Neil Edmond

Neil Edmond
Born	1970 Shrewsbury, England
Medium	Television, radio
Nationality	British
Notable works and roles	The Consultants, Knocker, Home Time

Neil Edmond ( b. 1970 Shrewsbury, England) is a British actor and comedy writer.

Neil was a member of the comedic sketch trio The Consultants, alongside James Rawlings and Justin Edwards. In 2002 they won the Perrier award for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The Consultants went on to record four series for BBC Radio 4 between 2002 and 2005. His most recent radio series is BBC 7's Knocker.

Edmond has also been known to perform solo character work, with his Space School headmaster and Market Researcher being particular live favourites. He was a regular stooge for the late Ken Campbell (1941-08), is an ex-member of sketch group The Benders, is a frequent volunteer at Scene & Heard, played 'Ian' in interactive web comedy Where are the Joneses? and provides improvised 'interpretative dance' accompaniment for readings of horror novels and the poetry of Danielle Steel at Robin Ince's Book Club.

Home Time, co-written with Emma Fryer, was nominated for Best Sitcom at both the 2010 South Bank Show Awards^[1] and The Rose D'Or.^[2]

External links

• Neil Edmond at the Internet Movie Database

References

1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8446090.stm
2. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10286358

Persondata
Name	Edmond, Neil
Alternative names
Short description	British actor, comedy writer
Date of birth	1970
Place of birth	Shrewsbury, England
Date of death
Place of death