Michael Legge

Bafta Nominee and BIMA Award Winner

"often copied, never matched" - Time Out

 

Having just hosted the backroom chat for MTV"s European Music Awards to 53 million viewers worldwide, Michael Legge is fast becoming the most sought after host on the comedy circuit. He is a unique comic talent with a background in improvisation, stand-up, writing, compering, hosting, acting and TV warm-up work. As a performer, he is sharp and cutting edge, whilst being cheeky, lively and charming. Currently one of the circuit"s most sought-after acts and hosts, Michael performs all over Britain and beyond, including The Irish Republic, Australia, Canada and Dubai. He writes for the BBC, C4, C5 and Sky One and was sole writer for MTV"s website The Osbournes, winner of a BIMA award and nominated for a BAFTA.

 

TV, Radio and Broadcast

· MTV"s European Music Awards, Backroom chat - co-host with Skin from Skunk Anansi

· Ch4"s 100 Worst Pop Songs

· Ch5"s Melinda"s Big Night In

· Ch5"s The Jack Docherty Show

· On Digital"s Net.Comedy

· Ch5"s Morwenna Banks Show

· Sky One"s Vorderman"s Sudoku Live (warm-up)

· Sky One"s Street Cred Sudoku (run-through)

· Sky One"s Street Cred Sudoku (panellist)

· Sky One"s Street Cred Sudoku (warm-up)

· Sky One"s Carol Vordeman"s Braingame (team leader for pilot)

· BBC7"s Spanking New

· Liberty Radio - Julie D"roan Show

· BBC London - various

· Liberty Radio - various

 

Writing

· MTV"s The Osbournes website

Full text and dialogue for BAFTA nominated and BIMA Award -winning website :- www.mtv.co.uk/theosbournes/

· C4"s 100 Worst Pop Songs

· C4"s Pop Up Video

· Sky One"s Street Cred Sudoku

· BBC Choice"s RDA (sketch comedy)

· C5"s The Jack Docherty Show

· VH1"s Videomouth

· BBC Commission via Hartswood Films "Ner-ner, Ner-ner" - sit-com scripts

· Hahn Films, Berlin -Two series of the animated "Gnarfs" series

· Cosgrove Hall Productions" The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew

· Calton"s Net.comedy

 

 

 

Live Comedy

One of Jongleurs" top comperes, host for Wilkinson Sword"s Cutting Edge of Comedy (nationwide talent hunt), Michael has compered for the BBC Comedy Awards and the BBC"s Stand-up Show in Edinburgh. Other work includes The Comedy Store, Banana, Bound & Gagged, Lee Hurst"s Backyard Comedy Club, Comedy Cafe, Screaming Blue Murder, Meccano, Red Rose, Komedia, Frog and Bucket, Buzz, Hyena, Rawhide, Off The Kerb, Glee Club, Brixton Comedy Club, The Comedy Club, Sohoho, Aztec, Hecklers, Hampstead Comedy Club, East Dulwich Tavern, Leicester Comedy Festival, Guildford Festival, Edinburgh Festival (Screaming Blue Murder"s Big Value shows "99; The Conversation 05). Work abroad includes Dubai, Singapore and Sydney. Corporate work includes One To One, Citroen, Tank! and Interbrew.

Quotes

"Without doubt one of the best comperes and improvisers on the circuit." Time Out

"top material, excellent delivery" What"s On

"the undisputed compere"s compere. It is only a matter of time before Michael is snapped up..." Time Out