John Gordillo
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John Gordillo | |
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Birth name | Alberto John Gordillo |
Born | London |
Medium | Stand-up and director. |
Nationality | British |
Website | johngordillo |
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
- Live at the Ambassadors (1993)
- Unrepeatable (1994)
- Blackout Comedy Lab (2005)
- Dave's One Night Stand (2011)
- Live: In The Midst of Crackers Reginald D. Hunter (2013)
- Freewheeling with Ross Noble (2014)
- Off the Hook: Dylan Moran Live (2015)
- Keep it Light: Sean Lock Live (2017)
- The RDA with John Gordillo (2000–2001)
- The Comedy Store
- Edinburgh Comedy Festival
- New Zealand Comedy Gala (2014)
References[]
- ^ Kettle, James (6 July 2013). "John Gordillo on Tour". The Guardian.
- ^ Goldsmith, Stuart (27 March 2015). "Interview with John Gordillo". The Comedian's Comedian.
- ^ Smith, Daniel R (20 June 2018). Comedy & Critique. www.google.co.uk. Policy Press. ISBN 9781529200164.
- ^ Greaves, Ian. "The Greatest Chat Show You Never Saw". The Fix.
- ^ "RDA Episode Guide". reallywannaknow.co.uk. Internet Archive wayback machine. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007.
- ^ Jones, Ian. "Dark Days: The Birth of BBC3". Off the Telly. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008.
- ^ Aston, Criag. "Cult Heaven". Garbled Online. Archived from the original on 3 December 2003.
- ^ Dessau, Bruce (21 March 2016). "Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Winners Announced". Beyond the Joke.
- ^ Maxwell, Dominic. "John Gordillo at the Pleasance Dome". The Times.
- ^ Deansway, Harry (15 August 2008). "John Gordillo, Edinburgh". The Guardian.
- ^ Shaw, Corry. "Divide & Conga Review". Chortle.
- ^ Macinnes, Paul (14 August 2008). "Comedy Contenders at the Ready". The Guardian.
- ^ Delilkan, Sharu. "Cheap Shots at the Defenceless". Theatre Scenes.
- ^ Marlowe, Sam. "Ugly Chief theatre review". The Times.
- ^ Gardner, Lynne (3 November 2017). "How To Have Fun at Your Own Funeral". The Guardian.
External links[]
- Living people
- English film directors
- English male comedians