Toby Hadoke
Encyclopedia
Toby Hadoke is an English
actor
, writer
and stand-up comedian. He is particularly well known for his work on the Manchester comedy circuit, where he performs regularly. He runs the multi award winning XS Malarkey
comedy club, and is involved with many of the more experimental and financially accessible nights in the region. His comedy tends towards the topical and/or political, and his trademark high octane rants are particular favourites with his regular audience.
and Bridgnorth
in Shropshire
, he grew up in a small village called Loughton. He was educated at Ludlow C.E. School and Ludlow 6th Form College before reading English and Drama at Manchester University, where he first dabbled in stand-up comedy.
Comedy Club in Manchester
. This began in 1997 at Scruffy Murphys, Fallowfield (where the night was called Murphy's Malarkey), before moving (in 2001) over the road to Bar XS (renamed Remedy in 2008).
Hadoke is the regular compere for the night, which he runs on a non-profit making basis. Acts who have played there include Peter Kay
, Mick Miller, Chris Addison
, Dave Spikey
, Jimmy Carr
, Reginald D Hunter
, Sarah Kendall
, Seymour Mace and John Oliver
.
The club also gave early breaks to Alan Carr
, Justin Moorhouse and Jason Manford
.
Hadoke appears regularly at The Comedy Store
and The Frog and Bucket comedy clubs in Manchester
.
Hadoke is a founding member of the Comedy Store sketch troupe The Unbroadcastable Radio Show
.
Hadoke has performed as part of Robin Ince
's Book Club on several occasions, including at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Hadoke won the inaugural Les Dawson
Award for Services To Comedy at the 2003 Manchester Comedy Festival (beating a shortlist including Peter Kay
, Johnny Vegas
, Caroline Aherne
, Dave Spikey
and Ken Dodd
).
Hadoke is also the Resident Compere at the Limelight Comedy Club (Previously the Ribbed Comedy Club) at the Limelight Club on Hightown in Crewe, Cheshire. He was also the compere at Ribbed 2 (Ribbed Squared) at Square One, Mill Street, Crewe.
In 2008 he won the Chortle Award for Best Off-Stage Contribution for his work promoting comedy in the North West and at XS Malarkey
.
In 2009, Hadoke will be appearing in the UK tour of the hit American improv show, Totally Looped.
. Charting his passion for the television series Doctor Who
in an autobiographical manner, it received many favourable write ups, including one on the internet forum on Outpost Gallifrey
from Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat
.
In 2007 it continued to tour, visiting Bath, Glasgow
, Salford
, Hemel Hempstead
before returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for one week only. This run received a raft of five star reviews.
In 2008 the show embarked on a much larger tour, starting in Ireland in January and finishing in Basingstoke in November. In April 2008 it enjoyed at two week run at London
's West End
, at The Arts Theatre, Leicester Square
. During the London run, David Tennant
provided a vocal cameo for the show which has been included in all subsequent performances.
Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf continued to tour the UK in 2009, with international appearances in Los Angeles
, at the New Zealand
Comedy Festival, Toronto
and Florida
.
A full cast adaptation of Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf was recorded in May 2007 and broadcast on digital channel BBC7 in July, prior to a BBC Audiobooks
CD release. It featured Hadoke as himself narrating, with guest appearances from Doctor Who actors Colin Baker
and Louise Jameson
, plus comedian Alfie Joey
and Early Doors
actor James Quinn as The Voice Of The BBC
. It received a five star review from SFX magazine and was nominated as Best Drama in the 2008 Sony Awards.
, including having a character named after him in Dale Smith's novel Heritage
.
He has moderated the DVD commentaries for several Doctor Who stories: "The Rescue" and "The Romans
" (released in 2009 as a box set); "The Curse of Peladon
" and "The Monster of Peladon
" (released together in 2010); The Time Monster
(released in 2010 as part of the "Myths and Legends" box set); The Dominators
(released 2010); and The Ark
(released 2011).
In 2009, Hadoke collaborated with writer Rob Shearman
to watch and comment on every episode of Doctor Who from the programme's debut in 1963 to David Tennant
's final story. The resulting discussions are being published as Running Through Corridors: Rob and Toby's Marathon Watch of Doctor Who, a three-volume series from Mad Norwegian Press
. The first volume, covering the 1960s, was published in 2010; the second volume, covering the 1970s, is scheduled for release in November 2011. The format had previously appeared in Doctor Who Magazine
, in which it ran for several years.
, Titanic - Birth Of A Legend, Shameless, A & E, Casualty 1907, The Royal Today
, and The Forsyte Saga
.
His theatre
credits include work with the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster
, and Opera North
.
Hadoke has written for The Guardian
and The Independent
and is a frequent broadcaster on BBC
Radio
.
England
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, writer
Writer
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and stand-up comedian. He is particularly well known for his work on the Manchester comedy circuit, where he performs regularly. He runs the multi award winning XS Malarkey
XS Malarkey
XS Malarkey is an award winning, not for profit comedy club in Fallowfield, Manchester.It is promoted and compered by the comedian and actor Toby Hadoke, and runs every Tuesday night. In 2007, a Guardian article described XS Malarkey as a "great example of how a club should be run"...
comedy club, and is involved with many of the more experimental and financially accessible nights in the region. His comedy tends towards the topical and/or political, and his trademark high octane rants are particular favourites with his regular audience.
Early years
Born in between LudlowLudlow
Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. It lies within a bend of the River Teme, on its eastern bank, forming an area of and centred on a small hill. Atop this hill is the site of Ludlow Castle and the market place...
and Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. It is split into Low Town and High Town, named on account of their elevations relative to the River Severn, which separates the upper town on the right bank from the lower on the left...
in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, he grew up in a small village called Loughton. He was educated at Ludlow C.E. School and Ludlow 6th Form College before reading English and Drama at Manchester University, where he first dabbled in stand-up comedy.
Stand-up career
Hadoke runs the award-winning XS MalarkeyXS Malarkey
XS Malarkey is an award winning, not for profit comedy club in Fallowfield, Manchester.It is promoted and compered by the comedian and actor Toby Hadoke, and runs every Tuesday night. In 2007, a Guardian article described XS Malarkey as a "great example of how a club should be run"...
Comedy Club in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. This began in 1997 at Scruffy Murphys, Fallowfield (where the night was called Murphy's Malarkey), before moving (in 2001) over the road to Bar XS (renamed Remedy in 2008).
Hadoke is the regular compere for the night, which he runs on a non-profit making basis. Acts who have played there include Peter Kay
Peter Kay
Peter John Kay is an English comedian, writer, actor, director and producer. His work includes That Peter Kay Thing , Phoenix Nights , Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere , Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and other independent productions which have included two sell out tours.-Early career:Peter Kay...
, Mick Miller, Chris Addison
Chris Addison
Chris Addison is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He is known for his lecture-style comedy shows, two of which he later adapted for BBC Radio 4...
, Dave Spikey
Dave Spikey
Dave Spikey is an English comedian, actor, writer and film producer, currently residing in Chorley, Lancashire....
, Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr
James Anthony Patrick "Jimmy" Carr is an English-Irish comedian and humourist. He is known for his deadpan delivery and dark humour. He is also a writer, actor and presenter of radio and television....
, Reginald D Hunter
Reginald D Hunter
Reginald Darnell Hunter is an American stand-up comedian who works mainly in the United Kingdom.-Early life:Hunter was born in Albany, Georgia. He was the youngest of nine children. His mother beat him regularly; she died in 2004....
, Sarah Kendall
Sarah Kendall
Sarah Kendall is an Australian comedian from Newcastle, New South Wales, now based in London, England. She attained much success on the Australian comedy circuit since winning the Raw Comedy competition in 1998, regularly appearing on Australian television, before moving to the United Kingdom in...
, Seymour Mace and John Oliver
John Oliver (comedian)
John Oliver is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, for which he won an Emmy in 2009. He also plays a recurring character, Professor Ian Duncan, on the television series Community...
.
The club also gave early breaks to Alan Carr
Alan Carr
Alan Carr is an English comedian and television personality. Born in Weymouth, he was raised in Northampton before moving to Manchester during his early 20's....
, Justin Moorhouse and Jason Manford
Jason Manford
Jason John Manford is an English comedian, television presenter and actor.- Early life :Manford was born to an Irish family in Salford, Greater Manchester, a son of Sharon , who is a Catholic and Ian Manford. He grew up in poverty in a terraced house in Manchester...
.
Hadoke appears regularly at The Comedy Store
The Comedy Store
The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in West Hollywood, California, at 8433 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip. It has a sister comedy club in La Jolla, San Diego, California.-History:...
and The Frog and Bucket comedy clubs in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
.
Hadoke is a founding member of the Comedy Store sketch troupe The Unbroadcastable Radio Show
The Unbroadcastable Radio Show
The Unbroadcastable Radio Show was a monthly live comedy show performed at the Comedy Store, Manchester. The show took the format of the recording of a radio show, featuring topical comedy written up to the day of performance....
.
Hadoke has performed as part of 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 on several occasions, including at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Hadoke won the inaugural Les Dawson
Les Dawson
Leslie "Les" Dawson was a popular English comedian remembered for his deadpan style, curmudgeonly persona and jokes about his mother-in-law and wife.-Life and career:...
Award for Services To Comedy at the 2003 Manchester Comedy Festival (beating a shortlist including Peter Kay
Peter Kay
Peter John Kay is an English comedian, writer, actor, director and producer. His work includes That Peter Kay Thing , Phoenix Nights , Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere , Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and other independent productions which have included two sell out tours.-Early career:Peter Kay...
, Johnny Vegas
Johnny Vegas
Johnny Vegas is an English actor and comedian. He is known for his angry rants, portly figure, high husky voice and support of St Helens rugby league club. More recently he has moved into dramatic acting.-Early life:He was born in St Helens, Lancashire, the youngest of four children of Laurence...
, Caroline Aherne
Caroline Aherne
Caroline Mary Aherne is an English comedian and BAFTA winning writer and actress, best known for Mrs Merton and The Royle Family.- Background :...
, Dave Spikey
Dave Spikey
Dave Spikey is an English comedian, actor, writer and film producer, currently residing in Chorley, Lancashire....
and Ken Dodd
Ken Dodd
Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE is a British comedian and singer songwriter, famous for his frizzy hair or “fluff dom” and buck teeth or “denchers”, his favourite cleaner, the feather duster and his greeting "How tickled I am!", as well as his send-off “Lots and Lots of Happiness!”...
).
Hadoke is also the Resident Compere at the Limelight Comedy Club (Previously the Ribbed Comedy Club) at the Limelight Club on Hightown in Crewe, Cheshire. He was also the compere at Ribbed 2 (Ribbed Squared) at Square One, Mill Street, Crewe.
In 2008 he won the Chortle Award for Best Off-Stage Contribution for his work promoting comedy in the North West and at XS Malarkey
XS Malarkey
XS Malarkey is an award winning, not for profit comedy club in Fallowfield, Manchester.It is promoted and compered by the comedian and actor Toby Hadoke, and runs every Tuesday night. In 2007, a Guardian article described XS Malarkey as a "great example of how a club should be run"...
.
In 2009, Hadoke will be appearing in the UK tour of the hit American improv show, Totally Looped.
Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf
His first one man show, Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf, was a critical and popular success at The 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
-Events:2006 was the first Fringe following the introduction of the new legislation banning smoking indoors. During a photocall at the Assembly Rooms for a play in which he was playing Winston Churchill, the actor Mel Smith lit a cigar, flouting the ban...
. Charting his passion for the television series Doctor Who
Doctor 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...
in an autobiographical manner, it received many favourable write ups, including one on the internet forum on Outpost Gallifrey
Outpost Gallifrey
Outpost Gallifrey was a fan website for the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was active as a complete fan site from 1995 until 2007, then existing solely as a portal to the still-active parts of the site, including its news page and forums Outpost Gallifrey was a fan website...
from Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat
Steven Moffat
Steven Moffat is a Scottish television writer and producer.Moffat's first television work was the teen drama series Press Gang. His first sitcom, Joking Apart, was inspired by the breakdown of his first marriage; conversely, his later sitcom Coupling was based upon the development of his...
.
In 2007 it continued to tour, visiting Bath, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Salford
City of Salford
The City of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton-Pendlebury, Walkden and Irlam which apart from Irlam each have a population of over...
, Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire in the East of England, to the north west of London and part of the Greater London Urban Area. The population at the 2001 Census was 81,143 ....
before returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for one week only. This run received a raft of five star reviews.
In 2008 the show embarked on a much larger tour, starting in Ireland in January and finishing in Basingstoke in November. In April 2008 it enjoyed at two week run at London
London
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's West End
West End theatre
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, at The Arts Theatre, Leicester Square
Leicester Square
Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west...
. During the London run, David Tennant
David Tennant
David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...
provided a vocal cameo for the show which has been included in all subsequent performances.
Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf continued to tour the UK in 2009, with international appearances in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, at the New Zealand
New Zealand
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Comedy Festival, Toronto
Toronto
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and Florida
Florida
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.
A full cast adaptation of Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf was recorded in May 2007 and broadcast on digital channel BBC7 in July, prior to a BBC Audiobooks
BBC Audiobooks
BBC Audiobooks is a publisher of audiobooks and also a range of spoken word and large-print titles.BBC Audiobooks has published unabridged audio novels, and also the BBC Radio Collection which incorporates dramatisations and non-fiction output derived from BBC Radio programming.In 2010, BBC...
CD release. It featured Hadoke as himself narrating, with guest appearances from Doctor Who actors Colin Baker
Colin Baker
Colin Baker is a British actor who is known for playing Paul Merroney in The Brothers from 1974 to 1976 and as the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who, from 1984 to 1986.- Background:Colin Baker was born in London, but moved north to...
and Louise Jameson
Louise Jameson
Louise Jameson is an English actress, best known for playing Leela, the leather-clad barbarian warrior companion of the fourth Doctor in Doctor Who. Jameson has also appeared on Emmerdale , The Omega Factor Louise Jameson (born 20 April 1951 in Wanstead, London) is an English actress, best known...
, plus comedian Alfie Joey
Alfie Joey
Alfie Joey is a British comedian and radio presenter. He currently co-presents the BBC Newcastle breakfast show.He has featured in numerous radio and television shows, such as Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music and Ideal...
and Early Doors
Early Doors
Early Doors is a BBC sitcom written by Craig Cash and Phil Mealey who also appear in the series playing best friends Joe and Duffy. The setting is The Grapes, a small public house in Greater Manchester, where daily life revolves around the issues of love, loneliness and blocked urinals...
actor James Quinn as The Voice Of The 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...
. It received a five star review from SFX magazine and was nominated as Best Drama in the 2008 Sony Awards.
Other Doctor Who work
Hadoke's website lists a collection of ten connections with 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...
, including having a character named after him in Dale Smith's novel Heritage
Heritage (Doctor Who)
Heritage is a BBC Books original novel written by first-time novelist Dale Smith and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor and Ace.-Plot:...
.
He has moderated the DVD commentaries for several Doctor Who stories: "The Rescue" and "The Romans
The Romans (Doctor Who)
The Romans is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from January 16 to February 6, 1965. The story is set during the era of the Roman Empire in the reign of Nero.-Plot:...
" (released in 2009 as a box set); "The Curse of Peladon
The Curse of Peladon
The Curse of Peladon is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 29 January to 19 February 1972.-Synopsis:...
" and "The Monster of Peladon
The Monster of Peladon
The Monster of Peladon is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 23 March to 27 April 1974.-Synopsis:...
" (released together in 2010); The Time Monster
The Time Monster
The Time Monster is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 20 May to 24 June 1972.- Synopsis :...
(released in 2010 as part of the "Myths and Legends" box set); The Dominators
The Dominators
The Dominators is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in five weekly parts from 10 August to 7 September 1968.-Plot:...
(released 2010); and The Ark
The Ark (Doctor Who)
The Ark is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 5 March to 26 March 1966...
(released 2011).
In 2009, Hadoke collaborated with writer Rob Shearman
Rob Shearman
Robert Shearman is currently best known as a writer for Doctor Who and for his ongoing association with Jarvis & Ayres Productions which has resulted in six plays for BBC Radio 4 broadcast in the station's regular weekday Afternoon Play slot, and one classic...
to watch and comment on every episode of Doctor Who from the programme's debut in 1963 to David Tennant
David Tennant
David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...
's final story. The resulting discussions are being published as Running Through Corridors: Rob and Toby's Marathon Watch of Doctor Who, a three-volume series from Mad Norwegian Press
Mad Norwegian Press
Mad Norwegian Press is an American publisher of science-fiction guides and novels. The company has worked with authors such as Peter David, Harlan Ellison, Robert Shearman, Lance Parkin, Elizabeth Bear, Mary Robinette Kowal, Seanan McGuire, Jody Lynn Nye, Catherynne M...
. The first volume, covering the 1960s, was published in 2010; the second volume, covering the 1970s, is scheduled for release in November 2011. The format had previously appeared in Doctor Who Magazine
Doctor Who Magazine
Doctor Who Magazine is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
, in which it ran for several years.
Acting career
His television appearances include Phoenix Nights, Coronation StreetCoronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, Titanic - Birth Of A Legend, Shameless, A & E, Casualty 1907, The Royal Today
The Royal Today
The Royal Today was a British medical soap opera, a spin-off of the similarly themed drama, The Royal. The concept is that whilst The Royal is set in the late 1960s, The Royal Today featured the same hospital in the present day, with a new set of characters working in the same location...
, and The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga is a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921 by John Galsworthy. They chronicle the vicissitudes of the leading members of an upper-middle-class British family, similar to Galsworthy's own...
.
His theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
credits include work with the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster
Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...
, and Opera North
Opera North
Opera North is an English opera company based in Leeds. The company's home theatre is the Leeds Grand Theatre, but it also presents regular seasons in several other cities, at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, the Lowry Centre, Salford Quays and the Theatre Royal, Newcastle...
.
Hadoke has written for The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
and is a frequent broadcaster on 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...
Radio
Radio
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.