Gavin Webster
Actor · b. 1969 · Blaydon-on-Tyne, England, UK
Gavin Webster (born 13 November 1969 in Blaydon-on-Tyne) is a British stand-up comedian. He made his debut in February 1993 at the Barley Mow pub in Gateshead, on the same bill as Ross Noble although he had been a straight man in a double act called Scarboro and Thick a few months prior to this. His television work includes Never Mind The Buzzcocks, The Stand-up Show, Does Doug Know, Take The Mike, The Regionnaires, The Eleven O Clock show, The Comedy Store, Comedy Blue and The World Stand Up Tour (Channel 9 Australia, Comedy Central USA). He was one of the writers and was a voiceover performer in the hit BBC1 Children's programme Walk on the Wild Side in 2009, 2010 and again in 2013. In 2011 he voiced Sid the Sexist for Channel 4's series Blaps adapting Viz.
Movies4
Movie7.7DramaA 59-year-old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system. With equal amounts of humour, warmth and despair, the journey is heartfelt and emotional until the end.
I, Daniel Blake
2016 · 1.6K votes
Movie7.3DramaHoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of modern-day labour exploitation.
Sorry We Missed You
2019 · 856 votes
- MovieComedyDrama
When a secretive man finds out that he has just one month left to live, he must face his darkest fear. Not just death itself, but the possible discovery of his biggest and what would be his most embarrassing secret, his wife, the love of his life, Tania. Embarrassment, because Tania isn't real; Tania is a mannequin, and no one else knows about her.
Movie5.0ComedyJohnny Vegas has crawled his way to the top of the showbiz ladder. Fame, wealth and awards are his but there's a problem...he's lost his edge. He's no longer funny and the fans have begun to take notice... The solution? Return Vegas to his stand-up roots - The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. How? Kidnap Johnny and surround him with a mad lifestyle manager, a meglomaniac sponsor and his obsessive comic flatmate who should've been sectioned years ago. Then just sit back, watch his world fall apart and hope his new found misery means he can reclaim his place amongst stand-up comedy's finest with hilarious results! Succeed or fail, one question must be answered...Who's Ready For Ice Cream?
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
2003 · 3 votes
Series2
TV7.1ComedyNever Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · 65 votes
- TV
Comedy Blaps is Channel 4's vehicle for piloting comedy online. Some pilots consist of a single short, whereas others consist of a few shorts.
Comedy Blaps
2011