Stephen Grant (born 2 July 1973 in

Brighton Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...

) is a British

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, comedy writer, and radio presenter. He hosts the Krater Comedy Club at Komedia in Brighton, which won the

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for Best Comedy Club in the South for 2002–2006, 2008, and 2011–2014. In 2008 and 2011, Grant won the Chortle Award for Best Compère. In the early 2000s, Grant wrote and hosted several documentaries for

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.Hawkins, Si
"Circuit Training 28: Stephen Grant"
''British Comedy Guide''. 31 January 2011. He also wrote gags for

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's daytime DJs for many years. Of his one-hour comedy routine, ''

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'' wrote in 2004 that "Stephen Grant is nothing if not original. Supremely intelligent yet utterly accessible, his charm lies in the quick-fire speed of his mind." Grant has released two live comedy DVDs: ''Stephen Grant: Live at the Theatre Royal Brighton'' and ''Stephen Grant: Taken for Granted''. In addition to emceeing in Brighton, he also hosts at

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in London. He has performed around the UK and all over the world, and is a frequent stand-up comic at the

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. Grant made headlines in several major national newspapers in 2010, when he won a lawsuit in which his ex-wife tried to prevent him from joking about their divorce.Logan, Brian
"Long live those mother-in-law (and ex-wife) jokes"
''

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''. 4 October 2010.

References

External links

StephenGrant.com
(official site) *
Stephen Grant
at the

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