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Stewart Francis is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer. In addition to his work in Canada and the US, he frequently tours in the UK and appears on
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. Both of Francis' parents are British. Francis was born in Saint Joseph's Health Centre in
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
, and attended Eatonville Junior School, in
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.


Career


Stand-up

Francis delivers a
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performance with many one-liners. Francis has headlined all over North America and the United Kingdom. He has also performed in numerous venues worldwide, including Hong Kong, South Africa, and throughout Europe. On 6 June 2009 he performed on the
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section of '' Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow''. Francis was the support act for
Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office'' (2001–2003), '' Extras'' (2005–2007), and ''An Idiot Abroad'' ...
on his Science tour, performing in such places as Portsmouth Guildhall,
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,
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and the
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in Dublin in late 2009 and early 2010. He has also made 12 appearances on popular British panel show ''
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''. He appeared on '' Live at the Apollo'' on 9 December 2010 and 14 December 2012. In 2012 he won the annual award for the funniest joke of the
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. He announced his final standup tour will take place during 2018 and 2019. His final stand up appearance was on 7 December 2019.


Acting

Stewart starred as a series regular on ''
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'' and also acted in ''
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''. In 2007, he appeared in an episode of the BBC sitcom '' Not Going Out'' as Hilary Allison. (The producers said in an interview that he had been considered for the part of recurring character Guy, but rejected because he was too young and given this role instead.) He also made a brief appearance in '' The Omid Djalili Show''.


Writing

Stewart has written for ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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'', as well as having his work published in ''
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''.


Television work

In the US he was a regular guest on ''
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'' and he was the host of trivia game show ''
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''. In the UK, his TV appearances include ''
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'', ''
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'', '' 8 out of 10 Cats'', ''The Big Stage'', ''For One Night Only'' and '' Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow''. After his first appearance on ''Mock the Week'' as an almost unknown, he was so successful he was asked back three more times in the series that followed. In 2010 Stewart appeared in a special Children in Need episode of '' Mastermind'' where his specialist subject was the
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.


Stand-up DVDs

* ''Live – Tour de Francis'' (22 November 2010) * ''Live: Outstanding in His Field'' (26 November 2012) * ''Pun Gent'' (28 November 2016)


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Francis, Stewart Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian game show hosts Canadian stand-up comedians Canadian male television actors Canadian television writers Canadian people of British descent Canadian sketch comedians Canadian male television writers Canadian male comedians Comedians from Toronto