Artist Profile

Lloyd Woolf

Warm, whimsical and wonderfully funny Lloyd Woolf can turn his hand to many performance genres.  Best known as a quarter of the Cowards sketch group Woolf has won critical acclaim not only for his writing and performing within the group but also for his debut solo show in 2008.


With regular appearances on radios and TVs across the UK Woolf has become one of the hottest new talents in Britain.  His personable, charming and endearing delivery instantly captivates the audience and creates an intimacy to his performances whether it be to a broadcast or to a live audience. 


This ability to draw audiences to him is apparent in his skillful and prolific writing that has seen Cowards rise from a Fringe show to a BBC TV hit. 



LIVE WORK

Having taken a short break to concentrate on writing and filming Lloyd is now resuming his stand up career and can be seen performing at clubs around the country.


FESTIVALS

Ten Shows I Abandoned – Edinburgh Fringe Festival - 2008

Cowards – Edinburgh Fringe Festival – 2008

Cowards – Edinburgh Fringe Festival - 2006

Cowards – Edinburgh Fringe Festival – 2005


RADIO

Cowards – 2 series - BBC Radio 4 – 2007 & 2008

Cowards on The Milk Run – BBC Radio – 2005


COMMERCIALS

Peugot – 2009

Peugot movie idents  - 2009

Ebay Outdoors  - 3Mobile – 2007

Hiking: Big Daddy Box  - KFC – 2007

4-OD Ident – 2007

Mining for Noodles – Pot Noodle – 2006

The Golden Rules of Comedy – UK Gold – 2005



TV

Cowards – BBC4 – 2009

How Not To Live Your Life – BBC3 - 2009

The Wrong Door – BBC3 - 2008

Comedy Shuffle – BBC3 – 2007

Cowards (Pilot) – BBC3 – 200



FILM

Human Resources – Jonathan Can Tulleken – 2007

Nightwalking – Acteon Film – Daniel Cormack - 2007



THEATRE

Captain Oates’ Left Sock – Finborough Theatre – 2009


WRITING CREDITS

UKGold summer promotion idents The Golden Rules of Comedy -2005

The Envelope Teeth Stories  - 2004

Non-Sexual Kissing – Cambridge Footlights Production - 2003

Cowards – Writer/Performer for live, radio and TV shows


CASTING INFO

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Height: 5’11

Weight: 11st 3lb

Eye colour: Hazel

Hair colour: Light/mid brown

Casting Age : 21-26

Accents: Swansea (native), Californian, New York, American-Southern States, American-Standard, Australian, Birmingham, Cardiff, Cockney, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Northern, RP, South African, Swansea, Welsh-Northern, Welsh-Southern, Welsh-Standard, West Country

Languages: English (native)

Skills: Guitar, improvisation.




PRESS

Press for Lloyd Woolf: 10 Shows I Abandoned


“Woolf has natural comic timing and some lovely, off-beat ideas” The Observer


“You’ll find yourself captivated and hanging on his every foolishly sparkling word”  The List


“Woolf is an adorable comedian…A show that will make you laugh out loud”  Three Weeks


“This lad has bags of talent and is very personable” One4Review


“an endearing debut” Metro


“an oddball performer who intrigues throughout” Fest


Press for Cowards TV show


“Funny and original” The Stage


“hugely watchable comedians” TV Scoop


“It's only got a three-show taster run, but the episodes are brilliant. If BBC4 has got any sense - and the likes of The Thick Of It and Screenwipe suggests so - they'll order a second, full-length series pronto.” The Guardian


“Sketch shows rarely justify the sum of their parts, but there is sometimes an exception. Adapted from the Radio 4 show, the cowards in question are comedians Tim Key, Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski and Lloyd Woolf and their act works because the sketches are a blend of the subtle, imaginative and absurd.” The Telegraph


“Individually, Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski, Tim Key and Lloyd Woolf have caused quite a stir on the live comedy circuit, and their shared love of deadpan, absurd and irreverent humour shines out in this inventive, enjoyable and subtle sketch show.” Metro


Press for Cowards Live


“Their writing is sharp, some of the best lines delivered as seeming asides, and their attention to mundane detail rendering the absurdity of their situations almost believable.  Moreover, they are young, likable and confident in their abilities..” The Scotsman


“Cowards is an impressive new quartet that possesses the right combination of acting talent and well-written material. With quick, snappy scenes that occasionally recall early Fry and Laurie in their mix of silly surrealism” The Observer


“Impressibvely observant writing coupled with a depth of characterisation” The Stage


“Fucking funny…perfect comic timing” Three Weeks


“dazzling lines” Metro


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