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Sarah Millican Born 29 May 1975
South Shields, England[citation needed]Medium Stand-up, television Nationality British Years active 2004-present Genres Observational comedy Subject(s) Relationships, body image Spouse (m. 1997-2004, divorced) Website www.sarahmillican.co.uk Sarah Millican (born 29 May 1975)[citation needed] is an English stand-up comedian. Millican won the if.comedy award for Best Newcomer at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[1] Since then, she has appeared on several television and radio shows.
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Career
Millican grew up in South Shields[2] and started performing comedy aged 29[citation needed]and had not been into a comedy club until the night of her first gig.[2]
Her debut Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Sarah Millican's Not Nice, based around her divorce, won the if.comedy award for Best Newcomer in 2008.[3] In spring 2009 she began previewing her second Edinburgh show, attracting enthusiastic reviews for her material on the battle of the sexes.[4][5] Many reviewers commented on her 'blue' material.[6] Typical Woman ran at the Pleasance throughout August 2009, also attracting positive reviews.[7] Her third show, Chatterbox, was hosted by The Stand Comedy Club[citation needed] during Fringe 2010.[8] The show was nominated for the main Edinburgh Comedy Award, losing to Russell Kane.[9]
In the summer of 2011, she started to appear as a panelist on the ITV programme, the "Marriage Ref". She has also appeared on The One Show.
A live DVD of her Chatterbox tour will be released in 2011 from Channel 4 DVD.[10]
Other work
Millican has appeared as a panellist on 8 out of 10 Cats, Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week, You Have Been Watching, Would I Lie To You?, QI and as a performer at The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 and 4 Stands Up. She was featured in the Manchester edition of Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, which was broadcast in June 2009[11] and made an appearance on the third episode of David Mitchell's panel show, The Bubble in March 2010.[12]
She provided vocal work to the BBC's natural history footage for Walk on the Wild Side, alongside fellow comics Rhod Gilbert, Jon Richardson, Isy Suttie and Gavin Webster.[13] She appeared on Live At The Apollo on 11 December 2009, and headlined Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, recorded at the Empire Theatre, Sunderland on August 15, 2010.[8] Millican also headlined the fourth episode of Dave's One Night Stand.[14]
Her radio series, Sarah Millican's Support Group, began broadcasting on 18 February 2010 on BBC Radio 4.[15] The format is that studio audience members are encouraged to share problems with her agony aunt character for her to offer tips ‘in the same way as the busybody at the end of your street who knows everything and dishes out advice whether you want to hear it or not does,’ according to the BBC and Chortle. Some problems are scripted, the roles being played by guest actors, while others come from real people in the audience, to allow Sarah to improvise. Audience member problems have included "My boyfriend prefers his Blackberry to me". A pair of "therapists", also played by actors, feature in each week's show and provide scripted and improvised responses to all the "problems".[16] A second series has been commissioned and debuted on BBC Radio 4 Extra on 2 May 2011.[17]
Millican was also a regular co-host of the satirical news show 7 Day Sunday on BBC Radio 5 Live, along with comedians Chris Addison, Andy Zaltzman and one different guest each week. The first episode aired in January 2010; she and Addison left the show early in 2011.
In early 2011 Millican joined a long list of panellists on ITV's show Loose Women and left the series in August.
Personal life
Millican grew up in South Shields, in North East England, and has a normal Sandancer accent.[2]
Her husband left her unexpectedly in 2004 after seven years of marriage; they have since divorced. She subsequently moved back in with her parents. She found solace in attending writing workshops in local theatres, such as at Newcastle's Live Theatre and The Customs House, South Shields.[18]
Millican is in a relationship with stand-up and comedy writer Gary Delaney.[13] She lives on her own.[19]
Stand-up DVDs
- Chatterbox (Live) (21 November 2011)
Awards and nominations
- So You Think You're Funny (2nd place) 2005
- BBC New Comedy Awards (finalist) 2005
- Funny Women (runner-up) 2005
- Chortle Awards (Best Newcomer nomination) 2006
- North West Comedy Awards (Best Breakthrough Act) 2007[20]
- if.comedy award (Best Newcomer) 2008
- Edinburgh Comedy Award 2010 (Best show nomination)[9]
References
- ^ Mickey Noonan (October 13, 2008). "Sarah Millican isn't resting on her laurels". Metro. http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/article.html?Sarah_Millican_isnt_resting_on_her_laurels&in_article_id=354075&in_page_id=275. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ a b c Stephanie Bunbury (April 7, 2009). "Laughs are the best revenge". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/arts/comedy-festival/laughs-are-the-best-revenge/2009/04/07/1238869957923.html. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ Tim Arthur (Dec 10 2008). "Sarah Millican: interview". Time Out. http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/features/6431/Sarah_Millican-interview.html. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ David Durkin and Sarah Newman (May 6, 2009). "What you thought of Liverpool's comedy festival: Sarah Millican, Justin Moorhouse and Drink Up Stand Up". Liverpool Echo. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-entertainment/echo-reviews/2009/05/06/what-you-thought-of-liverpool-s-comedy-festival-sarah-millican-justin-moorhouse-and-drink-up-stand-up-92534-23555517/. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ Victoria Nangle (July 21, 2009). "Review of the week: Sarah Millican – Typical Woman". Latest 7. http://thelatest.co.uk/7/review-of-the-week-sarah-millican-%E2%80%93-typical-woman.
- ^ Sam Wonfor (2009-08-01). "Sarah Millican: Typical Woman, Live Theatre". The Journal. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/arts-news/2009/08/01/sarah-millican-typical-woman-live-theatre-61634-24289187/.
- ^ John Nicholson (August 6, 2009). "Sarah Millican - Typical Woman". mirror.co.uk. Trinity Mirror. http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/festivals/2009/08/sarah-millican---typical-woman.html. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ a b Wonfor, Sam (Aug 11 2010). "Sarah Millican leads the comedy pack home". The Journal. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/arts-news/2010/08/11/sarah-leads-the-comedy-pack-home-61634-27037198/. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ a b "Two women make the shortlist". Chortle. 25 August 2010. http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2010/08/25/11607/two_women_make_the_shortlist. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ "Sarah Millican signs DVD deal". Chortle. 24 August 2010. http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2010/08/24/11602/sarah_millican_signs_dvd_deal. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ "New comedy tops bill on BBC One this summer with Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow". BBC. 2009-04-23. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/04_april/23/mcintyre.shtml. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "The Bubble, a brand-new comedy news quiz on BBC Two". BBC. 2010-02-02. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/02_february/02/bubble.shtml. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ a b "Interview: Sarah Millican's stand-up is in the worst possible taste". The Scotsman. 1 August 2009. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Interview-Sarah-Millican39s-standup-is.5509942.jp. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ Ian Wolf. "Episode 1.4". British Comedy Guide. http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/one_night_stand/episodes/1/4/. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "R4 Sarah Millican's Support Group". BBC Press Office. 18 February 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/radio/2010/wk7/thu.shtml#thu_sarah. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ "R4 series for Millican". Chortle. 10 November 2009. http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2009/11/10/9923/r4_series_for_millican. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "Sarah Millican's Support Group". British Comedy Guide. http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/sarah_millicans_support_group/episodes/2/. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ Chitra Ramaswamy (10 August 2008). "Sarah Millican preview". Scotland on Sunday. http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/edinburghfestivalfringe/Sarah-Millican-preview-.4372939.jp. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ The Marriage Ref, 18 June 2011
- ^ "The Northwest Comedy Awards". Manchester Confidential. 2007–01–27. http://www.manchesterconfidential.com/index.asp?Sessionx=IpqiNwY6IWXrIHqiNwF6IHqi. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
External links
- Official website
- BBC story about 2008 Perrier Award
- Biography from Chortle.co.uk
- BBC - The Culture Show Interview with Lauren Laverne
- Sarah Millican at the Internet Movie Database
Preceded by
Tom Basdenif.comedy award for Best Newcomer
2008Succeeded by
Jonny Sweettr
Categories:- 1974 births
- Living people
- English feminists
- English radio personalities
- English stand-up comedians
- English television personalities
- Feminist artists
- People from South Shields
- Women comedians
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