Ed Gamble
Ed Gamble

Ed Gamble

  • 36 years-old
  • English
  • Stand-up comedian

Known for: Almost Royal (Georgie Carlton), Mock The Week (Guest)

  1. 23rd May: Fringe 2022: Here are the 11 Taskmaster contestants who have announced shows (The Scotsman)
  2. 6th April: Ed Gamble extends tour (Beyond The Joke)
  3. 15th March: Ed Gamble forced to postpone Northampton tour date after catching Covid-19 (Northampton Chronicle)
  4. 8th March: Chortle Awards 2022 shortlist revealed
Ed Gamble. Copyright: Idil Sukan

Ed Gamble is an English actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. Educated at Durham University, he began his career at the Durham Revue, and was a finalist at the 2007 Chortle Student Comedy Awards. He is well-known for the podcasts The Peacock and Gamble Podcast, with Ian Boldsworth, and Off Menu, with James Acaster. A frequent, successful performer at the Edinburgh Fringe, he has also moved into television, with his faux-reality show Almost Royal (2015), and as a regular panellist on Mock the Week since that same year.

More information

Born
Monday 10th March 1986
AKA
Selsdon Krupp
Nationality
English

Biography

Ed Gamble is an English actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. Educated at Durham University, he began his career at the Durham Revue, and was a finalist at the 2007 Chortle Student Comedy Awards. He is well-known for the podcasts The Peacock and Gamble Podcast, with Ian Boldsworth, and Off Menu, with James Acaster. A frequent, successful performer at the Edinburgh Fringe, he has also moved into television, with his faux-reality show Almost Royal (2015), and as a regular panellist on Mock the Week since that same year.

Awards

British Podcast Awards 2021
Listeners' Choice Award: Top 20 (Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster)
National Comedy Awards, The 2021
Best Comedy Podcast: Longlisted (Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster)
British Podcast Awards 2020
Listeners' Choice Award: Nominee (Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster)
Chortle Awards 2020
Internet Award: Nominee (Off Menu)
British Podcast Awards 2020
Best Comedy: Nominee (Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster)
British Podcast Awards 2020
Entertainment: Nominee (Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster)
JOE Comedy Awards 2019
Podcast: Winner (Off Menu)
Taskmaster 2019
Champion: Winner
Chortle Awards 2015
Best Compere: Nominee
Chortle Awards 2014
Best Club Comic: Nominee
Chortle Awards 2014
Best Compere: Winner
Chortle Awards 2013
Internet Award: Nominee
Chortle Awards 2011
Internet Award: Nominee (The Peacock & Gamble Podcast)
Chortle Student Comedy Awards 2007
Main Prize: Nominee

Credits

Year Production Role
2022 Bath Comedy Festival Self
2022 QI - Series S
  1. E13 - Sun, Sea & Sandi
  2. Special - VG: Part II
 Guest
2022 Ed Gamble: Electric Writer
2022 Ed Gamble: Electric Self
2022 Leicester Comedy Festival Self
2022 The Island Creator
2022 The Island Executive Producer
2021 Mock The Week - Series 20
  1. Special - Christmas Special
  2. Special - End Of Year Special
 Guest
2021 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 5
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E9 - Episode Nine
 Self
2021 Outsiders Self
2021 Greenwich Comedy Festival Self
2021 The Birthday Cake Game
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2021 Ed Gamble: Work-In-Progress Self
2021 St Albans Comedy Garden Self
2021 Standon Calling Self
2021 Brighton Comedy Garden Self
2021 You're Dead To Me - Series 3
  1. E2 - Lord Byron
 Guest
2021 Guessable? - Series 2
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2021 Hypothetical - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2021 Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2021 Would I Lie To You? - Series 14
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
  3. Special - The Best Bits
 Guest
2020 Big Zuu's Big Eats - Big Zuu's Christmas Eats
  1. E2 - Comedy Special
 Guest
2020 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 22
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
  2. Special - Best Bits
  3. Special - Best Bits
 Guest
2020 Mock The Week - Series 19
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. Special - Christmas Special
  5. Special - Compilation
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
  7. E9 - Episode Nine
  8. E10 - Episode Ten
  9. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Guest
2020 Channel Hopping With Jon Richardson - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2020 Bristol Comedy Garden Self
2020 QI - Series R
  1. E14 - R Animals
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2020 Big Zuu's Big Eats - Series 1
  1. E9 - Ed Gamble
 Guest
2020 Who Said That? - Series 1
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2020 Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa
  1. E16 - Episode Sixteen
 Guest
2020 Hypothetical - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2019 Ed Gamble: Blizzard Self
2019 Content
  1. E1 - Podcasts
 Self
2019 Dave Gorman: Terms And Conditions Apply
  1. E8 - His Helmet Didn't Come Out
 Guest
2019 Rosie Tries To Help - Series 1
  1. E1 - The Elderly With Ed Gamble
 Self
2019 Comedians Giving Lectures - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Self
2019 Taskmaster - Series 9 Self
2019 Greenwich Comedy Festival Self
2019 Greenwich Comedy Festival Self
2019 Reading & Leeds Festivals Self
2019 Ed Gamble: Blood Sugar Writer
2019 Ed Gamble: Blood Sugar Host / Presenter
2019 Dan vs Food Self
2019 Ed Gamble: Work in Progress Self
2019 Werewolf: Live - Charity Spectacular! Guest
2019 Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier - Series 2
  1. E4 - Health
 Guest
2019 Geoff Lloyd's Hometown Glory - Series 3
  1. E1 - Ed Gamble
 Guest
2019 Mock The Week - Series 18
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E9 - Episode Nine
  7. E11 - Episode Eleven
  8. Special - Compilation
  9. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2019 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 21
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - Best Bits, Part 1
  3. Special - Best Bits, Part 2
 Guest
2019 Out There Self
2019 Hypothetical - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2018 Roast Battle - Christmas Special
  1. Roast Battle Xmas Special
 Self
2018 Dave's Advent Calendar Self
2018 Live At The Apollo - Series 14
  1. E3 - Gina Yashere, Lost Voice Guy, Ed Gamble
 Guest
2018 I'll Get This - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2018 Comedy Central Live Self
2018 Ed Gamble: Blizzard Self
2018 For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in Aid of Mind and SAMH Host / Presenter
2018 Comedy Central At The Comedy Store - Series 5
  1. E1 - Ed Gamble At The Comedy Store
 Host / Presenter
2018 From Russia With Lou & Annie
  1. E23 - Matchday 23
 Self
2018 Mock The Week - Series 17
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E7 - Episode Seven
  5. E9 - Episode Nine
  6. E10 - Episode Ten
  7. E11 - Episode Eleven
  8. Special - Highlights Special
  9. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2018 The Chris Ramsey Show - Series 2
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2018 Roast Battle - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2017 Mind The Gap Cancelled Guest
2017 The Great British Joke-Off Cancelled Guest
2017 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 1
  1. Special - Russell Howard Christmas Special
 Self
2017 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 1
  1. E13 - Episode Thirteen
 Guest
2017 Insert Name Here - Series 3
  1. E4 - Paul
 Guest
2017 Man Down - Series 4 Writer
2017 Man Down - Series 4 Story
2017 Eat Your Heart Out With Nick Helm
  1. E14 - Glasgow
 Guest
2017 Comedians Solve World Problems - Series 1 Self
2017 Ed Gamble: Mammoth Self
2017 CelebAbility - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2017 Mock The Week - Series 16
  1. Special - Election Special
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E11 - Episode Eleven
  7. Special - Highlights Special
  8. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2017 The Chris Ramsey Show - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2016 Drunk History - Christmas Special
  1. Christmas Special
 Self
2016 Celebrity Advice Bureau Self
2016 Funny, Furry & Famous Self
2016 Ed Gamble Self
2016 Ed Gamble: Stampede Self
2016 Die Trying - Series 1
  1. E11 - High In Tent City
 Self
2016 Stand Up Central - Series 2
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
 Guest
2016 Man Down - Series 3 Writer
2016 Man Down - Series 3
  1. E2 - The Calling
 Peter
2016 Man Down - Series 3 Writer (Additional Material)
2016 Mock The Week - Series 15
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E8 - Episode Eight
  5. E11 - Episode Eleven
  6. Special - Highlights Special
  7. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2016 Jest A Minute - Machynlleth 2016
  1. Jest A Minute at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival
 Guest
2016 Drunk History - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2015 Nish Kumar's Christmas Actor
2015 Ed Gamble: Lawman Self
2015 Mock The Week - Series 14
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
  3. E8 - Episode Eight
  4. E11 - Episode Eleven
  5. Special - Highlights Special
  6. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2015 Blue Go Mad In Ibiza
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Groom Neil
2014 Man Down - Christmas Special Writer (Additional Material)
2014 Sweat The Small Stuff - Series 4
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2014 BBC New Comedy Award - 2014
  1. E7 - London Heat 1
 Host / Presenter
2014 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2014
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2014 Virtually Famous - Series 1
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2014 Almost Royal - Series 1 Writer
2014 Almost Royal - Series 1 Georgie Carlton
2014 Comedy Gala 2014: In Aid of Waverley Care Self
2014 Ed Gamble: Gambletron 5000 Self
2014 Sweat The Small Stuff - Series 3
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. Special - Best Bits
 Guest
2013 Peacock And Gamble: Emergency Broadcast Host / Presenter
2013 Man Down - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 The Weather Man
2013 Peacock & Gamble: Heart-throbs Self
2013 The Machynlleth Comedy Festival - 2013
  1. E1 - The BBC Radio Wales Machynlleth Comedy Festival Showcase
 Guest
2012 Peacock & Gamble Don't Even Want To Be On Telly Anyway Self
2012 What's The Story? - Series 6
  1. Special - Machynlleth Comedy Festival
 Guest
2011 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 25
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
2011 Peacock and Gamble Emergency Broadcast Self
2011 Peacock and Gamble Podcast Live Self
2010 Dave's One Night Stand Guest

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Ed Gamble on IMDb

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