Rhys James
Who Rhys James is
Rhys James is a British stand-up comedian and writer known for fast, joke-dense sets, and one of the final regulars on the BBC's Mock the Week. James has played Live at the Apollo, QI, A League of Their Own and America's The Great American Joke Off, created and starred in three BBC Radio 4 series, among them the ARIA-nominated Rhysearch, and taken six shows to the Edinburgh Fringe, with stand-up hours running from Begins (2014) to Snitch (2019) and Spilt Milk (2023), whose DVD sold out in ninety minutes.
James's U&Dave lecture I Stalk Strangers Online has passed fifteen million views, and in 2025 James published a first memoir, You'll Like It When You Get There: A Life Lived Reluctantly.
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At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Spilt Milk
- Podcasts and radio
- Rhysearch and Rhys James Is...
- Books
- You'll Like It When You Get There: A Life Lived Reluctantly
- On screen
- Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, QI and 4 more
- Official site
- rhysjames.co.uk ↗
Is Rhys James on tour?
No upcoming dates on record No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Rhys James has stopped touring; their own site is the place to look for new dates: rhysjames.co.uk ↗.
Last checked 11 October 2026.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Spilt Milk DVD, 2023; now on YouTube
On screen
- Mock the Week BBC
- Live at the Apollo BBC Two, 2019
- QI
- A League of Their Own
- The Great American Joke Off US
- The Stand Up Sketch Show host
- I Stalk Strangers Online lecture, U&Dave
Podcasts and radio
- Rhysearch BBC Radio 4, 2021 and 2024; ARIA nominee
- Rhys James Is... BBC Radio 4, 2018 to 2019
Books and writing
- You'll Like It When You Get There: A Life Lived Reluctantly book, memoir, 2025
Comedians like Rhys James
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.
- Glenn Moore also in The Great American Joke-Off
- Catherine Bohart also in A League of Their Own
- Josh Widdicombe also in A League of Their Own
- Larry Dean also in The Stand Up Sketch Show
- Maisie Adam also in A League of Their Own
- Nabil Abdulrashid also in The Stand Up Sketch Show
- Sarah Keyworth also in The Stand Up Sketch Show
- Sean McLoughlin also in The Stand Up Sketch Show
Career timeline
- 2018Rhys James Is... (BBC Radio 4, 2018 to 2019) Podcast or book
- 2019Live at the Apollo (BBC Two, 2019) On screen
- 2021Rhysearch (BBC Radio 4, 2021 and 2024; ARIA nominee) Podcast or book
- 2023Spilt Milk (DVD, 2023; now on YouTube) Special
- 2025You'll Like It When You Get There: A Life Lived Reluctantly (book, memoir, 2025) Book
Questions and answers
Where is Rhys James performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: rhysjames.co.uk ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Spilt Milk.
What podcasts and radio shows have they been on?
Rhysearch and Rhys James Is...
Where can I watch their stand-up specials?
As each special's credit gives it: YouTube (Spilt Milk, 2023).
Have they written a book?
Yes: You'll Like It When You Get There: A Life Lived Reluctantly.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Mock the Week (BBC), Live at the Apollo (BBC Two, 2019), QI, A League of Their Own, The Great American Joke Off (US) and The Stand Up Sketch Show (host), among 7 credits.
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Glenn Moore (also in The Great American Joke-Off), Catherine Bohart (also in A League of Their Own), Josh Widdicombe (also in A League of Their Own), Larry Dean (also in The Stand Up Sketch Show) and Maisie Adam (also in A League of Their Own).
Are you Rhys James?
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The full SUCDb record
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Sources
- Official site (About) ↗ A British comedian, one of the final regulars on BBC's Mock the Week; Live at the Apollo, QI, A League of Their Own and The Great American Joke Off; three BBC Radio 4 shows including the ARIA-nominated Rhysearch; two sold-out national tours and six Edinburgh Fringe runs; I Stalk Strangers Online (U&Dave), over 15…
- Off The Kerb ↗ Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, QI, A League of Their Own, The Great American Joke Off; three BBC Radio 4 shows including Rhysearch; the debut memoir (2025); six Edinburgh Fringe runs; the DVD Spilt Milk (as of 11 October 2026)
- British Comedy Guide — Live at the Apollo, series 15, episode 3 ↗ BBC Two, 19 November 2019: Guz Khan hosts, with Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Rhys James on the bill at the Hammersmith Apollo (as of 11 October 2026)
- British Comedy Guide ↗ Stand-up shows Begins (2014), Remains (2015), Forgives (2016), Wiseboy (2017), Snitch (2019) and Spilt Milk (2023); Rhys James Is... (2018 to 2019) and Rhysearch (2021 and 2024) on radio; The Stand Up Sketch Show (2023 to 2024, host) (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026