Jon Richardson (entertainer)

Infobox Comedian
name = Jon Richardson
birth_date = birth date|1982|9|26
birth_place = Lancaster, England
nationality = British
influences = Lee Evans

Jonathan Joel Richardson (born September 26, 1982, Lancaster, Lancashire, UK) is a Swindon-based British comedian. He co-hosted a Sunday morning radio show on BBC 6 Music with fellow comedian Russell Howard, but is now presenting the show himself while Russell is away. He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2007 if.comedy awards for his first full-length solo show 'Spatula Pad' which he performed at the Pleasance Courtyard.

He recently won the award for Best Breakthrough Act at the 2008 Chortle Awards.

Early career

Richardson started out in comedy after dropping out of Hispanic Studies at Bristol University. After a year working as a chef, he realised that he wanted to do stand-up and entered and won his heat of the BBC New Talent Comedy Search in May 2003. His first gig was at the Bath Comedy Cavern alongside Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert. In 2004, he was one of six acts to reach the final of the J20 Last Laugh Comedy Search. Jon completed a 60 date UK and Irish tour supporting Alan Carr in 2006.

Edinburgh credits

*2005: Compere - "Big Value Early Show"
*2006: "The Comedy Zone"
*2007: "Spatula Pad" (Nominated for if.comedy award Best Newcomer award).
*2008: "Dogmatic"

TV and radio

*"The Russell Howard & Jon Richardson Show" - Jon co-presented this BBC 6 Music show every week on Sunday from 10:00am - 1.00pm [http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/russell_howard/] . It is expected to return towards the end of 2008.
*"The Jon Richardson Show - Has taken over the slot of the The Russell Howard Show on BBC 6 Music
*"After Hours" - HTV - Documentary featuring comics Jon Richardson, Mark Olver and Richard Kilby.
*"The Henry Kelly Show" - BBC Radio - Regular guest covering topical issues.
*"28 acts in 28 minutes" - BBC Radio 4.
*"Live at the Comedy Store" - Recorded for Paramount Television.
*"Steve Lamacq's Roundtable - BBC 6 Music.
*"Most Annoying Pop Moments: We Hate To Love - BBC Three.
*"Comedy Shuffle" - BBC Three.