Nick Doody

Nick Doody (born 1972 in Morley, West Yorkshire) is a British stand-up comedian. He features frequently as a guest on radio broadcasts such as Political Animal and vox-pop television shows, although he is known primarily as a live stand-up comic.

He also wrote for the television series FAQ U, was featured on The Mark Thomas Comedy Product, and in 1997 was a finalist on Channel Four's So You Think You're Funny competition.

He was commissioned to write a study of American comedian Bill Hicks, Telling the Truth, Laughing: The Life and Works of Bill Hicks but this has yet to be made available to the public.

In August 2006 Nick performed his first solo Edinburgh Show Before He Kills Again, and earlier that year made an appearance at Download festival. He has appeared on BBC Radio 2, The Comic Side of 7 Days on BBC Three, and has written for 8 out of 10 Cats, The Late Edition (BBC Four), The Now Show (BBC Radio 4), Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive (BBC Radio 4) and took his second solo show Hypocrite to the Edinburgh Festival in 2007. He has recently appeared on The World Stands Up for BBC America and Paramount in the UK, and on Edinburgh and Beyond, also for Paramount. In August 2009 Nick performed again at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with the show Schizo.

He is the creator and head writer of the BBC Radio 4 show, Bigipedia, which broadcast in 2009 and 2011.

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