Ava Vidal

Ava Vidal
Born 1976 (age 41–42)
Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom
Medium Stand-up comedy, television
Nationality British
Genres Observational comedy, sketch comedy, satire
Children 3 (2 living)
Website www.avavidal.co.uk

Ava Beverley Vidal (/ˈeɪvə vɪˈdɑːl/; born 1976 in Lambeth, London)[1] is an English comedian. She has taken part in E4's Kings of Comedy.[2] Her career in comedy began on the BBC's Urban Sketch Show.[3]

Life and career

Before her television career, Vidal worked as a prison officer for five years in London's Pentonville Prison.

Vidal appeared in 28 Acts in 28 Minutes and The Comic Side of 7 Days in 2005. She has also been involved in other BBC shows including The Last Laugh, The Sack Race and The Crouches. Vidal was a housemate in Kings of Comedy on E4, and Channel 4 made a documentary about her called From the Top, a half-hour show explaining her journey in comedy so far and how she became a comedian.

Vidal was on the line-up of Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow in Swansea that aired on 27 June 2009,[4] BBC Radio 4's News Quiz in February and October 2010, and appeared four times on BBC Two's Mock the Week between 2011 and 2013.[5] In July 2012, she appeared on Is Football Racist? on BBC Three.

On BBC Three's 'Free Speech' she suggested armed drug dealers should be helped rather than sent to prison.[6]

In 2016, along with numerous other celebrities, Vidal toured the UK to support Jeremy Corbyn's bid to become Prime Minister.[7][8]

Personal life

Vidal has two living children, a son and a daughter. She reported on twitter in May 2018 that her eldest daughter had died[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Learning - From the Top". Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Plunkett, John (8 October 2004). "Kings of Comedy fail to see the funny side". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "Explore". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 2005-03-16. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  4. ↑ "One Programmes - Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Series 1, Swansea". BBC. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  5. ↑ "BBC Two - Mock the Week, Series 12, Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSnNZ_SdLcY
  7. ↑ "#JC4PM". jc4pmtour. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Wilkinson, Michael (1 February 2016). "Celebrities to tour Britain in 'Jeremy Corbyn For Prime Minister' musical show". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/thetwerkinggirl/status/996189399917395979
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