1. Michael John Flanagan was born on 7 October 1962 and is an English comedian.
19 Facts About Micky Flanagan
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Micky Flanagan has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and toured Britain with stand-up shows.
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Micky Flanagan was born on 7 October 1962 in Whitechapel, East London, and grew up in Bethnal Green.
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Micky Flanagan's father was involved in petty crime, and served a short prison sentence as a result.
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Micky Flanagan was a sensitive and thoughtful child, and keen to leave the East End of London.
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Micky Flanagan was a bright student, but became disengaged with schoolwork, and began to truant.
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Micky Flanagan left school at the age of fifteen with no qualifications.
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Micky Flanagan returned to London and worked as a furniture maker for several years.
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Micky Flanagan's business failed and he returned to Fire Island for another summer.
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Micky Flanagan resumed education at the age of 25, beginning with a GCSE in English and going on to a foundation course in Arts and Social Sciences and a degree at City University, which he began aged 29.
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Micky Flanagan became a professional comedian in 1997 after attending a comedy course at Jacksons Lane, north London, in 1996.
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Micky Flanagan was a regular performer on Out to Lunch on Radio 2 in 2008, and appeared on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow in 2009.
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Micky Flanagan appeared on Mock the Week in 2010 and made further appearances in 2011.
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Micky Flanagan was a panellist on the BBC1 game show Epic Win, which was broadcast in August and September 2011.
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In 2009, Micky Flanagan's agent lodged a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority claiming that a television commercial for directory enquiries service 118 118 was using his "out out" catchphrase and skit.
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Micky Flanagan appeared in a celebrity version of The Chase, hosted by Bradley Walsh.
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In 2012, Micky Flanagan starred alongside Mark Watson and host Mark Dolan as a captain on the Channel 4 advertising-based comedy panel programme The Mad Bad Ad Show.
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Micky Flanagan was a team captain, alongside Frank Skinner on the BBC One comedy series I Love My Country, which is hosted by Gabby Logan.
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Micky Flanagan retains a London base in East Dulwich but lives primarily in the Hampshire countryside.