Mosiah Bikila Gilligan was born on 19 February 1988 and is a British stand-up comedian.
22 Facts About Mo Gilligan
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Mo Gilligan hosted The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan on Channel 4.
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Mo Gilligan currently co-hosts The Big Narstie Show on Channel 4, and is a judge on The Masked Singer UK since the second series in 2020, and a judge on The Masked Dancer UK since 2021.
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In 2022 Mo Gilligan took a break from The Masked Dancer UK due to work conflicts, and was replaced by Peter Crouch.
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Mosiah Bikila Mo Gilligan was born on 19 February 1988 in Lambeth, London to British parents of Jamaican and St Lucian descent.
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Mo Gilligan's mother was born in Wales while his father is from Brixton.
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Mo Gilligan's parents separated when he was 5, and he was raised by both parents while living in Camberwell, London.
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Mo Gilligan began his interest in comedy whilst attending a performing arts school in Pimlico.
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Mo Gilligan was working in retail, when he began uploading comedy videos on his social media accounts.
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Mo Gilligan's videos were popular and customers eventually began recognising him.
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Mo Gilligan's influences include Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock; he did his first lengthy show after watching a Chris Rock stand-up film.
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Mo Gilligan paired up with Claudia Winkleman to compete on the 2018 edition of The Big Fat Quiz of the Year on Channel 4, which they won.
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Gilligan hosts his own show, The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, which debuted 19 July 2019 on Channel 4.
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Later on in the year, his first comedy special on Netflix, Mo Gilligan: Momentum, was released globally in 190 countries.
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Since June 2020, Mo Gilligan has appeared on the second and third series of Celebrity Gogglebox, as well as the Stand Up to Cancer special of Gogglebox alongside comedian Babatunde Aleshe.
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On 19 August 2020, ITV announced Mo Gilligan would become a panellist on the second series of The Masked Singer UK, replacing Ken Jeong.
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In 2020, Mo Gilligan produced the hour long documentary Black, British, and Funny for Black History Month.
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Mo Gilligan examined the history of the Black comedy circuit, featuring pioneering stars like Angie Le Mar, Richard Blackwood, Danny 'Slim' Gray and Rudi Lickwood, and newer comedians including Kayode Ewumi and Michael Dapaah.
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In October 2020, Mo Gilligan appeared as a contestant on The Cube alongside actor David Ajao.
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On 4 March 2021, ITV announced Mo Gilligan would become a panellist on the spin-off of The Masked Singer UK, The Masked Dancer UK.
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On 8 February 2022 and 11 February 2023, Mo Gilligan hosted the BRIT Awards from the O2 Arena.
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On 29 November 2022, Mo Gilligan was confirmed as the host of the upcoming BBC One series called That's My Jam.