Angela Barnes
Who Angela Barnes is
Angela Barnes is a stand-up comedian from Maidstone who left a career in health and social care to start stand-up in 2010 and the following year won the BBC Radio 2 New Comedy Award on a public vote. She has toured the UK, become a regular on Mock the Week and appeared on Live at the Apollo and Dave's Hypothetical, and on the radio she has been heard on BBC Radio 4's The Now Show and The News Quiz and has hosted Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack.
In 2025 she was named host of a new flagship stand-up series on Radio 4, and in 2026 host of The Archers Live at 75 tour. With John O'Farrell she co-hosts the podcast We Are History, which has run to six series and more than a million downloads.
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At a glance
- From
- Maidstone
- Podcasts and radio
- We Are History, The Now Show, The News Quiz and 1 more
- On screen
- Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Hypothetical
On stage
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Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Mock the Week regular
- Live at the Apollo
- Hypothetical Dave
Podcasts and radio
- We Are History co-host, with John O'Farrell
- The Now Show BBC Radio 4
- The News Quiz BBC Radio 4
- Newsjack host, BBC Radio 4 Extra
Comedians like Angela Barnes
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Katie Norris also on The Now Show
- Ahir Shah also on The Now Show
- Jo Caulfield also on The News Quiz
- Lucy Porter also on The News Quiz
- Celya AB also on The News Quiz
- Helen Bauer also in Hypothetical
- Josh Widdicombe also in Hypothetical
- Kiri Pritchard-McLean also in Hypothetical
Questions and answers
Where is Angela Barnes performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What podcasts and radio shows have they been on?
We Are History, The Now Show, The News Quiz and Newsjack.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Mock the Week (regular), Live at the Apollo and Hypothetical (Dave).
Where is Angela Barnes from?
From Maidstone.
Who are some comedians like them?
Katie Norris (also on The Now Show), Ahir Shah (also on The Now Show), Jo Caulfield (also on The News Quiz), Lucy Porter (also on The News Quiz) and Celya AB (also on The News Quiz).
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Sources
- Off The Kerb ↗ Left a career in health and social care to start stand-up in 2010; won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2011; UK tours; a regular on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, Hypothetical on Dave; The Now Show and The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4; host of Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack; We Are History with John O'Farrell, six series and…
- Chortle — A Barnes-storming victory (19 June 2011) ↗ Angela Barnes, from Maidstone, crowned winner of the BBC Radio 2 New Comedy Award after a public vote following a live-broadcast final in London; fellow finalists Pat Cahill, Chris Turner, Tez Ilyas, Mark Restuccia and Joe Lycett (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026