Suzi Ruffell was born on 18 January 1986 and is a British comedian, writer, and actress.
17 Facts About Suzi Ruffell
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Suzi Ruffell's father buys and sells lorries and her mother became his assistant after raising Suzi and her older brother.
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Suzi Ruffell considered Victoria Wood, Catherine Tate, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders to be her heroes.
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Suzi Ruffell was the first in her family to attend university.
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Suzi Ruffell began her stand-up comedy career in November 2008 and has been performing stand-up full time since 2012.
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In 2018, Suzi Ruffell toured Australia as a performer with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow.
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Suzi Ruffell is regularly heard on BBC Radio 4 on The Now Show and The News Quiz.
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Suzi Ruffell appeared with five other British female celebrities in the 2021 BBC2 documentary Womanhood, with the guests discussing the evolving status of women over the past 50 years.
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Since October 2015, Suzi Ruffell has co-hosted the podcast Like Minded Friends with comedian Tom Allen.
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In 2022, Suzi Ruffell became the co-host of Wine Times, with Sunday Times Wine Club vice-President Will Lyons.
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In 2023, Suzi Ruffell became the co-host of the podcast, Big Kick Energy, with fellow comedian Maisie Adam.
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Suzi Ruffell found school difficult and says that she became the "class clown" to hide her dyslexia.
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Suzi Ruffell has 4 GCSEs and an AS Level in Contemporary Dance.
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Suzi Ruffell said that she realised she was gay at the age of 14 but did not come out until she was 21.
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Suzi Ruffell said her parents were "absolutely fine" about her announcement.
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Suzi Ruffell was nominated for the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2011, making it to the finals, and was awarded second place in the Latitude Festival New Act Competition 2011.
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In 2020, Suzi Ruffell was nominated for a British LGBT Award in the Broadcaster or Journalist category.