Russell Kane | |
---|---|
Born | Russell David Anthony Grineau 19 August 1975
London, England |
Occupation(s) | Writer, comedian, actor [1] |
Years active | 2004–present |
Spouses | Sadie Hasler
(
m. 2010;
div. 2011)Lindsey Cole (
m. 2014) |
Website | russellkane.co.uk |
Russell Kane (born Russell David Anthony Grineau; 19 August 1975) [2] [3] is an English writer, comedian, and actor. He has four times been nominated at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, winning the Best Comedy Show award in 2010. Although known mainly for stand-up comedy, for television, he has presented Big Brother's Big Mouth (2007), I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here - Now (2009-2011), Freak Like Me (2010), Geordie Shore: The Reunion and Britain Unzipped (2012), Live at the Electric (2013), Stupid Man, Smart Phone (2016), and hosted the BBC Radio 4 series Evil Genius in 2018.
Kane was born to David and Julie Grineau in Enfield, North London and brought up in Essex, where he still lives. [2] [4] He studied English at Middlesex University and graduated with a degree in Media Writing. [5]
Kane's father had worked as an extra, and he himself took on a couple of youthful acting roles in the early 90s, under the name Russell Grineaux. [6] [7]
Turning to comedy, in 2004, Kane won the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year, [1] [8] and in the same year he was runner-up to Nick Sun in So You Think You're Funny. [9] In 2005, he joined Ray Peacock, Russell Howard and Reginald D. Hunter on the national Paramount Edinburgh and Beyond tour. [10] He was a roving reporter alongside Annie Mac, for the live music event Guerrilla Gig, which aired on BBC Three in March 2006. [11] In July 2006, he wrote and presented travelogues for the newly launched Five US. [12]
In August 2006, Kane performed his debut comedy show The Theory of Pretension at the Edinburgh Fringe, where he was nominated for a best newcomer Edinburgh Comedy Award. [13] He presented Big Brother's Big Mouth [8] on E4 and Channel 4 in June 2007. [14]
In 2008, Kane was the host of BBC Radio 2's Out to Lunch from series 4 onwards. [14] [15] He presented a Sunday afternoon show on the relaunched Q Radio digital radio station. [1] Later the same year, he took his stand-up show Gaping Flaws to Glasgow and the Edinburgh Festival, earning 2008 Best Comedy Show Nominee at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. [16] He also wrote an hour-long play, The Lamentable Tragedie of Yates's Wine Lodge based on his own creation of Fakespeare. [17] On 20 November 2008, Kane performed at the Hammersmith Apollo for the BBC's Live at the Apollo. [16] [18]
In 2009, Kane returned to Edinburgh with a stand-up show entitled Human Dressage, which was nominated for 2009 Best Comedy Show Edinburgh Comedy Award for the second time. [19] [20] Kane appeared on the presenting team of the 2009 ITV2 spin-off show I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here – Now, which he co-hosted with Laura Whitmore and Joe Swash. [21] Two contestants that year were Gino D'Acampo and Katie Price. [21] He returned to Australia for the show in 2010 and 2011. [8]
In April 2010, while appearing on the Australian TV show Good News Week, Kane made a joke centred on autistic children, prompting an apology from the network and criticism from the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities. [22] Later that year, Kane appeared live in Cardiff, along with his impressionist and comedienne wife Sadie Hasler, who preceded his act. [23] Kane was narrator and presenter Freak Like Me on BBC Three during the winter of 2010. [24]
In August 2011, he appeared for the first time on the BBC Radio Four comedy panel game Just a Minute, which he won. [25] In November 2011, he won a Children in Need edition of Celebrity Mastermind, with the specialist subject "The Life and Novels of Evelyn Waugh". [26] On 5 July 2011 and 27 March 2012, he presented Geordie Shore: The Reunion for MTV. [27]
His debut novel, The Humorist, was published by Simon & Schuster in April 2012. [28] In 2012, he co-presented Britain Unzipped with Greg James on BBC Three, which was renamed Unzipped for series 2. [29] He was the presenter of the BBC Three show Live at the Electric, which ran for three series, and co-hosted the 2013 chat show Staying In with Greg James. [29]
In 2016, Kane presented the BBC Three travel series Stupid Man, Smart Phone. [30]
In January 2018, Kane participated in And They're Off! in aid of Sport Relief. [8]
In March 2018, Kane started hosting the BBC Radio 4 series Evil Genius. This programme is an exploration of famous people in contemporary history. [31]
Kane married fellow comedian Sadie Hasler in 2010. They met while studying at Middlesex University. [35] They divorced nine months later. [36] He married hair and makeup artist and model, Lindsey Cole in 2014. [37] [38] They had met when Cole had attended one of his shows and later connected through social media. [39] They have one daughter. [38] Kane mentions he is often mistaken for Nick Grimshaw. [40] [41]
In 2015 it was revealed that Kane had been lying about his age, claiming to be five years younger than his true vintage. [42] [43] [44] [45]
Kane has been an ambassador for The Prince's Trust, a charity. [46]
Russell Kane | |
---|---|
Born | Russell David Anthony Grineau 19 August 1975
London, England |
Occupation(s) | Writer, comedian, actor [1] |
Years active | 2004–present |
Spouses | Sadie Hasler
(
m. 2010;
div. 2011)Lindsey Cole (
m. 2014) |
Website | russellkane.co.uk |
Russell Kane (born Russell David Anthony Grineau; 19 August 1975) [2] [3] is an English writer, comedian, and actor. He has four times been nominated at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, winning the Best Comedy Show award in 2010. Although known mainly for stand-up comedy, for television, he has presented Big Brother's Big Mouth (2007), I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here - Now (2009-2011), Freak Like Me (2010), Geordie Shore: The Reunion and Britain Unzipped (2012), Live at the Electric (2013), Stupid Man, Smart Phone (2016), and hosted the BBC Radio 4 series Evil Genius in 2018.
Kane was born to David and Julie Grineau in Enfield, North London and brought up in Essex, where he still lives. [2] [4] He studied English at Middlesex University and graduated with a degree in Media Writing. [5]
Kane's father had worked as an extra, and he himself took on a couple of youthful acting roles in the early 90s, under the name Russell Grineaux. [6] [7]
Turning to comedy, in 2004, Kane won the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year, [1] [8] and in the same year he was runner-up to Nick Sun in So You Think You're Funny. [9] In 2005, he joined Ray Peacock, Russell Howard and Reginald D. Hunter on the national Paramount Edinburgh and Beyond tour. [10] He was a roving reporter alongside Annie Mac, for the live music event Guerrilla Gig, which aired on BBC Three in March 2006. [11] In July 2006, he wrote and presented travelogues for the newly launched Five US. [12]
In August 2006, Kane performed his debut comedy show The Theory of Pretension at the Edinburgh Fringe, where he was nominated for a best newcomer Edinburgh Comedy Award. [13] He presented Big Brother's Big Mouth [8] on E4 and Channel 4 in June 2007. [14]
In 2008, Kane was the host of BBC Radio 2's Out to Lunch from series 4 onwards. [14] [15] He presented a Sunday afternoon show on the relaunched Q Radio digital radio station. [1] Later the same year, he took his stand-up show Gaping Flaws to Glasgow and the Edinburgh Festival, earning 2008 Best Comedy Show Nominee at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. [16] He also wrote an hour-long play, The Lamentable Tragedie of Yates's Wine Lodge based on his own creation of Fakespeare. [17] On 20 November 2008, Kane performed at the Hammersmith Apollo for the BBC's Live at the Apollo. [16] [18]
In 2009, Kane returned to Edinburgh with a stand-up show entitled Human Dressage, which was nominated for 2009 Best Comedy Show Edinburgh Comedy Award for the second time. [19] [20] Kane appeared on the presenting team of the 2009 ITV2 spin-off show I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here – Now, which he co-hosted with Laura Whitmore and Joe Swash. [21] Two contestants that year were Gino D'Acampo and Katie Price. [21] He returned to Australia for the show in 2010 and 2011. [8]
In April 2010, while appearing on the Australian TV show Good News Week, Kane made a joke centred on autistic children, prompting an apology from the network and criticism from the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities. [22] Later that year, Kane appeared live in Cardiff, along with his impressionist and comedienne wife Sadie Hasler, who preceded his act. [23] Kane was narrator and presenter Freak Like Me on BBC Three during the winter of 2010. [24]
In August 2011, he appeared for the first time on the BBC Radio Four comedy panel game Just a Minute, which he won. [25] In November 2011, he won a Children in Need edition of Celebrity Mastermind, with the specialist subject "The Life and Novels of Evelyn Waugh". [26] On 5 July 2011 and 27 March 2012, he presented Geordie Shore: The Reunion for MTV. [27]
His debut novel, The Humorist, was published by Simon & Schuster in April 2012. [28] In 2012, he co-presented Britain Unzipped with Greg James on BBC Three, which was renamed Unzipped for series 2. [29] He was the presenter of the BBC Three show Live at the Electric, which ran for three series, and co-hosted the 2013 chat show Staying In with Greg James. [29]
In 2016, Kane presented the BBC Three travel series Stupid Man, Smart Phone. [30]
In January 2018, Kane participated in And They're Off! in aid of Sport Relief. [8]
In March 2018, Kane started hosting the BBC Radio 4 series Evil Genius. This programme is an exploration of famous people in contemporary history. [31]
Kane married fellow comedian Sadie Hasler in 2010. They met while studying at Middlesex University. [35] They divorced nine months later. [36] He married hair and makeup artist and model, Lindsey Cole in 2014. [37] [38] They had met when Cole had attended one of his shows and later connected through social media. [39] They have one daughter. [38] Kane mentions he is often mistaken for Nick Grimshaw. [40] [41]
In 2015 it was revealed that Kane had been lying about his age, claiming to be five years younger than his true vintage. [42] [43] [44] [45]
Kane has been an ambassador for The Prince's Trust, a charity. [46]