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Mel Giedroyc

Mel Giedroyc

  • 55 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer, producer, comedian and presenter

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Mel Giedroyc on cake, comedy and Sue Perkins

How did a struggling stand-up become one of the best-loved names on TV? The star of GBBO, Light Lunch and Unforgivable talks about the despair that almost broke her - and the big break she struggled to believe in.

Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 12th September 2022

Mel Giedroyc to host The Really Really Rude Puppet Show

Channel 4 has commissioned a new comedy entertainment series hosted by Mel Giedroyc in which celebrities read steamy fan fiction acted out by a cast of lookalike puppets.

British Comedy Guide, 24th June 2022

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable returning for a third series

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable is returning for a third series, with Lou Sanders also back as her assistant.

British Comedy Guide, 31st May 2022

Mel Giedroyc: my dad was a refugee when he was aged 10

Mel Giedroyc, whose father was a refugee when he was just 10 years old, sobbed after meeting with Ukrainian mothers and children.

Hana Carter, The Mirror, 29th March 2022

Mel Giedroyc says her family lost everything after she borrowed 'stupid amount of money'

Mel Giedroyc has detailed the "financial hiccup" 16 years ago which saw her family "lose everything" and served as inspiration for her latest book.

Rebecca Cook, The Mirror, 17th February 2022

Missing Taskmaster? Mel Giedroyc has just the thing

Mel's celebrity panel show Unforgivable is back with plenty more games, shameful stories - and comedy so naughty you can't believed it survived the edit. Who needs Greg Davies?

Joel Golby, The Guardian, 5th February 2022

Christmas Strictly: interview with Mel Giedroyc & partner Neil Jones

"It took me about one second to decide, not even that."

BBC, 21st December 2021

Mel Giedroyc joins Christmas Strictly line-up

Mel Giedroyc is the third celebrity contestant confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special 2021.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd November 2021

David O'Doherty to front cycling series featuring comedians

David O'Doherty is to lead a Channel 4 comedy entertainment series in which Richard Ayoade, Mel Giedroyc, Joe Wilkinson and Grayson Perry join him on cycle routes.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd October 2021

Mel Giedroyc has Covid

She was on The One Show talking about the new show called Handmade Britain that she is presenting, but did it from home as she was not well.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th October 2021

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