RICHARD GADD
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.
CREDITS
TV
BBC New Comedy Awards
Code 404 - Season 3
Code 404 - Season 2
Ladybaby
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
BBC Two
Sky One
Sky One
BBC Three
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
Guest
Actor
Actor
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Writer/Performer
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Writer
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Writer/Performer
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Writer/Performer
Actor
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Performer
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Actor
2023
2022
2021
2021
2020
2019
2019
2019
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
2015
2015
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
2013
Radio
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
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Actor
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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
MEDIA
PRESS
Awards:
WINNER: OLIVIER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AFFILIATE THEATRE - 2020
WINNER: SCOTSMAN FRINGE FIRST AWARD FOR NEW WRITING - 2019
WINNER: STAGE AWARD FOR ACTING EXCELLENCE - BABY REINDEER - 2019
NOMINEE: MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL - BEST COMEDY SHOW - 2017
WINNER: EDINBURGH BEST COMEDY SHOW AWARD - 2016
NOMINEE: TOTAL THEATRE AWARD FOR INNOVATION - 2016
Reviews for Baby Reindeer:
★★★★★
Everything Theatre
★★★★★
UK Theatre Network
★★★★★
One4Review
★★★★★
The i
★★★★★
Snack Magazine
★★★★★
The Stage
★★★★★
Three Weeks
★★★★★
The Reviews Hub
★★★★★
Three Weeks
★★★★★
The Reviews Hub
★★★★★
The National
★★★★★
Broadway Baby
★★★★★
Fest Mag
★★★★★
British Theatre Guide
★★★★★
Evening Standard
★★★★★
Kryztoff
★★★★
The Guardian
★★★★
The Independent
★★★★
The Financial Times
★★★★
The Scotsman
★★★★
Time Out
★★★★
Edinburgh Festivals
★★★★
Broadway World
★★★★
BritishTheatre.com
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The List
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The Student Newspaper
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Edinburgh Guide
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What's On Stage