Karl Julian Theobald (born 5 August 1969) is an

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and comedian. He has played 'Landlord' in '' Plebs'' and Martin Dear in

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sitcom ''

Green Wing ''Green Wing'' is a British sitcom set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital. It was created by the same team behind the sketch show '' Smack the Pony'' – Channel 4 commissioner Caroline Leddy and producer Victoria Pile – and stars Mark H ...

''.

Early life

Theobald was born in Great Yarmouth, to Wendy Theobald. He grew up in Lowestoft, for seventeen years, where he studied at

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and went to dance school at an early age. He graduated from the

Drama Centre London Drama Centre London (often abbreviated as Drama Centre) was a British drama school in King's Cross, London, where it moved in 2011 after a major reshaping of the University of the Arts London. It was part of Central Saint Martins, a constitu ...

in 1998, to work with

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Career

Theobald is the one-time comedy partner of Russell Brand; they formed a double act during the 1990s called Theobald and Brand on Ice. This has been mentioned by Brand on his

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show and in his autobiography, ''My Booky Wook''. As well as appearing in ''Green Wing'', Theobald has written comedy for the television programmes ''

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'' and ''

Smack the Pony ''Smack the Pony'' is a British sketch comedy show that was originally broadcast between 1999 and 2003 on Channel 4. The main performers on the show were Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips. There were also regular appearances from ...

''. He also appeared in the radio sitcom ''The Exterminating Angels''. In 2008, Theobald joined the cast of

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series ''

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'' as Oliver Leek. He appeared in the 2010 film ''

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'', alongside Brand, playing his assistant. In 2014, he starred in the independent British feature film ''Downhill'', with

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and

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, which is a comedy about four men attempting

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. The film is directed by James Rouse and the screenplay was written by

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Film and Television

Film

Television

Radio

Stage

Theatre

Stand Up

Other Media

Music Videos

Video Games

References

External links

*
whatsonstage.com, 20 questions for Karl Theobald

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British Comedy Guide
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