Jason Forbes is best known for the CITV series Horrible Science; The Mash Report on BBC Two; as PC Peasey in the Professor Branestawm television films on BBC One; and as a member of the award-winning sketch trio 'Daphne'.
14 Facts About Jason Forbes
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Jason Forbes was born in Bristol, England, and educated at Queen Elizabeth's Hospital in Clifton.
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Jason Forbes then went up to Jesus College at the University of Cambridge to read English, graduating in 2012.
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At Cambridge University, Jason Forbes wrote and performed in a number of comedy shows as a member of the famous Cambridge Footlights.
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In September 2014, Jason Forbes reunited with his Cambridge Footlights contemporaries Phil Wang and George Fouracres to form the sketch group 'Daphne'.
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Jason Forbes is a regular guest on the satirical sketch show Newsjack on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
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Jason Forbes made his first TV appearance in 2013 in Kerry, a BBC Three Comedy Feeds episode by comedic actress Kerry Howard.
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Jason Forbes later appeared in The Mimic on Channel 4 and Pompidou by Little Britain star Matt Lucas on BBC One.
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In May 2015, ITV announced that Jason Forbes would be among the cast of their new series Horrible Science, based on the Horrible Science books by Nick Arnold.
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Jason Forbes joined the cast of Tracey Ullman's sketch show, Tracey Ullman's Show, for BBC One and HBO.
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In 2021, broadcaster UKTV announced that Jason Forbes would be joining Kemah Bob and Tom Allen as co-host of a new panel show called The Island on its comedy channel Dave.
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Jason Forbes is a lover of physical comedy and often incorporates slapstick humour into his routines.
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Jason Forbes has cited Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Rowan Atkinson, Sir Norman Wisdom and, "most of all", Michael Crawford among his physical influences.
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Jason Forbes apparently perfected his stair-fall in a university production of Michael Frayn's Noises Off.