Nick Doody (born 1972 in

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) is a British

stand-up comedian Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...

. Doody featured as a guest on vox-pop television shows and radio broadcasts such as '' Political Animal''. He wrote for the television series ''

FAQ U ''FAQ U'' was a television programme broadcast by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in 2005. It was shown every weeknight, Monday to Friday, just after 11:00pm. It was presented by Justin Lee Collins in its first week, David Mitchell in the second ...

'', featured on ''

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'', and was a finalist on Channel Four's 1997 ''So You Think You're Funny'' competition. He was commissioned to write a study of American comedian

Bill Hicks William Melvin Hicks (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His material—encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy—wa ...

, ''Telling the Truth, Laughing: The Life and Works of Bill Hicks'' following his gigging with Hicks in 1992. In 2006 Doody performed his first solo Edinburgh Show ''Before He Kills Again'' and made an appearance at

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. He has appeared on ''

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'' on

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, and has written for ''

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'', ''

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'' (

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), ''

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'' (

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), ''

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'' (BBC Radio 4). He appeared on ''The World Stands Up'' for

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and

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in the UK, and on ''Edinburgh and Beyond'', also for Paramount. He was creator and head writer of ''

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'', which broadcast in 2009 and 2011 on

. He took his second solo show ''Hypocrite'' to the

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in 2007. and continued to perform regular shows at the Fringe. Doody supported

Dave Gorman David James Gorman (born 2 March 1971) is an English comedian, presenter, and writer. Gorman began his career writing for comedy series such as ''The Mrs Merton Show'' (1993–1998) and ''The Fast Show'' (1994–1997), and later garnered ac ...

in his latest 2018 tour ''With Great PowerPoint Comes Great ResponsibilityPoint''.https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2018/10/01/41369/dave_gorman%3A_with_great_powerpoint_comes_great_responsibilitypoint

References

External links

Official Website
Living people 1972 births People from Morley, West Yorkshire People educated at St. Bede's Grammar School {{UK-comedian-stub