Alfie Moore (comedian)

Alfie Moore (Comedian)
Moore in 2013
Born 1962/1963 (age 54–56)[1]
Medium Stand-up, radio
Years active 2010–present
Website Official website

Alfie Moore is an English police officer, writer, stand-up comedian and radio performer.[2] He is on a career break from the police.

Career

Alfie Moore spent eighteen years on the Humberside Police force before turning to stand up comedy.

Moore first appeared on the ITV show Show Me the Funny [3] hosted by Jason Manford and has since appeared as a guest on The Wright Stuff, Sky News Paper Review, Comic Relief, ITV News Calendar and Look North.

Moore has been guest comedian on radio programmes, including Today (BBC Radio 4), The Richard Bacon show [4] on BBC 5 Live, The Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2 as well as hosting his own stand up comedy show on BBC Radio 4 called Alfie Moore It's a Fair Cop.

Moore's It's a Fair Cop, which he wrote and presented, was recommissioned for a second series by BBC Radio 4 in August 2014.[5] Episode One of the fourth series of It's a Fair Cop was broadcast in September 2018.[6]

Moore has taken four shows to the Edinburgh Festival. In 2012 I Predicted a Riot and 2013 Viva Alf's Vegas with Phil McIntyre Ents as Promoter, and in 2014 The Naked Stun with Mick Perrin Worldwide as Promoter which sold out for 25 nights and was awarded the Edinburgh Fringe laurel for a sell out show. Moore's 2015 Edinburgh Festival show is called Alfie Moore - A Fair Cop Stands Up. His 2017 tour is Getting Away with Murder.

Moore has supported Sarah Millican, Russell Kane and Milton Jones on their national comedy tours. Alfie's second UK Tour titled The Naked Stun starts in October 2015.

Personal life

Alfie Moore lives with his wife Jez in Scunthorpe.

References

  1. ↑ "Policeman turned comic: insider insight needed more than ever". Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Alfie Moore on Radio 4 It's a Fair Cop". BBC. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Show Me The Funny Contestants". Comedy Guide. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Alfie Moore on Richard Bacon Show". BBC. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Alfie Moore cops another R4 series". Chortle. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "It's a Fair Cop: Series 4: The Wrath of Zeus". BBC Online. Retrieved 21 September 2018.


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