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| Neil Cole | |
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| Born | 1 March 1972 Bristol |
Neil Cole (born 1 March 1972) is an English television presenter, comedian, radio broadcaster and actor.
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[edit] Early life
Cole was born in Bristol in 1972, and attended King Edward Grammar School in Chelmsford. He studied English & French Literature at Bristol University.[1]
[edit] Stand-up comedy
As a comedian, Cole was half of successful but short-lived stand-up double act Hitchcock's Half Hour, who won the coveted Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competition in 1998. They supported Harry Hill and Ennio Marchetto in West End Theatres, and appeared on BBC1's The Stand Up Show, BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends and contributed to Channel 4's The Eleven O'Clock Show before splitting up in 2000. Neil returned to the stand-up circuit as a solo comic in February 2007, and supported Russell Brand on his UK Tour over the summer 2007, as well as MCing live music events at the Royal Albert Hall. In March 2010 Neil's debut hour-long solo stand-up show - Neil By Mouth - premiered at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, and ran throughout the Edinburgh Festival Fringe August 2011, at Cabaret Voltaire. Neil was a founder member of London sketch team The Pros From Dover alongside Phil Whelans & Richard Glover, and occasionally still guests with them.
[edit] Television
Cole is a writer & presenter for new videogaming channel GINX TV. He is also a producer for World Series by Renault. Before that, Cole presented the World Rally Championship on Dave 2008-2010 before it moved to ESPN in 2011. Cole has previously worked for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, MTV, AXN, UKTV, Extreme Sports Channel, The Audi Channel and Sky One.
He has reported on location from major international events including Race of Champions, MTV Europe Music Awards, 2006 FIFA World Cup, World Rally Championship, and World Cup Skateboarding.
As a presenter, Neil has hosted (and often associate-produced) many shows, including:
- (for MTV) Select MTV, Euro Top 20, mtv:new, World Chart Express, MTV News and his own weekly live music and chat show, The Fridge.
- (for AXN) AXN Road Trip, Shakedown (also shown on ITV4 and Men & Motors, twice nominated for a Royal Television Society Award 2006 & 2007)
- (for ITV2) Bedrock
Cole lives in London, England.
[edit] Film
Cole plays Pete in British comedy horror feature film Stag Hunt, starring alongside Mackenzie Astin. Due for cinema release mid-2012
[edit] Radio
After several years hosting various shows on London 104.9 Xfm (including breaking new Scandinavian bands like Peter, Bjorn & John and The Concretes in his feature Northern Xposure), Cole was the daytime DJ for NME Radio from launch until summer 2009. He has also guest-starred in two Sapphire & Steel audio plays, All Fall Down and Dead Man Walking.
[edit] Theatre
As an actor, Cole has appeared in leading roles including: Puck in A Midsummernight's Dream, Hal in Loot, Nero in Britannicus, Wilson in The Ruffian On The Stair, Willie in Blue Remembered Hills, Mephistopheles in Dr Faustus, with various character roles in Mamet's Edmond. Most recently, Cole played Steve in a production of Joe Bor's comedy drama 'Who Killed The Counsellor'.
