Jason Lewis (born in

London, England London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

) is a British actor, writer, and comedian of Trinidadian descent. He is best known for his self-titled sketch comedy show '' The Jason Lewis Experience,'' which saw its first installment aired on

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Career

Jason Lewis started his career training at ''The Anna Scher Theatre'' as an actor for 6 years. In 2007 Lewis wrote and filmed the first installment of ''The Jason Lewis Experience,'' a series of short comedic sketches for

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. In 2008

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agreed to give Lewis his own sketch show on their channel. ''The Jason Lewis Experience'' debuted in January 2009 on MTV Base. During 2009 Jason Lewis was cast as an actor and writer for

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show '' Bellamy's People'', created by the

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winning

Paul Whitehouse Paul Julian Whitehouse (born 17 May 1958) is a Welsh actor, writer, presenter and comedian. He was one of the main stars of the BBC sketch comedy series ''The Fast Show'' and has starred with Harry Enfield in the shows ''Harry & Paul'' and ''Ha ...

and

Charlie Higson Charles Murray Higson (born 3 July 1958) is an English actor, comedian, author and former singer. He has also written and produced for television and is the author of the young adult post-apocalyptic book series ''The Enemy'', as well as the fi ...

. He also appeared in

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hit sitcom '' Miranda'' and the second series of

sitcom ''Coming of Age''. In 2010 he was a regular cast member in the third series of the

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Award-winning The Armstrong and Miller Show for

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and featured in the

Award-winning

Harry and Paul ''Harry & Paul'' (originally titled ''Ruddy Hell! It's Harry & Paul'') is a British sketch comedy show starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 13 April 2007. Prior to broadcast, it was trailed as ''The H ...

, created by

Harry Enfield Henry Richard Enfield (born 30 May 1961) is an English comedian. He is known in particular for his television work, including '' Harry Enfield's Television Programme'', '' Harry Enfield & Chums'' and '' Harry & Paul'', across which he created ...

and

. During 2010 Lewis also created and starred in his own BBC online sketch comedy pilot show called ''SWA'' (Sniggers With Attitude), which featured appearances from Paul Whitehouse,

Noel Clarke Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is an English actor, writer, director and producer. Rising to prominence for playing Mickey Smith in ''Doctor Who'' (2005–2006, 2008, 2010), he received critical acclaim for writing, directing, and ...

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, and

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. In June 2010, BBC announced that Danny Cohen, controller of BBC Three, had commissioned Jason Lewis his own pilot titled ''The Jason Lewis Experience'' for the channel. The pilot featured Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, Daniel Kaluuya,

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and David Schneider. He was crowned a 'Broadcast Hotshot' of the TV Industry by Broadcast Magazine. Lewis was featured in the 12th series of

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where he played Chris Brand. He also starred in a revival of ''

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''. In 2012 he played an American reporter Scott in the feature film '' Red Lights''. Lewis played Warden Wagatungi in series 2 and 3 of the award-winning ''

''. He featured in series 4 and 6 of popular children's TV program ''

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'', which both won

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. In 2015 Lewis starred as Curtis Broome in the third series of '' Some Girls'' for

. He was also a main cast member in series 1 and 2 of award-winning comedy '' Murder in Successville'' on

. During 2016 he fronted the ITV2 mockumentary show '' What's The Facts'', featured heavily throughout the first series of

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' BBC One comedy '' Walliams & Friend'' and performed his one-person stage play POVs From The Grove, during the Camden Fringe. He also starred in the BBC Radio 2 show '' Harry and Paul present: The Gentleman's Club'' alongside Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse,

Jim Broadbent James Broadbent (born 24 May 1949) is an English actor. A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972, he came to prominence as a character actor for his many roles in film and television. He has received various accolades ...

and

Tom Hollander Thomas Anthony Hollander (; born 25 August 1967) is a British actor. He trained with National Youth Theatre and won the Ian Charleson Award in 1992 for his performance as Witwoud in ''The Way of the World''. He made his Broadway debut in the ...

. In 2017 Lewis starred in the BBC Three show ''Climaxed'', created by Tom Craine, wrapped filming upcoming Disney comedy feature film Patrick slated for 2018 and has recently begun shooting the second series of '' Damned'' created by

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for Channel 4 after being cast as PC Zeppelin.

Other work

Lewis has released many music spoofs. Artists he has parodied include

Tinchy Stryder Kwasi Esono Danquah III ( ; born 14 September 1986), better known by his stage name Tinchy Stryder, is a British rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and investor. Stryder has released three solo studio albums, '' Star in the Hood'' (2007 ...

N-Dubz N-Dubz are an English hip-hop trio from Camden Town, London, England, consisting of cousins Dappy and Tulisa, and their friend Fazer. After winning a MOBO Award for Best Newcomer in 2007, N-Dubz briefly signed with Polydor Records before j ...

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and

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. On 14 July 2009, he and his close friend

released a parody of

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's "Too Many Man", titled "Too Many Weave". It was based upon the fact they thought that too many women wear fake hair (hair extensions) nowadays. The video was in

's Most Viewed for 14, 15 and 16 July that year.

References

External links

Jason Lewis website
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