The Now Show. Hugh Dennis. Copyright: BBC
Hugh Dennis
- 60 years-old
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
Known for: The Now Show (Host / Presenter), Mock The Week (Regular Panellist), Outnumbered (Pete), My Hero (Dr Piers Crispin), The Mary Whitehouse Experience (Host / Presenter), Not Going Out (Toby)
Taskmaster. Hugh Dennis. Copyright: Avalon Television
Peter Hugh Dennis is an English actor, writer and comedian who rose to prominence supporting Jasper Carrott in a number of his 1980s' BBC series, then stardom as a member of the Mary Whitehouse Experience sketch group on and television. He is now best known for appearing in The Now Show, Mock The Week and Outnumbered.
More information
- Born
- Tuesday 13th February 1962
- Full name
- Peter Hugh Dennis
- Nationality
- English
Awards
- National Comedy Awards, The 2021
- Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Performance: Longlisted
- National Comedy Awards, The 2021
- Outstanding Supporting Role: Longlisted
- British Comedy Awards 2011
- Best TV Comedy Actor: Nominee
- BAFTA Television Awards 2010
- Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme: Nominee
Credits
| Year | Production | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Not Going Out - Series 13 Announced | Toby |
| 2022 | Not Going Out - Series 12 | Toby |
| 2022 | The Now Show - Series 60 | Writer |
| 2022 | The Now Show - Series 60 | Host / Presenter |
| 2022 | The Train At Platform 4 | Writer |
| 2022 | The Train At Platform 4 | Writer |
| 2022 | The Train At Platform 4
|
Pensioner 1 |
| 2022 | The Train At Platform 4
|
American |
| 2022 | The Train At Platform 4
|
Passenger |
| 2022 | The Train At Platform 4
|
Roundhead 1 |
| 2022 | Jason's Mates | Wilf |
| 2021 | Not Going Out - Panto | Toby |
| 2021 | The Now Show - Series 59 | Writer |
| 2021 | The Now Show - Series 59 | Writer |
| 2021 | The Now Show - Series 59 | Host / Presenter |
| 2021 | Angst!
|
Tony Bland |
| 2021 | Mock The Week - Series 20 | Regular Panellist |
| 2021 | The Now Show - Series 58 | Writer |
| 2021 | The Now Show - Series 58 | Host / Presenter |
| 2021 | Gemma Arrowsmith: Emergency Broadcast - Pilot | Ensemble Actor |
| 2021 | Not Going Out - Series 11 | Toby |
| 2020 | Not Going Out - Resolutions | Toby |
| 2020 | Rock On, Tommy: The Bobby Ball Story | Self |
| 2020 | The Now Show - Series 57 | Writer |
| 2020 | The Now Show - Series 57 | Host / Presenter |
| 2020 | Mock The Week - Series 19 | Regular Panellist |
| 2020 | ReincarNathan - Series 2 | Nathan's Dad |
| 2020 | Housebound
|
John |
| 2020 | The Now Show - Series 56 | Writer |
| 2020 | The Now Show - Series 56 | Host / Presenter |
| 2019 | Trust Morecambe & Wise... | Guest |
| 2019 | The Now Show - Series 55 | Writer |
| 2019 | The Now Show - Series 55 | Host / Presenter |
| 2019 | Quiz Nite! | Writer |
| 2019 | Quiz Nite!
|
Dave |
| 2019 | Quiz Nite!
|
Jerry Halliwell |
| 2019 | Quiz Nite!
|
Father |
| 2019 | BBC: The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 2019 | Gaby's Talking Pictures - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 2019 | Mock The Week - Series 18 | Regular Panellist |
| 2019 | Urban Myths: Scrambled Eggs | Richard Asher |
| 2019 | Not Going Out - Series 10 | Toby |
| 2019 | Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz
|
Team Captain |
| 2019 | Fleabag - Series 2 | Bank Manager |
| 2019 | The Now Show - Series 54 | Writer |
| 2019 | The Now Show - Series 54 | Host / Presenter |
| 2018 | Nativity Rocks! | Actor |
| 2018 | Trollied - The Wedding | Jerome |
| 2018 | Saluting Dad's Army
|
Self |
| 2018 | The Now Show - Series 53 | Writer |
| 2018 | The Now Show - Series 53 | Host / Presenter |
| 2018 | Things Can Only Get Worse | Ensemble Actor |
| 2018 | Mock The Week - Series 17 | Regular Panellist |
| 2018 | Not Going Out - Series 9 | Toby |
| 2018 | The Now Show - Series 52 | Writer |
| 2018 | The Now Show - Series 52 | Host / Presenter |
| 2017 | The Great British Joke-Off Cancelled | Guest |
| 2017 | Bring It On Cancelled | Guest |
| 2017 | Insert Name Here - Series 3
|
Guest |
| 2017 | The Now Show - Series 51 | Writer |
| 2017 | The Now Show - Series 51 | Host / Presenter |
| 2017 | The Zoo - Series 1 | Narrator |
| 2017 | BBC: The Now Show | Self |
| 2017 | Mock The Week - Series 16 | Regular Panellist |
| 2017 | The Weekend | Actor |
| 2017 | The Now Show - The Vote Now Show 2017 | Writer |
| 2017 | The Now Show - The Vote Now Show 2017 | Host / Presenter |
| 2017 | Taskmaster - Series 4 | Self |
| 2017 | The Now Show - Series 50 | Writer |
| 2017 | The Now Show - Series 50 | Host / Presenter |
| 2017 | Not Going Out - Series 8 | Toby |
| 2017 | The Now Show - Now The Twelfth Night Show | Writer |
| 2017 | The Now Show - Now The Twelfth Night Show | Host / Presenter |
| 2016 | Outnumbered - Christmas Special | Pete |
| 2016 | The Now Show - Series 49 | Writer |
| 2016 | The Now Show - Series 49 | Host / Presenter |
| 2016 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 10
|
Guest |
| 2016 | British Sitcom: 60 Years Of Laughing At Ourselves | Self |
| 2016 | Fleabag - Series 1 | Bank Manager |
| 2016 | Rumblings From The Rafters | Various |
| 2016 | The Now Show - 2016 Specials | Writer |
| 2016 | The Now Show - 2016 Specials | Host / Presenter |
| 2016 | Mock The Week - Series 15 | Regular Panellist |
| 2016 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 4
|
Guest |
| 2016 | The Football's On - Series 3
|
Guest |
| 2016 | Drunk History - Series 2
|
Napoleon |
| 2016 | The Now Show - Series 48 | Writer |
| 2016 | The Now Show - Series 48 | Host / Presenter |
| 2016 | Drunk History - Series 2
|
Richard III |
| 2016 | Insert Name Here - Series 1
|
Guest |
| 2015 | Not Going Out - Christmas Shopping | Toby |
| 2015 | Don't Make Me Laugh - Christmas Special | Guest |
| 2015 | The Now Show - Series 47 | Host / Presenter |
| 2015 | 6 Degrees Of Separation | Team Captain |
| 2015 | The Now Show - Series 46 | Host / Presenter |
| 2015 | Mock The Week - Series 14 | Regular Panellist |
| 2015 | Ballot Monkeys | Martin Frost |
| 2015 | The Now Show - Series 45 | Writer |
| 2015 | The Now Show - Series 45 | Host / Presenter |
| 2014 | Not Going Out - Out-takes | Toby |
| 2014 | Not Going Out - Series 7
|
Captain Morris (Voice) |
| 2014 | Not Going Out - Series 7 | Toby |
| 2014 | The Now Show - Series 44 | Writer |
| 2014 | The Now Show - Series 44 | Host / Presenter |
| 2014 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 2014 | Mock The Week - Series 13 | Regular Panellist |
| 2014 | Comedy Playhouse: Where It All Began | Self |
| 2014 | Over To Bill | Bill Onion |
| 2014 | All About TWO | Team Captain |
| 2014 | The Now Show - Series 43 | Writer |
| 2014 | The Now Show - Series 43 | Host / Presenter |
| 2014 | Outnumbered - Series 5 | Pete |
| 2014 | The Now Show - Series 42 | Writer |
| 2014 | The Now Show - Series 42 | Host / Presenter |
| 2013 | Crackanory - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 2013 | Don't Sit In The Front Row - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 2013 | Three Men In A Boat | Harris |
| 2013 | Jo Brand's Great Wall Of Comedy
|
Guest |
| 2013 | Mock The Week - Series 12 | Regular Panellist |
| 2013 | My Hero: Hugh Dennis On Ronnie Barker | Host / Presenter |
| 2013 | The Now Show - Series 40 | Host / Presenter |
| 2013 | Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask - Series 2
|
Self |
| 2013 | Mock The Week Looks Back At... | Self (Archive Material) |
| 2013 | The Now Show - Series 39 | Writer |
| 2013 | The Now Show - Series 39 | Host / Presenter |
| 2013 | The Newsagent's Window | Narrator |
| 2013 | Room 101 - Series 2 | Guest |
| 2013 | The News Quiz - Series 79
|
Guest |
| 2012 | Outnumbered - Christmas Special | Pete |
| 2012 | Bring Me Morecambe And Wise
|
Self |
| 2012 | The Now Show - Series 38 | Host / Presenter |
| 2012 | Mock The Week - Series 11 | Regular Panellist |
| 2012 | The Now Show - Series 37 | Host / Presenter |
| 2012 | The Now Show - Series 36 | Host / Presenter |
| 2012 | What's So Funny? - Series 3
|
Guest |
| 2011 | Sitcom Does... | Self |
| 2011 | Sitcom Does... | Host / Presenter |
| 2011 | The Now Show - Series 35 | Writer |
| 2011 | The Now Show - Series 35 | Host / Presenter |
| 2011 | Outnumbered - Series 4 | Pete |
| 2011 | The Now Show - Series 34 | Host / Presenter |
| 2011 | Mock The Week - Series 10 | Regular Panellist |
| 2011 | The Now Show - Series 33 | Host / Presenter |
| 2011 | Fast And Loose | Host / Presenter |
| 2010 | The Now Show - Series 32 | Host / Presenter |
| 2010 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 4
|
Guest |
| 2010 | Pete And Dud: The Lost Sketches | Ensemble Actor |
| 2010 | The Now Show - Series 31 | Writer (Additional Material) |
| 2010 | The Now Show - Series 31 | Writer |
| 2010 | The Now Show - Series 31 | Host / Presenter |
| 2010 | Mock The Week - Series 9 | Regular Panellist |
| 2010 | The Now Show - The Vote Now Show 2010 | Writer |
| 2010 | The Now Show - The Vote Now Show 2010 | Host / Presenter |
| 2010 | Outnumbered - Series 3 | Pete |
| 2010 | Scrooby Trevithick - Series 2 | Ensemble Actor |
| 2010 | Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 18 | Guest |
| 2010 | The Now Show - Series 30 | Host / Presenter |
| 2010 | QI - Series G
|
Guest |
| 2010 | Mock The Week - Series 8 | Regular Panellist |
| 2009 | Outnumbered - Christmas Special | Pete |
| 2009 | The Now Show - Series 29 | Writer |
| 2009 | The Now Show - Series 29 | Host / Presenter |
| 2009 | Argumental - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 2009 | Hotel Babylon - Series 4
|
Jim Doody |
| 2009 | Mock The Week - Series 7 | Regular Panellist |
| 2009 | The Now Show - Series 28 | Writer |
| 2009 | The Now Show - Series 28 | Host / Presenter |
| 2009 | Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened | Self |
| 2009 | I've Never Seen Star Wars
|
Guest |
| 2009 | The Now Show - Series 27 | Writer |
| 2009 | The Now Show - Series 27 | Host / Presenter |
| 2009 | Stand-Up With The Stars | Host / Presenter |
| 2008 | The Now Show - Series 26 | Writer |
| 2008 | The Now Show - Series 26 | Host / Presenter |
| 2008 | Argumental - Series 1
|
Guest |
| 2008 | Outnumbered - Series 2 | Pete |
| 2008 | QI - Series F
|
Guest |
| 2008 | The Party Line - Series 3 | Writer |
| 2008 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 2008 | Mock The Week - Series 6 | Regular Panellist |
| 2008 | The Now Show - Series 25 | Writer |
| 2008 | The Now Show - Series 25 | Host / Presenter |
| 2007 | Outnumbered - Series 1 | Pete |
| 2007 | Alexei Sayle's Alternative Take
|
Self (Archive Material) |
| 2007 | The Maltby Collection - Series 1
|
Jeremy Noon |
| 2007 | Mock The Week - Series 5 | Regular Panellist |
| 2007 | Mock The Week - Series 4 | Regular Panellist |
| 2006 | The Party Line - Series 2 | Writer |
| 2006 | Mock The Week - Series 3 | Regular Panellist |
| 2006 | My Hero - Series 6 | Dr Piers Crispin |
| 2006 | 28 Acts In 28 Minutes - Series 1
|
Guest |
| 2006 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 14 | Writer |
| 2006 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 14 | Host / Presenter |
| 2006 | Revolting People - Series 4 | Ezekiel Spriggs |
| 2006 | Mock The Week - Series 2 | Regular Panellist |
| 2005 | Old Harry's Game - Series 5
|
Ensemble Actor |
| 2005 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 13 | Writer |
| 2005 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 13 | Host / Presenter |
| 2005 | Heresy - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 2005 | Mock The Week - Series 1 | Regular Panellist |
| 2005 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 12 | Writer |
| 2005 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 12 | Host / Presenter |
| 2005 | The Party Line - Series 1 | Writer |
| 2005 | My Hero - Series 5 | Dr Piers Crispin |
| 2004 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 11 | Writer |
| 2004 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 11 | Host / Presenter |
| 2004 | Revolting People - Series 3
|
Mad Pete |
| 2004 | Revolting People - Series 3 | Ezekiel Spriggs |
| 2004 | Revolting People - Series 3
|
Lord Brimshaw |
| 2004 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 10 | Writer |
| 2004 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 10 | Host / Presenter |
| 2003 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 9 | Writer |
| 2003 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 9 | Host / Presenter |
| 2003 | My Hero - Series 4 | Dr Piers Crispin |
| 2003 | Have I Got News For You - Series 25
|
Host / Presenter |
| 2003 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 8 | Writer |
| 2003 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 8 | Host / Presenter |
| 2003 | Comedy From Merton To Enfield
|
Self |
| 2003 | Creme De La Crime - Series 3 | Writer |
| 2003 | Creme De La Crime - Series 3 | Michael Feydeau |
| 2002 | Think The Unthinkable - Series 2
|
Lecturer |
| 2002 | Think The Unthinkable - Series 2 | Hugh |
| 2002 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 7 | Writer |
| 2002 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 7 | Host / Presenter |
| 2002 | TV To Go - Series 2
|
Writer |
| 2002 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 6 | Writer |
| 2002 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 6 | Host / Presenter |
| 2002 | TV To Go - Series 2 | Various |
| 2002 | My Hero - Series 3 | Dr Piers Crispin |
| 2002 | Creme De La Crime - Series 2 | Writer |
| 2002 | Creme De La Crime - Series 2 | Michael Feydeau |
| 2001 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 5 | Writer |
| 2001 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 5 | Host / Presenter |
| 2001 | Creme De La Crime - Series 1 | Writer |
| 2001 | Creme De La Crime - Series 1 | Michael Feydeau |
| 2001 | Supergirly
|
Showbiz Interrogator |
| 2001 | TV To Go - Series 1 | Writer |
| 2001 | TV To Go - Series 1 | Various |
| 2001 | My Hero - Series 2 | Dr Piers Crispin |
| 2001 | Revolting People - Series 2 | Ezekiel Spriggs |
| 2000 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 4 | Writer |
| 2000 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 4 | Host / Presenter |
| 2000 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 3 | Writer |
| 2000 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 3 | Host / Presenter |
| 2000 | My Hero - Series 1 | Dr Piers Crispin |
| 2000 | Revolting People - Series 1 | Ezekiel Spriggs |
| 1999 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 2 | Writer |
| 1999 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 1999 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 1 | Writer |
| 1999 | It's Been A Bad Week - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | The Now Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1997 | Have I Got News For You - Series 13
|
Guest |
| 1997 | Brass Eye
|
Ensemble Actor |
| 1996 | The Detectives - Series 4
|
Seth |
| 1995 | The Imaginatively-Titled Punt & Dennis Show - Series 2 | Writer |
| 1995 | The Imaginatively-Titled Punt & Dennis Show - Series 2 | Ensemble Actor |
| 1994 | Have I Got News For You - Series 8
|
Guest |
| 1994 | The Imaginatively-Titled Punt & Dennis Show - Series 1 | Writer |
| 1994 | The Imaginatively-Titled Punt & Dennis Show - Series 1 | Ensemble Actor |
| 1994 | Have I Got News For You - Series 7
|
Guest |
| 1992 | A Word In Your Era
|
King John |
| 1992 | A Word In Your Era
|
Noah |
| 1992 | Me, You And Him | Writer |
| 1992 | Me, You And Him | Harry |
| 1990 | The Mary Whitehouse Experience - Series 4 | Host / Presenter |
| 1990 | The Mary Whitehouse Experience - Series 3 | Host / Presenter |
| 1990 | The Mary Whitehouse Experience - Series 1 | Writer |
| 1990 | The Mary Whitehouse Experience - Series 1 | Ensemble Actor |
| 1990 | The Mary Whitehouse Experience - Series 2 | Writer |
| 1990 | The Mary Whitehouse Experience - Series 2 | Ensemble Actor |
| 1989 | The Mary Whitehouse Experience - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 1989 | The Mary Whitehouse Experience - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 1989 | Carrott Confidential - Series 3 | Ensemble Actor |
| 1988 | Carrott Confidential - Series 2 | Ensemble Actor |
| 1987 | Carrott Confidential - Series 1 | Ensemble Actor |
Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Hugh Dennis on IMDb