Neil Cole
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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. Neil continues to perform as a member of London sketch team The Pros From Dover, who have appeared on BBC Radio 4's 28 Acts in 28 Minutes and are core writer/performers on the Warner Music Entertainment comedy channel Comedybox.tv.
[edit] Television
Cole is currently the presenter of the World Rally Championship on Dave. Cole has previously worked for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, MTV, AXN, UKTV, Extreme Sports Channel, Sky One and Xfm.
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.
He has guest starred in two Sapphire and Steel audio plays, All Fall Down and Dead Man Walking.