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Mike Bubbins (born 18 April 1972) is a

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comedian, writer and actor. He has appeared in various TV projects as himself and acted in several

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sitcoms. Bubbins makes regular appearances on radio as a character, a professional superfan for hire, and as himself. He has performed stand-up comedy throughout the UK, supporting

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and Rich Hall. Bubbins has performed his stand-up show "Retrosexual Male" at the

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and appeared on ''Stand Up at BBC Wales''. Mike appeared as "The Major" in the 2017 Deep Purple video for "Johnny's Band".

Early life

He was born in

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, and attended Barry Boys' Comprehensive. Although he doesn't like to mention it, Mike lived in

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for 3 years before returning to Wales to attend UWIC (now

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) as a mature student.

Career

Television

Bubbins has made various appearances on television as himself, in the documentary ''Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up to Shyness'' and on shows such as ''Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier'' and ''Eat Your Heart Out With Nick Helm''. He acted in

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s, including ''

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,'' where he played "Bob" and ''

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'', where he played the angry driving instructor "Huw." He also played "Wyn," part of the Wow Wales husband and wife corporate directors team with Mari Beard as long-suffering wife "Charlotte" in BBC Wales sitcom ''

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''. He played an exaggerated version of himself alongside John Rutledge (Eggsy of

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) in a spoof paranormal investigation show ''The Unexplainers'' on television, radio and a spin-off podcast. In 2021, Bubbins wrote and starred in a sitcom pilot for BBC Wales, called ''

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'', combining his experiences as a

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teacher with his love of the 1970s. In early 2023, Bubbins appeared on ''

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'', winning his week.

Rugby Career

As a Wales Schoolboy, Bubbins was an outstanding prospect at flanker. He was an exemplary tackler, could run non-stop, and was demonstrably a better player than

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. In addition, empirically speaking, a peak-fitness Bubbins would easily defeat Haskell in an

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bout, something the self-deprecating Bubbins has tried unsuccessfully to stop his broadcast partners from repeating on several of his successful

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s. In a revealing and intimate interview with The Rugby Journal, he explains why he was not picked for Cardiff Rugby and therefore, the

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. "I was a real idiot. I had a short fuse and would say the wrong things to the wrong people. I had a big falling out with John Scott, who was the Cardiff coach when I was 18 or 19. I was a flanker and I wanted to get in the first team at Cardiff even though Richie Collins, who was playing for Wales at the time, wasn't even starting. I said, 'put me in the first team, what are you doing?' John said, 'well, internationals aren't even in the first team.' I said, 'I'm better than them, put me in the first team'. I'd already ballsed up school and now I'd now ballsed up youth rugby. So, I went to Canada and enjoyed myself for three or four years, before returning to UWIC as a mature student."

Radio

Bubbins has been a guest on

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panel show ''What's The Story''", which hosted their coverage of the

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Comedy Festival from 2012 to 2018 and presented and starred in his own show ''Mike Bubbins: Day Tripper''. He co-starred in five series of ''The Unexplainers'' with John Rutledge, which subsequently moved to television and had a podcast spin-off. He made several appearances as a guest on BBC 5 Live's ''

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'' and ''Blood on the Track'' and has played various characters on Lucy Beaumont's BBC Radio 4/Radio 2 sitcom ''To Hull and Back''. He played Mr. Lazarus in BBC Radio 4 comedy drama ''Dangerous Visions: Kafka's Metamorphosis''. In the summer of 2021 Bubbins hosted Nothing Beats the 70s show on Radio Wales drawing on his love of the 1970s, asking his guests to try and disprove his theory that the music and fashion of the 70s made it the best decade. Bubbins is a former PE Teacher, nutritional advisor, amateur Rugby Union player and Elvis Tribute Act. He co-hosts '' The Socially Distant Sports Bar'' with fellow Welsh comedian

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and sports journalist Steff Garrero.

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