Lloyd Langford (born 6 August 1983) is a Welsh comedian, comedy writer and voice artist.

Early life and education

Langford was born in Baglan,

Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot ( cy, Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough in the south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county borough borders Bridgend County Borough and Rhondda Cynon Taf ...

. He studied film and television at the

University of Warwick , mottoeng = Mind moves matter , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £7.0 million (2021) , budget = £698.2 million (2020� ...

; he chose this because film interested him, he wanted to live somewhere new and did not want to lock himself into a vocation so early on. He was regularly MC at Warwick Comedy's weekly Sunday night stand-up show.

Career

Langford was a regular panellist on ''

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'' and has written additional material for TV shows '' Live at the Apollo'', ''

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'' and '' The King is Dead''. He has provided audience warm-up on '' QI'' and been a contributor on '' Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience''. Langford has appeared as a guest on several comedy and panel shows, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' QI'' and ''

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'', ''

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'' ( TV2 New Zealand), and has written for other shows. In August 2010, Langford made the move to television when the BBC commissioned eight episodes of ''

'', following a successful pilot earlier in 2010. The show featured

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and Langford answering random trivia questions, such as 'Who would win in a race,

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or a grizzly bear?', posed by the public and celebrities, with additional celebrity guests on the panel. The show ran for two series. Langford had been a guest comedian on ''

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''. He co-hosted the radio show '' Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs'' and played Rhod Gilbert's brother on pilot sitcom ''Rhod Gilbert's Leaving Llanbobl''. He occasionally co-hosts Gilbert's weekly show on

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. Langford has appeared several times on the BBC Radio comedy panel show '' The Unbelievable Truth'' and is a co-writer and performer on the BBC Radio Wales sketch show ''Here Be Dragons''; the show won the 2014

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- Bronze for Best Comedy. He has written jokes for Gilbert,

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and

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. Langford occasionally tours as part of comedy collective GIT with Dan Atkinson and

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; his first solo tour was titled ''Rare Bit'', a reference to his Welsh heritage. He has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe multiple times. In October 2012, along with 463 other players, Langford took part in BBC Radio 5 Live's attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the 'most players in a continuous 5 a side

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'. This was for BBC Children in Need, along with former footballer and TV pundit

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and BBC Radio 5 Live travel reporter Lindsey Chapman. In the early months of 2019, Langford toured his most recent Edinburgh show, ''Why the Long Face?'', in Australia and New Zealand.

Personal life

Langford is originally from

Baglan, Neath Port Talbot Baglan is a large village in Wales, adjoining Port Talbot, named after Saint Baglan. Baglan is also a community and ward in the Neath Port Talbot county borough. In 2001, the population was 6,654. rising to 6,819 in 2011. Baglan is on the sid ...

. He has lived in

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...

and London and is currently based in

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, Australia, with his partner, comedian Anne Edmonds. They had a daughter in October 2021. A republican, Langford opposes the monarchy, a belief described by

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as "a deeply held conviction" in a review of his 2014 show ''Old Fashioned''.

Awards

References

External links

Official website
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2012 interview
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