--- title: "Paddy Young: Comedian, Special & Podcast | D.O.C." description: "Paddy Young: the special Hungry, Horny, Scared, the podcast Paddy Will Help and 3 screen credits. A British stand-up comedian from Scarborough who went…" url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-paddy-young.html updated: 2026-11-13 --- Stand-up comedian · London, England # Paddy Young Also known as Patrick Young ## Who Paddy Young is Paddy Young is a British stand-up comedian from Scarborough who went from Manchester open mics to the cast of Saturday Night Live UK. His first Edinburgh Fringe show, Ay Up It's Stand Up with Adam Flood, came in 2021; two years later his solo hour earned a Best Newcomer nomination at the Fringe and won the Chortle Award for Best Newcomer. His 2024 debut tour, Hungry, Horny, Scared, was filmed as a television special, and his 2025 Edinburgh showcase A Night with the Stars lined up comics from [Sam Campbell](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-sam-campbell.html) to Alison Spittle. In 2026 he joined the first series of Saturday Night Live UK, co-anchoring Weekend Update with [Ania Magliano](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-ania-magliano.html). He hosts the advice podcast Paddy Will Help and the live auction show Floggers with Sam Campbell, and has acted in Timewasters and Everyone Else Burns. ## Follow Paddy Young Put Paddy Young in your D.O.C., your twelve, and the free D.O.C. letter brings their new dates, episodes and videos each week. Saw Paddy Young live? [Make a card →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/share-my-doc.html#live) ## At a glance **Born** 1991 **Based in** London, England **From** Scarborough **Stand-up specials** Hungry, Horny, Scared **Podcasts** Paddy Will Help **On screen** Saturday Night Live UK, Everyone Else Burns and Timewasters ## Is Paddy Young on tour? **No upcoming dates on record** No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Paddy Young has stopped touring; follow Paddy Young to hear when the next ones are booked. Last checked 13 November 2026. ### Is Paddy Young coming to my town? No dates are on record right now (checked 13 November 2026), so no town is confirmed yet. Follow Paddy Young and your town to hear when one is booked. ### Want Paddy Young in your town? Name your town and how many of you would come: the towns fans ask for show here, with how many asked. Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. [Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-calendar.html) [Build a night out with Paddy Young →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/build-my-comedy-night.html) ## Specials, shows and podcasts ### Stand-up specials - **Hungry, Horny, Scared** tour and television special, 2024 ### On screen - **Saturday Night Live UK** cast member and Weekend Update co-anchor, Sky, 2026– - **Everyone Else Burns** Channel 4, 2024 - **Timewasters** ITV2, 2017 ### Podcasts - **Paddy Will Help** host ## Comedians like Paddy Young 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. - [Tom Parry](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-tom-parry.html) also in Saturday Night Live UK - [Ania Magliano](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-ania-magliano.html) also in Saturday Night Live UK - [Ayoade Bamgboye](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-ayoade-bamgboye.html) also in Saturday Night Live UK - [Chris Cantrill](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-chris-cantrill.html) also in Saturday Night Live UK - [Ed Night](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-ed-night.html) also in Saturday Night Live UK - [Jack Shep](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jack-shep.html) also in Saturday Night Live UK - [Lorna Rose Treen](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-lorna-rose-treen.html) also in Saturday Night Live UK - [Omar Badawy](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-omar-badawy.html) also in Saturday Night Live UK [Every stand-up comedian with a page, A to Z →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedians.html) ## Career timeline 1. **1991** Born 2. **2017** Timewasters (ITV2, 2017) On screen 3. **2024** Hungry, Horny, Scared (tour and television special, 2024) Special 4. **2024** Everyone Else Burns (Channel 4, 2024) On screen 5. **2026** Saturday Night Live UK (cast member and Weekend Update co-anchor, Sky, 2026–) On screen ## Questions and answers ### Where is Paddy Young performing next? No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now. ### What stand-up specials have they released? Hungry, Horny, Scared. ### What podcast do they host? Paddy Will Help. ### What TV shows and films are they in? Saturday Night Live UK (cast member and Weekend Update co-anchor, Sky, 2026–), Everyone Else Burns (Channel 4, 2024) and Timewasters (ITV2, 2017). ### Where is Paddy Young from? From Scarborough. ### Where are they based? London, England, as their record gives it. ### How old is Paddy Young? Paddy Young was born in 1991, so they turn 35 in 2026. ### Who are some comedians like them? [Tom Parry](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-tom-parry.html) (also in Saturday Night Live UK), [Ania Magliano](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-ania-magliano.html) (also in Saturday Night Live UK), [Ayoade Bamgboye](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-ayoade-bamgboye.html) (also in Saturday Night Live UK), [Chris Cantrill](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-chris-cantrill.html) (also in Saturday Night Live UK) and [Ed Night](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-ed-night.html) (also in Saturday Night Live UK). ## Are you Paddy Young? This page can be your website, free. Send your bio in your own words, your links, your clips, who books you, a line said about you and your weekly show, and they go on this page beside the dates D.O.C. already keeps. Fans follow you here and get your news in the D.O.C. letter. Your short address, for your bio: **disciplesofcomedy.com/paddy-young** [Make this page yours →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-profile.html) [Your dates on your own site](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/tour-dates-widget.html) [Your show on a poster](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-show-flyer-maker.html) ## The full SUCDb record The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve. [Their SUCDb record →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-paddy-young.html) ### Sources - [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Young) Born 11 July 1991, raised in Scarborough; Manchester open mics; Ay Up It's Stand Up 2021; Best Newcomer nomination and Chortle Best Newcomer award 2023; Hungry, Horny, Scared tour and special 2024; A Night with the Stars 2025; SNL UK cast and Weekend Update co-anchor 2026; Paddy Will Help; Floggers; acting credits… - [Wikidata (Q136396473) · wikidata.org ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q136396473) Comedian (as of 13 November 2026) Updated 13 November 2026 · the record checked 13 November 2026