Jonny Pelham
Who Jonny Pelham is
Jonny Pelham is a stand-up comedian from Bradford who was runner-up in both the Chortle Student Comedy Award and So You Think You're Funny? in 2012, third in the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year in 2013 and nominated for Best Newcomer at the Chortle Awards in 2014. His Edinburgh Fringe hours run from Before and After (2015), whose material became his 2017 hour on NextUp, through Fool's Paradise (2016), Just Shout Louder (2017) and Off Limits (2019) to Optimism Over Despair (2023) and Is It Me?
(2025), and he is a Herald Angel winner. On television he has appeared on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled and Live From the BBC; in 2019 he was writing Blazing Bangladeshis, a semi-autobiographical sitcom pilot set in Bradford, for Channel 4's online Blaps, and he co-hosted the podcast Failing Better with Sean McLoughlin, whose final episode came out in June 2023.
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At a glance
- From
- Bradford
- Stand-up specials
- An Hour on NextUp
- Podcasts
- Failing Better
- On screen
- Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled and 3 more
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Last checked 11 October 2026.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- An Hour on NextUp 2017
On screen
- Live at the Apollo BBC
- Mock the Week BBC
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
- Live From the BBC
- Blazing Bangladeshis writer, Channel 4 Blaps pilot, 2019
- Bobby & Harriet Get Married
Podcasts
- Failing Better co-host, with Sean McLoughlin, to 2023
Comedians like Jonny Pelham
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.
- Fern Brady also in Live from the BBC
- Suzi Ruffell also in Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
- Adam Hess also in Live from the BBC
- Mat Ewins also in Live from the BBC
- Helen Bauer also in Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
- John Kearns also in Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
- Justin Moorhouse also in Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
- Phill Jupitus also in Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Career timeline
- 2017An Hour on NextUp (2017) Special
- 2019Blazing Bangladeshis (writer, Channel 4 Blaps pilot, 2019) On screen
- 2023Failing Better (co-host, with Sean McLoughlin, to 2023) Podcast or book
Questions and answers
Where is Jonny Pelham performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What stand-up specials have they released?
An Hour on NextUp.
What podcast do they host?
Failing Better.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Live at the Apollo (BBC), Mock the Week (BBC), Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, Live From the BBC, Blazing Bangladeshis (writer, Channel 4 Blaps pilot, 2019) and Bobby & Harriet Get Married.
Where is Jonny Pelham from?
From Bradford.
Who are some comedians like them?
Fern Brady (also in Live from the BBC), Suzi Ruffell (also in Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled), Adam Hess (also in Live from the BBC), Mat Ewins (also in Live from the BBC) and Helen Bauer (also in Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled).
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Sources
- Chortle · chortle.co.uk ↗ Runner-up in the Chortle Student Comedy Award and So You Think You're Funny (2012); third in the Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year (2013); nominated for best newcomer at the 2014 Chortle Awards; Edinburgh Fringe shows from Before and After (2015) to Is It Me? (2025) (as of 11 October 2026)
- Chortle — An Hour on NextUp (Jay Richardson, 18 September 2017) ↗ A stand-up comic from Bradford; a 47-minute set on NextUp drawn from his 2015 Edinburgh Fringe debut (as of 11 October 2026)
- Chortle — Jonny Pelham makes a British-Asian Inbetweeners (24 July 2019) ↗ Writing, and set to star in, Blazing Bangladeshis, a semi-autobiographical sitcom pilot set in Bradford, for Channel 4's online Blaps; earlier fictionalised versions of himself in Bobby & Harriet Get Married and a Sky Arts short (as of 11 October 2026)
- British Comedy Guide (Edinburgh Fringe 2023) ↗ A Bradford-born stand-up; Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled and Live From the BBC; co-host of Failing Better with Sean McLoughlin; a Herald Angel winner and Chortle Award nominee (as of 11 October 2026)
- Failing Better (Acast) ↗ Sean McLoughlin and Jonny Pelham, comedians; 71 numbered episodes and a final episode on 14 June 2023 (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026