Alexander James Jeffery Horne was born on 1978 and is a British comedian.
24 Facts About Alex Horne
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Alex Horne is the host and bandleader of comedic band The Horne Section.
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Alexander James Jeffery Horne was born in Chichester, West Sussex, England in 1978.
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Alex Horne was educated at independent Lancing College and at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he studied classics, graduating in 2001.
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Alex Horne made his first appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2000 in the show "How To Avoid Huge Ships".
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In early 2006, Alex Horne performed "When in Rome" on a tour exclusively visiting Roman towns in Britain.
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Alex Horne signed a two-book deal with Virgin Publishing to write up both of these stories as books.
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On 18 January 2007, Alex Horne became the first comedian to perform in Second Life for a feature on Sky News.
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Since 2010, Alex Horne has been performing with his band The Alex Horne Section as the compere of comedy variety shows.
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Alex Horne appeared as a contestant on Countdown in August 2008, winning three matches before being defeated.
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Alex Horne won the inaugural Comedians' Countdown Competition held at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the same month, beating Mark Watson and Stephen Grant.
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Alex Horne acted as the on-stage expert responsible for graphics and sound-effects on the quiz show We Need Answers on BBC Four, in 2009 and 2010.
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Alex Horne finished in 2nd place with a score of 25.
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Alex Horne appeared in the TV show on BBC Three called Britain in Bed in 2011.
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Alex Horne appeared as a guest on The Matt Lucas Awards on 16 April 2013 where he won "The Bravest Guest" Award.
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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.
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Alex Horne has appeared twice as a contestant on The Chase on ITV.
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On 26 November 2012, Alex Horne chaired Never Mind the Buzzcocks on BBC Two.
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The Alex Horne Section performed behind him at various points during the quiz, and played songs about guests Louis Smith, Josh Widdicombe and Paloma Faith.
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Since 2015, Alex Horne has served as co-host alongside Greg Davies in the series Taskmaster, which he created.
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In 2018, Alex Horne co-hosted the US remake of the show, which carried a shorter, but similar format to the UK series.
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Alex Horne is married to former BBC business journalist Rachel Alex Horne.
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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".
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Alex Horne is a supporter of Liverpool FC and is a director of his local team Chesham United FC.