Editing Johnny Vegas

{{Short description|English actor, ceramicist and comedian (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Johnny Vegas
| image              = Johnny Vegas - 2007 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Vegas in 2007
| birth_name         = Michael Joseph Pennington
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1970|9|5|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]]<!-- Lancashire is correct as Merseyside did not exist until 1974-->, [[Lancashire]], England
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Kitty Donnelly|2002|2008|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Maïa Dunphy]]|2011|2020|reason=sep}}}}
| children           = 2
| education          = [[Middlesex University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| website            = {{URL|http://johnnyvegas.co.uk}}
| years_active       = 1996–present
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|director|writer}}
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'''Michael Joseph Pennington''' (born 5 September 1970), better known as '''Johnny Vegas''', is an English actor, comedian, director and writer. He is known for his thick [[Lancashire accent]], husky voice, angry comedic rants, and use of [[surreal humour]].

Vegas' television roles have included Moz in the [[BBC Three]] dark comedy ''[[Ideal (TV series)|Ideal]]'' (2005–2011), Geoff Maltby ("The Oracle") in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] sitcom ''[[Benidorm (British TV series)|Benidorm]]'' (2007–2009, 2015–2017), and Eric Agnew in the [[BBC One]] sitcom ''[[Still Open All Hours]]'' (2013–2019). He has also been a regular guest panellist on the television comedy panel shows ''[[QI]]'' and ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]''.

==Early life==
Vegas was born Michael Joseph Pennington on 5 September 1970, in the [[Thatto Heath]] area of [[St Helens, Lancashire]].<!--Lancashire is correct, Merseyside did not exist until 1974--><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/johnny-vegas-lost-myself-johnny-3440413|title=Johnny Vegas: I lost myself in 'Johnny Vegas'|first=Paddy|last=Shennan|work=[[Liverpool Echo]]|date=30 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Becoming Johnny Vegas|author=Vegas, Johnny|isbn=9780007382712|location=London|oclc=872700225|year = 2014}}</ref> He has an older sister and two older brothers; they were all brought up as [[Roman Catholic]]. At the age of 11, he attended the boarding school and seminary [[St Joseph's College, Upholland|St Joseph's College]] in [[Up Holland]] to train for the priesthood, but came back homesick after four terms.<ref name="Guardian interview">{{cite news|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1729544,00.html|title=Here's Johnny ...|first=Decca|last=Aitkenhead|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 March 2006}}</ref>

Vegas earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in Art and Ceramics from [[Middlesex University]] in London.<ref name="Guardian interview"/> He then returned to his home town and took various odd jobs; he worked in an [[Argos (retailer)|Argos]] warehouse, sold [[boiler insurance]] door-to-door, packed bottles of [[Cif]] in a factory, and was a barman at a local pub.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/johnny-vegas-i-never-liked-being-the-centre-of-attention-2304340.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/johnny-vegas-i-never-liked-being-the-centre-of-attention-2304340.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|first=Fiona|last=Sturges|title=Johnny Vegas: 'I never liked being the centre of attention'|work=[[The Independent]]|date=2 July 2011}}</ref> Between 1994 and 1997, he was a member of [[Cluub Zarathustra]], a comedy performance group led by [[Stewart Lee]], Roger Mann, and [[Simon Munnery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gofasterstripe.com/cgi-bin/website.cgi?page=videofull&id=13960|title=Go Faster Stripe|website=Gofasterstripe.com}}</ref>

==Career==
===Television and radio===
In 1996, Vegas made his television debut as a contestant on ''[[Win, Lose or Draw (UK game show)|Win, Lose or Draw]]'' in the UK under his real name, but made references to the fact he wanted to be a comedian and that his stage name was "Johnny Vegas".<ref name="MEN">[https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/itv-james-martins-saturday-morning-24067934 ITV James Martin's Saturday Morning: Johnny Vegas' real name, two wives, and 'hard battle'] ''[[Manchester Evening News]]'', 28 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022</ref>
He featured on ''[[The Big Breakfast]]'' during the programme's final months before it ended in March 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/bowlocksbigbreakfast/hosts/guest-presenters|title=Guest presenters - A Load Of Bow Locks, The Big Breakfast fansite|access-date=3 May 2016}}</ref> His appearance was briefly shown during [[Channel 4]]'s ''100 Greatest Stand-Ups'' and [[BBC Three]]'s ''Almost Famous 2''. Vegas gained a wider audience as a regular member of ''[[Shooting Stars (British TV series)|Shooting Stars]]''. His character was a pitiable sort always nursing a pint of Guinness. In 2001 he appeared on the ''[[The Weakest Link (UK game show)|Weakest Link]]'', in a comedians special and beat [[Barry Cryer]] to win the jackpot of £10,200.<ref>{{Cite web|via=[[YouTube]]n|last=James Strevens|title=Weakest Link - Comedians Special|date=24 August 2001|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypnRLYQWQBY|access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref>

In 2002, Vegas starred in the [[BBC Radio 4]] sitcom ''Night Class'', which he co-wrote with Tony Burgess and Tony Pitts, with [[Dirk Maggs]] as director. Vegas played a former [[Butlin's]] redcoat teaching evening classes in pottery.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lezard|first=Nicholas|title=Radio: Comedy turns on the potter's wheel; Night Class Radio 4|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1702873.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411020849/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1702873.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|newspaper=The Independent (London, England)|date=1 September 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Ben|title=Sunshine on Putty: The Golden Age of British Comedy|year=2004|publisher=HarperCollins|page=383|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2bOkTqKs4v8C&q=johnny+vegas+%22night+class%22&pg=PA383|isbn=9780007181322}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Arts Diary: Night Class for Vegas|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-90322616.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610085934/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-90322616.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 June 2014|access-date=5 March 2013|newspaper=Daily Post (Liverpool, UK)|date=12 August 2002}}</ref> It was a runner-up for best comedy at the [[Sony Radio Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Just a Minute wins Sony Award|url=http://www.funny.co.uk/radio/just-a-minute-wins-sony-award/|work=funny.co.uk|access-date=4 March 2013|date=9 May 2003}}</ref>

He starred in the [[BBC Three]] sitcom ''[[Ideal (TV series)|Ideal]]'' as Moz from 2005 to 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a390737/johnny-vegas-sitcom-ideal-to-be-made-into-film.html#~oCsN65Mg9K6ZcR|title=Johnny Vegas sitcom 'Ideal' to be made into film|work=Digital Spy|date=29 June 2012|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a352556/johnny-vegas-blasts-bbc-three-exec-zai-bennett-over-ideal-axe.html|title=Johnny Vegas blasts BBC Three exec Zai Bennett over 'Ideal' axe|work=Digital Spy|date=23 November 2011|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>

In 2005 he played Krook in the BBC adaptation of Dickens' ''[[Bleak House (2005 TV serial)|Bleak House]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442632|website=[[IMDb]] |title=Bleak House}}</ref>

Between 2007 and 2009, Vegas played [[List of Benidorm cast and characters#Past characters|Geoff Maltby]], aka [[List of Benidorm cast and characters#Past characters|"The Oracle"]], in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] sitcom ''[[Benidorm (British TV series)|Benidorm]]''  and from 2015 to 2017.<ref name="MEN"/>

In 2012, Vegas played the role of Mr. Croombe in the television film adaptation of [[David Walliams]]'s children's book ''[[Mr Stink]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a410396/sheridan-smith-johnny-vegas-join-david-walliamss-mr-stink.html|title=Sheridan Smith, Johnny Vegas join David Walliams's ''Mr Stink''|work=Digital Spy|date=4 October 2012|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>

In 2014, Vegas voiced Fat Baz in the [[ITV4]] animated sitcom ''[[Warren United]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a552939/world-cup-celebrated-on-itv-with-new-animated-football-comedy.html#~oCsLk3Cs5uK32L|title=World Cup celebrated on ITV with new animated football comedy|work=Digital Spy|date=24 February 2014|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>

In August 2014, Vegas took part in ITV's two-part documentary series ''Secrets from the Clink''.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818011836/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week32/secrets-clink|archive-date=18 August 2017|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week32/secrets-clink|title=Secrets from The Clink|work=ITV Press Centre|access-date=3 November 2022}}</ref> In May 2013, Vegas played the role of Lord Ratspeaker in a BBC radio adaptation of Neil Gaiman's ''[[Neverwhere (radio play)|Neverwhere]]'', adapted by Dirk Maggs.

Since 26 December 2013, Vegas has played Wet Eric Agnew in the revived [[BBC]] sitcom ''[[Still Open All Hours]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/Classic-comedy-open-business/story-25743944-detail/story.html|title=Johnny Vegas to return for Still Open All Hours|work=Nottingham Post|access-date=3 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702155421/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Classic-comedy-open-business/story-25743944-detail/story.html|archive-date=2 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Vegas has guest presented numerous episodes of ''[[Sunday Brunch]]'' for [[Channel 4]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 June 2015 |title=Johnny Vegas to host Sunday Brunch {{!}} Channel 4 |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/johnny-vegas-host-sunday-brunch |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.channel4.com}}</ref>

In August 2015, he narrated the four-part series ''Travel Guides'' for ITV. In 2016, he took part in ITV's celebrity driving show ''[[Drive (2016 TV series)|Drive]]'', hosted by [[Vernon Kay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a779896/louis-walsh-professor-green-and-angus-deayton-will-go-head-to-head-on-the-track-in-itvs-new-racing-show-drive/|title=Louis Walsh, Professor Green and Angus Deayton to go head to head on the track in ITV's new racing show Drive|author=Ben Lee|date=14 January 2016|work=Digital Spy|access-date=3 May 2016}}</ref>

In August 2016, Vegas starred in a one-off comedy pilot called ''Home From Home'', playing the lead role of Neil Hackett. Filmed at Skiddaw View Holiday Park,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skiddawview.co.uk/bbc-home-from-home/|title=BBC Home from Home location - Skiddaw View Holiday Park|website=Skiddawview.co.uk}}</ref> the episode aired on [[BBC Two]] on 30 August 2016. In December 2016 it was announced that ''Home From Home'' had been commissioned for a full series to air on [[BBC One]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/2355/home_from_home_series|title=BBC orders full series of Home From Home|date=7 December 2016|website=Comedy.co.uk|access-date=4 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2016/12/06/26398/bbc_orders_home_from_home_to_series|title=BBC orders Home From Home to series : News 2016 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide|website=Chortle.co.uk}}</ref>

Beginning in September 2019, Vegas has starred as the voice of the title character in the surreal children's animated series ''[[The Rubbish World of Dave Spud]]''.

He is a regular panellist on the quiz show ''[[QI]]'', having starred in 12 episodes as of 2019.

He has appeared as a guest panellist and team captain on Channel 4's ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]'', appearing in 11 episodes. On 9 September 2017 he gained critical acclaim for his long poem about a drunk patron during [[last calls]] before bars closing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JADmrVVz3bI|title=Everyone Is Genuinely Surprised By Johnny Vegas' Very Good Poem! &#124; 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown|date=10 September 2017 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

In 2023 it was announced that Vegas would be the director for a new audio series of [[The Wombles]] for BBC Radio 4, with [[Richard E. Grant]] as voice actor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Vegas and Richard E. Grant explain how they're bringing The Wombles to life on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds this Christmas |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/johnny-vegas-richard-e-grant-the-wombles-radio-4-bbc-sounds/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

===Film===
In 2003, Vegas played Jackie Symes in the film ''The Virgin of Liverpool'', Alf Prince in the film ''Cheeky'' and Trevor in the film ''[[Blackball (film)|Blackball]]''. In 2004, he played Dave in the film ''[[Sex Lives of the Potato Men]]'' and voiced Uncle Stewart in the film ''[[Terkel in Trouble]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Neill |first=Phelim |date=2006-09-01 |title=Terkel in Trouble |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2006/sep/01/1 |access-date=2024-06-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In 2013, Vegas was the voice of Abu the hamster in the British film ''[[The Harry Hill Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a539808/harry-hill-movie-premiere-guests-from-sheridan-smith-to-a-giant-hamster.html#~oCsLIgwssfKL1g|title=Harry Hill Movie premiere guests: From Sheridan Smith to a giant hamster|work=Digital Spy|date=20 December 2013|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>

Vegas provided the voice for Asbo in the 2018 [[Aardman Animations]] film ''[[Early Man (film)|Early Man]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/film/early_man/cast_crew/|title=Early Man cast and crew credits|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref>

===Other projects===
Vegas appeared in [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[The Erpingham Camp]]'' at the 2000 [[Edinburgh Festival]]. In 2001, Vegas starred as Al in adverts for [[ITV Digital]] with a puppet named [[Monkey (advertising character)|Monkey]] (voiced by [[Ben Miller]]). In 2007, he reprised the role in adverts for [[PG Tips]] tea.

Having achieved fame in entertainment, Vegas received plaudits for his ceramic work. ''Ceramic Review'' praised him, leading to a role in ''Pot Shots'' (collaborating with [[Roger Law]]), a film made for an international gathering of potters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/tventertainment/johnnyvegas.shtml |title=Johnny Vegas biography |work=BBC website|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050428075625/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/tventertainment/johnnyvegas.shtml|archive-date=28 April 2005}}</ref> This led to his work being acquired for a collection at the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] and a commission from [[Old Spice]] to design a bottle for their [[aftershave]].<ref name="RHLSTP">{{cite AV media | url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/episode_71_johnny_vegas|title=Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast Episode 71 - Johnny Vegas| publisher=[[British Comedy Guide]]|location=[[Leicester Square Theatre]]}}</ref>

In 2014, he directed a music video for [[Paul Heaton]] and [[Jacqui Abbott]].<ref name="Heaton">{{cite web|last=Heaton|first=Paul|title=@paulheatonsolo|url=https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7431/13572098834_89a4e2170f_o.jpg|access-date=2 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001204246/https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7431/13572098834_89a4e2170f_o.jpg|archive-date=1 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> That year he also published his autobiography.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnnyvegas.co.uk/2014/05/becoming-johnny-vegas-paperback|title=Becoming Johnny Vegas - Paperback / The Official Johnny Vegas Website|date=22 May 2014|website=Johnnyvegas.co.uk|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005743/http://www.johnnyvegas.co.uk/2014/05/becoming-johnny-vegas-paperback/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In May 2017, it was announced Vegas would be starring in new comedy feature ''[[Eaten by Lions]]'' opposite [[Antonio Aakeel]] and [[Jack Carroll (comedian)|Jack Carroll]], directed by Jason Wingard.<ref>{{cite web|title=Details on new film Eaten by Lions|url=https://www.scoopnest.com/user/BritishComedy/858302722273161217|website=Scoop Nest|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In August 2002, Vegas married Catherine "Kitty" Donnelly. In a satire of celebrities selling exclusive pictures of their weddings to publications for high prices, he sold pictures of the ceremony to the adult comic ''[[Viz (comics)|Viz]]'' for £1.<ref>{{cite news|last=Clennell|first=Andrew|title=Comic sells pictures to Viz for £1|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/sep/28/arts.artsnews1|work=The Guardian|date=28 September 2002}}</ref> They separated in late-2006 and divorced in 2008. They had one child together.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-04-11|title=Hard-living Johnny Vegas divorces wife over HER drunken behaviour|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/hardliving-johnny-vegas-divorces-wife-over-her-drunken-behaviour-6632022.html|access-date=2021-04-01|website=Standard.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> In April 2011, he married Irish television presenter [[Maïa Dunphy]] in [[Seville]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Comedian Johnny Vegas marries girlfriend Maia Dunphy in Spain |url=http://www.ghanamma.com/2011/03/31/comedian-johnny-vegas-marries-girlfriend-maia-dunphy-in-spain/ |publisher=Ghana MMA |access-date=3 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006130255/http://www.ghanamma.com/2011/03/31/comedian-johnny-vegas-marries-girlfriend-maia-dunphy-in-spain/ |archive-date=6 October 2011}}</ref> In January 2015, they announced that they were expecting their first child together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/news/local/johnny-vegas-and-wife-expecting-first-baby-1-7075070|title=Johnny Vegas and wife expecting first baby|website=Sthelensreporter.co.uk|access-date=3 May 2016|archive-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602004125/http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/news/local/johnny-vegas-and-wife-expecting-first-baby-1-7075070|url-status=dead}}</ref> They separated in late-2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/no-story-and-noone-else-involved-maia-dunphy-reveals-separation-from-comedian-johnny-vegas-36905306.html|title='No story and no-one else involved...' - Maia Dunphy reveals separation from comedian Johnny Vegas|website=Independent.ie|date=14 May 2018 }}</ref> reconciled in November 2018,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/happy-christmas-johnny-and-maia-together-again-37559863.html |title=Happy Christmas! Johnny and Maia together again |last=Egan |first=Barry |date=November 26, 2018 |work=[[Irish Independent]] |access-date=2019-03-19 |language=en}}</ref> and separated again some time before April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/whats-on/arts-culture-news/johnny-vegas-maia-dunphy-split-18047870|title=Maia Dunphy opens up on splitting from comedian Johnny Vegas for second time|first=Katie|last=Gallagher|date=6 April 2020|website=DublinLive}}</ref>

Vegas continues to live in his home town of [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], and has been outspoken about the pride he takes in it; he is well known for being active in supporting the local community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/apr/21/features.review17|title=The double life of Johnny Vegas|date=21 April 2002|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Johnny Vegas 'miffed' Celebrity Gogglebox said he was in Liverpool and not St Helens (but made up they changed it)|url=https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/18559440.johnny-vegas-miffed-celebrity-gogglebox-said-liverpool-not-st-helens---made-changed/|access-date=2020-07-04|website=St Helens Star|date=3 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He fulfilled a lifetime ambition by appearing for [[St Helens RFC]] in [[Keiron Cunningham]]'s testimonial rugby league game, a friendly against [[Hull FC]], in 2005.<ref name="Johnny Vegas turns out for Saints">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4229109.stm|title=Johnny Vegas turns out for Saints|work=BBC News|date=3 February 2005}}</ref>

In December 2012, Vegas said that he had recently returned to the [[Roman Catholic]] faith in which his parents brought him up and credited the faith for his good upbringing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfgwkN_-JUg|title=Alpha's Nicky Gumbel speaks on BBC's The One Show|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=18 December 2012|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>

In July 2014, Vegas was made an [[honorary doctorate|Honorary Doctor of Literature]] (HonDLitt) by [[Edge Hill University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/news/2014/07/johnny-vegas-awarded-honorary-doctorate-video|title=Johnny Vegas awarded Honorary Doctorate|author=Staff|date=28 July 2014|publisher=[[Edge Hill University]]|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-date=10 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810090604/http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/news/2014/07/johnny-vegas-awarded-honorary-doctorate-video/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Vegas is a supporter of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] and has spoken about his appreciation for the [[NHS]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=596281821408718848|user=hodge_nufc|title=@JohnnyVegasReal Damn, I zoomed in on...|date=7 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/16324623.johnny-vegas-care-much-nhs/|title=Johnny Vegas: Why I care so much for the NHS|website=St Helens Star|date=30 June 2018 |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003
| ''The Virgin of Liverpool''
| Jackie Symes
|
|-
| ''Cheeky''
| Alf Price
|
|-
| ''[[Blackball (film)|Blackball]]''
| Trevor
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2004
| ''[[Sex Lives of the Potato Men]]''
| Dave
|
|-
| ''Reuben Don't Take Your Love to Town''
| Café owner
| Short
|-
| ''[[Terkel in Trouble]]''
| Uncle Stewart (voice)
| English version
|-
| ''[[The Libertine (2004 film)|The Libertine]]''
| [[Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset|Sackville]]
|
|-
| 2005
| ''Blake's Junction 7''
| Blake
| rowspan="3" | Short
|-
| 2010
| ''The Green''
| Dad
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''Blood and Nuts''
| Gordon Bennett
|-
| ''[[The Harry Hill Movie]]''
| Abu (voice)
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Dark_Net''
| Alan
| Short
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''[[Grimsby (film)|Grimsby]]''
| Milky Pimms
| U.S. title: ''The Brothers Grimsby''
|-
| ''Womble Movie''
| Giro
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Tulip Fever]]''
| Apothecary
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[Early Man (film)|Early Man]]''
| Asbo (voice)
|
|-
| ''[[Eaten by Lions]]''
| Ray
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Tales from the Lodge (film)|Tales from the Lodge]]''
| Russell
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
| ''Paul Dood's Deadly Lunchbreak''
| Rexsan
|
|-
| ''The Drowning of Arthur Braxton''
| Arthur Braxton Sr.<ref>{{Cite web|last = Cutforth|first = Luke|title = The Drowning of Arthur Braxton|url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5481180/|website=IMDb.com|access-date = 7 November 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|2024
|[[Time Travel is Dangerous]]
|Robert
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[The Twits (film)|The Twits]]''
| Mr. Twit (voice)
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
! class="unsortable"|Channel
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Win, Lose or Draw (British game show)|Win, Lose or Draw]]''
| Himself
| Contestant (1 episode)
| [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| ''[[Attention Scum!]]''
| 24-hour news man
| 6 episodes
| rowspan="4" | [[BBC Two]]
|-
| ''[[The Weakest Link (UK game show)|The Weakest Link]]''
| rowspan="2" | Himself
| Comedians special
|-
| 2000–2013
| ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]''
| Guest / Team captain / Host (5 episodes)
|-
| 2001–2003
| ''[[Happiness (British TV series)|Happiness]]''
| Charlie Doyle
| 12 episodes
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2002
| ''[[Shooting Stars (British TV series)|Shooting Stars]]''
| Himself
| Regular panellist (19 episodes)
| [[BBC Choice]]
|-
| ''[[Room 101 (British TV series)|Room 101]]''
| Himself
| Guest (1 episode)
| [[BBC2]]
|-
| ''[[Black Books]]''
| Fran's landlord
| Episode: "Fever"
| [[Channel 4]]
|-
| ''Staying Up''
| Frank O'Hanlon
| TV film
| [[BBC Choice]]
|-
| ''[[Tipping the Velvet (TV series)|Tipping the Velvet]]''
| Gully Sutherland
| TV mini-series (1 episode)
| [[BBC Two]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''[[Ed Stone Is Dead]]''
| Waiter
| Episode: "All You Can Eat"
| [[BBC Choice]]
|-
| ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]''
| Himself
| Guest (series 3, episode 8)
| [[BBC Two]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2005
| ''[[Dead Man Weds]]''
| Lewis Donat
| 6 episodes
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| ''[[18 Stone of Idiot]]''
| Himself
| Host (6 episodes)
| [[Channel 4]]
|-
| ''[[Bleak House (2005 TV serial)|Bleak House]]''
| Krook
| TV mini-series (6 episodes)
| rowspan="2" | [[BBC One]]
|-
| ''[[ShakespeaRe-Told]]''
| [[Nick Bottom]]
| TV mini-series (episode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
|-
| 2005–2011
| ''[[Ideal (TV series)|Ideal]]''
| Moz / Roger
| Regular role (54 episodes)
| [[BBC Three]]
|-
| 2005–2019
| ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats]]''
| Himself
| Regular panellist (13 episodes)
| [[Channel 4]]
|-
| 2007–2009, 2015–2017
| ''[[Benidorm (British TV series)|Benidorm]]''
| [[List of Benidorm cast and characters#Past characters|Geoff Maltby aka "The Oracle"]]
| Regular role (34 episodes)
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| 2007–2019
| ''[[QI]]''
| rowspan="2" | Himself
| Regular panellist (12 episodes)
| [[BBC Four]] / [[BBC Two]] / [[BBC One]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong]]''
| Contestant / Team leader (1 episode)
| [[Channel 4]]
|-
| ''[[Massive (TV series)|Massive]]''
| Tony
| 6 episodes
| [[BBC Three]]
|-
| 2009–2018
| ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]''
| Himself
| Guest (3 episodes)
| [[BBC One]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''Checkov Comedy Shorts''
| Tolkachov
| Episode: "A Reluctant Tragic Hero"
| [[Sky Arts 2]]
|-
| ''[[Dave's One Night Stand]]''
| rowspan="2" | Himself
| Headline act (1 episode)
| [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| ''[[Show Me the Funny]]''
| Guest judge
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| ''[[The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff]]''
| The Artful Codger
| Episode: "Christmas Special"
| [[BBC Two]]
|-
| ''Little Crackers''
| Kevin
| Episode: "Johnny Vegas's Little Cracker: I Was a Teenage Santa!"
| [[Sky One]]
|-
| 2011–2020
| ''[[Celebrity Juice]]''
| rowspan="2" | Himself
| Regular panellist (30 episodes)
| [[ITV2]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2012
| ''[[The Matt Lucas Awards]]''
| Guest (1 episode)
| [[BBC One]]
|-
| ''[[Rude Tube]]''
| Computer
| 2 episodes: "Utter Fails" & "Animal Anarchy"
| [[Channel 4]] / [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]]
|-
| ''The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas''
| Brian (voice)
| rowspan="2" | TV film
| [[CBeebies]]
|-
| ''[[Mr Stink (film)|Mr Stink]]''
| Dad (Mr. Croombe)
| [[BBC One]]
|-
| 2012–2014
| ''[[A League of Their Own (British game show)|A League of Their Own]]''
| Himself
| Guest panellist (2 episodes)
| rowspan="2" | [[Sky One]]
|-
| 2012–2015
| ''[[Moone Boy]]''
| Crunchie Haystacks
| 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2013
| ''Common Ground''
| Rupert
| Episode: "Rupert"
| [[Sky Atlantic]]
|-
| ''[[It's Kevin]]''
| Billy Pike
| 1 episode
| [[BBC Two]]
|-
| ''[[Moving On (TV series)|Moving On]]''
| Drive-through burger server / Taxi controller (voices)
| Uncredited (2 episodes: "That's Amore" & "Back by Six")
| [[BBC One]]
|-
| ''[[The Jonathan Ross Show]]''
| rowspan="3" | Himself
| Guest (1 episode)
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| 2013–2014
| ''[[Have I Got News for You]]''
| Guest (2 episodes)
| [[BBC One]]
|-
| 2013–2018
| ''[[Sunday Brunch]]''
| Guest / Presenter (7 episodes)
| [[Channel 4]]
|-
| 2013–2019
| ''[[Still Open All Hours]]''
| Wet Eric Agnew
| Regular role (40 episodes)
| [[BBC One]]
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2014
| ''[[Warren United]]''
| Fat Baz (voice)
| 6 episodes
| [[ITV4]]
|-
| ''[[All Star Mr & Mrs]]''
| rowspan="3" | Himself
| Contestant (with wife [[Maia Dunphy]]; 1 episode)
| rowspan="2" | [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| ''Secrets from the Clink''
| Participant
|-
| ''[[Crackanory]]''
| Host / Presenter (1 episode: "Self Storage & the Obituary Writer")
| [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]]
|-
| ''[[Psychobitches]]''
| Salome
| TV mini-series (1 episode)
| [[Sky Arts]]
|-
| 2014–2015
| ''[[Celebrity Fifteen to One]]''
| rowspan="3" | Himself
| Guest (2 episodes)
| [[Channel 4]]
|-
| 2014–2016
| ''[[Duck Quacks Don't Echo]]''
| Panellist (3 episodes)
| [[Sky One]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2015
| ''Travel Guides''
| Narrator (4 episodes)
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| ''[[House of Fools (TV series)|House of Fools]]''
| Bradford butcher
| Episode: "The Botox Affair"
| [[BBC Two]]
|-
| ''Brilliantman!''
| Mrs. Wardale
| TV short
| [[Sky Arts]]
|-
| ''[[The Jonathan Ross Show]]''
| Himself
| Guest (1 episode)
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015–2016
| ''[[Drunk History (British TV series)|Drunk History]]''
| Vicar Andrew / Baby Jesus
| 2 episodes
| [[Comedy Central (British TV channel)|Comedy Central]]
|-
| ''[[Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled]]''
| rowspan="4" | Himself
| Guest (2 episodes)
| [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015–2019
| ''[[Through the Keyhole]]''
| Celebrity panellist (3 episodes)
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]''
| Contestant / Team captain (12 episodes)
| rowspan="2" | [[Channel 4]]
|-
| ''[[The Last Leg]]''
| Guest (12 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="8" | 2016
| ''[[The Comic Strip#Television|The Comedy Strip Presents... Red Top]]''
| Johnny
| TV film
| [[Gold (UK TV channel)|Gold]]
|-
| ''[[Neil Gaiman bibliography#Television|Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories]]''
| Daniel
| TV mini-series (episode: "Closing Time")
| [[Sky Arts]]
|-
| ''[[Lip Sync Battle UK]]''
| rowspan="7" | Himself
| Contestant (episode: "Jonny Vegas vs. Vic Reeves")
| [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]
|-
| ''[[Drive (2016 TV series)|Drive]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/drive|title=Drive|work=ITV Press Centre|access-date=3 May 2016}}</ref>
| Contestant; finished in fourth place
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| ''[[Travel Man]]''
| Guest (episode: "48 Hours in Dubai")
| [[Channel 4]]
|-
| ''[[Storage Hunters|Celebrity Storage Hunters]]''
| Main buyer (episode: "Banbury")
| [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]]
|-
| ''[[Tipping Point: Lucky Stars]]''
| Contestant (1 episode)
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| ''Alan Carr's 12 Stars of Christmas''
| Guest
| [[Channel 4]]
|-
| 2016–2017
| ''The Funny Thing About...''
| Presenter (6 episodes)
| [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]
|-
| 2016–2018
| ''[[Home from Home (2016 TV series)|Home from Home]]''
| Neil Hackett
| Regular role (7 episodes)
| [[BBC Two]] (pilot) / [[BBC One]] (series)
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2017
| ''The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet''
| rowspan="2" | Himself
| Narrator, TV film documentary
| [[Channel 4]]
|-
| ''[[The Great Pottery Throw Down]]''
| 1 episode
| [[BBC Two]]
|-
| ''[[Red Dwarf]]''
| Crit Cop
| Episode: "[[Timewave (Red Dwarf)|Timewave]]"
| [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]]
|-
| ''[[Murder on the Blackpool Express]]''
| rowspan="2" | Terry
| rowspan="3" | TV film
| rowspan="2" | [[Gold (UK TV channel)|Gold]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[Murder on the Blackpool Express#Episodes|Death on the Tyne]]''
|-
| ''[[The Queen and I (2018 film)|The Queen and I]]''
| Spiggy
| [[Sky One]]
|-
| rowspan="6" |2019
| ''[[Celebrity Catchphrase]]''
| rowspan="3" | Himself
| Contestant (1 episode)
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
|''[[The Big Narstie Show]]''
|Season 2 Episode 4
|[[Channel 4]]
|-
| ''[[All Round to Mrs. Brown's]]''
| Guest (1 episode)
| [[BBC One]]
|-
| ''[[Good Omens (TV series)|Good Omens]]''
| Ron Ormorod
| TV mini-series (episode: "The Doomsday Option")
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
| ''[[Murder on the Blackpool Express#Episodes|Dial M for Middlesbrough]]''
| Terry
| TV film
| [[Gold (UK TV channel)|Gold]]
|-
| ''[[The Rubbish World of Dave Spud]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kidscreen.com/2017/10/06/citv-commissions-new-series-from-ifc/|title=CITV commissions new series from IFC|website=Kidscreen|access-date=4 December 2017}}</ref>
| Dave Spud
| Voice role (78 episodes +1 movie)
| [[CITV]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2020–2022
| ''[[Meet the Richardsons]]''
| rowspan="3" | Himself
| Regular role 
| [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]]
|-
| ''[[Celebrity Gogglebox]]''
|
| rowspan="2" | [[Channel 4]]
|-
| ''[[Taskmaster (TV series)|Taskmaster]]''
| Series 10; 10 episodes; Contestant
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2021
| ''[[James Martin's Saturday Morning]]''
| Himself / Guest
| 1 episode<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep19week19/james-martins-saturday-morning|title=James Martin's Saturday Morning|website=itv.com/presscentre|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref>
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| ''[[Sunday Brunch]]''
| Himself / Guest
| 1 episode; 9 May 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/npcswh/sunday-brunch--s10-e13-09052021/|title=Sunday Brunch|website=radiotimes.com|access-date=11 May 2021|archive-date=11 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511133956/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/npcswh/sunday-brunch--s10-e13-09052021/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[Channel 4]]
|-
| ''Martin & Roman's Weekend Best!''
| Himself / Guest
| 1 episode; 16 May 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/hub/martin-romans-weekend-best/7a0285a0032|title=Martin & Roman's Weekend Best!|website=itv.com|access-date=16 May 2021}}</ref>
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| ''Cooking with the Stars''
| Himself / Contestant
| Series 1; Semi-finalist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/hub/cooking-with-the-stars/10a1356a0005|title=Cooking With the Stars|website=itv.com|access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| ''Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up''
| Himself / Contestant
| 1 episode; 18 September 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep2week38/paul-ogradys-saturday-night-line|title=Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up|website=itv.com|access-date=19 September 2021}}</ref>
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| ''We Wish You A Mandy Christmas''
| [[The Ghost of Christmas Past]]
| Christmas special<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/mandy-christmas|website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|access-date=5 December 2021|title=We Wish You A Mandy Christmas}}</ref>
| [[BBC]]
|-
| ''The Greatest Snowman''
| Himself
| Contestant<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/johnny-vegas-appear-greatest-snowman-123000854.html|website=uk.news.yahoo.com|access-date=16 December 2021|title=Johnny Vegas to appear on The Greatest Snowman}}</ref>
| [[Channel 4]]
|-
|2021-2022
| ''Murder, They Hope''
| Terry Bremmer
| TV mini-series<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gold.uktv.co.uk/shows/murder-they-hope/|title=Murder, They Hope|website=gold.uktv.co.uk|access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref>
| [[Gold (UK TV channel)|Gold]]
|-
|2021, 2024
| ''Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping''
| Host / Presenter
| TV mini-series
| [[Channel 4]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| ''[[Pointless]] Celebrities''
| Himself
| Contestant<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018bbl|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=20 June 2022|title=Pointless Celebrities}}</ref>
| [[BBC One]]
|-
| ''[[Big Zuu's Big Eats]]''
| Himself / Guest
| 1 episode; 4 July 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/big-zuus-big-eats/watch-online/6308187036112|website=uktv.co.uk|access-date=10 July 2022|title=Big Zuu's Big Eats}}</ref>
| [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2023
| ''[[Romantic Getaway]]''
| Alfie
| 6-part series<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rts.org.uk/article/romesh-ranganathan-and-katherine-ryan-couple-new-sky-comedy-romantic-getaway|website=rts.org.uk|access-date=13 December 2022|title=Romantic Getaway}}</ref>
| [[Sky Max]]
|-
| ''DNA Journey''
| Himself
| With [[Alex Brooker]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-releases/dna-journey|website=itv.com|access-date=8 March 2023|title=DNA Journey}}</ref>
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
|-
| ''Blood Actually: A 'Murder, They Hope' Mystery''
| rowspan="2" | Terry Bremmer
| Christmas comedy special<ref>{{cite web|url=https://corporate.uktv.co.uk/news/article/johnny-vegas-sian-gibson-return--gold--murder-they-hope-christmas-special/|website=corporate.uktv.co.uk|access-date=12 June 2023|title=Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson return to Gold for Murder, They Hope Christmas Special}}</ref>
| [[Gold (UK TV channel)|Gold]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2024
| ''Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery''
| Comedy special<ref>{{cite web|url=https://corporate.uktv.co.uk/news/article/johnny-vegas-sian-gibson-return--gold--murder-they-hope-christmas-special/|website=corporate.uktv.co.uk|access-date=12 June 2023|title=Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery}}</ref>
| [[Gold (UK TV channel)|Gold]]
|-
| ''[[Generation Z (TV series)|Generation Z]]''
| Jason
| 3 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/interview-johnny-vegas-jason|website=channel4.com/press|access-date=1 November 2024|title=Interview with Johnny Vegas (Jason)}}</ref>
| [[Channel 4]]
|-
| ''[[World's Most Dangerous Roads]]''
| Himself
| One episode alongside [[Lucy Beaumont (comedian)|Lucy Beaumont]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://corporate.uktv.co.uk/newsroom/lineup-revealed-for-worlds-most-dangerous-roads-s6|website=corporate.uktv.co.uk|access-date=5 November 2024|title=Line up revealed for World's Most Dangerous Roads S6}}</ref>
| [[U&Dave]]
|}

===Radio===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
|-
| 2008
| ''[[The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists]]''
|Easton<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bydgp|title = BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, the Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Episode 1|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/dec/12/bbc.radio|title=Johnny Vegas to star in Ragged Trousered Philanthropists on Radio 4|date=12 December 2007|website=The Guardian}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| ''Chequebook & Pen''
| [[Les Dawson]]
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Diary of a Nobody]]''
| [[Charles Pooter]]
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Neverwhere (radio play)|Neverwhere]]''
| Lord Ratspeaker
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.johnnyvegas.co.uk/}}
* {{IMDb name|0891943}}
* ''[https://www.theguardian.com/arts/features/story/0,11710,1482662,00.html Sitting pretty]'' by [[Miranda Sawyer]] – ''[[The Guardian]]'', 15 May 2005.
* {{YouTube |Pob5xh0vDpM| Johnny Vegas honoured at Edge Hill University Graduation }}

{{RTS Programme Award for Best On-Screen Newcomer}}

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