Michael
Legge
Bafta
Nominee and BIMA Award Winner
"often
copied, never matched" - Time Out
Having
just hosted the backroom chat for MTV's European Music Awards to 53 million viewers
worldwide, Michael Legge is fast becoming the most sought after host on the comedy
circuit. He is a unique comic talent with a background in improvisation, stand-up,
writing, compering, hosting, acting and TV warm-up work. As a performer, he is
sharp and cutting edge, whilst being cheeky, lively and charming. Currently one
of the circuit's most sought-after acts and hosts, Michael performs all over Britain
and beyond, including The Irish Republic, Australia, Canada and Dubai. He writes
for the BBC, C4, C5 and Sky One and was sole writer for MTV's website The Osbournes,
winner of a BIMA award and nominated for a BAFTA.
TV,
Radio and Broadcast
· MTV's European Music Awards, Backroom
chat - co-host with Skin from Skunk Anansi
· Ch4's 100 Worst Pop Songs
· Ch5's Melinda's Big Night In
· Ch5's The Jack Docherty
Show
· On Digital's Net.Comedy
· Ch5's Morwenna Banks Show
·
Sky One's Vorderman's Sudoku Live (warm-up)
· Sky One's Street Cred
Sudoku (run-through)
· Sky One's Street Cred Sudoku (panellist)
·
Sky One's Street Cred Sudoku (warm-up)
· Sky One's Carol Vordeman's
Braingame (team leader for pilot)
· BBC7's Spanking New
·
Liberty Radio - Julie D'roan Show
· BBC London - various
·
Liberty Radio - various
Writing
·
MTV's The Osbournes website
Full text and dialogue for BAFTA nominated and
BIMA Award -winning website :- www.mtv.co.uk/theosbournes/
· C4's
100 Worst Pop Songs
· C4's Pop Up Video
· Sky One's Street
Cred Sudoku
· BBC Choice's RDA (sketch comedy)
· C5's The
Jack Docherty Show
· VH1's Videomouth
· BBC Commission via
Hartswood Films 'Ner-ner, Ner-ner' - sit-com scripts
· Hahn Films, Berlin
-Two series of the animated 'Gnarfs' series
· Cosgrove Hall Productions'
The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew
· Calton's Net.comedy
Live
Comedy
One
of Jongleurs' top comperes, host for Wilkinson Sword's Cutting Edge of Comedy
(nationwide talent hunt), Michael has compered for the BBC Comedy Awards and the
BBC's Stand-up Show in Edinburgh. Other work includes The Comedy Store, Banana,
Bound & Gagged, Lee Hurst's Backyard Comedy Club, Comedy Cafe, Screaming Blue
Murder, Meccano, Red Rose, Komedia, Frog and Bucket, Buzz, Hyena, Rawhide, Off
The Kerb, Glee Club, Brixton Comedy Club, The Comedy Club, Sohoho, Aztec, Hecklers,
Hampstead Comedy Club, East Dulwich Tavern, Leicester Comedy Festival, Guildford
Festival, Edinburgh Festival (Screaming Blue Murder's Big Value shows '99; The
Conversation 05). Work abroad includes Dubai, Singapore and Sydney. Corporate
work includes One To One, Citroen, Tank! and Interbrew.
Quotes
"Without
doubt one of the best comperes and improvisers on the circuit." Time Out
"top
material, excellent delivery" What's On
"the
undisputed compere's compere. It is only a matter of time before Michael is snapped
up..." Time Out