Lucy Montgomery (born 24 January 1975) is a British actress, comedian and writer.

Career

While at

Jesus College, Cambridge Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's full name is The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge. Its common name comes fr ...

, Montgomery was a member of the

Footlights Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge, England, founded in 1883 and run by the students of Cambridge University. History Footlights' inaugural ...

, its amateur theatrical club. Subsequently, she studied at the

Central School of Speech and Drama The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama was founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as The Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. It became a ...

. Montgomery built her career as one third of Comedy Theatre Company Population 3, along with

James Bachman James Hamilton Bachman (born 24 February 1972) is an English comedian, actor and writer. He has written for and acted in many British television and radio programmes, including ''That Mitchell and Webb Look'', ''Saxondale'', ''Bleak Expectati ...

and Barunka O'Shaughnessy, and she appeared as a roving reporter for the comic television programme ''

The Friday Night Project ''The Sunday Night Project'' is a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005 under the title ''The Friday Night Project''. Originally broadcast on Friday nights, the show moved to Sunday n ...

''. Other television work has included ''

Bo' Selecta! ''Bo' Selecta!'' is a British television sketch show written and performed by Leigh Francis. It was broadcast on Channel 4 from 2002 until 2009 and lampooned popular culture, becoming known for its often surreal, abstract toilet humour. Seas ...

'', ''

The Mighty Boosh The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Developed from three stage shows and a six-episode radio series, it has since spanned a total of 20 television episodes for BBC Three which aired ...

'', and '' The IT Crowd''. Montgomery has been heard in several Radio 4 programmes, including the radio

phone-in In broadcasting, a phone-in or call-in is a programme format in which viewers or listeners are invited to air their live comments by telephone, usually in respect of a specific topic selected for discussion on the day of the broadcast. On radio ( ...

spoof '' Down the Line'', '' Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends'', ''

The Way We Live Right Now ''The Way We Live Right Now'' was a BBC Radio Four adaptation of the Anthony Trollope novel ''The Way We Live Now'', re-setting it in the present day. It was written by Jonathan Myerson for the ''Woman's Hour'' serial. Cast *Henry Goodman - Gh ...

'', '' The Museum of Everything'', ''

The Department ''The Department'' is a satirical comedy on BBC Radio 4 about a secret organisation with the power to influence every aspect of your life. Chris Addison, John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman star as Research Team 32, an eccentric three-man think-t ...

'', ''

Another Case of Milton Jones ''Another Case of Milton Jones'' is the third distinct comedy programme starring Milton Jones to be broadcast by BBC Radio 4 (the others being '' The Very World of Milton Jones'' and '' The House of Milton Jones''). The programme ran for five ...

'', '' The Party Line'', ''Harry Hill's Ghost of a Christmas Present'', ''The Pits'', the ''

Torchwood ''Torchwood'' is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of ''Doctor Who'', it aired from 2006 to 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growin ...

'' story " Lost Souls" and ''Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack''. She produced a pilot for her own sketch show pilot for the BBC called ''The Full Montgomery'' which went on to run on Radio 4 for two series. In 2005, Montgomery began writing for and performing in the comedy sketch show ''

Tittybangbang ''Tittybangbang'' is a female-led BBC television sketch comedy show, featuring Lucy Montgomery and Debbie Chazen. It ran between 2005 and 2007 on BBC Three. The show was largely written by Bob Mortimer and Jill Parker and produced by their comp ...

'' on

BBC Three BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, cur ...

. The sketch comedy series also stars

Debbie Chazen Deborah Chazen (born 1 September 1971) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying Annie in the BBC comedy ''The Smoking Room'', Big Claire in ''Mine All Mine'', and various roles in the BBC sketch show ''Tittybangbang''. Alongside t ...

and has had three series, from 2005 to late 2007. She was in ''

The Armstrong and Miller Show ''The Armstrong & Miller Show'' is a British sketch comedy television show produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. It features the double act Armstrong and Miller and a number of notable scriptwriters including Andy Hamilton, co-creator ...

'' on

BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ...

, and ''

Bellamy's People ''Bellamy's People'', also known as ''Bellamy's People of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'', is a British comedy show first broadcast on BBC Two as an eight-episode series. The show is a spin-off from the BBC Radio 4 show ...

'' on BBC Two. She has also been on ''The Law of the Playground'' and ''

The Wall ''The Wall'' is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/ CBS Records. It is a rock opera that explores Pink, a jaded rock star whose eventual self-imp ...

'' on BBC Three. She provided the voice of Destiny in ''

Mongrels A mongrel, mutt or mixed-breed dog is a dog that does not belong to one officially recognized breed and including those that are the result of intentional breeding. Although the term ''mixed-breed dog'' is sometimes preferred, many mongr ...

''. Montgomery had various roles in ''

The Life of Rock with Brian Pern The ''Brian Pern'' documentaries are a British comedy spoof-documentary series about a fictional ageing rock star, Brian Pern, the former frontman of the 1970s progressive rock group Thotch. The series is written by Rhys Thomas and Simon Day, ...

'' and '' Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos''. She was also the voice of Jeanine and other female characters in the Animated Puppetoon children's television series '' A Town Called Panic''. She voiced for the series '' Badly Dubbed Porn'' on

Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programmin ...

. She has starred in many stage productions, including leads in record-breaking and critically acclaimed ''

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

'' with

Mark Rylance Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is a British actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Laurence ...

at the Royal Court in 2009, the 2011–12 revival of Stephen Sondheim's '' Company'' at the Sheffield Crucible and ''Canvas'' at the Chichester Festival in 2012. Montgomery appeared in the musical ''

Viva Forever! ''Viva Forever!'' is a jukebox musical based on the songs of the British girl group the Spice Girls. It was written by Jennifer Saunders, produced by Judy Craymer and directed by Paul Garrington. The show began previews at the Piccadilly The ...

'', based on the music of the Spice Girls.

Personal life

Montgomery is married to fellow comedian Rhys Thomas. They and their two daughters, Polly (born 2008) and Rosie Rae (born 2010), live in East London.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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BBC biog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Lucy 1975 births Living people 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Surrey Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama English radio actresses English television actresses English voice actresses English women comedians People from Epsom