Barry Castagnola
Barry Castagnola

Barry Castagnola

  • Actor, writer, director, producer and stand-up comedian

Barry Castagnola is an actor, writer, director, producer and stand-up comedian.

Year Production Role
2023 The Comedy Roast For SU2C Self
2023 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 31
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. Special - Christmas Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
2023 Unite - Series 2
  1. E6 - Life And Death
 Ron
2023 Unite - Series 2
  1. E6 - Life And Death
 Little Dicky
2023 Unite - Series 2
  1. E3 - Macbeth
 Piers
2023 Unite - Series 2
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  1. E1 - The Appointment
  2. E2 - You Can Tin Can
  3. E3 - Macbeth
  4. E4 - The Ukrainian
  5. E5 - The Welsh Fugitive
  6. E6 - Life And Death
 Producer
2023 Unite - Series 2
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  1. E1 - The Appointment
  2. E2 - You Can Tin Can
  3. E3 - Macbeth
  4. E4 - The Ukrainian
  5. E5 - The Welsh Fugitive
  6. E6 - Life And Death
 Director
2023 Unite - Series 2
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  1. E1 - The Appointment
  2. E2 - You Can Tin Can
  3. E3 - Macbeth
  4. E4 - The Ukrainian
  5. E5 - The Welsh Fugitive
  6. E6 - Life And Death
 Writer
2023 The Cleaner - Series 2
  1. E4 - The Shaman
 Writer
2022 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 30
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E7 - Episode Seven
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
  6. Special - Never Mind The Xmas Buzzcocks
 Writer
2021 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 29
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. Special - Christmas Special
 Writer
2021 The Cleaner - Series 1
  1. E4 - The Aristocrat
 Weasel (Voice)
2021 Fringe By The Sea Self
2021 Unite - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Russian Money
  2. E2 - The Proposal And The Party
  3. E3 - Chicken Man
  4. E4 - The Wedding
 Producer
2021 Unite - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Russian Money
  2. E2 - The Proposal And The Party
  3. E3 - Chicken Man
  4. E4 - The Wedding
 Director
2021 Unite - Series 1
  1. E1 - Russian Money
  2. E3 - Chicken Man
 Writer (Additional Material)
2021 Unite - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Russian Money
  2. E2 - The Proposal And The Party
  3. E3 - Chicken Man
  4. E4 - The Wedding
 Writer
2021 Unite - Series 1
  1. E1 - Russian Money
 Shay
2021 Unite - Series 1
  1. E3 - Chicken Man
 Labour MP
2020 Maxxx - Series 1
  1. E1 - Guess Who's Back?
 Drunk Guy
2020 No Gods, No Golf Producer
2020 No Gods, No Golf Director
2020 Unite - Pilot Producer
2020 Unite - Pilot Director
2020 Unite - Pilot Writer
2019 Geoff Norcott's Withdrawal Disagreement Writer (Additional Material)
2019 Geoff Norcott's Withdrawal Disagreement Ensemble Actor
2018 Looking For Oil Drum Lane Alan Simpson
2018 Geoff Norcott: Right Leaning But Well Meaning Writer (Additional Material)
2018 Geoff Norcott: Right Leaning But Well Meaning Ensemble Actor
2018 Ready Or Not
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
 Crumpet (Voice)
2016 Nina Forever Gary, store manager
2013 Man Down - Series 1
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Bar Manager
2013 Man Down - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer (Additional Material)
2013 Barry Castagnola: The Donny Donkins 'As (hopefully soon to be) Seen On TV' Show Self
2013 Jongleurs Live!
  1. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Self
2013 Live At The Apollo - Series 8
  1. E6 - Greg Davies, Hal Cruttenden, Simon Evans
 Writer (Additional Material)
2012 Barry Castagnola in Where's Barry Self
2011 Ask Rhod Gilbert - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer (Additional Material)
2010 Ask Rhod Gilbert - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer (Additional Material)
2007 Comedy Shuffle - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2007 Comedy Shuffle - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2006 Rich Hall's Cattle Drive
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Male Activist
2004 French And Saunders - Series 6
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Ensemble Actor
2004 Cyderdelic - Series 1 Writer
2004 Cyderdelic - Series 1 Beetle Smith
2002 Cyderdelic - Pilot Writer
2002 Cyderdelic - Pilot Beetle Smith
1998 Comedy Nation - Series 1 (as Barrie Castagnola)
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E10 - Episode Ten
 Ensemble Actor

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Barry Castagnola on IMDb

Stage name
Donny Donkins

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