Michael Monkhouse
Michael Monkhouse

Michael Monkhouse

  • English
  • Actor, writer, casting director, comedian, stand-up comedian, academic, author and teacher
Michael Monkhouse

I am a Cambridge graduate with thirty years' experience of writing, performing and co-ordinating comedy.

Year Production Role
2023 Sounds Proper Open Mic - Online Open Mic Guest
2023 Lucy Ambache - BBC Radio Solent Actor and writer
2023 Wake Up Leo Actor and writer
2021 Politically Ink-correct Secretary
2021 ComEng Reborn - On-line Open Mic where I was voted joint first Guest
2021 Meet and Beat Guest
2021 Sketch In, Sketch Out 2 - The return on my sketchfest Writer
2021 Den of Fools - Improv and stand-up Show Guest
2021 Gimme Your Worst Joke - Cringe Comedy Show - Regular anti-Gong Show Guest
2021 Sketch In, Sketch Out - Sketch Show Actor
2021 Wake Up Leo - BBC Radio Kent featuring my skit Writer (Additional Material)
2021 Whole Lotta Comedy - Comedy-related Podcast Guest
2021 Four Comedians and a Hat - Youtube Comedy Chat series Guest
2021 Frenzy New Material Night - New Material Night where I was voted into the Top Five Guest
2021 On the Town with Tanta Cooper - Podcast interview Guest
2021 BBC Radio Kent Wake Up Leo - Skit on the show Writer (Additional Material)
2021 Fantasy Lockdown - Lockdown Comedy Festival Guest
2021 Thirst Chat - Podcast Comedy Chat Guest
2020 Marvin the Magnificent Presents: Therapy - Regular character Marvin The Magnificent... in Therapy Chris Peckham
2020 Oh Lockdown. How We Laughed - Podcast interview with comedian Jimi Longmuir Guest
2020 Scott and Friends - Podcast interview Guest
2020 7 Minutes of Laughter - Stand-up Comedy Podcast Guest
2020 The Big Gay Comedy Show - On-line Comedy Show Guest
2020 Reckless Housefire - Online Open Mic I MC! Host / Presenter
2020 Barmy Nonsense - BBC Radio Cornwall Sketch Show Writer (Additional Material)
2020 Anything Funny? Writer (Additional Material)
2020 Eargasm Comedy Showcase - Comedy Podcast Writer (Additional Material)
2020 Reckless Comedy - Comedy-related Podcast Self
2020 Checking In On Funny People - Comedy-related Podcast Guest
2020 Marvin's World - Comedy-related Podcast Guest
2020 Farm Comedy - Open Mic I co-run Host / Presenter
2019 Sketchibit - Pete and Fran Podcast Writer (Additional Material)
2019 Release the Clowns Writer
2018 The Wireless Show - Comedy Podcast Writer (Additional Material)
2018 Sktch, Please - Sketch Podcast Writer
2016 Behind The News - Business Models Actor
2016 Paul and Nessa's Happy Hour Writer
2016 The 313 Show - Sketch Show Online, via Soundcloud and Live! Writer
2016 The Purple Pigeon Writer
2015 Newsleak - Satirical on-line broadcast Writer (Additional Material)
2015 Pick 'n' Mix - Peterborough Radio Show Writer (Additional Material)
2015 The 10ish Minutes Show Writer
2015 Mike and Frank Show - Sketch Show with my partner Writer and Performer
2013 A Short Guide to Italian Customer Service Shop Assistant
2013 Live from Kirrin Island Writer (Additional Material)
2013 Mangoes are Forever - James Bond spoof Writer (Additional Material)
2013 When in Rome - Online sitcom Actor
2013 Rome's Comedy Club - On-line sketches Actor
2011 The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff Translator
2011 24/7 Festival - Comedy Festival where my skit was a runnerup Writer
2010 BBC Watson's Windup Writer (Additional Material)
2009 Broken Sea Audio - Audio podcast Writer (Additional Material)
2009 What's the Story? - Topical panel show Writer (Additional Material)
2009 BBC Teethgrinder Writer
2009 NewsRevue - Award-winning satire show Writer
2009 TreasonShow - Award-winning satire show Writer
2008 Purple Comedy - Comedy Podcast Writer (Additional Material)
2008 Sam and Dave Show - Local radio comedy Writer (Additional Material)
2008 4Laughs - Channel 4's Comedy Review Website Writer

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Michael Monkhouse on IMDb

Nationality
English
Home town
Barrow
Resident of
Italy (Rome)

Funnier than Sylvia Plath, younger than the Iliad, sexier than Donald Trump... My career spans over three jokes. I am a British stand-up who came to Italy for one year twenty years ago. I enjoy acting, stand-upping, and writing and performing sketches, and currently run Farm Comedy, Rome's only English Open Mic comedy show

Too funny

Fested (Fested), 2020

Special mention for peculiarity and tight British humour

Sul Palco (Various), 2019

Honoured to work with you.

Teleglobal (Etienne Rudel), Friday 17th June 2016

I was sold on Michael the first time I saw him.

Oh Lockdown, How we laughed (Paula Ferrari), January 2021

You're probably the only comedian on the open mic circuit (and one of the few comedians period in the UK) I'd pay to see/watch on stage. You're ridiculously funny. Ridiculously funny. Your edgy, 'I don't give a shit', borderline offence humour is hilarious! SO refreshing from the usual woke, liberal, soft, safe, boring jokes you get 99% of the time in comedy today, especially in the UK.

Mahesh Khilnani, Tuesday 18th May 2021
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