Carl Donnelly Explained

Carl Donnelly
Birth Name:Carl Donnelly
Birth Date:13 January 1982
Birth Place:Tooting, London, England[1]
Medium:Stand-up, radio, podcast
Active:2004–present
Genre:Observational

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

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 .[3]

Podcasts

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.

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.

Personal life

Carl was previously married in his 20s, writing about his divorce in his act.[8] 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.

Awards

Edinburgh Fringe shows

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carl Donnelly – Different Gravy (Avalon Promotions) | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh .
  2. Web site: 2018-07-16 . Carl Donnelly: The big vegan interview . 2023-05-05 . Vegan Food & Living . en-GB.
  3. https://avalonuk.com/clients/carl-donnelly/
  4. Web site: Home. Carl Donnelly & Chris Martin Comedy Podcast. en-US. 2018-02-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006131453/http://carlandchrispodcast.com/. 2014-10-06. dead.
  5. News: Davis . Hazel . 2010-06-23 . The Podfathers (and mothers): top 10 comedy podcasts . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-05-05 . 0261-3077.
  6. Web site: 2020-01-28 . News: Carl Donnelly & Hannah Norris Launch New Podcast Charting Pregnancy . 2023-05-05 . Beyond The Joke . en.
  7. https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/a-comedian-called-carl-drinkin-1178788
  8. Web site: Carl Donnelly: Bad Man Tings . 2023-05-05 . Edinburgh Festival . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Laughing Horse New Act of the Year - Previous Winners and Finalists . 2023-05-05 . Laughing Horse Comedy - Comedy and Festival Specialists . en.
  10. Web site: Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide . 2023-05-05 . www.chortle.co.uk . en.
  11. Web site: Carl Donnelly wins Comedy prize. 22 Feb 2007. ComedyFestival.co.uk. 15 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070801060448/http://www.comedy-festival.co.uk/news.php?news_id=114. 1 August 2007. dead.
  12. Web site: Premier . Best Newcomers 1992 - 2022 . 2023-05-05 . Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Best Comedy Shows 1981 - 2022 . 2023-05-05 . Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards . en-GB.
  14. Web site: 2015-03-04 . Carl Donnelly - Avalon . 2023-05-05 . en-US.
  15. Web site: Carl Donnelly . 2023-05-05 . British Comedy Guide . en.

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