Milton Jones

Not to be confused with Milton Johns or Milton James.
Milton Jones

Promotional photo for the Lion Whisperer tour
Born 16 May 1964
Medium Stand-up, Television
Nationality British
Genres One-liner, Deadpan, Surreal humour
Subject(s) Everyday life, Celebrities, Pop culture, Human interaction, Current events

Milton Hywel Jones (born 16 May 1964) is an English comedian. His style of humour is based on one-liners involving puns delivered in a deadpan and slightly neurotic style. Jones has had various shows on BBC Radio 4[1][2] and is a recurring guest panellist on Mock the Week.[3] He won the Perrier comedy award for best newcomer in 1996.[4] Jones tours the UK periodically and is a regular performer at The Comedy Store in London and Manchester.

Jones wrote the surrealist, partially biographical novel Where Do Comedians Go When They Die?: Journeys of a Stand-Up (2009).[5]

Personal life

Jones grew up in Kew, London,[6][7] his father is from South Wales.[8] He attended Middlesex Polytechnic, gaining a diploma in dramatic art in 1985.[9] He is married with three children and lives in Twickenham, London. Jones is a Christian, and has expressed frustration with atheist comedians.[10][11][12]

He also supports Arsenal FC.[13]

Milton Jones became patron of the international Christian children's charity Chance for Childhood (formerly Jubilee Action) in May 2014. He has travelled to remote rural parts of Northern Uganda to support his work as patron and written blogs about his experiences such as "Something to Smile About, One Act of Kindness at a Time" and "If you give a man a loan you feed him an incentive".

Radio programmes

Books

TV work

Jones was also a writer for TV shows:[14] he worked on The One Ronnie and Laughing Cow.

Stand-Up DVDs

References

  1. ↑ "Radio 4 Programmes - Another Case of Milton Jones". BBC. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Radio 4 Extra Programmes - The Very World of Milton Jones". BBC. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Millar, Paul (14 June 2010). "Jones: 'It's pressured on Mock The Week' - TV News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Gagging for it". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 March 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Bennett, Steve. "Where Do Comedians Go When They Die? : News 2009 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  6. ↑ Johns, Lawrence (10 February 2011). "There's more to Milton than just the 'surreal one-liners'". Herald & Post (Northampton: LSN Media Ltd). Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  7. ↑ Moore, Cliff (3 October 2011). "Milton Jones, Bournemouth Pavilion". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  8. ↑ Rowden, Nathan (3 March 2011). "King of the one-liners in town for Aberystwyth gig". County Times. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  9. ↑ Katbamna, Mira (17 August 2011). "My first year at university". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ McAlpine, Emma (3 November 2009). "Milton Jones: Interview". Spoonfed (Spoonfed Media). Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  12. ↑ Evangelical Alliance (23 November 2010). "Culture Footprint:Milton Jones". Culture Footprint. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  13. ↑ "Milton Jones: I’m an Arsenal fan, but I loved Being Liverpool". Metro. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "Milton Jones". noelgay.com. 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.

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