 1979 to 1982.Originally shown as a comedy "alternative" to the BBC Nine O'Clock News on BBC 1, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy...
, Naked Video
Naked Video
Naked Video was a BBC Scotland comedy series, broadcast between 1986 and 1991 on BBC2, the series was created by Colin Gilbert who also created A Kick Up the Eighties and Naked Radio.-Naked Radio:...
, Three of a Kind and Drop the Dead Donkey
Drop the Dead Donkey
- Major characters :* Gus Hedges — The unctuous Chief Executive of the company, and yes-man to Sir Roysten Merchant. A management stereotype, complete with clichés and clumsy metaphors, he swiftly transforms GlobeLink from a serious news network to a ratings-chasing tabloid channel...
.
He has appeared in several radio shows, such as Old Harry's Game
Old Harry's Game
Old Harry's Game is a UK radio comedy written and directed by Andy Hamilton, who also plays the cynical, world-weary Satan. "Old Harry" is one of many names for the devil...
(written by and starring Andy Hamilton), The Million Pound Radio Show
The Million Pound Radio Show
The Million Pound Radio Show was a long-running radio programme written by and featuring Nick Revell and Andy Hamilton that aired on Britain's BBC Radio 4...
and The Nick Revell Show
The Nick Revell Show
The Nick Revell Show was a sitcom originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Night Comedy slot, written by and starring Nick Revell. Two series of six episodes each were made in 1992 and 1993....
.
During the 2005 UK general election campaign he presented a 3 part comedy series about the election related news of the day. He co-wrote and co-starred in a 2006 Radio 4 sitcom Living with the Enemy
Living with the Enemy
Living with the Enemy is a BBC Radio 4 sitcom written by and starring Nick Revell and Gyles Brandreth. It made its debut on 14 November 2006....
with former Conservative MP Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Daubeney Brandreth is a British writer, broadcaster and former Conservative Member of Parliament and junior minister.-Early life:...
. Revell played alternative comedian
Alternative comedy
Alternative comedy is a term that originated in the 1980s for a style of comedy that makes a conscious break with the mainstream comedic style of an era, and typically avoids relying on a standardised structure of a sequence of jokes with punch lines. Patton Oswalt defines it as "comedy where the...
turned alternative therapist Nick Reynolds, with Brandreth as Conservative MP turned media personality Gyles Brandon.