Rich Wilson
Who Rich Wilson is
Rich Wilson is a stand-up comedian and compere who got into comedy while working behind the bar at the Up The Creek club in Greenwich, South London, and began performing in 2004.
He became a regular on the British circuit, best known as an MC, and was nominated for Best MC at the Chortle Awards in 2023; he has played The Comedy Store, Just the Tonic and Big Night Out, performed in New York and Las Vegas, and spent five years entertaining troops in the Middle East with the CSE. He won Best International Guest at the New Zealand Comedy Awards in 2016 and has brought sell-out shows to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Perth Fringe and the Edinburgh Fringe, where his hours run from One Foot in the Gays (2014) and Metamorphosis (2017) to Death Becomes Him (2019) and You Could Have It So Much Better (2022).
He has written for BBC Three, Sky Arts and Channel 4, hosts the podcast insane in the:, named best podcast at the JOE awards in 2019, and co-hosts But Please Don't Panic!, on B-movies, with Rachael Wells.
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Last checked 23 October 2026.
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Podcasts
- insane in the: host
- But Please Don't Panic! co-host, with Rachael Wells
Questions and answers
Where is Rich Wilson performing next?
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What podcasts do they host?
insane in the: and But Please Don't Panic!
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Sources
- Chortle · chortle.co.uk ↗ Got into comedy after working as a barman at the Up The Creek club in Greenwich, South London; began performing in 2004; a circuit regular, especially as a compere; Edinburgh Fringe shows from One Foot in the Gays (2014) to You Could Have It So Much Better (2022) (as of 19 October 2026)
- Just the Tonic ↗ An international stand-up comedian regarded as one of the UK's top MCs; a regular at Just the Tonic, The Comedy Store, The Comedy Cafe and Big Night Out; New York and Las Vegas; five years with the CSE entertaining troops in the Middle East; sell-out shows at the Perth Fringe, Melbourne International and the…
- The Top Secret Comedy Club ↗ Comedian and actor; Best International Guest at the 2016 New Zealand Comedy Awards, nominated again in 2017; nominated for Best MC at the 2023 Chortle Awards; writing for BBC Three, Sky Arts and Channel 4; host of the podcast insane in the:, a JOE award winner for best podcast in 2019; co-host of But Please Don't…
- Brighton Dome Comedy Festival — To The Cradle, From The Rave ↗ An hour of observational comedy at the Komedia Studio on 25 October 2026, part of the Brighton Dome Comedy Festival in cahoots with Komedia (as of 19 October 2026)
Updated 23 October 2026 · the record checked 19 October 2026