Reginald Darnell Hunter (born March 26, 1969)Maxwell, Dominic (March 10, 2007).
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based in the United Kingdom.

Early life and family

Hunter was born in

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, the youngest of nine. He undertook an acting internship in

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, at age 20. His mother died in 2004. Whilst appearing as a guest on ''

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'' in 2018, Hunter revealed that he has a daughter, then aged 16, whom he had met for the first time in 2016.

Stand-up comedy

Having initially travelled to the UK at the age of 27 as a summer student at the

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, Hunter became a comedian after performing his first comedy set as a dare, for which he received £100. Realising that he enjoyed performing comedy, and that it might be profitable, he turned his attention from acting to stand-up. In 2006 and 2008, Hunter participated in Project X Presents events. In 2013 he toured Ireland with his show ''In the Midst of Crackers''. Hunter often uses variations of the term "

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" in the titles of his shows. ''Reginald D Hunter: Pride & Prejudice... & Niggas'' attracted some controversy, and the poster was banned from the

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. His tour with

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, called ''Trophy Nigga'', played 55 venues around the UK, but not all the venues used the tour title. Hunter joked that this was because promoters didn't like the word "trophy". In April 2013, Hunter performed at an engagement for the

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. Following the event, PFA chairman

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accused Hunter of racism, as he had used the word "nigger" during his set. Carlisle also said that some of those present had found Hunter's material "highly offensive". In response, Hunter posted to his

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page many photos of himself taken after his set with people attending the event, with most smiling.

Awards

Hunter was nominated for the

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in the 2003 and 2004

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s. He won the Writers' Guild Award for Comedy in 2006 for his show ''Pride & Prejudice... & Niggas.''

Television

Hunter made his TV debut on Channel 4's '' The 11 O'Clock Show'' in 1998. TV subsequent credits include: 2004 * ''Does Doug Know'' (Channel 4) * ''Boozy Britain'' (Channel 4) * ''Comedy Store Stand-up'' (Channel 5) * ''

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'' (Channel 4) * '' Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' (BBC Two) * '' Have I Got News for You'' (BBC One) 2007 * ''

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'' (ITV1) * ''

'' (Channel 4) * '' Have I Got News for You'' (BBC One) 2008 * ''

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'' (TEN) AUS * '' Have I Got News for You'' (BBC One) * '' Spicks and Specks'' (ABC1) AUS * '' Trexx and Flipside'' (BBC Three) * '' Lawro and the Warlocks of Doom'' (6 Music) 2009 * '' QI'' (BBC Four / One / Two) * ''Good News Week'' (TEN) AUS * ''

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'' (

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) * '' Have I Got News for You'' (BBC One) * ''

'' (Channel 4) * '' You Have Been Watching'' (Channel 4) * ''Spicks and Specks'' (ABC1) AUS * '' Would I Lie to You?'' (BBC One) * '' It's Only a Theory'' (BBC Four) * '' Live at the Apollo'' (BBC One) 2010 * '' The Bubble'' (BBC Two) * ''Spicks and Specks'' (ABC1) AUS * ''

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'' (BBC One) * '' You Have Been Watching'' (Channel 4) * '' Have I Got News for You'' (BBC One) * '' The Green Room with Paul Provenza'' (Showtime) 2011 * ''Stand and Deliver'' (RTÉ 2) IRL * '' Have I Got News for You'' (BBC One) * ''This Week'' (BBC One - UK politics show) * '' Something for the Weekend'' (BBC) * '' The Hour'' (STV) * ''

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'' (Dave) 2012 * ''

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'' (BBC) * '' Have I Got News for You'' (BBC) * ''

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'' (Channel 4) * ''

'' (Channel 4) * '' QI'' (BBC) 2013 * '' Have I Got News for You'' (BBC One) * '' Was It Something I Said?'' (Channel 4) 2014 * '' Have I Got News for You'' (BBC One) * '' QI'' (BBC Four / One / Two) 2015 * ''Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South'' (BBC) * ''

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'' (Channel 4) 2016 * Acting role in '' Man Down'' - 1 episode 2018 * ''Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the Border'' (BBC Two) * '' Have I Got News for You'' (BBC One)

Radio

Hunter is one of the hosts of the ''E4 Laughs at Edinburgh'' podcast, showcasing the best comedy talent from the

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. He has had numerous appearances on the

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comedy show '' The Unbelievable Truth''.Episode 4, series 4
Retrieved February 22, 2015. He also appeared on ''

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'' (BBC Radio 4) on November 15, 2011.

Stand-up DVDs

*''Live'' (November 14, 2011) *''Live: In the Midst of Crackers'' (November 18, 2013)

Stand-up tours

* A Mystery Wrapped in a Nigga * Pride and Prejudice... and Niggas * Sometimes even the Devil Tells The Truth * Trophy Nigga * In the Midst of Crackers * Some People vs Reginald D. Hunter (2017/18) * Bombe Shuffleur (2022)

Notes

External links

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"'Why should I be censored?'"
''London Evening Standard'', December 1, 2006. Retrieved February 4, 2012 * Helen Lewis
"Reginald D Hunter: 'Old and middle-class people, if you scare them, they vote'"
''New Statesman'', June 23, 2011, Retrieved March 3, 2012
E4 Laughs at Edinburgh
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