Jeff Green (b. 23 February 1964, Chester) is an English comedian and writer. He lives in Victoria, Australia with his wife and two children.
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He frequently appears in stand-up festivals around the country and on London's famed West End. His first solo tour in the United Kingdom sold out every show, and was broadcast on the ITV network. Coming out of the politically correct Alternative comedy scene of the 80’s, with its strict rules on sexism and racism he was the first of the modern UK comedians to write and perform Relationship/Girlfriend stand-up comedy material. Although still considered by some as a ‘Relationship’ comic, very little of his live material now actually covers the topic.
His first TV stand-up show Jeff Green Live, recorded at Her Majesty's Theatre, was shown on the ITV network on 29 December 1996. His second ITV show Jeff Green Up West recorded at Gielgud Theatre was shown in May 1997. Both shows were watched by over 3 million viewers. Back From The Bewilderness his third stand-up show recorded in 2003 at Gielgud Theatre has been shown several times on The Paramount Comedy Channel.
He has appeared in several BBC television panel games and shows, such as Jo Brand's Hot Potatoes, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Have I Got News For You. He has also made appearances on ITV's daytime show This Morning, on Australian TV in Spicks and Specks and on New Zealand TV in 7 days. In 2002 he provided the voice-over for The Football Years on Sky One. In August 2007 his six part series The Green Guide to Life was broadcast on BBC Radio 2.
Green appeared in series three of the BBC Radio 4 stand up show 4 Stands Up in April 2009.
Green also featured in a series of GCSE English Literature Podcasts for BBC Bitesize, and featured on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow on 4 July 2009
His first book, The A-Z of Living Together was a commercial and critical success, reaching the fifth spot of the Sunday Times Bestsellers List and remaining in the top ten for five weeks. His follow-up books were titled: The A-Z of Being Single and The A-Z of Having a Baby. All three books have been translated into several languages including Polish, Portuguese, Finnish, Serbian, and Spanish. He has also written stand-up material for Jo Brand, Jack Dee, Steve Coogan and Lee Evans.