Crackanory. Mel Giedroyc. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Mel Giedroyc

Mel Giedroyc

  • 53 years-old
  • English
  • Actor, writer, producer, comedian and presenter

Known for: Sorry, I've Got No Head (Actor), Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (Ensemble Actor)

  1. 29th March: Mel Giedroyc: my dad was a refugee when he was aged 10 (The Mirror)
Crackanory. Mel Giedroyc. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Mel Giedroyc is an English actor, writer, producer, comedian and presenter.

More information

Born
Wednesday 5th June 1968
Full name
Melanie Giedroyc
Member of
Nationality
English

Awards

Comedy Women In Print Prize 2021
Published Comic Novel: Shortlisted (The Best Things)
National Comedy Awards, The 2021
Outstanding Female Comedy Entertainment Performance: Longlisted
British Comedy Awards 2013
Best Female TV Comic: Nominee

Credits

Year Production Role
2022 Have I Got News For You - Series 63
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Host / Presenter
2022 Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2021 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! - 2021 Christmas Special Ensemble Actor
2021 One Night In... Narrator
2021 Along For The Ride With David O'Doherty
  1. E3 - Northumberland with Mel Giedroyc
 Self
2021 Cheltenham Literature Festival Self
2021 Henley Literary Festival Self
2021 Hitmen - Series 2: Hitmen Reloaded Associate Producer
2021 Hitmen - Series 2: Hitmen Reloaded Script Consultant
2021 Hitmen - Series 2: Hitmen Reloaded Jamie
2021 Big Zuu's Big Eats - Series 2
  1. E8 - Mel Giedroyc
 Guest
2021 The Jonathan Ross Show - Special Guests
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2021 The Vicar Of Dibley: Inside Out Self
2021 Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2020 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! - 2020 Christmas Special Ensemble Actor
2020 The Graham Norton Show - Series 28
  1. E13 - Regina King, Jimmy Fallon, David Mitchell, Mel Giedroyc, Anya Taylor-Joy, Olly Alexander, Yungblud
 Guest
2020 How To Build A Girl Charlotte Bronte
2020 Isolation Song Contest Melania
2020 Now Wash Your Hands
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2020 Hitmen - Series 1 Associate Producer
2020 Hitmen - Series 1 Script Consultant
2020 Hitmen - Series 1 Jamie
2019 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! - 2019 Christmas Special Ensemble Actor
2018 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 13
  1. E1 - Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, Mel Giedroyc, Rob Beckett, Dave Bautista, Jess Glynne
 Guest
2018 The Generation Game Host / Presenter
2017 Mind The Gap Cancelled Host / Presenter
2017 Have I Got News For You - Series 54
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
  2. Special - Have I Got 2017 News For You
 Host / Presenter
2017 The Mel & Sue Story Self (Archive Material)
2017 Rum Bunch Host / Presenter
2017 Taskmaster - Series 4 Self
2017 Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2017 Crackanory - Series 4
  1. E5 - Proxy Lady
 Host / Presenter
2017 Insert Name Here - Series 2
  1. E3 - Mary
 Guest
2016 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! - 2016 Specials Ensemble Actor
2016 Have I Got News For You - Series 52
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Host / Presenter
2016 Horrible Histories - 2016 Specials
  1. Special - The Grisly Great Fire Of London
 Hannah Woolley
2016 Would I Lie To You? - Series 10
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2016 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2016 Horrible Histories - 2016 Specials
  1. Special - Staggering Storytellers
  2. Special - The Grisly Great Fire Of London
 Bake Off Narrator (Voice)
2016 Horrible Histories - 2016 Specials
  1. Special - Sensational Shakespeare
  2. Special - Staggering Storytellers
 Publisher
2016 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
  1. The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
 Guest
2015 Comedy Bloopers Narrator
2015 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! - 2015 Christmas Special Ensemble Actor
2015 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 6 (Channel 4: Series 7)
  1. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Guest
2015 Chat Show Roulette
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2015 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 8
  1. E2 - Mel & Sue, Danny Dyer, Diana Rigg, Johnny Vegas
 Guest
2014 Greatest Ever Sitcoms Narrator
2014 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! - 2014 Christmas Special Ensemble Actor
2014 Would I Lie To You? - Series 8
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2014 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - Extra
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 17
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Best Bits
 Guest
2013 Have I Got News For You - Series 46
  1. Special - Highlights Special
 Host / Presenter
2013 That Puppet Game Show
  1. E5 - Flatshare
 Guest
2013 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013
 Guest
2013 Would I Lie To You? - Series 7
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2013 Have I Got News For You - Series 45
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Host / Presenter
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 15
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
 Guest
2013 Anna & Katy - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Ensemble Actor
2013 Heading Out
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Ivanka
2013 Room 101 - Series 2
  1. E5 - Mel Giedroyc, Hugh Dennis, Cilla Black
 Guest
2013 Sadie J - Series 3 Miss V
2012 What's So Funny? - 2012 Specials
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2012 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 14
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
  2. Special - Best Bits
  3. Special - Best Bits
 Guest
2012 Would I Lie To You? - Series 6
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2012 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! - Series 7 Ensemble Actor
2012 Sadie J - Series 2 Miss V
2011 Sorry, I've Got No Head - Series 3 Various
2011 Sadie J - Series 1 Miss V
2010 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! - Series 6 Ensemble Actor
2010 Miranda - Series 2
  1. E1 - The New Me
 Life Coach
2010 Genius With Dave Gorman - Series 2
  1. E4 - Mel Giedroyc and Chris Addison
 Guest
2009 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! - Series 5 Ensemble Actor
2009 Sorry, I've Got No Head - Series 2 Various
2009 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! - Series 4 Ensemble Actor
2008 Sorry, I've Got No Head - Series 1 Various
2008 Footlights At 125: A Retrospective Various
2007 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 3 Guest
2005 Blessed Sue Chandler
2005 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2004 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
  1. E20 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2016
 Guest
2002 The Mel And Sue Thing Writer
2002 The Mel And Sue Thing Host / Presenter
2002 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off - Series 1
  1. E4 - The Arctic
 Helga
2001 Room 101 - Series 6
  1. E8 - Mel and Sue
 Guest
2000 Rhona Lisa
2000 The 99p Challenge - Series 2 (as Melanie Giedroyc)
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2000 Rhona Lisa
1999 Mel And Sue's Comedy Breakdown Host / Presenter
1999 Gimme Gimme Gimme - Series 1
  1. E5 - Saturday Night Diva
 Beverly-Jane
1998 This Morning With Richard Not Judy - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
1998 The Saturday Night Armistice - Christmas 1997
  1. Special - The Armistice Party Bucket
 Ensemble Actor
1997 The Peter Principle - Series 1
  1. E1 - Sex, Lies and Videotape
 Radio Doctor (Voice)
1996 The Vicar Of Dibley - 1996 Specials
  1. Special - The Christmas Lunch Incident
 Mary Tinker
1996 Never Mind The Horrocks Ensemble Actor
1996 The Saturday Night Armistice - Series 2 - Friday Night Armistice
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Ensemble Actor
1996 French And Saunders - Series 5
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E6 - Episode Six
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer (Additional Material)
1996 French And Saunders - Series 5 Ensemble Actor
1988 Comic Relief
  1. E19 - Comic Relief 2021
 Self
1988 Comic Relief
    		 Host / Presenter

    Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
    Mel Giedroyc on IMDb

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