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Jonny Sweet

Jonny Sweet

Writer / Performer

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Hannah Begbie
Associate Agent: Kitty Laing
+44 (0) 20 3214 0915
About

Jonny is a talented actor who won the 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer for his show MOSTLY ABOUT ARTHUR (directed by Stefan Golaszewski), which Nica Burns described as: "a delicious hour of character comedy...unexpected, highly original, very funny. Watch out for him" He also appeared in Tom Basden's new play PARTY at the Edinburgh Festival which won a Fringe First award.

Jonny perfomed his 2010 Edinburgh Festival show LET'S JUST HAVE SOME FUN (AND LEARN SOMETHING, FOR ONCE) at the Pleasance Courtyard in August to sold-out audiences and a host of four and five star reviews. The show also had a run at the Soho Theatre.

He was recently seen on Channel Four as Bert in his original Comedy Showcase pilot CHICKENS alongside writing and performing partners Joe Thomas and Simon Bird. They are developing several other original comedies together.

Later this year, Jonny will record his four part series HARD TO TELL for BBC Radio 4 which he will write and perform in and he is also about to film a guest role in the second series of BBC4's TWENTY TWELVE.

He also recently reprised his role of Jared in the second series of Tom Basden's PARTY for BBC Radio 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011md6d

Last year, Jonny appeared in BBC2's PETE N DUD: THE LOST SKETCHES (alongside Jonathan Ross, Adrian Edmondson, Angus Deayton, Alistair McGowan, Hugh Dennis, Simon Day and Nick Mohammed) and took part in a recreation of various classic sketches. The Metro praised his performance: "Instead the originals were lovingly, though palely, imitated, new boy Jonny Sweet coming closest to catching the anarchic 1960s spirit that Pete and Dud encapsulated."

He also filmed a role in the first episode of the new online series TRINNY & SUSANNAH: WHAT THEY DID NEXT which received warm reviews and then transferred to Channel Four: http://www.trinnyandsusannahwhattheydidnext.com/episode-1/

Jonny appeared as Jared in the Radio 4 four-part series of PARTY, at the Sydney run of PARTY and also at the Arts Theatre run of PARTY. He also had a successful run in February at the Soho Theatre with his Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning show MOSTLY ABOUT ARTHUR.

He also played a young David Cameron in WHEN BORIS MET DAVE http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/revealed-ndash-the-joker-who-will-be-cameron-1762109.html?action=Popup) which aired on More 4 before the election.

 

Television
Production / CharacterDirectorCompany
PETE & DUD: THE LOST SKETCHES (VARIOUS)Peter Boyd-Maclean Hotsauce / BBC2
POPATRON
Giles
Gavin O'GradyBBC Switch / Zeppotron
CHICKENS CH4 COMEDY SHOWCASE
Bert
Steve BendelackBig Talk / Channel 4
WHEN BORIS MET DAVE
(David Cameron)
John DowerBlink Films / More4
OFF THE HOOK
(Figaro)
Vadim JeanBBC 3 / U Switch
WINGING IT
(Various)
Zeppotron / BBC2
BRAVE YOUNG MEN
(Mr Knowles)
Sam LeiferBaby Cow / BBC3
THE INBETWEENERS - SERIES 2
(Dean)
Ben PalmerBwark / E4
NOT SAFE FOR WORKMisha Manson-SmithCompany Pictures / National Film & Television School
E4 PANEL SHOWRough Cut
DELTA FOREVERMisha Manson-SmithBBC 3 / Angel Eye
Stage
Production / CharacterDirectorCompany
PARTY
Jared
Philip BreenArts Theatre, London
PARTY
Jared
Phil BreenAssembly, Edinburgh Festival
Radio
Production / CharacterDirectorCompany
HARD TO TELL
Tom
Tiger Aspect
LISTEN TO THISBBC Radio 4 / Tiger Aspect
PARTY SERIES 2
Jared
BBC Radio 4
PARTY (4 EPISODES)
Jared
BBC Radio 4
Other
Production / CharacterDirectorCompany
TRINNY & SUSANNAH: WHAT THEY DID NEXT
Gavin Nicholls, Trade Show Organiser
Chris FaithThe 5th Medium
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Agent
Hannah Begbie
Associate Agent: Kitty Laing
+44 (0) 20 3214 0915
About

Jonny is currently developing original vehicles with both Talkback and BBC Radio 4, alongside writing an original comedy for Tiger Aspect. Later this year, he will record his four part series LISTEN TO THIS for BBC Radio 4 which he will write and also perform in.

He will shortly be seen on Channel Four as Bert in his original Comedy Showcase pilot CHICKENS alongside writing and performing partners Joe Thomas and Simon Bird. They are developing several other original comedies together.

He also recently reprised his role of Jared in the second series of Tom Basden's PARTY for BBC Radio 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011md6d

In 2009, Jonny won the Edinburgh Comedy Award (formerly Perrier) for Best Newcomer for his show MOSTLY ABOUT ARTHUR (directed by Stefan Golaszewski), which Nica Burns described as: "a delicious hour of character comedy...unexpected, highly original, very funny. Watch out for him". Jonny re-staged his award-winning piece at the Soho theatre earlier this year.

The same year in Edinburgh Jonny also appeared in Tom Basden's new play PARTY, which won a Fringe First award - Jonny reprised his role in a Radio 4 adaptation and transfer to London's Arts Theatre in March 2010.

Jonny recently appeared in BBC2's PETE N DUD: THE LOST SKETCHES (alongside Jonathan Ross, Adrian Edmondson, Angus Deayton, Alistair McGowan, Hugh Dennis, Simon Day and Nick Mohammed) and took part in a recreation of various classic sketches. The Metro praised his performance: "Instead the originals were lovingly, though palely, imitated, new boy Jonny Sweet coming closest to catching the anarchic 1960s spirit that Pete and Dud encapsulated."

Jonny and his writing partner Joe Thomas perform together with Simon Bird as HOUSE OF WINDSOR.

Jonny and Joe have been writing and performing comedy together since they met at Cambridge University in 2003. They staged their first hour-long comedy show at the Edinburgh festival in 2006 and were subsequently nominated for the Writer's Guild Comedy Newcomer Award: " The Future", a surreal vision of the workplaces of the future, received excellent reviews:

"Unmissable *****" The List  

"A truly unique new voice" Chortle   

Television
ProductionCompanyNotes
CHARLOTTE CHURCH SHOWMonkey Kingdom/Channel 4Co-Presenter (himself)
1x30
Pilot
CHICKENS CH4 COMEDY SHOWCASE
(2011)
Big Talk / Channel 4Writer of a 30' pilot with Simon Bird and Joe Thomas
BIG BROTHER'S BIG MOUTHChannel 4Writer - performer
Theatre
ProductionCompanyNotes
MOSTLY ABOUT ARTHUR Soho TheatreWriter-Performer
Dir: Stefan Golaszewski
PARTYArts Theatre, LondonWriter - Performer
Dir: Philip Breen
PARTYSydney FestivalsWriter - Performer
Dir: Philip Breen
MOSTLY ABOUT ARTHURPleasance AssemblyWriter - performer
HOUSE OF WINDSORUnderbellyWriter - performer
THE FUTUREUnderbellyWriter - performer
THE JONNY & JOE SHOWThe PleasanceWriter-performer
THE MEETINGThe PleasanceWriter-performer
Radio
ProductionCompanyNotes
LISTEN TO THIS
(2011)
BBC Radio 4 / Tiger AspectWriter and star of a 4 part radio series
THE FULL MONTGOMERYBBCSketch writer
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