Richard Sandling
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Richard Sandling is a British
United Kingdom
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 Comedian, Film Reviewer, Presenter, Writer, Director, Actor and Musician from South Benfleet. He won So You Think You're Funny
So You Think You're Funny
So You Think You're Funny? is an annual stand-up comedy competition for new acts. The competition began in 1988 and has become the longest running best comedy newcomer award in Great Britain....

in 2007.

Career

Sandling has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe a number of times, both as a solo act and as part of duo with Stuart Goldsmith
Stuart Goldsmith
Stuart Goldsmith is a UK-based actor, stand-up comedian and street performer.Goldsmith plays the role of Caleb in the CBBC sci-fi gameshow Mission: 2110.Goldsmith is also a stand-up comedian...

. He is also the alter ego of Spak Whitman and has performed comedy all over the UK as well as America and Canada

A collector of Video tapes, Richard has performed three Edinburgh shows about his passion for VHS
VHS
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.

Sandler runs Perfect Movie in London, is a stand up and sketch comedy night all about films featuring recreations of top comedians. He also occasionally runs the Squat Betty comedy night in Southend.

He was the Myspace.com/comedy film reviewer for a time and is featured in the documentary The People vs. George Lucas
The People vs. George Lucas
The People vs. George Lucas is a 2010 documentary/comedy film which uses a courtroom debate approach to explore the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism pertaining to the Star Wars franchise, and its creator, George Lucas. The movie combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan films which...

. He can also be seen in Peep Show
Peep Show (TV series)
Peep Show is a British sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. The television programme is written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, with additional material by Mitchell and Webb themselves, amongst others. It has been broadcast on Channel 4 since 2003. The show's seventh series makes it...

series 7, Trinny & Susannah: From Boom to Bust
Trinny and Susannah
Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine are two British fashion advisors, presenters and authors. They originally joined to write a weekly style column in The Daily Telegraph which lasted for seven years, but they are best-known for presenting the BBC television series What Not to Wear for five...

and Miranda
Miranda (TV series)
Miranda is a BBC television series co-written by and starring comedienne Miranda Hart, which first aired on BBC Two on 9 November 2009. The situation comedy also features Sarah Hadland, Tom Ellis, Patricia Hodge, James Holmes and Sally Phillips...

series 2.

He is a regular performer at 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 and School for Gifted Children shows in London and at Latitude Festival
Latitude Festival
The Latitude Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, England. It was first held in July 2006....

 and in 2008 was part of the Montreal Just For Laughs
Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1983. It is the largest international comedy festival in the world.- Information :...

 Britcom Show.

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