Spencer Brown
Who Spencer Brown is
Spencer Brown is an English comedian, actor and filmmaker from London whose stand-up runs on surreal logic, slapstick and cheerful absurdity. A Cambridge Footlights member alongside Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade and John Oliver, he released the stand-up album Things I Don't Have To Do in 2006 and competed on the fifth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing. On screen he has acted in Nathan Barley, Man to Man with Dean Learner and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, presented The Sexy Ads Show and co-hosted ITV2's Lip Service with Holly Willoughby. His debut feature film as writer and director, the AI thriller T.I.M., written with his wife, novelist Sarah Govett, arrived on Netflix in August 2023.
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At a glance
- Based in
- London, England
- Albums
- Things I Don't Have To Do
- On screen
- Nathan Barley, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Man to Man with Dean Learner and 2 more
Is Spencer Brown on tour?
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Last checked 13 November 2026.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- Things I Don't Have To Do 2006
On screen
- Nathan Barley Channel 4
- Garth Marenghi's Darkplace Channel 4
- Man to Man with Dean Learner Channel 4
- Last Comic Standing NBC
- The Sexy Ads Show presenter, Fiver
Comedians like Spencer Brown
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.
- Kim Noble also in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
- Matt Green also in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Questions and answers
Where is Spencer Brown performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Nathan Barley (Channel 4), Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (Channel 4), Man to Man with Dean Learner (Channel 4), Last Comic Standing (NBC) and The Sexy Ads Show (presenter, Fiver).
Where is Spencer Brown from?
Spencer Brown is based in London, England, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Kim Noble (also in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace) and Matt Green (also in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace).
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Sources
- Wikipedia (comedian) ↗ English comedian, actor, director and writer from London; surreal style; Things I Don't Have To Do (2006); Last Comic Standing season five; Footlights with Holness, Ayoade and Oliver; Nathan Barley and Darkplace; The Sexy Ads Show and Lip Service; T.I.M. on Netflix 16 August 2023 (as of 13 November 2026)
- Wikidata (Q7576001) · wikidata.org ↗ British comedian; occupation includes stand-up comedian (as of 13 November 2026)
Updated · the record checked 13 November 2026