Paul Foot (comedian)

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Paul Foot (born December 24, 1973) is a British comedian. He went to school at Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe before reading Mathematics at the University of Oxford, with the intention of becoming an accountant. Since leaving university, he has pursued a career as a stand-up comedian, with numerous television and radio appearances and several awards to his credit.

Paul's more recent TV appearances include Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, the Channel 4 2005 comedy discussion show FAQ U, Edinburgh and Beyond shows on the Paramount Comedy TV Channel 2005, and Unanimous - The Fallout on E4.

Paul regularly performs live in venues across London. In September 2006 he started Paul Foot's Comedy for Connoisseurs, a regular solo variety show in London which has featured guest spots by fellow comedians such as Stewart Lee.

Paul has a rapidly growing following of those who have taken to his unique style of performance who gather in a fan club-esque secret society he calls The Guild Of Paul Foot Connoisseurs.

Paul claims to have superpowers which he tries to keep hidden from the public. These powers include (but are not limited to) x-ray vision, invisibility, and the ability to tell someone's waist size just by looking at them.

1 Television appearances
2 Awards
3 Quotations
4 External links

[edit] Television appearances

Guest on Unanimous - The Fallout (E4)
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive (BBC)
The World Stands Up (Paramount)
Edinburgh and Beyond (Paramount Comedy)
FAQ U (Channel 4)
Guest on Big Brother's Big Mouth (E4 / Channel 4)
Guest on Liquid News (BBC)
Stand Up Show (BBC 1)
28 Acts in 28 Minutes (BBC 3)
Dan and Dusty Show (ITV 1)
Brain Candy (BBC 3)
Guest appearances on RDA (BBC 3)
Gas (Channel 4)
VT for Richard and Judy show (Channel 4)
Music Links (Channel 4)
Comedy Nation (BBC 2)
Edinburgh Nights (BBC 2)
The Last Laugh (Granada)
Panellist on All Over the Shop (BBC 1)

[edit] Awards

BBC New Comedy Award (winner) 1997
Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award (winner) 1997
Channel 4 So You Think You're Funny Award (runner up) 1997
Perrier Newcomer (nominee) 1998

[edit] Quotations

On his sexuality — "The best thing about being gay is that you never have to pretend to enjoy sleeping with women. Anyway, I'm as much of a cunt as anyone would need."