Carl Donnelly
Carl Donnelly | |
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.jpg) Donnelly at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2025 | |
| Born | Carl Donnelly 13 January 1982 |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Medium | Stand-up, radio, podcast |
| Genre | Observational |
| Website | www |
Carl Donnelly (born 13 January 1982 in Tooting, south London) is an English stand-up, dancer, comedian, and writer. He has performed 11 solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival, being nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards twice - once for best newcomer, and once for best show. He became a vegan in 2013, and has since become an ambassador for Veganuary.[2] He has talked about being vegan extensively in his act.
Stand-up career
[edit]Donnelly has appeared on radio in BBC Radio 4's 28 Acts in 28 Minutes, LBC's Comedy Cabaret, Fighting Talk on BBC Radio 5 Live and Tim Shaw's The Asylum on Kerrang! Radio. He has appeared on TV in Mock the Week, Russell Howard's Good News, Stand Up Central, and Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled.[3]
Podcasts
[edit]Donnelly hosted The Carl Donnelly And Chris Martin Comedy Podcast alongside comedian Chris Martin from 2008 to 2018.[4] It was featured in a Guardian list of the top 10 comedy podcasts in 2010.[5] They also hosted a spin-off, Babysitting Trevor, along with Trevor Cook.[citation needed]
In 2020, he started hosting The Keith Cheggars Podcast, about his upcoming child with his then pregnant wife, Hannah Norris.[6] He also started a podcast where he drank coffee and had a chat, called A Comedian Called Carl Drinking Coffee.[7]
Carl now co-hosts TVI with Carl Donnelly and Julian Deane.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Carl was previously married in his 20s, writing about his divorce in his act.[9] He is a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur football club. He has since remarried, with his 2nd wife, Hannah Norris, giving birth to their child in 2020.[citation needed]
Awards
[edit]- Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2006[10]
- Chortle Awards Best Newcomer 2007[11]
- Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2007[12]
- Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Nominee 2009[13]
- Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show Nominee 2013[14]
- Chortle Awards Best Club Comedian 2017[15]
Edinburgh Fringe shows
[edit]- Relax Everyone, It's Carl Donnelly! (2009)
- How Do You Solve A Problem Like Carl Donnelly? (2010)
- Carl Donnelly 3: Carl Donnelier! (2011)
- Carl Donnelly: Different Gravy (2012)
- Now That's What I Carl Donnelly! Volume V (2013)
- Now That's What I Carl Donnelly Vol. 6 (2014)
- Carl Donnelly: Jive Ass Honky (2015)
- Carl Donnelly: Bad Man Tings (2016)
- Carl Donnelly: The Nutter on the Bus (2017)
- Strictly Carl Donnelly! (2018)
- Carl Donnelly: Shall We All Just Kill Ourselves? (2019)[16]
- Carl Donnelly: The Dead Dad Show (2023)
- Carl Donnelly: Boosegumps (2024)
- Carl Donnelly: Another Round (2025)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Carl Donnelly – Different Gravy (Avalon Promotions) | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh". 20 August 2012.
- ↑ "Carl Donnelly: The big vegan interview". Vegan Food & Living. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ↑ "Carl Donnelly - Avalon". Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ↑ "Home". Carl Donnelly & Chris Martin Comedy Podcast. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ↑ Davis, Hazel (23 June 2010). "The Podfathers (and mothers): top 10 comedy podcasts". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ↑ "News: Carl Donnelly & Hannah Norris Launch New Podcast Charting Pregnancy". Beyond The Joke. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ↑ "A Comedian Called Carl Drinking Coffee".
- ↑ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tvi-with-carl-donnelly-and-julian-deane/id1438770952
- ↑ "Carl Donnelly: Bad Man Tings". Edinburgh Festival. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ↑ "Laughing Horse New Act of the Year - Previous Winners and Finalists". Laughing Horse Comedy - Comedy and Festival Specialists. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ↑ "Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ↑ "Carl Donnelly wins Comedy prize". ComedyFestival.co.uk. 22 February 2007. Archived from the original on 1 August 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
- ↑ Premier. "Best Newcomers 1992 - 2022". Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ↑ "Best Comedy Shows 1981 - 2022". Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ↑ "Carl Donnelly - Avalon". 4 March 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ↑ "Carl Donnelly". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Carl Donnelly at IMDb
- Chortle biography
- 2007 BBC review
- Carl Donnelly at British Comedy Guide
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