John Gordillo Explained

John Gordillo
Birth Name:Alberto John Gordillo
Birth Place:London
Medium:Stand-up and director.
Nationality:British

John Gordillo is a director and former comedian. He has directed and produced live shows, specials and TV series for Eddie Izzard, Reginald D Hunter, Ross Noble, Josh Widdicombe, Dylan Moran, Michael Mcintyre, Mark Steel, Shappi Khorsandi, Seann Walsh, Shazia Mirza and Sean Lock among others.[1] [2] [3]

Gordillo performed stand-up from 1996 to 2000 before he co-created & hosted two series of The RDA aka The Recommended Daily Allowance, a talk show for BBC Three.[4] [5] [6] [7] Gordillo returned to stand-up in 2006.[8] In 2016, his Work-in-Progress stand-up set won Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival.[9]

Gordillo's solo work includes the 2009 production of Fuckonomics which received mixed reviews. British comedy website Chortle said the show's subject placed Gordillo "on potentially hack, misogynistic ground"[10] whilst The Herald described it as "excruciatingly unfunny."[11] More favourable reviews described Fuckonomics as "intellectually ambitious."[12]

His show about his father, Divide & Conga, was received some positive reviews at the Edinburgh fringe[13] [14] [15] [16] and his show Cheap Shots at the Defenceless toured internationally and received mixed reviews.[17] [18] [19]

In 2017, he directed & co-devised Ugly Chief at Battersea Arts Centre with performance artist Victoria Melody and her father, TV antiques dealer Mike Melody. The show was a seriocomic examination of death and the tensions of a father-daughter relationship. The piece received positive reviews.[20] [21]

Gordillo is represented by the British talent agency Off The Kerb.[22]

Filmography

Director

Live credits

Theatre credits

Director

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kettle . James . John Gordillo on Tour . The Guardian. 6 July 2013 .
  2. Web site: Goldsmith . Stuart . Interview with John Gordillo . The Comedian's Comedian. 27 March 2015 .
  3. Book: Smith . Daniel R . Comedy & Critique . www.google.co.uk . 20 June 2018 . Policy Press . 9781529200164 .
  4. Web site: Greaves . Ian . The Greatest Chat Show You Never Saw . The Fix.
  5. Web site: RDA Episode Guide . reallywannaknow.co.uk . Internet Archive wayback machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20070913084951/http://www.reallywannaknow.co.uk/rda/ . 13 September 2007 .
  6. Web site: Jones . Ian . Dark Days: The Birth of BBC3 . Off the Telly. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011034826/http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/features/bbc3/birth.htm . 11 October 2008 .
  7. Web site: Aston . Criag . Cult Heaven . Garbled Online . https://archive.today/20031203223430/http://www.garbledonline.net/cultheaven.html . 3 December 2003 . dead.
  8. Web site: John Gordillo . 2022-03-29 . StandUpComedyNights Creating the perfect comedy event for you . en-US.
  9. Web site: Dessau . Bruce . Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Winners Announced . Beyond the Joke. 21 March 2016 .
  10. Web site: Burgess . Marissa . John Gordillo: Fuckonomics - Fringe 2009 : Reviews 2009 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide . 2022-03-20 . www.chortle.co.uk . en.
  11. Web site: The road to enlightenment . 2022-03-20 . HeraldScotland . en.
  12. Web site: 2013-07-06 . This week's new live comedy . 2022-03-20 . the Guardian . en.
  13. News: Maxwell . Dominic . John Gordillo at the Pleasance Dome . The Times.
  14. Web site: Deansway . Harry . John Gordillo, Edinburgh . The Guardian. 15 August 2008 .
  15. Web site: Shaw . Corry . Divide & Conga Review . Chortle.
  16. Web site: Macinnes . Paul . Comedy Contenders at the Ready . The Guardian. 14 August 2008 .
  17. Web site: Delilkan . Sharu . Cheap Shots at the Defenceless . Theatre Scenes.
  18. Web site: John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless: 3 star review by Sam Waddicor . 2022-03-20 . broadwaybaby.com . en.
  19. Web site: John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless Comedy Review The Skinny . 2022-03-20 . www.theskinny.co.uk . en.
  20. News: Marlowe . Sam . Ugly Chief theatre review . The Times.
  21. Web site: Gardner . Lynne . How To Have Fun at Your Own Funeral . The Guardian. 3 November 2017 .
  22. Web site: Artists - Off The Kerb . 2022-03-29 . offthekerb.com/ . en-GB.
  23. Web site: John Gordillo: Free : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide . 2022-03-29 . www.chortle.co.uk . en.
  24. Web site: Bennett . Steve . John Gordillo: Divide & Conga : Reviews 2008 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide . 2022-03-29 . www.chortle.co.uk . en.
  25. Web site: John Gordillo: F**konomics The Skinny . 2022-03-29 . www.theskinny.co.uk . en.
  26. Web site: John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless: 3 star review by Sam Waddicor . 2022-03-29 . broadwaybaby.com . en.
  27. Web site: John Gordillo: Love Capitalism - Review . 2022-03-29 . The Wee Review Scotland's arts and culture magazine . en-GB.
  28. News: Marlowe . Sam . Theatre review: Ugly Chief at Battersea Arts Centre, SW11 . . en . 2022-03-29 . 0140-0460.

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