Amy Gledhill

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Amy is a comedian, actor, and writer from Hull, brimming with natural warmth and charm.

She is the winner of Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024 and has earned three nominations for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award, making history as the only performer to be nominated twice in one year—once for Best Newcomer (as a solo act) and again for Best Show (with her double act, The Delightful Sausage).

Equally adept in both dramatic and comedic roles, Amy has appeared in several popular series including Sex Education (Netflix), Life (BBC1), Alma’s Not Normal (BBC2), Somewhere Boy, Hull Raisers, and Big Mood (C4), among others.

Amy is a welcomed guest on various panel and chat shows, such as The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC), Pointless Celebrities (BBC), and Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Dave). In 2024, she will also appear on Would I Lie to You? and Cats Does Countdown.

Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe with her show The Girl Before the Girl You Marry, Amy sold out a series of performances at Soho Theatre and embarked on her first national tour. She has also filmed stand-up for Comedy Central, been featured in the prestigious New Faces Gala at the Montreal Comedy Festival, and performed a 30-minute pre-headline set at the Latitude Comedy Arena.

As a writer, Amy has been nominated three times in consecutive years for her work. She was the lead writer on the multi-award-nominated The Emily Atack Show, contributed to the BAFTA-winning Class Dismissed, and co-wrote and starred in the CBBC hit show Big Fat Like. Her double act The Delightful Sausage has written and performed on shows like Late Night Mash and Stand Up To Cancer on Channel 4, in addition to creating radio specials for BBC Radio 2 and Radio 4.

A regular on Radio 4, Amy has starred in returning sitcoms like Punt and Dennis’ The Train on Platform 4 and Phil Ellis is Trying. She has also made appearances on shows like Rufus Hound’s My Teenage Diary, Steph McGovern’s Ultimate Choice, and Al Murray’s Completely Out of Character.

Amy co-hosts the hit podcast Northern News, which was featured in The Guardian's "Best Podcasts of 2023 So Far." Alongside Isy Suttie, she also hosted the hugely popular BBC companion podcast Obsessed With Happy Valley. Amy has been a guest on James Acaster and Ed Gamble’s Off Menu and Richard Herring’s RHLSTP, among others.

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