24 Facts About Alex Horne

Alexander James Jeffery Horne was born on 10 September 1978 and is an English comedian.

Alex Horne is the host and bandleader of comedic band The Horne Section.

Alexander James Jeffery Horne was born in Chichester, West Sussex, England on 10 September 1978.

Alex Horne was educated at independent Lancing College and at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he studied classics and graduated in 2001.

Alex Horne went on to complete a graduate degree in broadcast journalism at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Alex Horne began his stand-up comedy career at open mic nights in Cambridge and London while he was still a student, and performed in the semi-final of So You Think You're Funny in 1999.

Alex Horne made his first of many appearances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2000 in the show "How to Avoid Huge Ships".

Early in his career, Alex Horne worked as a journalist for local newspapers in Sussex, and as a runner on television sets.

In early 2006, Alex Horne performed "When in Rome" on a tour exclusively visiting Roman towns in Britain.

Alex Horne wrote a book entitled Birdwatchingwatching in 2009 as well as Wordwatching in early 2010.

On 18 January 2007, Alex Horne became the first comedian to perform in Second Life for a feature on Sky News.

Since 2010, Alex Horne has been performing with his band The Alex Horne Section as the compere of comedy variety shows.

Alex Horne appeared as a contestant on Countdown in August 2008, winning three matches before being defeated.

In 2011, Alex Horne appeared on BBC One's Celebrity Mastermind; his specialist subject was the comedian Ken Dodd and he finished in 2nd place with a score of 25.

Alex Horne appeared in the TV show on BBC Three called Britain in Bed in 2011.

Alex Horne appeared as a guest on The Matt Lucas Awards on 16 April 2013 where he won "The Bravest Guest" Award.

Alex Horne has appeared eight times on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, seven as a Dictionary Corner guest, and once as a replacement for Joe Wilkinson.

Alex Horne has appeared twice as a contestant on The Chase on ITV.

Since 2015, Alex Horne has served as co-host alongside Greg Davies in the series Taskmaster, which he created.

In 2018, Alex Horne co-hosted the American remake of the show, which carried a shorter but similar format to the British series.

Alex Horne is married to former BBC business journalist Rachel Alex Horne, whom he met at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

Alex Horne is a birdwatcher, which he describes as the perfect activity "for someone who likes sport but is getting too old to play, likes the outdoors and is slightly anal".

Alex Horne is a supporter of Liverpool FC and is a director of his local team Chesham United FC.

In January 2024, Alex Horne was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Warwick.