Chris Neill
Encyclopedia
Chris Neill is a British comedian, producer and writer who features regularly on BBC Radio 4
and BBC Radio Scotland
. Performing also as a stand-up comedian on the UK circuit, he has presented five solo shows on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 2002.
, Just A Minute
, The News Huddlines
, Week Ending
, Lee And Herring
, Rainer Hersch
's 20th Century Retrospective, Kit And The Widow
- Sanitised For The Wireless, It's That Jo Caulfield Again, Quote... Unquote
, Miranda Hart's House Party, Cambridge Footlights: A Retrospective, ... by Woody Allen, [[Clement Doesn't Live Here Anymore]], Why The Big Pause? Talk Of New York and Sean Lock
's 15 Storeys High
.
, The Motion Show and Quote Unquote. In Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
, written by and featuring the comedian
, he had a regular role as Chris, the live-in builder with a fear of completing any job. He also had cameo roles in Sean Lock
's 15 Storeys High
and The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
, as well as writing and presenting a Radio 4 documentary about the legendary Round The Horne star, Betty Marsden
. He is a regular contributor to the Sunday morning news magazine programme, Broadcasting House
, as well as presenting a weekly feature on MacAulay & Co on BBC Radio Scotland. In 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 he co-hosted elements of MacAulay & Co along with Fred MacAulay and Sue Perkins
as it was broadcast from the Spiegel Tent every morning during two weeks of the Edinburgh Festival.
Chris made his début as a stand-up comedian at the Edinburgh Fringe
in 2002 with his show Does It With Strangers at the Pleasance
, and he returned to the Fringe
in 2004 with The BBC, Andrew Gilligan, And Me and in 2005 with Middle Class Misery — the Board Game, both also at the Pleasance
, in 2006 with his show Everybody Hates Chris (Neill) at the Underbelly and in 2008 with Chris Neill's Got A Bun In The Oven at the Assembly Rooms. He was a core performer in Robin Ince
's Book Club both in London and on national tour, and has also worked as a television warm-up.
audio drama The Kingmaker
. He has recently recorded the voice of Lord Cutler Beckett for the forthcoming Disney video game, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Armada Of The Damned. Currently he is voicing the part of Owl in all 52 episodes of the animation Poppy Cat for Nick Jr.
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
and BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English-language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming, including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle...
. Performing also as a stand-up comedian on the UK circuit, he has presented five solo shows on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 2002.
Early career
Chris Neill began his career producing comedy and entertainment shows for BBC Radio between 1993 and 2000. Since then he has continued to make shows for BBC radio networks as a freelance. His productions include The Hudson and Pepperdine ShowThe Hudson and Pepperdine Show
The Hudson and Pepperdine show is a comedy sketch show vehicle on BBC Radio 4 for the duo Melanie Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine. Four series have been broadcast, in 2000 , 2001 , 2003 and 2005 . They also did a single Afternoon Play in 2008 titled Hudson and Pepperdine Save the Planet...
, Just A Minute
Just a Minute
Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game chaired by Nicholas Parsons. Its first transmission on Radio 4 was on 22 December 1967, three months after the station's launch. The Radio 4 programme won a Gold Sony Radio Academy Award in 2003....
, The News Huddlines
The News Huddlines
The News Huddlines was a long-running BBC Radio 2 topical comedy sketch show starring Roy Hudd that ran for fifty one series from 1975 until 2001. Each episode lasted for half an hour and consisted of topical sketches, songs and one-liners.-Performers:...
, Week Ending
Week Ending
Week Ending... was a satirical radio current affairs sketch show, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, usually on Friday evenings. It was devised by writer/producers Simon Brett and David Hatch, and was originally hosted by Nationwide presenter Michael Barratt.The show's title was always announced as...
, Lee And Herring
Lee and Herring
Lee and Herring were a British standup comedy double act consisting of the comedians Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. They were probably most famous for their work on television, most notably Fist of Fun and This Morning With Richard Not Judy but had been working together on stage and on radio...
, Rainer Hersch
Rainer Hersch
Rainer Hersch is a British musician and stand-up comedian known for his comical take on classical music. He has toured in more than 25 countries and has broadcast extensively, principally for the BBC...
's 20th Century Retrospective, Kit And The Widow
Kit and The Widow
Kit and The Widow are a double act, performing humorous songs in the vein of Tom Lehrer or Flanders and Swann; they also cite Anna Russell as an influence. They are Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Richard Sisson . They have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and in West End theatres, and accept private...
- Sanitised For The Wireless, It's That Jo Caulfield Again, Quote... Unquote
Quote... Unquote
Quote... Unquote is a long-running panel game broadcast on BBC Radio 4 based on quotations. Every episode since the beginning of the series in 1976 has been chaired by its deviser, Nigel Rees. In July 2011, the programme began a new series, being broadcast at 1.30pm on Mondays, repeated on...
, Miranda Hart's House Party, Cambridge Footlights: A Retrospective, ... by Woody Allen, [[Clement Doesn't Live Here Anymore]], Why The Big Pause? Talk Of New York and Sean Lock
Sean Lock
Sean Lock is an English comedian and actor. He began his comedy career as a stand-up comedian. He won the British Comedy Award in 2000 in the category of Best Live Comic, and was nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award. He is also well known for his appearances on television and radio...
's 15 Storeys High
15 Storeys High
15 Storeys High is a critically acclaimed British sitcom, set in a tower block. The main characters are Vince Clark, a misanthropic, cynical recluse played by Sean Lock, and Errol Spears, Vince's exact opposite and whipping boy, played by Benedict Wong....
.
Comedy roles and performances
In 2000, he started to appear as a panellist on shows such as Just a MinuteJust a Minute
Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game chaired by Nicholas Parsons. Its first transmission on Radio 4 was on 22 December 1967, three months after the station's launch. The Radio 4 programme won a Gold Sony Radio Academy Award in 2003....
, The Motion Show and Quote Unquote. In Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
Linda Smith’s A Brief History of Timewasting was a BBC Radio 4 situation comedy series written by and starring the late Linda Smith. It ran for two series of six episodes each from July 2001 until July 2002....
, written by and featuring the comedian
Linda Smith (comedian)
Linda Helen Smith was a British stand-up comic and comedy writer. She appeared regularly on Radio 4 panel games, and was voted "Wittiest Living Person" by listeners in 2002...
, he had a regular role as Chris, the live-in builder with a fear of completing any job. He also had cameo roles in Sean Lock
Sean Lock
Sean Lock is an English comedian and actor. He began his comedy career as a stand-up comedian. He won the British Comedy Award in 2000 in the category of Best Live Comic, and was nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award. He is also well known for his appearances on television and radio...
's 15 Storeys High
15 Storeys High
15 Storeys High is a critically acclaimed British sitcom, set in a tower block. The main characters are Vince Clark, a misanthropic, cynical recluse played by Sean Lock, and Errol Spears, Vince's exact opposite and whipping boy, played by Benedict Wong....
and The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
The Hudson and Pepperdine show is a comedy sketch show vehicle on BBC Radio 4 for the duo Melanie Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine. Four series have been broadcast, in 2000 , 2001 , 2003 and 2005 . They also did a single Afternoon Play in 2008 titled Hudson and Pepperdine Save the Planet...
, as well as writing and presenting a Radio 4 documentary about the legendary Round The Horne star, Betty Marsden
Betty Marsden
Betty Marsden was an English comedy actress.Originally from Liverpool, she attended the Italia Conti Stage School and ENSA.In the radio series Beyond Our Ken, she played Fanny Haddock, a takeoff of Fanny Cradock...
. He is a regular contributor to the Sunday morning news magazine programme, Broadcasting House
Broadcasting House (radio programme)
Broadcasting House is a current affairs programme on BBC Radio 4, presented by Paddy O'Connell. It is broadcast every Sunday between 09:00 and 10:00....
, as well as presenting a weekly feature on MacAulay & Co on BBC Radio Scotland. In 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 he co-hosted elements of MacAulay & Co along with Fred MacAulay and Sue Perkins
Sue Perkins
Sue Perkins is an English comedienne, broadcaster, actress, and writer.-Education:Perkins was educated at Croham Hurst School, an independent school for girls in Croydon in South London, at the same time as the BBC Breakfast News presenter Susanna Reid...
as it was broadcast from the Spiegel Tent every morning during two weeks of the Edinburgh Festival.
Chris made his début as a stand-up comedian at the Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
in 2002 with his show Does It With Strangers at the Pleasance
Pleasance
The Pleasance is a street in the Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is largely residential, although the University of Edinburgh owns property in the area.-University of Edinburgh union:...
, and he returned to the Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
in 2004 with The BBC, Andrew Gilligan, And Me and in 2005 with Middle Class Misery — the Board Game, both also at the Pleasance
Pleasance
The Pleasance is a street in the Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is largely residential, although the University of Edinburgh owns property in the area.-University of Edinburgh union:...
, in 2006 with his show Everybody Hates Chris (Neill) at the Underbelly and in 2008 with Chris Neill's Got A Bun In The Oven at the Assembly Rooms. He was a core performer in Robin Ince
Robin Ince
Robin Ince is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for presenting the BBC radio show The Infinite Monkey Cage .-Stand-up comedy:...
's Book Club both in London and on national tour, and has also worked as a television warm-up.
Other roles
Chris also performs as a radio actor and as a voice-over artist. In 2006, he played Sir James Tyrrell in the Doctor WhoDoctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
audio drama The Kingmaker
The Kingmaker
The Kingmaker is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The drama was written by Nev Fountain who is better known for his work on the radio and television series Dead Ringers, and also stars Jon Culshaw who in the same...
. He has recently recorded the voice of Lord Cutler Beckett for the forthcoming Disney video game, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Armada Of The Damned. Currently he is voicing the part of Owl in all 52 episodes of the animation Poppy Cat for Nick Jr.