Mat Ewins is an English actor, writer and stand-up comedian. His comedy shows are anarchic

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experiences with

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features, including video clips and elements from computer games he programs himself.

Life and career

Ewins studied at

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where he was a member of sketch comedy troupe '' The Bristol Revunions''. He started doing stand-up in 2003 and debuted at the

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in 2011.

Stage

Ewins has performed various characters on ''The Bearpit Podcast (Podcast)'', a live comedy show set up as a fictional podcast. Co-creators of the show and fellow performers were Lolly Adefope,

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, Matt Winning,

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and

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. He performed his solo show ''Adventureman 7'', dubbed a ‘declaration of independence from seriousness’, at the 2017

and the Vault festival. The show was nominated for Best Show at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival. He won Best Show at the Comedians' Choice Awards 2017. He had also won the award in 2016 for his previous show ''Mat Ewins will make you a star''. Ewins was a Chortle Student Comedy Award finalist in 2009. His 2018 Edinburgh show was entitled ''What Sorry? My Mistake! The Doors Are Not Open; The Show Has Been Cancelled. Do Not Have Your Tickets Ready!'', followed in 2019 by ''Actually, Can I Have Eight Tickets Please?''.

Edinburgh Festival, solo shows

Television and radio

In 2018, Ewins featured in BBC Three's stand-up comedy series ''

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'' (series 3, episode 6). He has appeared on

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and on

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's ''Sabotage'' (series 2, episode 1). In 2019, he was a guest on two episodes of the

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comedy show '' Harry Hill's Club Nite''. On 26 November 2019, Ewins participated in the comedy night ''The Paddock'' which was live-streamed by Channel 4. On the 28th of January 2021, Ewins appeared in dictionary corner in Channels 4's panel show '' 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown'' (Series 21 Episode 3).

Personal life

In 2016, Ewins was living in North London where he shared a house with fellow comedian

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ewins, Mat British comedians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Bristol