Biography

Educated at Holmewood House School and Tonbridge School, Zaltzman went on to achieve a degree in Classics from University College, Oxford. While at university, he was sports editor for The Oxford Student[/I[].

Zatlzman's performance style and delivery is known for its verbal dexterity and liberal use of puns, and on [I]The Bugle podcast he often goes on extended 'pun runs', linking several together in a row. This podcast is one of the biggest in the history of iTunes.

From 2010 to 2015 he was a regular panellist on the BBC Radio 5 Live topical panel show 7 Day Saturday, alongside such comedians as Al Murray, Chris Addison, and Rebecca Front.

Zaltzman has appeared numerous times on comedy television programmes including Unspun With Matt Forde, Russell Howard's Good News, and Dave's One Night Standp/g]. On BBC Radio 4 he also wrote and hosted his own show, Andy Zaltzman's History Of The Third Millennium.

Zaltzman is a regular and avid follower of politics, and this has led to several appearance on The Now Showe and The News Quiz, as well as his own live tours, such as Andy Zaltman: Satirist For Hire, which likewise feature material poking fun at current affairs,

With a keen interest in sport as well as politics, Zaltzman has hosted cricket show Yes! It's The Ashes on BBC Radio 5 Live and is also a regular guest on sporting punditry show Fighting Talk.