Michael McIntyre

Michael McIntyre
McIntyre at the British Academy Television Awards 2009.
Birth name	Michael Hazen James McIntyre
Born	(1976-02-21) 21 February 1976 Merton, London, England
Medium	comedian, television personality
Nationality	English
Years active	1999–present
Genres	Social satire, Observational comedy
Influences	Woody Allen, Billy Connolly[1]
Spouse	Kitty McIntyre (m. 2003)
Children	Lucas McIntyre (b. 2005) Oscar McIntyre (b. 2008)
Parent(s)	Ray Cameron (deceased) Kati Cameron
Notable works and roles	Live at the Apollo (2007-09) Comedy Roadshow (2009–) Britain's Got Talent (2011) Comic Relief (2011–) The Michael McIntyre Chat Show (2014—)
Website	Official website
Michael McIntyre's voice from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 17 July 2011.[2]

Michael Hazen James McIntyre (born 21 February 1976) is an English comedian who in 2012 was reported to be the highest-grossing comedian in the world.^[3]

He has released three DVDs, Live and Laughing, Hello Wembley and Showtime, that have sold a combined total of over three million copies in the UK^[4][5]

In addition to stand-up, he has hosted his own BBC One comedy programme Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, has featured in three episodes of Live at the Apollo and in 2011 was a judge on Britain's Got Talent. McIntyre has co-hosted various segments of Comic Relief in 2011 and 2013.

From Spring 2014, he will present his own BBC One chat show entitled The Michael McIntyre Chat Show.^[6]

Education

McIntyre went to Stepping Stones Primary School, Hampstead and Arnold House School, St John's Wood^[7] and then attended Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood for three years before transferring to local state school Woodhouse College for financial reasons.^[8] McIntyre later attended Edinburgh University (which he entered through clearing) for one year before dropping out to pursue a career in script-writing.^[9][9][10]

Career

Television

McIntyre has appeared three times on BBC One's Live at the Apollo, once in 2007, once in 2008 and once in 2009.

Among McIntyre's many comedy panel show and chat show appearances are Chris Moyles' Quiz Night, Mock the Week, 8 out of 10 Cats, Have I Got News for You, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, Would I Lie To You?, The Apprentice: You're Fired!, Alan Carr: Chatty Man and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.

From 6 June 2009, McIntyre began hosting Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, which aired on Saturday nights on BBC One. On 5 July 2009, McIntyre appeared on the BBC show Top Gear as the "star in a reasonably priced car", driving around the Top Gear test track in one minute and 48.7 seconds. During his lap of the track he almost rolled the car while going around the final corner.

On 31 March 2010, McIntyre took part in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital, filmed live at London's O2 Arena. He also appeared on the year's edition of The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, where he was partnered with Alan Carr.

On 14 December 2010, it was announced that McIntyre would join the Britain's Got Talent judges' panel in 2011, alongside David Hasselhoff and Amanda Holden.^[11] However he discontinued this role in September 2011, to focus on his 2012 Stand-up tour^[12]

McIntyre has co-hosted various segments of Comic Relief in 2011 and 2013.

On Christmas Day 2011, McIntyre hosted a Christmas Special edition of Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow. The show was watched by 8.1 million viewers.^[13]

From Spring 2014, Michael will front his own BBC One chat show to be entitled The Michael McIntyre Chat Show.

Filmography

Guest appearances

• 8 Out of 10 Cats (2006 & 2008) - Panellist
• Mock the Week (2007 & 2008) - Panellist
• Have I Got News For You (2007 & 2008) - Panellist
• Would I Lie to You? (2008) - Panellist
• Top Gear (2009) - Star in a Reasonably priced car
• Alan Carr: Chatty Man (2009, 10 & 2012) - Guest
• Chris Moyles' Quiz Night (2009 & 2010) - Guest
• The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (28 December 2008 & 3 January 2011) - Guest
• The Jonathan Ross Show (22 December 2012) - Guest

Stage

McIntyre has performed three times on the Royal Variety Performance, including in 2010 when he became the youngest ever host.^[14]

In 2009, McIntyre performed for an estimated total of 500,000 people on his first tour of the United Kingdom that included a record-breaking six nights at Wembley Arena and four at The O2 Arena.

In December 2009, McIntyre cancelled a stand-up show with less than 30 minutes' notice after discovering that he would be performing to debt collectors. He had revealed only weeks earlier how he had struggled with substantial debt only a few years before breaking through in to the mainstream. McIntyre stated that he would have gone against his principles by performing the show.^[15]

In 2012, his UK tour included 71 arena dates, playing to over 700,000 people, including a record breaking 10 nights at the O2 Arena in London. According to ticket sales company Pollstar the tour helped make Michael McIntyre the world's biggest selling comedian in 2012, bringing in around £21m.^[16]

On 20 April 2013 McIntyre played the biggest comedy gig in Africa to 9,000 fans at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg.^{[citation needed]}

Radio

McIntyre's radio appearances have included:

• Does the Team Think? (BBC Radio 2)
• Heresy, 4 Stands Up, Happy Mondays, The Unbelievable Truth (all on BBC Radio 4)
• The Jon Richardson Show (BBC 6 Music)
• The Jonathan Ross Show (BBC Radio 2)
• The Chris Moyles Show (BBC Radio 1)
• Desert Island Discs 2011-07-22 (BBC radio 4)^[17]

Books

In 2010, McIntyre released his autobiography, "Life and Laughing: My Story".^[18]

Personal life

McIntyre lives in Hampstead, London with his aromatherapist wife Kitty, who is a daughter of actor Simon Ward and sister of actress Sophie Ward.^[19] The couple married in 2003 and have two sons.^{[citation needed]}

His father, Ray Cameron, was a comedian who wrote for Kenny Everett's television shows.^[10] His mother, Kati, is Hungarian.^[20]

He is a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur.^[21] Michael is also a keen cricket fan and has appeared on Test Match Special to discuss the sport.^[22]

Awards

Stand-up DVDs

References

External links

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• Official website
• facebook page
• Michael McIntyre at the Internet Movie Database