Niall Ashdown
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Niall Ashdown is a comedian, actor, improvisor and writer.
He has previously improvised in such television shows as Lifegame, Animo, Improbable Tales at the Nottingham Playhouse
, Impropera and with the Comedy Store Players. He has written and performed two acclaimed solo shows, Hungarian Bird Festival and The Man Who Would Be Sting and is in Note to Tale, am excellent work with improvising classical quintet Between the Notes. Ashdown was the creator of the popular 'Robbo' Robson character who blogged on the BBC Sport website for nine years, finishing in 2010.
Ashdown has also appeared in Chambers
, Swiss Toni
, and, as writer/performer , Barking and Confessions.
Ashdown briefly appeared in the original British version of Whose Line is it Anyway?
, appearing in Series 7 episode 3 and 11 and episodes 8, 9 and 13 of Series 8.
His radio work includes that he has co-written and was included in two series of Losers for BBC Radio 4
and in the radio play, Tunnel Vision, and has previously written poetry for Radio 3's The Verb. He is also Wilf's Dad. He is also the voice of Match of the Day's Thunderbird puppet Alan Hansen.
Niall has brown hair and brown eyes, and is about 5"8.
Spouse: Rebecca Ashdown (marital name).
He has previously improvised in such television shows as Lifegame, Animo, Improbable Tales at the Nottingham Playhouse
Nottingham Playhouse
The Nottingham Playhouse is a theatre in Nottingham, England. It was first established as a repertory theatre in the 1950s when it operated from a former cinema. Directors during this period included Val May and Frank Dunlop.-The building:...
, Impropera and with the Comedy Store Players. He has written and performed two acclaimed solo shows, Hungarian Bird Festival and The Man Who Would Be Sting and is in Note to Tale, am excellent work with improvising classical quintet Between the Notes. Ashdown was the creator of the popular 'Robbo' Robson character who blogged on the BBC Sport website for nine years, finishing in 2010.
Ashdown has also appeared in Chambers
Chambers
Chambers may refer to:Places*In Canada:**Chambers Township, Ontario*In the United States:**Chambers County, Alabama**Chambers, Arizona, an unincorporated community in Apache County**Chambers, Nebraska**Chambers Township, Holt County, Nebraska...
, Swiss Toni
Swiss Toni
Swiss Toni is a fictional used-car dealer played by Charlie Higson, and also the title of a sitcom in which he is the main character. Swiss Toni is a 50-something car dealer going through a midlife crisis. To Toni almost any situation in life is best understood as being "like making love to a...
, and, as writer/performer , Barking and Confessions.
Ashdown briefly appeared in the original British version of Whose Line is it Anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a short-form improvisational comedy TV show. Originally a British radio programme, it moved to television in 1988 as a series made for the UK's Channel 4, for a 10 series run...
, appearing in Series 7 episode 3 and 11 and episodes 8, 9 and 13 of Series 8.
His radio work includes that he has co-written and was included in two series of Losers for BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
and in the radio play, Tunnel Vision, and has previously written poetry for Radio 3's The Verb. He is also Wilf's Dad. He is also the voice of Match of the Day's Thunderbird puppet Alan Hansen.
Niall has brown hair and brown eyes, and is about 5"8.
Spouse: Rebecca Ashdown (marital name).