1. Joseph Roland Wilkinson was born on 11 February 1975 and is an English comedian, actor, and screenwriter.
28 Facts About Joe Wilkinson
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Joe Wilkinson began his comedy career in 2004 and has supported Alan Carr and Russell Howard on tour.
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In 2006, Joe Wilkinson won the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year.
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Joe Wilkinson has made numerous appearances on television programmes such as Live at the Electric and has been touring solo since 2011.
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Joe Wilkinson began appearing on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown in 2012, initially as Rachel Riley's assistant.
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Joe Wilkinson has since gone on to become a frequent panellist or guest team captain.
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Joe Wilkinson is in the comedy duo Two Episodes of Mash, alongside Diane Morgan.
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In 2019 Joe Wilkinson won a celebrity special version of The Great British Bake Off.
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Joe Wilkinson was born to Stella and Brian Joe Wilkinson and grew up in Kent.
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Joe Wilkinson started his career in 2004 at his local pub, which was holding an 'open mic' evening.
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Since 2010, Joe Wilkinson has appeared in a number of television shows.
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Joe Wilkinson has appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week and Never Mind the Buzzcocks and has performed at a stand-up section of Russell Howard's Good News.
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Joe Wilkinson was involved in the BBC Three comedy show Live at the Electric as a member of the comedic double act Two Episodes of Mash with Diane Morgan.
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In 2014, Joe Wilkinson appeared as a resident comedian on the revived TV game show Celebrity Squares, hosted by Warwick Davis on ITV.
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Joe Wilkinson was a contestant on the second series of Dave comedy panel show Taskmaster.
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Joe Wilkinson plays Simon, who takes his girlfriend Donna to meet his family at their home on the Isle of Wight for the first time.
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Since 2012, Joe Wilkinson has made semi-regular appearances on the 8 Out of 10 Cats spin-off show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
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Joe Wilkinson generally participates in the show's latter half and occasionally acts as Rachel Riley's assistant.
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In 2014, Joe Wilkinson appeared in a commercial for Hellmann's Mayonnaise with Sue Barker and Brian Blessed, and in 2015, Joe Wilkinson began voicing ads for Hotels.
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In June 2015, Joe Wilkinson appeared in a live recording for the Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown.
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In 2019, Joe Wilkinson took part in a special episode of The Great British Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer, with Georgia Toffolo, Jeremy Paxman and Sally Lindsay.
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Joe Wilkinson made Gherkin-inspired biscuits in round one, which host Paul Hollywood loved, and he won first place.
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Earl and Joe Wilkinson have both suggested there are no plans to bring it back.
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In 2021, David Earl and Joe Wilkinson began a podcast called Chatabix, originally a daily weekday podcast recorded very early in the morning.
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In 2021, David Earl and Joe Wilkinson began a podcast called My New Football Club.
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Joe Wilkinson left the podcast in 2022 due to being unable to commit time to it.
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Joe Wilkinson has described his life as "boring" but argues it has been useful in giving him material for his stand-up act.
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Joe Wilkinson is a supporter of Gillingham FC who are currently in EFL League Two.