18 Facts About Alun Cochrane

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Alun Cochrane was born on 8 February 1975 and is a British comedian.

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Alun Cochrane was born in Glasgow and raised in Mirfield, West Yorkshire.

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Alun Cochrane went on to be nominated for "Best Compere" and "Best Breakthrough Act" at the 2005 Chortle Awards.

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Cochrane's 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show was called "Alun Cochrane is a Daydreamer ".

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In 2011 he performed, at The Stand's main venue, "Moments of Alun Cochrane", a show about small moments in life, prompted by a recent house purchase during which he realised that with a 25-year mortgage he had to feel funny for a quarter of a century.

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Alun Cochrane appeared on the panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks in December 2005.

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Alun Cochrane had a non-speaking role as a waiter in the third series of Not Going Out, in an episode entitled Amy, broadcast on 13 February 2009 on BBC One.

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Alun Cochrane was the warm-up man for the recording of this episode at Teddington Studios in London.

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Alun Cochrane appeared as Jason the Asthmatic in an episode of the medical drama Always and Everyone.

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Alun Cochrane has appeared on various television stand-up shows, including on the Swansea edition of Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow in June 2009, and has been a panellist several times on Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats.

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Alun Cochrane appeared on Mock the Week on 30 July 2009.

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Alun Cochrane had a small role as a chauffeur in episode 4 of We Are Klang.

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In December 2015, Alun Cochrane played a barman in the BBC Two comedy-drama A Gert Lush Christmas.

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In May 2017, Alun Cochrane made a guest appearance as a patient in the third episode of the BBC mockumentary series Hospital People.

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Alun Cochrane appeared in series three of the BBC Radio 4 stand-up show 4 Stands Up and has featured on The Now Show and on Just a Minute.

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Alun Cochrane has appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live's Fighting Talk.

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Alun Cochrane started as a full-time presenter on Frank Skinner's Absolute Radio show in June 2011, replacing Gareth Richards.

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Alun Cochrane has a son and daughter and is a supporter of Huddersfield Town FC He is an honorary associate of the National Secular Society.