Joe Wilkinson

Joe Wilkinson
Birth name Joseph Wilkinson
Born (1975-05-02) 2 May 1975
Bromley, England, United Kingdom
Medium Stand-up comedy, actor, writer
Years active 2004–present
Genres Black comedy, surreal humour, deadpan

Joseph Wilkinson (born 2 May 1975) is an English comedian, actor and writer. He began his comedy career in his local village pub in 2004 and has supported Alan Carr and Russell Howard on tour.[1] He has also made numerous appearances on television on programmes such as Live at the Apollo and Live at the Electric and has been touring solo since 2011. He began appearing on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown in 2011, initially as Rachel Riley's assistant. He has since gone on to become a regular panelist or guest team captain. He is also one half of the comedy duo "Two Episodes of Mash", alongside Diane Morgan.

In 2006, Wilkinson won the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year.[2]

Early life

Wilkinson was born to Brian and Stella Wilkinson on 2 May 1975.

Career

Wilkinson started his career in 2004 at his local pub. His local was holding an "open mic" evening and decided to give it a go so he signed himself up.[3] Since 2008, he has performed many stand up shows on his tour: "Joe Wilkinson: My Mum's Called Stella and My Dad's Called Brian"[3] and at venues such as the Edinburgh Fringe and the Bloomsbury Theatre.

Television

Since 2010, Wilkinson has appeared in a number of television shows. In 2010, he played various characters in Robert's Web for the first series. He also appeared in the 2010 TV movie, England's Worst Ever Football Team. He appeared on The Rob Brydon Show, The Wright Stuff, Show & Tell, Comedy Lab and My Funniest Year. He played a major role in Him & Her as Dan Perkins, the lonely, socially awkward neighbour to main characters Becky and Steve.

He has also appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week and Never Mind the Buzzcocks and has performed at a stand-up section of Russell Howard's Good News. He has appeared in Miranda.

Wilkinson wrote three episodes in the first series of Anna & Katy, as well as an animated short in 2012, A Fishy Tale. Additionally, three episodes of Show & Tell and the episode '2001' for My Funniest Year were written by him.

Wilkinson is involved in the BBC Three comedy show Live at the Electric, as half of the comedic double-act "Two episodes of MASH".[4] The other half of this double act is Diane Morgan and it has been previously broadcast on BBC Radio 2.[1] Live at the Electric also features his own sketches, which are largely based on dark humour.

Since 2014, Wilkinson has appeared as a resident comedian on the revived series of Celebrity Squares, hosted by Warwick Davis on ITV.[5] It returned for a second series in April 2015.

In 2016, he starred in the Sky 1 series Rovers which he co-wrote with David Earl.[6] He was also a contestant on the Dave comedy game show series Taskmaster.[7]

8 Out of 10 Cats

Since 2012, Wilkinson has made regular appearance on the 8 Out of 10 Cats spin-off show, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. He usually appears in the second half of the show where he stands in as Rachel Riley's assistant. His main roles throughout each episode involve his appearing in a dressing-up costume and making humorous comments towards the contestants and Rachel Riley in his usual deadpan, tongue-in-cheek manner. In 2012, during the special episode of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Deal or No Deal, Wilkinson made a special appearance as the banker's assistant.

Stand-up

Wilkinson has performed two major tours: My Mum's called Stella and my Dad's called Brian[8] and The Joe Wilkinson Experience.[9] Both tours have received mixed reviews, but those for The Joe Wilkinson Experience exceeded those of My Mum's called Stella and my Dad's called Brian. In an August 2011 review for My Mum's called Stella and my Dad's called Brian, Steve Bennett said, "There's just enough to earn Wilkinson three stars, but it's a close call for a comedian who always seems to attract industry attention but never really comes up with the goods to make an impact."[10]

Other work

In 2014, Wilkinson appeared in a commercial for Hellmann's Mayonnaise with Sue Barker and Brian Blessed, and in 2015, Wilkinson began voicing ads for Hotels.com.

In June 2015 Wilkinson appeared in a live recording for the Flatshare Slamdown. From the beginning of the show, he was quite inebriated and had to be substituted with a member of the audience when he left to get himself another glass of wine. The episode was published in August 2017.[11]

Personal life

He married Petra Exton[12] in July 2015 and lives in Brighton.[13] Wilkinson has been very open about how his life has been "boring" and states that it has been useful in giving him material for his stand-up tour and comedies.[14]

Wilkinson is a fan of Gillingham FC.[15][13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008Monster from Bikini BeachLuau Burdett
2010England's Worst Ever Football TeamHimselfDocumentary
2012EggboxFast EddieTelevision film
2014The Feeling Nuts Comedy NightUnknown

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010–13 Him & Her Dan Perkins Main role
2011–14 8 Out of 10 Cats Himself Guest panellist (20 episodes)
2011 The Rob Brydon Show 1 episode
Comedy Lab Sheriff Episode: "Rick and Peter"
Show and Tell Himself 2 episodes
The Wright Stuff Guest panellist (1 episode)
2012 Russell Howard's Good News 1 episode
2012–present 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Rachel Riley's assistant, later regular panelist/guest team captain (48 episodes)
2012 Live at the Electric Various characters 8 episodes
2013 Have I Got News for You Himself 6 episodes
Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live 1 episode
2013–14 Miranda Norman 3 episodes
2014 Derek Cliff 2 episodes
2014–15 Celebrity Squares Himself Resident comedian (15 episodes)
2015 Russell Howard's Stand Up Central 1 episode
2016 Taskmaster Contestant (5 episodes)
Rovers Lee Also writer, associate producer
2017 Still Open All Hours Wayne 1 episode
2018 The Crystal Maze Himself Contestant (1 episode)
2019 After Life TBA [16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Radio 2's Comedy Showcase, Two Episodes of Mash". BBC Online. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "The Very Best of New Act Of The Year 2006 - Hosted by Tim Vine". All In London. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Interview with Joe Wilkinson". Comedy Blogedy. 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Seale, Jack. "Live at the Electric | Series 1 - Episode 1". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Celebrity Squares - resident comedians announced". ITV. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sky 1 scores a blinder with Rovers, a brand new comedy produced by Craig Cash". Sky UK. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Taylor, Frances (13 December 2017). "Taskmaster Champion of Champions: Alex Horne rates the contenders". Radio Times. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Challis, Chris (12 October 2011). "Joe Wilkinson: My Mum's Called Stella, My Dad's Called Brian, Komedia, Brighton, October 12". The Argus. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Current Events - id:198 The Joe Wilkinson Experience". The Invisible Dot Ltd. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  10. ↑ Bennett, Steve (23 August 2011). "Joe WIlkinson: My Mum's Called Stella And My Dad's Called Brian". Chortle. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  11. ↑ British Comedy Guide. "Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown - Series 7 - Episode 4 (Stained Carpet)". SoundCloud. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  12. ↑ Brooks, May (16 January 2018). "Click to know about Petra Exton, wife of comedian Joe Wilkinson! Her career, relationship with Joe, and childhood unveiled!". Puzzups. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  13. 1 2 Bannister, Mike (12 September 2015). "Comedy Joe". Run Brighton. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Joe Wilkinson: My Mum's Called Stella and My Dad's Called Brian". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  15. ↑ "A life less ordinary for Joe Wilkinson". Kent News. 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  16. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (5 July 2018). "'Downton Abbey' & 'Game Of Thrones' Stars Join Ricky Gervais In His New Netflix Comedy 'After Life', Shoot Under Way". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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