Jay Foreman
British comedian and YouTuber
Jay Foreman (born 4 October 1984) is an English comedian, educator, documentarian, YouTuber, and singer-songwriter.
Early life
Foreman was born on 4 October 1984. He was raised in a Jewish household in Stanmore, in the London Borough of Harrow, with his brother and sister. His brother Darren is a beatboxer and musician going under the pseudonym Beardyman, who he sometimes collaborates onstage with.
From 1996 to 2003, Foreman was educated at Queen Elizabeth's School, a state grammar school for boys in Barnet, north London, followed by the University of York, where he began performing comedy songs on acoustic guitar in 2005.
Career
Comedy
Foreman was featured as the BBC New Talent Pick of the Fringe 2007, won Best Newcomer at the Tuborg Musical Comedy awards 2009, and came third at the Musical Comedy Awards 2010.
In 2009, Foreman contributed jingles to the weekly comedy podcast Answer Me This!, and in 2011 and 2012, supported comedian Dave Gorman on Dave Gorman's PowerPoint Presentation tour.
Foreman presented The General Election Xplained, a series of educational videos to explain the election process for schoolchildren in Key Stages 3 to 5.
For several years, he has also performed shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which include Disgusting Songs For Revolting Children (And Other Funny Stories), No More Colours and Mixtape.
Jay Foreman's songs have featured on BBC Radio 4, Radio 4 Extra, The One Show, and London Live.
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