| Dr. Lewis Costello | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dr. Lewis Blaize Costello |
| Born | February 7, 1993 Blackburn, Lancashire, U.K. |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Nationality | English |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
| Genres | Black comedy, News satire, Observational comedy, Rant |
| Subject(s) | Religion, Culture, News, Pop Culture |
| Influences | Chris Rock, David Cross, Eddie Izzard, Daniel Kitson, Stewart Lee |
| Website | [1] |
Lewis Costello (born February 7, 1993) is an English stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. His style involves storytelling, observational comedy and tackling taboo topics.
Costello was born and still lives in Blackburn. At the age of 4 he met close friend George Brignall.
Costello mixes his mostly American influences (David Cross, George Brignall, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle) with his English upbringing. Stuart Holmes of CityLife commented; "Running through a mixture of laddish humour, original observations, and a particularly clever deconstruction of Biblical events... He has both the confidence and material to go far in a competitive industry, and is certainly a talent to watch out for in the near future."
In a September 2009 interview in Gay & Night, Costello commented on his sexuality: "I've never ever labeled myself. But having said that; I've never limited my life, I've never limited who I sleep with... Call me whatever you want. Call me bisexual, if you need a term for me..." Later Costello stated in a interview with This Is London "I consider myself label-less because I could fall in love with anybody - literally - any type, any body.I'm not picky.Lewis has also made a country song where he plays guitar and sings.
Costello has performed to thousands of people worldwide. In 2008, Costello performed with Brendon Burns. He opened the "You Must Be Joking!" Comedy Festival which featured shows from Jimmy Carr, Dylan Moran, Russell Howard and Jason Manford amongst others. In February 2009, Costello was the support act for Ed Byrne who asked him to perform at a second show with him at the Salford Lowry, playing to a sell-out 1,730 crowd. Later in February, Costello took his act to New York performing on the same stages as Chris Rock, David Letterman, Dave Chappelle and Robin Williams. Costello has also performed on the same stage as Eddie Izzard. Costello joins Richard Hammond on a list of people who have broadcast on BBC Radio Lancashire - he provided the comic voice of the BBC Introducing show up until September 2009. In May 2009, Costello was selected to compete in the Manchester heat of So You Think You're Funny?. He then went on to headline the Manchester Comedy Festival on October 24, 2009.