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Johnny Vegas

  1. 5th May via Beyond The Joke: Richard Herring confirms interview shows with audience
  2. 24th April: Comedy stars join time-travel film The Unreason
  3. 5th February: 'Murder, They Hope' cast revealed

Johnny Vegas is a 50 year-old English actor, writer and stand-up comedian. He is company director at Woolyback Productions.

More biography details
Birth name
Michael Pennington
Full name
Michael Joseph Pennington
Gender
Male
Nationality
England

Awards

  • I Talk Telly Awards 2020 - Best Comedy Partnership: Nominee
  • British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist: Winner
  • Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 1997 - Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year: Winner
  • Edinburgh Comedy Awards 1997 - Best Comedy Show: Nominee
Born
Saturday 5th September 1970 (50 years-old)

Known for

Still Open All Hours. Wet Eric (Johnny Vegas). Copyright: BBC. Still Open All Hours - Wet Eric
Benidorm. The Oracle (Johnny Vegas). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions. Benidorm - The Oracle
Ideal. Moz (Johnny Vegas). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions. Ideal - Moz
Shooting Stars. Image shows from L to R: Bob Mortimer, Ulrika Jonsson, Vic Reeves. Copyright: Channel X / Pett Productions. Shooting Stars - Regular Panellist

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2021 Still Open All Hours - Series 7 Announced Wet Eric
2021 Murder, They Hope Terry
2021 Meet The Richardsons - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2021 Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2021 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 20 (Channel 4: Series 21)
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2021 Would I Lie To You? - Series 14
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2021 Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break Brand New Rexsan
2021 The Unreason Brand New Science show presenter
2020 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud - Series 2 Dave Spud (Voice)
2020 Meet The Richardsons - Meet The Richardsons At Christmas
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2020 Taskmaster - Series 10 Self
2020 Johnny Vegas Self
2020 Phil Ellis Is Trying - Series 3 Johnny
2020 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 19 (Channel 4: Series 20)
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2020 QI - Series R
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E5 - Rubbish
 Guest
2020 All Star Happy Hour With Mo Gilligan
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2020 I'll Get This - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
2020 Celebrity Juice - Series 23
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2020 Hypothetical - Series 2
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2020 Meet The Richardsons - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Self
2020 Sir David Jason At 80: A Lovely Jubbly Celebration Host / Presenter
2019 Shopping With Keith Lemon - Christmas Shopping With Keith Lemon
  1. Christmas Shopping With Keith Lemon
 Self
2019 Dial M For Middlesbrough Terry
2019 Tales From The Lodge Russell
2019 The Last Leg - Series 18
  1. Special - The Last Leg Of The Year
 Guest
2019 Still Open All Hours - Series 6 Wet Eric
2019 QI - Series Q
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. Special - Quizmas
 Guest
2019 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud - Series 1 Dave Spud (Voice)
2019 Phil Ellis Is Trying - Series 2 Johnny
2019 Good Omens
  1. E5 - The Doomsday Option
 Ron Ormorod (Voice)
2019 Eaten By Lions Ray
2019 Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story Self
2019 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 21
  1. Special - Best Bits, Part 2
  2. Special - Best Bits, Part 1
  3. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2019 All Round To Mrs. Brown's - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2019 Celebrity Juice - Series 21
  1. Special - Deep Inside Keith's Best Bits
  2. E5 - Easter Special
 Guest
2019 The Big Narstie Show - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2019 Roast Battle - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Self
2019 Through The Keyhole - Series 6
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2019 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 16 (Channel 4: Series 17)
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2019 Love In Recovery - Series 3 Andy
2018 The Last Leg - Series 15
  1. Special - The Last Leg Of The Year
 Guest
2018 The Queen And I Spiggy
2018 Death On The Tyne Terry
2018 Still Open All Hours - Series 5 Wet Eric
2018 My Favourite Sketch Guest
2018 Celebrity Juice - Series 20
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
 Guest
2018 QI - Series P
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. E4 - Parts
 Guest
2018 The Last Leg - Series 14
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2018 Phil Ellis Is Trying - Series 1 Johnny
2018 Dog Days Gary
2018 Home From Home - Series 1 Neil Hackett
2018 Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule - Series 2
  1. Special - Unseen
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2018 The Graham Norton Show - Series 23
  1. E5 - Stephen Mangan, Emilia Fox, Johnny Vegas, Jess Glynne
 Guest
2018 The Generation Game
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2018 Celebrity Juice - Series 19
  1. Special - Just The Tip
  2. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2018 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 14 (Channel 4: Series 15)
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2018 Early Man Asbo (Voice)
2017 Still Open All Hours - Series 4 Wet Eric
2017 Les Dawson: In His Own Words Self
2017 Murder On The Blackpool Express Terry
2017 Celebrity Juice - Series 18
  1. Special - The Sweetest Bits
  2. E9 - Episode Nine
 Team Captain
2017 Red Dwarf - Series XII
  1. E3 - Timewave
 Crit Cop
2017 The Last Leg - Series 12
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2017 Celebrity Juice - Series 18
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2017 David Jason: My Life On Screen
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 13 (Channel 4: Series 14)
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2017 The Last Leg - Series 11
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2017 Celebrity Juice - Series 17
  1. E4 - Easter Special
 Guest
2017 Benidorm - Series 9 The Oracle
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 11 (Channel 4: Series 12)
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2017 QI - Series N
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 16
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 15
  3. E13 - Naval Navigation
 Guest
2017 We Have Been Watching Self
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 10 (Channel 4: Series 11)
  1. Special - New Year Special
 Guest
2016 Still Open All Hours - Series 3 Wet Eric
2016 Through The Keyhole - Christmas Special
  1. Christmas Special
 Guest
2016 Drunk History - Christmas Special
  1. Christmas Special
 Baby Jesus
2016 Les Dawson Forever Self
2016 We Have Been Watching Self
2016 The Last Leg - Series 9
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2016 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 5
  1. Special - Best Of
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2016 The Last Leg - The Last Leg: Live From Rio
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Self
2016 The Last Leg - The Last Leg: Live From Rio
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2016 Celebrity Juice - Series 16
  1. Special - Bestest Unseenest Bits
  2. Special - Xmas Gogglyboxers
  3. Special - Gogglyboxers
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 9 (Channel 4: Series 10)
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2016 Home From Home - Pilot Neil Hackett
2016 The Funny Thing About... Narrator
2016 The Last Leg - Series 8
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2016 Celebrity Juice - Series 15
  1. E2 - Easter Special
 Guest
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 8 (Channel 4: Series 9)
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2016 Grimsby Actor
2016 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 10
  1. E4 - Brenda Blethyn, Craig David, James Norton, Johnny Vegas
 Guest
2016 The Comic Strip Presents... - Red Top
  1. Red Top
 Johnny Bristol
2016 Benidorm - Series 8 The Oracle
2015 Still Open All Hours - Series 2 Wet Eric
2015 Celebrity Juice - Series 14
  1. Special - Bestest Bits 2015 Part 1
  2. E8 - Halloween Special
 Guest
2015 Keith Lemon's Back T'Future Tribute Self
2015 QI - Series M
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 14
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 13
  3. Special - Merriment
 Guest
2015 Brilliantman! Mrs. Wardle
2015 Through The Keyhole - Series 3
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2015 Very British Problems - Series 1 Self
2015 Gilded Balloon 30th Anniversary Gala Self
2015 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 6 (Channel 4: Series 7)
  1. Special - Christmas Special
  2. E10 - Episode Ten
 Guest
2015 Celebrity Juice - Series 13
  1. E10 - End Of Series Special
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2015 Moone Boy - Series 3
  1. E6 - Gershwin's Bucket List
  2. E2 - The Plunder Years
 Crunchie 'Danger' Haystacks
2015 The Graham Norton Show - Series 16
  1. Special - Comic Relief Special
 Guest
2015 Drunk History - Series 1
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Vicar Andrew
2015 House Of Fools - Series 2
  1. E2 - The Botox Affair
 Andy Hargreaves
2015 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 2
  1. Special - Unseen
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2015 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 8
  1. E2 - Mel & Sue, Danny Dyer, Diana Rigg, Johnny Vegas
 Guest
2015 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 5 (Channel 4: Series 6)
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2015 Benidorm - Series 7 The Oracle
2014 Still Open All Hours - Series 1 Wet Eric
2014 Drunk History - Drunk History Nativity
  1. Drunk History Nativity
 Baby Jesus
2014 Psychobitches - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Salome
2014 A League Of Their Own - Series 8
  1. Special - Unseen Vol 4
  2. Special - Unseen Vol 3
  3. Special - Unseen Vol 2
  4. Special - Unseen Vol 1
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2014 Crackanory - Series 2
  1. E4 - Self Storage & The Obituary Writer
 Host / Presenter
2014 QI - Series L
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 12
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 11
  3. E2 - Location, Location, Location
 Guest
2014 Celebrity Juice - Series 12
  1. Special - Bestest Bits 2014
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2014 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 2
  1. Special - Extra
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2014 Warren United Fat Baz (Voice)
2014 Have I Got News For You - Series 47
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2014 Moone Boy - Series 2
  1. Special - Behind The Moone
 Self
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 17
  1. Special - Best Bits
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2014 Moone Boy - Series 2
  1. E3 - Ghost Raft
  2. E1 - Boylé Boylé Boylé
 Crunchie 'Danger' Haystacks
2013 Still Open All Hours - Pilot Wet Eric
2013 Have I Got News For You - Series 46
  1. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2013 The Harry Hill Movie Abu Hamster (Voice)
2013 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 27
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
2013 Ross Noble Freewheeling - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Self
2013 Staying In With Greg & Russell
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2013 Celebrity Juice - Series 10
  1. Special - Parallel Juicyverse Part 2
  2. Special - Parallel Juicyverse Part 1
  3. E5 - This Morning Special
 Guest
2013 QI - Series K
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 9
  2. E11 - Kinky
 Guest
2013 Lucy Beaumont: To Hull And Back Night Club Owner
2013 Celebrity Juice - Series 9
  1. E12 - Episode Twelve
 Guest
2013 It's Kevin
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Ensemble Actor
2013 Have I Got News For You - Series 45
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2013 Common Ground Rupert
2013 Common Ground Writer
2013 Shedtown - Series 2 Colin
2013 Set List: Stand-Up Without A Net Guest
2012 Mr Stink Dad
2012 The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas Brian (Voice)
2012 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 14
  1. Special - Best Bits
  2. Special - Best Bits
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2012 A League Of Their Own - Series 6
  1. Special - Unseen Vol 2
  2. Special - Unseen Vol 1
  3. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2012 QI - Series J
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 7
  2. E7 - Journalism
 Guest
2012 Moone Boy - Series 1
  1. Special - Behind The Scenes
 Self
2012 Comedy World Cup
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E3 - Episode Three
 Team Captain
2012 Moone Boy - Series 1
  1. E4 - Dark Side Of The Moone
  2. E3 - Another Prick In The Wall
 Crunchie 'Danger' Haystacks
2012 Celebrity Juice - Series 8
  1. Special - A Juicemas Carol - Chapter Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2012 The Diary Of A Nobody Charles
2012 Eurogeddon: Why England Shouldn't Win Euro 2012 Self
2012 The Matt Lucas Awards - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2012 Morgan Spurlock's New Britannia
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2012 Interiors Jeffrey Parkin
2012 Interiors Writer
2012 Late 'N' Live Guide To Comedy Self
2011 Little Crackers - Little Crackers 2011 Kevin
2011 Little Crackers - Little Crackers 2011 Writer
2011 Little Crackers - Little Crackers 2011
  1. E11 - Johnny Vegas' Little Cracker
 Director
2011 Little Crackers - Little Crackers 2011
  1. E11 - Johnny Vegas' Little Cracker
 Executive Producer
2011 The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff
  1. Christmas Special
 The Artful Codger
2011 QI - Making Of Special
  1. QI Genesis
 Guest
2011 QI - Series I
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 6
  2. E5 - Invertebrates
 Guest
2011 Show Me The Funny
  1. E7 - Live Final
  2. E5 - Rugby Players
 Guest
2011 Shedtown - Series 1 Colin
2011 Ideal - Series 7 Moz
2011 Celebrity Juice - Series 5
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2010 Chequebook And Pen Les Dawson
2010 Chequebook And Pen Writer
2010 Chekhov: Comedy Shorts Tolkachov
2010 Dave's One Night Stand - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2010 Ideal - Series 6
  1. Special - Ideal Out-takes
 Self
2010 Harry & Paul - Series 3
  1. Special - Highlights Special
 Northener
2010 QI - Series H
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 4
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 3
  3. E8 - Hypothetical
 Guest
2010 Ideal - Series 6 Moz
2010 Johnny Vegas Live At The Benidorm Palace Host / Presenter
2010 Johnny Vegas Live At The Benidorm Palace Writer
2010 Johnny Vegas Live At The Benidorm Palace (as Michael Pennington) Producer
2010 Badfellas Bernie Brewer
2010 QI - Series G
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 2
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 1
  3. E16 - Geometry
 Guest
2010 Chris Moyles Quiz Night - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2010 Argumental - Series 3
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2009 Victoria Wood: Seen On TV Self
2009 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 2
  1. E5 - Bette Midler, JLS, Johnny Vegas
 Guest
2009 The Graham Norton Show - Series 6
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2009 Where Do You Want Me? (A Comic In Continental Crisis) Host / Presenter
2009 Where Do You Want Me? (A Comic In Continental Crisis) Writer
2009 Benidorm - Series 3 The Oracle
2009 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 8
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2009 Benidorm - Summer Special The Oracle
2009 Ideal - Series 5 Moz
2009 Chris Moyles Quiz Night - Series 1
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Self
2009 Genius With Dave Gorman - Series 1
  1. E4 - Johnny Vegas
 Guest
2009 A Question Of Royalty Bernie
2008 Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials
  1. Special - Shooting Stars: The Inside Story
 Self
2008 QI - Series F
  1. E4 - Fight Or Flight
 Guest
2008 Argumental - Series 1
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2008 Harry & Paul - Series 2
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Northener
2008 Massive - Series 1 Tony
2008 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 7
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2008 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 6
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2008 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 14
  1. E16 - Sir Alan Sugar, Johnny Vegas, Jade Jagger, Vampire Weekend
 Guest
2008 Ideal - Series 4 Moz
2008 Benidorm - Series 2 The Oracle
2007 QI - Series E
  1. Special - Elephants
  2. E3 - Eating
 Guest
2007 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 5
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2007 Ideal - Series 3 Moz
2007 Benidorm - Series 1 The Oracle
2006 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 4
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2006 We Love The Royle Family Self
2006 Genius - Series 2
  1. E1 - Johnny Vegas
 Guest
2006 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2006 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 10
  1. E3 - Carmen Electra, Joan Collins, Johnny Vegas, Red Hot Chili Peppers
 Guest
2006 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 2
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2006 Ideal - Series 2 Moz
2005 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 1
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2005 Chain Reaction - Series 1
  1. E4 - Johnny Vegas interviews Stewart Lee
 Host / Presenter
2005 Chain Reaction - Series 1
  1. E3 - Matt Lucas interviews Johnny Vegas
 Guest
2005 Ideal - Series 1 Moz
2005 Dead Man Weds Lewis Donat
2005 18 Stone Of Idiot Host / Presenter
2004 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 7
  1. E15 - Martin Scorsese, Cilla Black, Johnny Vegas, The Beautiful South
 Guest
2004 Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute Self
2004 Sex Lives Of The Potato Men Dave
2003 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 5
  1. E14 - Victoria Beckham, Ian McKellen, Johnny Vegas, Gary Jules, Michael Andrews, The Ravonettes
 Guest
2003 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 4
  1. E12 - Chris Tarrant, Johnny Vegas, Jim Carrey, The Coral
 Guest
2003 Happiness - Series 2 Charlie Doyle
2003 Ed Stone Is Dead
  1. E11 - All You Can Eat
 Waiter
2002 The Real Derek And Clive Self
2002 Shooting Stars - Series 5 Regular Panellist
2002 Night Class Johnny
2002 Night Class Writer
2002 Night Class Creator
2002 Black Books - Series 2
  1. E2 - Fever
 Landlord
2002 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 2
  1. E1 - June Brown, Melanie Brown, Johnny Vegas
 Guest
2002 Room 101 - Series 7
  1. E1 - Johnny Vegas
 Guest
2002 Shooting Stars - Series 4 Regular Panellist
2001 Happiness - Series 1 Charlie Doyle
2001 Attention Scum Ensemble Actor
2001 Attention Scum Writer (Additional Material)
1998 The Johnny Vegas Television Show Host / Presenter
1998 The Johnny Vegas Television Show (as Michael Pennington) Associate Producer
1998 The Johnny Vegas Television Show (as Michael Pennington) Creator
1998 The Johnny Vegas Television Show (as Michael Pennington) Writer
1990 The British Comedy Awards Self
1988 Comic Relief
  1. E17 - Comic Relief 2019
 Self
The Johnny Vegas Show Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Johnny Vegas on IMDb

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