PAUL KERENSA

Cornish ginger ex-Maths teacher Paul Kerensa has established himself as one of British comedy's leading young talents, both as a writer and a comedian. As a stand-up, he's known as a likeable, intelligent and creative comic, ever since winning ITV's Take The Mike Award in 2002, and becoming a finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards & The Daily Telegraph Open Mic Awards the same year. Since then he has gone on to work regularly all over the UK and Europe, including The Comedy Store, Jongleurs, the Montreal Comedy Festival, and five solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, ranging from spoofs of Back To The Future to journeys through the Bible and around the world in his most recent show, 'Borderline Racist'.

He writes for various sitcoms, including BBC1 hits Not Going Out, BBC2's Miranda, and sketch shows such as Dead Ringers, ITV's Headcases and BBC3's The Wrong Door. He has contributed to many recent episodes of Radio 4's The Now Show and The News Quiz. His writing helped win hit sitcom Not Going Out a Rose d'Or Award in 2008, as well as a nomination for the British Comedy Award for Best New Sitcom. Miranda has recently been nominated for three Royal Television Society Awards, including for best writing and best sitcom.

He is also creator of www.themovietimeline.com and the Movie Banter podcast, available on itunes or www.moviebanter.co.uk, broadcast from his living-room every month.

'A comic wave that just keeps coming... As effortless a writer as he is a performer...' - The Stage
'The brainy comic is as clever as he is amusing' **** - Metro
'Kerensa is a wildly talented comic...' **** - Chortle.co.uk
'Ingenious’ - Evening Standard
‘Dazzlingly funny' – The Spectator