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Born in London, Michael McIntyre is a British writer, stand-up comedian and television host. In 2012, McIntyre’s world tour was the highest-grossing comedian’s tour in the world. The Showtime tour made 21 million pounds in ticket sales in 73 arenas around the world. McIntyre’s four bestselling DVDs,
Live and Laughing
,
Hello Wembley
,
Showtime
and
Happy & Glorious
have sold more than 5 million copies. McIntyre got his first big break when appearing on
Live at the Apollo
on BBC One in 2007 and returned to the show in 2008 and 2009.. He won Best Headliner in the 2008 Chortle Awards, Best Stand-up at the British Comedy Awards in 2009 and Best Male TV Comic at the 2010 British Comedy Awards. Michael McIntyre’s Big Show has been nominated for Best Entertainment Performance and Best Entertainment Show at the BAFTA Awards every year since 2017. The show won Best Performance in 2017. McIntyre’s memoir
Life & Laughing
was published in 2010.
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When Michael McIntyre first told his agent Addison Cresswell that he wanted to host a talk show, his longtime friend thought it was a terrible idea telling McIntyre that he was more a talker than a listener, but in the summer of 2013 before Cresswell’s death, McIntyre filmed a few test interviews with Bruno Tonioli and Alex Jones that went very well. He was soon offered a six-part series on the BBC One called
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
interviewing everyone from Robbie Williams to Bear Grylls. After hosting big Christmas specials in 2014 and 2015 and the BBC One Special
Michael McIntyre Presents…Easter Night at the Colliseum
in 2015, McIntyre became the host of
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show
in April 2016. McIntyre has been hosting the award-winning Saturday night entertainment series for BBC One ever since.
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Michael McIntyre is currently scheduled to appear in his Big World Tour in Denmark, Norway, Canada and
Radio City Music Hall
in New York City.
''Michael McIntyre is known for his straightforward, observational humor. He avoids controversy for the most part and jokes about traffic, traveling and his own Asian features. McIntyre is very lively onstage and often makes fun of himself.'
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If you enjoy classic British and physical humor, you might like Rowan Atkinson, Dave Allen, Stewart Lee or Benny Hill. McIntyre himself enjoys
Jack Whitehall
and
James Corden
.
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Michael McIntyre has said that he looks up to the late-night talk show hosts in the US such as
David Letterman
. He also credits a lot of his success to Addison Cresswell, his late friend and agent.
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Many believe that Michael McIntyre cemented his position at the head of the British comedy scene when he hosted the Royal Variety Charity Show for the second time in 2014. It was the first time the show was attended by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Ed Sheeran
and
One Direction
were also noted performers. McIntyre was so excited by the success of his routine that he ran 40 minutes over his allotted time. He has appeared at the show four times and was the youngest comedian ever to perform in 2008.
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