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among others. Gordillo performed stand-up from 1996 to 2000 before he co-created & hosted two series of ''The RDA'' aka ''The Recommended Daily Allowance'', a talk show for

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. Gordillo returned to stand-up in 2006. In 2016, his ''Work-in-Progress'' stand-up set won Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival. Gordillo's solo work includes the 2009 production of ''Fuckonomics'' which received mixed reviews. British comedy website

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said the show's subject placed Gordillo "on potentially hack, misogynistic ground" whilst ''The Herald'' described it as "excruciatingly unfunny." More favourable reviews described ''Fuckonomics'' as "intellectually ambitious." His show about his father, ''Divide & Conga'', was received some positive reviews at the Edinburgh fringe and his show ''Cheap Shots at the Defenceless'' toured internationally and received mixed reviews. In 2017, he directed & co-devised ''Ugly Chief'' at

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with performance artist Victoria Melody and her father, TV antiques dealer Mike Melody. The show was a seriocomic examination of death and the tensions of a father-daughter relationship. The piece received positive reviews. Gordillo is represented by the British talent agency ''

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Filmography

Director * Live at the Ambassadors (1993) *

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(1994) *''Blackout''

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(2005) *

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(2011) *''Live: In The Midst of Crackers'' Reginald D. Hunter (2013) *

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with Ross Noble (2014) *''Off the Hook: Dylan Moran Live'' (2015) *''Keep it Light: Sean Lock Live'' (2017) *''The RDA with John Gordillo'' (2000–2001) *''

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'' *'' Edinburgh Comedy Festival'' *'' New Zealand Comedy Gala'' (2014)

Live credits

* 2007 ''Free John Gordillo (''at the Edinburgh Fringe) * 2008 ''Divide & Conga (''at the Edinburgh Fringe) * 2009 ''Fuckonomics'' (at the Edinburgh Fringe'')'' * 2013 ''Cheap Shots at the Defenceless (''at the Edinburgh Fringe) * ''2016 Love Capitalism'' (at the Edinburgh Fringe)

Theatre credits

Director

* 2017 ''Ugly Chief''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordillo, John Living people English film directors English male comedians Year of birth missing (living people) Comedians from London Film directors from London