- Charlie Wernham
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Charlie Wernham Born 3rd October 1994. Aged 17 (age Expression error: Unrecognised word "rd"–Expression error: Unrecognised word "rd")
Billericay, Essex, EnglandOccupation Comedian, actor Years active 2008—present Charlie Wernham (born 1994) is an English comedian and actor who is known for appearing on the second series of the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent. He is now starring in the E4 show School of Comedy and has appeared in an episode of The Inbetweeners.
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Early life
Wernham was born in Billericay, Essex. He started his stand-up comedy act at the age of eight, winning his first talent show at eight. He went on to win three more contests. His father, Dave, helps him write his jokes and structure the routine. Wernham's favourite comedians are Joe Pasquale, Peter Kay and Lee Evans.
Britain's Got Talent
In 2008, Wernham auditioned for the second series of the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent in London, where he performed a variety of jokes. Judge Piers Morgan commented that the jokes were terrible but delivered a confident performance. Simon Cowell said that "We've had some rotten comedians on this show, but you're the only one who's made me laugh and told jokes that I could understand". Amanda Holden commented that Wernham has "funny bones". Wernham received three 'yes' votes from the judges and was put through to the next round. He made it through to the live semi-finals.
In the semi-final on 29 May 2008, he performed a stand-up comedy routine. The performance mainly bought positive comments from the judges, though Morgan and Holden said that the jokes were "terrible" but still love the act. Cowell compared him to a funny version of Jim Davidson. He failed to make it through to the final.
Acting career
After the show, Wernham began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School at weekends.[1] He appeared on the E4 comedy The Inbetweeners in the episode "Work Experience" playing Danny Moore.[1] He also stars in the E4 show School of Comedy, playing several characters. The show began airing on 2 October 2009.[1] He also appeares in the third series of Harry & Paul on BBC Two in late 2010.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Emma Palmer (17 April 2009). "My unforgettable year after appearing on ITV's Britain's Got Talent". Echo-News. http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/4296796.My_unforgettable_year_after_appearing_on_ITV_s_Britain_s_Got_Talent/. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Harry & Paul Series 2 Episode 1". BBC Programmes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v36yt. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
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