Mike Wozniak

Mike Wozniak is a British comedian, writer, and actor. Raised in Portsmouth, he is best known for portraying Brian in the Channel 4 sitcom Man Down and as a member of the team that make Small Scenes for BBC Radio 4.[1][2]

Mike Wozniak
NationalityBritish
OccupationComedian, writer, actor
Years active1990s–present
Notable work
Man Down

Career

Wozniak worked doing live sketch comedy starting in the late 1990s, and began trying stand-up comedy in 2007.[3][4]

He won the Amused Moose LaughOff contest at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2008.[5][6] He was nominated for the IFcomedy newcomer award the same year.[5][7][8] Wozniak performed at the Adelaide Fringe in 2009.[3]

Television

Wozniak's first major role in television came when he was cast in the television series Man Down in 2013 alongside Greg Davies.[9] He played Brian, a friend to Davies' character, and a straight-laced financial adviser.[9]

In 2015, he wrote a physical comedy starring Kim Cattrall and a troupe of acrobats entitled Ruby Robinson for SKY Arts.[10][11]

On 17th December 2020, it was announced that Wozniak would be included in the line up on series 11 of Taskmaster, alongside Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack and Sarah Kendall.[12]

Film

In 2016, Wozniak played the role of Josh in Alice Lowe's Prevenge.[13]

Wozniak made his directorial debut with a short film entitled Sump, released in 2017 and screened at various film festivals.[1][4]

Podcast

On the St. Elwick's Neighbourhood Association Newsletter Podcast, Wozniak plays the role of host Malcolm Durridge. The show focuses on the neighbourhood association newsletter of the fictional UK town of St Elwicks, forced through budgetary cuts to change from a printed edition to the 'cheapest alternative': a podcast.[14] Wozniak also appears frequently in different roles on the Beef And Dairy Network Podcast.

References
  1. "Mike Wozniak". PBJ Management. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. "Mike Wozniak stars as 'Brian' in new series of 'Man Down'". PBJ Management. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. "Edinburgh award-winning stand-up Mike Wozniak comes to Up the Creek, Greenwich". News Shopper. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. McMahon, Vanessa (30 December 2018). "Interview with Mike Wozniak for SUMP (2017)". FilmFestivals.com. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. "Amused Moose Laugh Off 2008". Amused Moose Comedy. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  6. Herring, Richard (23 September 2008). "Warming Up". Richard Herring. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  7. "Nominees and Winners". If.Comedy. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  8. Arthur, Tim (15 December 2008). "Best comedy gigs of 2008". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010.
  9. "Mike Wozniak on Man Down". ATV Today. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  10. "Ruby Robinson". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. "Matt Lipsey directs Ruby Robinson for Sky Arts". Curtis Brown. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  12. "Taskmaster series 11 line up". Twitter. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  13. "Prevenge". Western Edge Pictures. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  14. "St.-Elwick's-Neighbourhood-Association-Newsletter-Posdcast". Anchor.fm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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