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RICHARD GADD

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Richard won the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Comedy Show at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe with his hit show Monkey See, Monkey Do.  The show was also nominated for a Total Theatre Award for Innovation and later that year, he also won a Chortle Comedian’s Comedian Award and was nominated for an Off West End Theatre Award for Best Performer.

He is also a successful actor and writer, starring opposite Daniel Mays in the BAFTA-nominated BBC2 single drama Against the Law and writing  episodes of Netflix smash hit Sex Education, as well as Ultimate Worrier for Dave and The Last Leg for Channel 4 where he is also one of their correspondents.

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CREDITS 

CREDITS

TV

Remote Comedy From the Paddock

Code 404 

Sex Education

One Normal Night 

Clique 

Humans 

Destination Danger 

Ultimate Warrior 

Alien Invasion 

Against the Law 

Monkey See Monkey Do 

The Last Leg 

Vicious 

Tripped

Before the Morning After 

Tide (non TX pilot)

Raymond Monks 

Scot Squad 

Squat (Non TX Pilot)

Comedy Marathon 

Homeboys 

The Imran Yusef Show 

Radio

Channel 4 

Sky

Netflix

Sky

BBC3/Hulu

Sky 

TBS

Dave

CBBC

BBC2

Comedy Central 

Channel4

Itv

E4

NBC

Channel4 

BBC Worldwide 

BBC Scotland 

E4

BBC3

BBC

BBC3

Writer/Performer

Actor

Writer

Actor 

Actor 

Actor

Actor

Writer/Performer 

Actor

Actor

Writer/Performer 

Writer/Performer

Actor 

Actor

Performer

Actor

Actor

Actor

Actor

Actor

Actor

Actor 

2020

2019

2019

2019

2018

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

2017

2017

2017

2017

2015

2015

2015

2015

2014

2014

2013

2013

Saddled 

Daddy Diaries 

Can You Hear Me At The Back

Dear Dr Goebbels 

The Three Sisters

Funny Turns 

BBC Radio Scotland

Radio 4

BBC Radio Scotland 

Oxford School of Drama 

Oxford School of Drama 

BBC Radio Scotland 

Actor

Writer/Performer 

Actor

Actor

Actor

Writer/Performer

2019

2018

2011

2011

2011

2010

Live

Baby Reindeer

Ant

Best Of (Edinburgh Fringe)

Monkey See Monkey Do 

Ricky Whittington and His Cat

Coach Coach 

Waiting For Gaddot

Breaking Gadd 

Cheese and Crackwhores 

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 

Park Theatre

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 

Edinburgh Fringe Festival / Soho Theatre

New Diorama

Edinburgh Fringe Festival / Soho Theatre

Edinburgh Fringe Festival / Soho Theatre

Edinburgh Fringe Festival / Soho Theatre

Edinburgh Fringe Festival / Soho Theatre

2019

2019

2018

2017

2016

2016

2015

2014

2013

VIDEOS

MEDIA

Press Quotes

PRESS

Awards:

WINNER: Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

WINNER: Scotsman Fringe First Award for New Writing

WINNER: Stage Award for Acting Excellence

NOMINEE: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best Comedy Show

WINNER: Edinburgh Best Comedy Show Award

NOMINEE: Total Theatre Award for Innovation

Baby Reindeer

Baby Reindeer

Baby Reindeer

Monkey See Monkey Do

Monkey See Monkey Do

Monkey See Monkey Do

2020

2019

2019

2017

2016

2016

Reviews:

Recent reviews for Richard's latest Show Baby Reindeer:

★★★★★ Everything Theatre

★★★★★ UK Theatre Network

 ★★★★★ One4Review

★★★★★ i Newspaper

★★★★★ Snack Magazine

★★★★★ The Stage

★★★★★ ThreeWeeks

★★★★★ The Reviews Hub

★★★★★ The National

★★★★★ Broadway Baby

★★★★★ Fest Mag

★★★★★ British Theatre Guide

★★★★★ Evening Standard

★★★★★ Kryztoff

★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals

★★★★ Time Out

★★★★ Broadway World

★★★★ The Scotsman

★★★★ BritishTheatre.com

★★★★ The List

★★★★ The Student Newspaper

★★★★ Edinburgh Guide

★★★★ The Independent

★★★★ The Financial Times

★★★★ What's On Stage

★★★★ The Guardian

CONTACT

CONTACT

For writing enquiries specifically please contact Emma Obank and Abby Singer at Casarotto 

Manager: Chris Quaile 

chris@individualam.com

Live Work: Flora Donald

flora@individualam.com

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