Barry Castagnola (UK)

Barry Castagnola is a British comedian, producer, actor and writer whose warm, personal storytelling and self-deprecating humour have taken him from comedy clubs and the Edinburgh Fringe to comedy clubs and theatres across the world.

Support act for Greg Davies on his Full Fat Legend tour (as well as his two previous tours), Barry’s stand up television appearances include The Stand Up Show (BBC1) and Live at the Comedy Store (Comedy Central), he co-created and starred in the BBC cult comedy Cyderdelic, appeared in The Cleaner (BBC1), French and Saunders (BBC1) and Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV), he was a regular cast member of Dom Joly’s prime time ITV show Fool Britannia, Channel 4’s Eye Spy and Experimental, and presented The Yes/No Gameshow (Bravo). His writing credits include The Cleaner, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and The 11 O’Clock Show.

He produced the critically-acclaimed British Indie feature Reawakening and has produced and directed a number of stand up specials, including Rhys Darby’s Mystic Time Bird.

“Astonishingly funny” ★★★★★ The List

“Perfect” ★★★★★ Three Weeks

“Hugely entertaining” ★★★★ Chortle

“A confident, likeable comic, it’s his self-deprecating bemusement that provides the most hilarity.” ★★★★ Metro

“His charm and willingness to make himself look ridiculous carry him through the trickiest of subject matter.” ★★★★ EdFest

“Barry makes a wonderful companion for an hour. A fantastic storyteller” The Fix (Pick of the Fringe)

“By far the funniest Barry I know (since my uncle died)” – Greg Davies

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