Fin Taylor
Fin Taylor | |
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 Fin Taylor at SXSW London 2026 | |
| Born | St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Education | Abingdon School University of Bristol |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Notable work | Fin vs the Internet Fin vs History |
| Website | fintaylor |
Fin Taylor is a British stand-up comedian and podcaster.
Early life
[edit]Taylor was born in St Albans.[1] His father, Jeremy Taylor, is a filmmaker and former teacher at Abingdon School[2][3] as well as a member of the jazz vocal harmony group Harvey and the Wallbangers[citation needed].
Taylor's mother is Scottish, and he lived in Glasgow until the age of seven. Between the ages of eight and 13, Taylor's mother ran a boarding house at a girl's public school in Oxford, where the family lived.[4]
Taylor later attended Abingdon School, an independent boarding school in Oxfordshire,[5] himself, where he first developed an interest in performance and comedy. Following his secondary education, he went on to study at the University of Bristol. While there, he became increasingly involved in the university’s comedy and performing arts scenes.
Career
[edit]Taylor began gigging in 2008.[6] He first took a solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014.[7] His three shows in successive years, Whitey McWhiteface, Lefty Tighty Righty Loosey, and When Harassy Met Sally,[8] led The Scotsman to call him "one of the most discussed, and critically lauded comedian of recent Edinburgh Fringes".[9] His comedic style is often described as "provocative" and antagonistic, though he has earned praise for his ability to "be both edgy and woke within the same joke."[10][11]
He has made several appearances on BBC panel show Have I Got News for You,[12] where his provocative comedic style caused controversy following jokes about Jeremy Corbyn and bombing[clarification needed] the Glastonbury Festival.[13] In September 2022, he appeared on the American NFL show Good Morning Football.[14]
Starting in 2022, Taylor has hosted Fin vs the Internet, a video series written and produced alongside fellow comedians, Horatio Gould and Vittorio Angelone, in which his character tries to understand the Internet by interviewing a different notable online figure in each episode.[15]
Since 2025, Taylor and Gould have co-hosted the podcast Fin vs History, which describes itself as "the show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened".[16][17]
In 2026, Taylor published The History of Mankind in Its Entirety (Abridged): An Unsupervised PhD.[18]
Taylor collaborates with Comedy Crackers each year, producing sell-out Christmas Crackers designed to 'spice up' the Christmas dinner table.[19]
Personal life
[edit]Taylor is married.[20] He and his wife have a daughter, whose preterm birth Taylor discussed in his stand-up.[21]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ FinTaylor (31 March 2025). Richard III: the Medieval Prince Andrew?. Event occurs at 31:30 min. Retrieved 4 August 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Fin vs History, Fukushima Disaster | Patreon Exclusive, 24th April 2026
- ↑ "15 minutes with Jeremy Taylor". Abingdon Senior School. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
- ↑ Class Clown Podcast (15 March 2026). FIN TAYLOR: School, Apartheid Jokes & Why Comedians Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Being Disliked. Event occurs at 12:35. Retrieved 16 September 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "What's On" (PDF). Abingdon News. April 2012. p. 2. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ↑ "Edinburgh Fringe Review: Fin Taylor, Gilded Balloon at the Counting House". Beyond The Joke. 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Fin Taylor Review 2014". Chortle.co.uk.
- ↑ Logan, Brian (9 August 2018). "Fin Taylor: When Harassy Met Sally review – white-hot takes on #MeToo". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Fin Taylor: When Harassy Met Sally". Show and Tell.
- ↑ "Rob Delaney, Joe Wilkinson, Zoe Lyons and Fin Taylor, Greenwich Comedy Festival Review 2018". Chortle.co.uk.
- ↑ "Brit(wish) at Just For Laughs, Montreal review 2019". Chortle.co.uk.
- ↑ "Episode 4". BBC. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ↑ "Have I Got New For You: Fin Taylor criticised for joke". The Independent. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ↑ "Fin Taylor's car crash NFL interview : Video 2022". Chortle.co.uk. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ↑ Happy Hour Podcast (8 June 2026). FIN TAYLOR - FULL PODCAST - Roast Battles, Punched On Stage, & Fin vs The Internet!. Event occurs at 1:13:10. Retrieved 16 September 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Fin vs History". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ Parkin, Simon. "Fin Taylor, the comic making Dad History young". The Observer. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ Richardson, Jay (19 May 2026). "Fin Taylor writes The History Of Mankind In Its Entirety (Abridged)". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ Bennett, Steve. "The comedian trying to reinvent the Christmas cracker : News 2025 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- ↑ FinTaylor (19 February 2022). Fin Taylor: So My Wife...| Full Comedy Special. Retrieved 15 September 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Mike & Vittorio's Guide to Parenting (21 May 2025). 121. Kanye (with Fin Taylor) - Mike & Vittorio's Guide to Parenting. Event occurs at 22:16 min. Retrieved 15 September 2026 – via YouTube.
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