Craig Campbell (born 1969) is a

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, who now lives in

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Career

Campbell co-hosted Ed's Night Party (aka ''Ed's Late Night'') with

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for several seasons, and also hosted ''From Wimps to Warriors''. He was also part of a comedy trio called The Dinks, with

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and

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. He also appeared with Dennis Miller on ''Mountain Madness'' and performed with ''Jim Carrey Live'' and on '' Just for Laughs''. In the UK he has appeared on ''

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and with

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on ''Edinburgh & Beyond''. He also appeared in the second series of ''

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. In November 2008 he toured Kazakhstan with UK comic Nick Wilty, performing in Almaty, Aktau and Atyrau. He supported

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on his 2010 UK tour and performed his debut stand-up tour in 2011. He opened for Boyle on his 2012 tour. He appeared on ''

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'' in April 2011, with

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and Jo Enright. In November 2015, Craig performed in Moscow, Russia. Campbell hosted a monthly comedy night in Tiverton, Devon. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic this has been cancelled.

DVDs

* ''Death of a Badger'' (2010)

References

External links

Page at agents' website
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