John Gordillo

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John Gordillo
JOHN GORDILLO 2008.jpg
John Gordillo in March 2008.
Birth nameAlberto John Gordillo
BornLondon
MediumStand-up and director.
NationalityBritish
Websitejohngordillo.co.uk#!

John Gordillo is a director and former comedian, known for his work directing and producing live shows, specials and TV series for Eddie Izzard, Reginald D Hunter, Ross Noble, Josh Widdicombe, Dylan Moran, Michael Mcintyre, Mark Steel, Shappi Khorsandi, Seann Walsh, Shazia Mirza and Sean Lock among others.[1][2][3]

As a performer, he co-created & hosted two series of The RDA aka The Recommended Daily Allowance, an experimental talk show for BBC3.[4][5][6][7] In 2016, his work-in-progress stand up set won Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival.[8]

His strongest work examines issues of family and parenting. As a comedian, his show about his father Divide and Congawas one of the most acclaimed of the Edinburgh fringe[9][10][11][12] and his show about his stepdaughter Cheap Shots at the Defenceless toured internationally and won 5 star reviews.[13]

In 2017, he directed & co-devised Ugly Chief at Battersea Arts Centre with performance artist Victoria Melody and her father, TV antiques dealer . The show was a seriocomic examination of death and the tensions of a father-daughter relationship. The piece was unanimously acclaimed with 4 and 5 star reviews across the board.[14][15]

Filmography[]

Director

References[]

  1. ^ Kettle, James (6 July 2013). "John Gordillo on Tour". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Goldsmith, Stuart (27 March 2015). "Interview with John Gordillo". The Comedian's Comedian.
  3. ^ Smith, Daniel R (20 June 2018). Comedy & Critique. www.google.co.uk. Policy Press. ISBN 9781529200164.
  4. ^ Greaves, Ian. "The Greatest Chat Show You Never Saw". The Fix.
  5. ^ "RDA Episode Guide". reallywannaknow.co.uk. Internet Archive wayback machine. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007.
  6. ^ Jones, Ian. "Dark Days: The Birth of BBC3". Off the Telly. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008.
  7. ^ Aston, Criag. "Cult Heaven". Garbled Online. Archived from the original on 3 December 2003.
  8. ^ Dessau, Bruce (21 March 2016). "Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Winners Announced". Beyond the Joke.
  9. ^ Maxwell, Dominic. "John Gordillo at the Pleasance Dome". The Times.
  10. ^ Deansway, Harry (15 August 2008). "John Gordillo, Edinburgh". The Guardian.
  11. ^ Shaw, Corry. "Divide & Conga Review". Chortle.
  12. ^ Macinnes, Paul (14 August 2008). "Comedy Contenders at the Ready". The Guardian.
  13. ^ Delilkan, Sharu. "Cheap Shots at the Defenceless". Theatre Scenes.
  14. ^ Marlowe, Sam. "Ugly Chief theatre review". The Times.
  15. ^ Gardner, Lynne (3 November 2017). "How To Have Fun at Your Own Funeral". The Guardian.

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