Sean Lock

About

Sean is one of the most naturally gifted comedians on television. He never fails to entertain as the host of 8 out of 10 Cats, TV Heaven, Telly Hell and Argumental, and appears regularly on Have I Got News for You and QI.

Sean Lock made his first television appearance in 1993, when he appeared in a supporting role alongside Rob Newman and David Baddiel in their TV show Newman and Baddiel in Pieces. He toured with the duo as their support act, and, as a result, became the first comedian to perform at Wembley Arena.

In 1995, Lock played an escaped murderer in an episode of The World of Lee Evans, alongside Lee Evans and Phil Daniels.

He won the British Comedy Award in 2000 in the category of Best Live Comic, and was nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award.

Lock wrote the screenplay for Andrew Kötting’s 2001 feature film This Filthy Earth, based on the novel La Terre by Émile Zola.

Continuing with stand-up as the mainstay of his workload, Lock also made regular appearances on various radio panel shows, script-edited for Bill Bailey’s 1998 BBC2 series, Is It Bill Bailey? and had his own show on BBC Radio, 15 Minutes of Misery.

In spring 2006, he hosted his own entertainment show on Channel 4 called TV Heaven, Telly Hell.

In 2008 he appeared on The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, on a team with James Corden.

Sean was voted the 55th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4’s 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007 and again in the updated 2010 list as the 25th greatest stand-up comic.

Lock has also appeared on many popular British TV panel shows including Have I Got News for You, QI and They Think It’s All Over. Lock has become “The Curator” for the second radio series of The Museum of Curiosity, in 2009, taking over from Bill Bailey.

In 2010, Lock took part in Channel 4’s Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena. He has also appeared in a spoof video produced by Shelter, the housing charity, to highlight the problem of rogue landlords.

Sean’s current status as a prominent on-screen personality means he is demand as an after dinner speaker and events host.