Artist Profile
Lucy Porter
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Awards:
2006 ‘Radio Forth’ – Best Comedian Award
2004 ‘Fringe Report Award’ - Winner – Best Stand Up
2004 ‘BAFTA Award’ – nominee - for writing
2004 ‘New York Television Society Award’ - Winner - for writing
2003 ‘Hairline Highlight Award’ - Winner
2003 ‘Chortle Breakthrough Award’ – nominee
2003 ‘Royal Television Society Award’ – nominee for writing
The loveable and hugely likeable Lucy Porter is currently on tour with her 2008 sell out Edinburgh show ‘The Bare Necessities,’ her seventh solo show, to venues across the UK in 2009 - a stripped-down hour of nakedly funny stand-up. Last year's show 'Lucy Porter’s Love In'subsequently sold out nationwide on a 40 date tour. The 30 date tour kicked off at the Canterbury Gulbenkian Theatre on the 14th February and culminates at the Taunton Brewhouse on 1st June.
Since 2001, Lucy has been a huge hit with comedy audiences up and down the country with her distinctive, bouncy, feel-good comedy. There’s always a philosophical element to her shows, and‘The Bare Necessities’ is Lucy’s least fluffy, most thought-provoking show to date. She talks about the things that matter in her life: The erosion of our civil liberties, the rise of surveillance society, the infantilization of grown-ups, the reason why so many comedians are depressive alcoholics and the ingredients for a really excellent dirty martini.
As a writer and performer, Lucy has continued to contribute to panel and sketch shows on BBC Radio 2 and 4. She authored a documentary celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Mills and Boon in which she talked to authors, addicts and Mills and Boon rejects such as Bridget Jones author Helen Fielding.
On TV, Lucy has added much to the store of human knowledge by appearing on yet more '100 Best things’ shows (will they never end?), has guested on 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' and offered herself up for humiliation on Rob Brydon's BBC show 'Anually Retentive'. A self-confessed pub quiz addict, in June 2007 Lucy came second only to Rob Deering in the comedy special of 'The Weakest Link' and appeared on 'Have I Got News For You' with Ann Widdicombe and Danny Baker.
In 2008, Lucy has further developed her skills as a gagsmith. She remains amongst the most sought-after comedy writers in Britain and was one of the lead writers on ITV1’s prime-time Sunday night satirical animation series ‘Headcases’. She’s been responsible for turning Dames Helen Mirren and Judi Dench into mouthy Croydon girls, Robert Mugabe into a West Country farmer, and Angelina Jolie into an evil sweatshop gangmaster. In the summer of 2008 she also performed at the prestigious Kilkenny festival, as well as other mud-soaked festivals such as Latitude. Lucy has also written for Johnny Vaughan, Adam and Joe, Griff Rhys Jones and even Jimmy Tarbuck. She has interviewed porn legend Ben Dover and flexed her TV Pop-Quiz muscles with Noddy Holder.
Lucy is also developing a drama series (working title ‘Good Girls’) for BBC1. For ‘Comedy Demon’, she is making ‘Lucy Loves You’ - a series of mini sitcom episodes about her bizarre home life. The show features puppets, live bands, and Lucy having intimate relations with a bear.
Lucy has supported Puppetry of The Penis on the 40 date tour as well as the more socially acceptable Ardal O'Hanlon.
Lucy played Nurse Flinn, in the critically acclaimed, box-office record breaking run of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest in Edinburgh and London's West End, alongside Cristian Slater. She also acted in BBC 2's Broken News.
Lucy has continued to travel internationally with her stand-up – taking in the far East (including shows in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Macau and Manila), Switzerland and Paris. She was also invited to Miami to take part in NBC’s ‘Last Comic Standing’.
LUCY PORTER QUOTES FROM EDINBURGH 2008
‘….You emerge from this elegantly constructed show feeling appropriately and entirely in love with life’ DAILY TELEGRAPH
‘….She is like your witty friend who’s always brilliant company down the pub. Many stand-ups would give their non-drinking arms to be able to transfer that kind of sparkling barroom bonhomie to the stage and Porter does it effortlessly’ THE SCOTSMAN
“…refreshingly breezy…someone who finds sweetness even in a man that stole her credit card. Porter is a kitten with enduring appeal.” METRO ****
“….hilarious Porter definitely in credit after the crunch…” EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS *****
“…Porter is one of the most talented comics on the circuit…brilliantly crafted jokes. This is get happy comedy at its very best” TIME OUT *****
“…utterly charming Porter is a frightening gifted comic who sees jokes in the most unusual places…” SUNDAY TIMES SCOTLAND
Lucy Porter has appeared on the following shows:
Have I Got News for You BBC 1
The Personality Test Radio 4
Clive Andersons Chat Room BBC Radio 2
Broken News BBC
The Powder Room BBC Radio 2
Parsons and Naylor BBC
Comedy Cuts ITV2
The Blame Game BBC1
Edinburgh and Beyond Avalon
The New Armando Iannucci Show R 4 Pozzitive Productions
Absolute Power BBC 2
Richard & Judy Ch 4 / Cactus
The History Of Advertising Ch5/RDF Media
100 Greatest TV Moments Ever! YTV / Ch 4
Live Floor Show BBC 2
Brain Candy... Baby Cow / BBC 3
The Sandi Toksvig LBC Radio
The Matthew Wright Show LBC Radio
Live Floor Show BBC Scotland
The Comedy Store Open Mike / Paramount
24 Hours in Edinburgh BBC Scotland / BBC
Shoot the Messenger Open Mike / Paramount TV (2 Series)
100 Great Sporting Moments Ch 4
I Love the 80's BBC 2
Please Sir! Ch 5
The Treatment Radio 5
Bedrock ITV2
The Stand Up Show BBC1
The 11 O'Clock Show Ch 4
Parson's and Naylor's Pullout Section BBC Radio 2
The Stand Up Show BBC Radio 2
The Comedy Store Five
Absolutely True Ch 4/ Paramount
Gas Channel 4
Net.Comedy Carlton Digital
Consequently Carlton Digital
The Last Laugh Show Granada TV
Funny Business ITV
Flat Earth GMR
Noddy's Electric Ladyland GSKYB
The Loafers BBC Choice
Elvis Has Just Left The Building GSKYB
The Comedy Show GMR
At The Store BBC Radio 4
| Production | Character | Director | Production Company |
| MOCK THE WEEK | Team Guest | BBC2 | |
| FRIED BRAIN SANDWICH (PILOT) | Claudia (Lead) | Guy Jenkins | Sony TV |
| BROKEN NEWS | Claudia Van Sant | Paul Scheslinger | BBC |
| TALENT SITCOM SCHEME | Various | Izzy Mant | BBC Television |
| HOW TO SURVIVE | Alison McPahail | Baby Cow / BBC Choice | |
| LIFE'S A PITCH | Lucy | Michael Hurll | BBC Television |
| ABSOLUTELY TRUE | Dog Handler | Jeff Lengyel | Channel 4 |
| MAD FOR IT | Janie | Michael Hurley | Granada Television |
| RUSS ABOTT CHRISTMAS SHOW | Charlotte | Tony Prescott | Granada Television |
| ABSOLUTE POWER | Various | BBC 2 | |
| LEGEND OF THE DRAGON | Bengal (Animation) | David Freedman | BKN |
| 7 DAYS | Interviewee | David Tyler | BBC 3 |
Theatre:
| Production | Character | Director | Production Company |
| ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST | Nurse | Terry Johnson / Tamara Harvey | Gielgud Theatre / Assembly Rooms Edinburgh |
Radio:
| Production | Character | Director | Production Company |
| HOT GOSSIP | Panelist | BBC Radio 2 | |
| TOTAL BITCH | Various | BBC Radio 2 | |
| THE LOST BLOG OF SCROOBY TREVITHICK | Various | Paul Russell | BBC Radio 4 |
| THE POWDER ROOM | Various | Frank Stirling | Radio 2 / Unique |
| ARMANDO IANNUCCIO'S CHARM OFFENSIVE | Various | David Tyler | BBC Radio 4 |
| PARSON'S AND NAYLOR | Various | Gareth Edwards | BBC Radio 2 |
| THE MILK RUN | Various | Colin Anderson | BBC Radio 4 |
| PARSONS AND NAYLOR'S PULL OUT SECTION | Various | Gareth Edwards | BBC Radio 2 |
| PARSONS & NAYLOR'S PULL OUT SECTION | Various | Gareth Edwards | BBC Radio 2 |
