Gus Brown is an English actor and comedian.

He is half of the double act Laurence & Gus, alongside fellow comedian and writer Laurence Howarth

Laurence Howarth

Laurence Howarth is an English comic actor and writer. He has appeared in one episode each of the TV series After You've Gone , Hyperdrive , Blessed , The Robinsons , My Hero and Dark Ages...

. Together they have made two series of comedy sketch shows for BBC Radio 4

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...

 - Laurence & Gus: Untold Stories (2004); Laurence & Gus: Men In Love (2006) and performed in 3 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...

 shows: A History of the World in 5 1/5 sketches in 2003, Men in Love in 2004 and Next in Line in 2006. In 2009, recording has begun for a series called Laurence & Gus: Hearts & Minds.

In 2006, he teamed up on stage with comedian Justin Edwards

Justin Edwards

Justin Edwards is an English actor and writer.Born in Hampshire, Justin studied at Manchester University, before training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. He was a member of sketch trio The Consultants, alongside Neil Edmond and James Rawlings...

, playing Hilary Cox, pianist and sidekick to Edwards' comedy character Jeremy Lion

Jeremy Lion

Jeremy Lion is a character created by British actor and comedian Justin Edwards.Lion is an alcoholic children's entertainer with a terrifying array of props, and a great fondness for Tia Maria and Matchmakers...

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He attended Cambridge University, where he met and performed regularly with Mitchell and Webb

Mitchell and Webb

Mitchell and Webb are a British comedy double act, comprising David Mitchell and Robert Webb . They are best known for starring in the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show....

. He appears in their BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look

That Mitchell and Webb Look

That Mitchell and Webb Look is a British television sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Shown on BBC Two since 2006, its first two series were directed by David Kerr, who also directed Mitchell and Webb's previous television sketch show The Mitchell and Webb Situation, whereas...

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