Toby Foster
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Toby Foster British
comedian
, actor
, radio presenter, promoter
and festival producer.
He went to the Barnburgh
Junior School, followed by Lacewood Primary School, Dearneside Comprehensive and Wath Comprehensive in Rotherham. He is the current host of BBC Radio Sheffield
's breakfast programme.
Foster is also a stand up comedian, who promotes and comperes at Sheffield's Last Laugh comedy club, and was a founder member of the M.E.N.@Work team at Manchester's Comedy Store.
He now runs his own company, Don't Shoot! Ltd which runs comedy nights all over the north of England, as well as Magners Grin Up North - Sheffield Comedy Festival, now the largest comedy festival in England which he jointly owns with Scott Barton. He comperes the highly successful Last Laugh Comedy Club at Sheffield City Hall most weekends.
He is perhaps better known to a wider audience as Les in Peter Kay
's sitcom Phoenix Nights, which he starred in from 2000-2002. He has also appeared in That Peter Kay Thing
and Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere
.
He is affectionately referred to as "One-Take" Foster by friend and co-star Peter Kay, because of his belief that he never gets his lines wrong.
Foster also played a character in the Christmas Special of Extras
, credited as "Northern Comic", and featured in the mock Celebrity Big Brother show.
In 2008, he worked on the British comedy film "Snappers" which was shot on location in Torbay. The film also stars Joss Stone
, Matt Milburn, Tim Healy
, Suranne Jones
, Matt Slack and John Bowe, amongst others. Originally due for release in October 2008, but the release was put back.
He started on the afternoon show from 2-5pm, taking over from Tony Capstick
on April 2, 2002. He then worked with Antonia Brickell on a joint breakfast show in September 2004.
He was host of a popular weekday mid-morning show from 08:30-11:00 until March 2007, for which he was nominated for the Entertainment Sony Radio Academy Award in 2004.
In 2010, he was nominated for a Sony Award for Best Interview for an interview with the English Democrat mayor of Doncaster
, Peter Davies
the interview was aired on his breakfast show.
On 14 Jan 2011 Toby Foster hosted a conversation marking the 10th anniversary of Wikipedia on his breakfast radio show, taking a light-hearted look at hoaxes, misinformation and truth on the internet.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, radio presenter, promoter
Promoter (entertainment)
An entertainment promoter i.e. music, wrestling, boxing etc is a person or company in the business of marketing and promoting live events such as concerts/gigs, boxing matches, sports entertainment , festivals, raves, and nightclubs.- Business model :Promoters are typically hired as independent...
and festival producer.
He went to the Barnburgh
Barnburgh
Barnburgh is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The village is adjacent to the village of Harlington - the parish contains both villages, and according to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,979...
Junior School, followed by Lacewood Primary School, Dearneside Comprehensive and Wath Comprehensive in Rotherham. He is the current host of BBC Radio Sheffield
BBC Radio Sheffield
BBC Radio Sheffield is the BBC Local Radio service for English metropolitan county of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. This includes the city of Sheffield, plus Doncaster, Barnsley, Rotherham, Chesterfield and surrounding areas. It was the BBC local radio station, beginning on 15 November 1967...
's breakfast programme.
Foster is also a stand up comedian, who promotes and comperes at Sheffield's Last Laugh comedy club, and was a founder member of the M.E.N.@Work team at Manchester's Comedy Store.
He now runs his own company, Don't Shoot! Ltd which runs comedy nights all over the north of England, as well as Magners Grin Up North - Sheffield Comedy Festival, now the largest comedy festival in England which he jointly owns with Scott Barton. He comperes the highly successful Last Laugh Comedy Club at Sheffield City Hall most weekends.
He is perhaps better known to a wider audience as Les in Peter Kay
Peter Kay
Peter John Kay is an English comedian, writer, actor, director and producer. His work includes That Peter Kay Thing , Phoenix Nights , Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere , Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and other independent productions which have included two sell out tours.-Early career:Peter Kay...
's sitcom Phoenix Nights, which he starred in from 2000-2002. He has also appeared in That Peter Kay Thing
That Peter Kay Thing
That Peter Kay Thing was a series of six spoof documentaries shown on Channel 4 in January 2000. Set in and around Bolton, these followed the lives of different characters and starred Peter Kay as the subject of each documentary. All of the episodes displayed Kay's penchant for nostalgic humour and...
and Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere
Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere was an award-winning British comedy television show on Channel 4 starring and written by Peter Kay and Patrick McGuinness. All the episodes were also directed by Kay. It began on 12 November 2004 and ran for six 30 minute episodes up until 17 December 2004, with each...
.
He is affectionately referred to as "One-Take" Foster by friend and co-star Peter Kay, because of his belief that he never gets his lines wrong.
Foster also played a character in the Christmas Special of Extras
Extras (TV series)
Extras is a British sitcom about extras working on TV and film sets and in theatre. The series was co-produced by the BBC and HBO, and is created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, both of whom also star in it...
, credited as "Northern Comic", and featured in the mock Celebrity Big Brother show.
In 2008, he worked on the British comedy film "Snappers" which was shot on location in Torbay. The film also stars Joss Stone
Joss Stone
Jocelyn Eve Stoker , better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is an English soul singer-songwriter and actress. Stone rose to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist...
, Matt Milburn, Tim Healy
Tim Healy (actor)
Timothy Malcolm Healy is an English actor. He is best known for playing Dennis Patterson in the television series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. He is married to the actress Denise Welch.-Career:...
, Suranne Jones
Suranne Jones
Suranne Jones is an English actress. She first rose to prominence playing the role of Karen McDonald in ITV1's soap opera Coronation Street over a period of four years...
, Matt Slack and John Bowe, amongst others. Originally due for release in October 2008, but the release was put back.
BBC Radio Sheffield
His current breakfast show is called Toby Foster at Breakfast (formally Toby Foster Bigger at Breakfast),the show is aired from 07:00-10:00 every weekday.He started on the afternoon show from 2-5pm, taking over from Tony Capstick
Tony Capstick
Joseph Anthony 'Tony' Capstick was an English comedian, actor, musician and broadcaster.-Life and career:...
on April 2, 2002. He then worked with Antonia Brickell on a joint breakfast show in September 2004.
He was host of a popular weekday mid-morning show from 08:30-11:00 until March 2007, for which he was nominated for the Entertainment Sony Radio Academy Award in 2004.
In 2010, he was nominated for a Sony Award for Best Interview for an interview with the English Democrat mayor of Doncaster
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
, Peter Davies
Peter Davies (politician)
Peter Davies is a politician in the English Democrats. He became Doncaster's second directly elected mayor in June 2009.-Personal life:Born in Woodlands on the outskirts of Doncaster in 1948, Davies went to school in Thorne, then worked at Danum School as a teacher. He is married...
the interview was aired on his breakfast show.
On 14 Jan 2011 Toby Foster hosted a conversation marking the 10th anniversary of Wikipedia on his breakfast radio show, taking a light-hearted look at hoaxes, misinformation and truth on the internet.