| Tony Cowards | |
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| Born | 27 May 1973 Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Medium | height = 5ft 9in |
| Nationality | British |
| Website | [1] |
Tony Cowards (born 27 May 1973) is a British stand-up comedian and writer, currently living in the Cotswolds.
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Born in Ipswich in 1973, Cowards lived in Suffolk, until he moved to Ilford, Essex in 1985. After attending Ilford County High School, Tony went on to read Chemistry at the University of Salford, Manchester and graduated in 1994. After a career in sound and lighting he became involved in the Comedians Graveyard, a local London gig hosting the likes of Jimmy Carr and Tim Vine, he finally decided to try his hand at stand up and did his first comedy performance at the Manchester Dancehouse Theatre at the age of 30. He has since has gone on to perform in comedy clubs, theatres and music festivals throughout the UK.
Cowards is a regular on the comedy stages across the UK and regularly performs to a variety of service personnel, at sports clubs and awards dinners. Cowards has performed 3 Edinburgh Festival Shows, Festival of Football (2007), Festival of Football 2 (2008) and Everyman (2009).
Cowards is known for his one liner and puns and is a prolific Twitter user. He writes for a variety of radio including Newsjack, the BBC Comedy Unit Watson's Wind Up and Jack FM. [1] [2]