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Johnny Vegas

Johnny Vegas is a 50 year-old English actor and stand-up comedian.

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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
  • Edinburgh Comedy Awards 1997 - Best Comedy Show: Nominee
  • Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 1997 - Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year: Winner
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 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 20 (Channel 4: Series 21)
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2021 Murder, They Hope Announced Terry
2021 Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break Brand New Rexsan
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 Celebrity Juice - Series 16
  1. Special - Xmas Gogglyboxers
  2. Special - Gogglyboxers
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 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 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 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 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 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
2005 Dead Man Weds Lewis Donat
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 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
2002 The Real Derek And Clive Self
2002 Shooting Stars - Series 5 Regular Panellist
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 2 Charlie Doyle
2001 Happiness - Series 1 Charlie Doyle
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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