Jacob Edwards

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Jacob Edwards (born 28 December 1977) is a British comedian, writer, comic actor and television host. He was a regular on BBC 3's Live at the Electric, appearing as the stand-up character Roger Show business.[1]

Edwards hosted CTRL Freaks on London Live, the hidden camera prank series, where he took control of contestants' lives through their social media feeds.[2] He is slated to appear in the feature film Burke & Hare, alongside Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis.[3]

Early life[]

He was born in Westminster, London. Edwards grew up in Brighton, Sussex. He showed an early interest in performance, appearing at The National Theater in both Bartholomew Fair directed by Sir Richard Eyre and Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George. He also appeared in Which Witch at the Piccadilly Theatre.[4]

Jacob studied Archaeology and Classical Civilization at the University of Nottingham.

Career[]

Edwards started his career as one half of the comedy double-act The Sunday Defensive. The pair enjoyed successful runs at the Edinburgh Festival, performing at the prestigious Pleasance Courtyard in Friend and Foe in 2009 and Further Complications in 2010.[5][6]

They made TV appearances and hosted Movie Mates, a weekly movie review for Orange mobile.[7]

As a solo act, Edwards performed at the Edinburgh Fringe 2013 in his own show 'Faux Latino Show Pony' at the renowned Assembly Hall, and received 4 and 5 star reviews.[8]

Edwards made television and film appearances and appeared in television and online ads. In 2015, Edwards played Ed Miliband in The Green Party's Change the Tune election campaign, which gained over 1 million views online, and was later broadcast.[9]

In 2017 Edwards appeared with George Clooney in commercials for Nespresso.[10] In 2018 he appeared in commercials for First Direct,[11] and Maltesers.[12]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Director
2010 Burke & Hare Holyrood Courtier John Landis
2010 Castello The Marquis de Castello Jonas Åkerlund
2011 The Callback Queen Sylvester Graham Cantwell
2015 The Enchanter Jeffrey Zaheer Ahmad

Television[]

Year Title Role Channel
2008 Genie in the House Boris Offandonandoff Nickelodeon
2008 The Wrong Door Jedi BBC Three
2008 The Scum Also Rises Guy BBC Three
2009 The IT Crowd Niall Channel 4
2010 The Persuasionists Joff BBC Two
2011 Lee Kern's Celebrity Bedlam Various Roles Channel 4
2012 10 O'Clock Live Ed Miliband Channel 4
2012 Big Brother's Bit on the Side Studio Guest 5*
2013 10 O'Clock Live Backbencher Channel 4
2013 Fool Britannia Wedding Planner ITV
2013 Let's Dance for Comic Relief TV Producer BBC One
2013 Live at the Electric Roger Showbusiness BBC Three
2013 Richard Hammond's Secret Service Zookeeper BBC One
2014 CTRL Freaks Host London Live
2014 Not the One Show Regular Studio Guest London Live
2015 I Live with Models Wardrobe Guy Comedy Central
2016 Drifters Concierge Channel 4
2017 Porters Dr. A Friend Dave

References[]

  1. ^ "BBC Three - Live at the Electric - Roger Showbusiness". Bbc.co.uk. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  2. ^ "Jacob Edwards - Comedians - CTRL Freaks Characters". London Live. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  3. ^ "Burke and Hare (2010) : Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  4. ^ "Jacob Edwards". Spotlight. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  5. ^ "The Sunday Defensive: Friend & Foe Review". Edinburgh Guide. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  6. ^ "The Sunday Defensive: Further Complications - Review - Edinburgh Festival guide | Fest". Festmag.co.uk. 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  7. ^ "Orange Movie Mates Ep2 "Toy Story 3" on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  8. ^ "Jacob Edwards: Faux Latino Show Pony | Comedy Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  9. ^ "Change The Tune - Green Party 2015 Election Broadcast". YouTube. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  10. ^ Nespresso (2017-03-28), George Clooney - El retorno I Nespresso, retrieved 2019-05-19
  11. ^ first direct (2018-09-07), first direct 'apology' advert, retrieved 2019-05-19
  12. ^ Maltesers (2018-07-16), NEW Maltesers Buttons | Sunglasses, retrieved 2019-05-19
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