Alex Riley (comedian)
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| Alex Riley | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alexander John Riley |
| Born | 29 March 1968 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Medium | Stand up, television |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Notable works and roles | The Caravan Show |
Alexander John Riley (born 29 March 1968 in
presenter.[2]
Early life and education
Born and brought up in Sheffield, Riley started performing with the city's Crucible Youth Theatre, during which time he originated, and appeared in, sketches and devised pieces, as well as appearing in a number of plays and farces at the Library Theatre.
Career
Riley had a succession of jobs, including spells managing a shopping centre and selling aerial photographs, before successfully answering an on-air appeal for researchers on
BBC TV's Top Gear programme. A lifelong car enthusiast, Riley was in his element writing scripts for racing driver turned presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson and making many cameo appearances before being given the chance to present his own items. Amongst these were a 9-hour road trip from London to Brighton on the world's oldest vehicle, a challenge to build a car in 16 hours from junk bought at Europe's largest auto jumble sale and appearing as Elvis
at the UK's premier American lifestyle festival.
He went on to write and perform sketches for
Discovery Home and Leisure which combined Scalextric
with tips on making realistic scenery out of chicken wire.
Moving sideways to radio, he was chosen as the voice of The Comedy Club,[3] a nightly 2-hour comedy strand which played a significant part in BBC7 achieving the Sony Gold Award for Station Sound.
Returning to
TV, Riley has presented two series of Boys Toys, a series for ITV1 West Country, the Caravan Show for Discovery Real Time, a tongue-in-cheek active sports series You Know You Want To (again for ITV1 Westcountry) and, after buying a Triumph TR7, Classic Car Club, for Discovery Real Time. He has also been a "traveller" for Globe Trekker.[4]
For
The Dog Ate My Homework. Riley also hosts All Over the Workplace
for CBBC.
References
- ^ "findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk.
- ^ "Alex Riley". Cloud9management.com. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Alex Riley". BBC Radio 7. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Globe Trekker TV.com: Globe Trekker Travellers: Alex Riley". www.pilotguides.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007.
- ^ Hickman, Martin (8 November 2009). "Comedian reveals unsavoury truth of food production". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 November 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
External links
- Alex Riley at IMDb