Rhys James (born Rhys Jones, 30 April 1991) is an English

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 ...

. James has appeared on ''

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'' and '' Live at the Apollo''.

Personal Life

James studied for a politics and international relations degree at

Manchester University , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

, starting his stand-up career in 2010 whilst still a student.Castle, Jill (2015)
Rhys James on respect, Twitter and why he loves The Glasgow Stand
, ''

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'', 22 July 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016 He is a football fan and supports

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Career

James has appeared on ''

'', ''

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'', ''@elevenish'', '' Virtually Famous'' and ''

Sweat the Small Stuff ''Sweat the Small Stuff'' is a British comedy panel show broadcast on BBC Three, presented by Nick Grimshaw and featuring team captains Melvin Odoom and Rochelle Humes. Humes, formerly a regular panellist, replaced Rickie Haywood Williams ...

''. In 2010 he performed as part of the Pleasance Comedy Reserve at the

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, was a finalist in the Laughing Boy New Act Competition and placed 3rd in 'Comedy Central's Funniest Student'. James also appeared on certain YouTube channels such as The Football Republic (Top 10 Football F*ck Up's) and Spurred On. In 2022, he was a guest host on

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and

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's Radio X show. In 2019, James embarked on his first nationwide tour ''Snitch'', which was completed in 2021 after delays due to the

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Live shows

* Begins (2014) * Remains (2015) * Forgives (2016) * Snitch (2019-2021) * Spilt Milk (2023)

Podcasts

James has been featured on numerous podcasts, including Brett Goldstein's ''Films To Be Buried With'' and Jamie Laing's ''Private Parts''. In 2020, James began hosting a podcast called ''Early Work'' which featured conversations with performers about their early creative material. In 2022, James started hosting ''Fit & Proper'' alongside

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. This podcast sees a weekly guest hypothetically rebuild a

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club of their choosing.

Television

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Rhys 1991 births Living people 21st-century English comedians Alumni of the University of Manchester Comedians from London English male comedians People from Shoreditch