Stand-up comedian

Lucy Porter

Who Lucy Porter is

Lucy Porter is a stand-up comedian and writer, born in 1972, who studied English literature at the University of Manchester and worked as a journalist and then a television researcher, on shows including The Mrs Merton Show, before turning to stand-up; she was runner-up in So You Think You're Funny? at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1996. She has taken a long run of solo shows to Edinburgh since 2002, toured the UK with Wake-Up Call (2021) and No Regrets!

(2024), and played Hong Kong, Bangkok, Paris and the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival in 2007. On television she has appeared on Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, QI, Pointless and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, was a lead writer on ITV1's Headcases, and set a record celebrity score on Celebrity Mastermind in 2009. On radio she is a regular on BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz and Just a Minute, and she wrote the play The Fair Intellectual Club, staged at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014.

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At a glance

Born
1972
Podcasts and radio
The News Quiz, Just a Minute, Dilemma and 2 more
Books
The Fair Intellectual Club
On screen
Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, QI and 4 more
Official site
lucyporter.co.uk ↗

On stage

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Comedians like Lucy Porter

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Career timeline

  1. 1972Born
  2. 2009Celebrity Mastermind (champion, 2009) On screen
  3. 2014The Fair Intellectual Club (play, 2014) Podcast or book

Questions and answers

Where is Lucy Porter performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: lucyporter.co.uk ↗.

What podcasts and radio shows have they been on?

The News Quiz, Just a Minute, Dilemma, The Personality Test and Heresy.

Have they written a book?

Yes: The Fair Intellectual Club.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, QI, Pointless, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Celebrity Mastermind (champion, 2009), among 7 credits.

What is their official website?

lucyporter.co.uk ↗.

How old is Lucy Porter?

Born in 1972: 53 or 54 in 2026.

Who are some comedians like them?

Jo Caulfield (also on The News Quiz), Josie Long (also on The News Quiz), Lloyd Langford (also on The News Quiz), Andy Zaltzman (also in Celebrity Mastermind) and Ahir Shah (also in Have I Got News for You).

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Sources

Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026