Lucy Porter
British actress and comedian
Lucy Donna Porter (born 27 January 1973) is an English actress, writer, presenter, and comedian. She has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Brighton Festival and many clubs around Britain. She is also a regular voice on BBC Radio 4 in various panel shows, including The News Quiz, Quote... Unquote and The Personality Test.
Career
After obtaining a degree in English literature from The University of Manchester, Porter worked as a journalist on the Big Issue in The North. She began to perform stand-up comedy whilst working as a researcher for Granada Television, on programmes such as The Mrs Merton Show. Her first performance was at a club in Chester, a location she chose because it was far enough from home that if it went badly, no one would know her.
As an actress, she made brief appearances in Life's a Pitch and Absolute Power. In the year 2000, she presented a TV commercial for mobile phone company One2One. Her first high-profile acting role was alongside Christian Slater in the stage version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2004.
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