Glenn Moore (comedian)

Glenn Moore (born 20 January 1989) is a British stand-up comedian and presenter.

Glenn Moore
Birth nameGlenn Roger Moore[1]
Born (1989-01-20) 20 January 1989
Hurstpierpoint, England[2]
MediumStand-up, television, radio
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield
Websitewww.glennmoorecomedy.com

Career

Moore was a finalist in the 2011 Chortle Student Comedian of the Year Award[3] whilst studying English Literature at the University of Sheffield. After graduating, he worked as a newsreader on a number of radio stations,[4] whilst performing stand-up.

Since September 2017 he has appeared as a panellist on the BBC2 panel show Mock the Week.[5] In October 2017 he joined the Absolute Radio breakfast show[6] as a newsreader and "sidekick". He appeared on Mock the Week again in June 2018 [7] and May 2019, and was later nominated for the most prestigious comedy prize in the UK, the Edinburgh Comedy Award,[8] for his show Glenn Glenn Glenn, How Do You Like It, How Do You Like It. He has since made regular appearances on the programme. In January 2019, Moore appeared in ITVs The Stand Up Sketch Show.[9] and ITV’s Out There. As of 19 November 2020, Moore has started streaming games on Twitch.[10]

Moore announced on Dave Berry's Absolute Radio breakfast show on 12 August 2021 that he had got engaged to his girlfriend two days previously.[11]

References
  1. "Interview with Glenn Moore". Voice Mag. 12 August 2016.
  2. "If You Won't Speak Out About This, Then I Will". HuffPost. 2 August 2016.
  3. "Chortle Student Comedy Award Final 2011". Chortle. 29 August 2011.
  4. "Glenn Moore". HuffPost.
  5. "BBC Two - Mock the Week, Series 16, Episode 10". BBC. 29 September 2017.
  6. "Glenn Moore joins Absolute Radio". Chortle. 2 October 2017.
  7. "BBC Two - Mock the Week, Series 17, Episode 4". BBC. 28 June 2018.
  8. "Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2018 Nominees". NB Productions. 22 August 2018.
  9. "The Stand Up Sketch Show". 28 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  10. "Glenn Moore's Twitch Channel". 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  11. "Dave Berry Breakfast Show podcast". Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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