Toby Foster was born on 13 August 1969 and is a British comedian, actor, radio presenter, promoter and festival producer.
15 Facts About Toby Foster
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Toby Foster is best known for his long-running BBC Radio Sheffield show, and for his appearances in the television work of Peter Kay.
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Toby Foster has been the host of BBC Radio Sheffield's breakfast show since 2004.
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Toby Foster originally joined the station in the afternoon slot, from 2 until 5pm, taking over from Tony Capstick on 2 April 2002.
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Toby Foster then worked with Antonia Brickell on a joint breakfast show in September 2004.
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Toby Foster has been nominated for three Radio Academy Awards: The Entertainment Award in 2004, Best Interview Award in 2010, and Sony Speech Broadcaster of the Year in 2012.
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In 2020 Toby Foster won for Best Speech Breakfast Show, but was unable to attend due to suffering an "ADHD meltdown".
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Toby Foster was suspended from Radio Sheffield in December 2013 after using an offensive word on his Twitter account, in reference to a fellow BBC employee.
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Toby Foster returned in January 2014 after making an apology to his colleagues and the public.
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Toby Foster appeared in Channel 4's Phoenix Nights as Les Campbell, one half of eponymous work mens club's backing band, Les Alanos.
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Toby Foster is affectionately referred to as "One-Take" Toby by friend and co-star Peter Kay, because of his belief that he never gets his lines wrong.
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Toby Foster made a cameo as "Northern Comic" in the 2007 Christmas Special of BBC Television series Extras.
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Toby Foster's character appeared as a contestant in the reality show Celebrity Big Brother, alongside co-writer and star Gervais' Andy Millman, Lionel Blair, Lisa Scott-Lee and X-Factor contestant Chico Slimani.
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Since 2019, Toby Foster has provided the narration for Yesterday's Bangers and Cash, a factual entertainment programme following a family-run classic car auction in Thornton le Dale, North Yorkshire.