Rhys James: Comedian

He has performed five solo shows at the Edinburgh fringe to complete sell out audiences and critical acclaim, earning his 2017 show ‘Forgives’ a spot in the British Comedy Guide’s ‘Best Reviewed Shows of the Fringe’ list. His own Radio 4 series, ‘Rhys James is…’ debuted this year. Rhys James is also known for his prolific Twitter feed which has been recommended in The Telegraph, The Sun, Huffington Post, The Poke and The Gentleman’s Journal among others.

Football Republic

Rhys James hosts a weekly show on The Football Republic called ‘Top 10 Football F**k Ups’which garners a weekly audience of well over 150,000 viewers, as well as a weekly segment on BBC2’s ‘The Premier League Show’ called ‘Rhys’s Pieces’. He has appeared on Sky’s Soccer AM, Football’s Funniest Moments, BBC1’s Football Focus, BT Sport’s Football Tonight, Absolute Radio’s Rock n Roll Football and TalkSport among others.

Rhys James is also in demand with many social football channels, writing scripts and featuring in videos for Spencer FC, and frequently appearing as a guest on shows for Goal, Ball Street, Sporf, Bleacher Report and more.

Rhys James TV Credits

• When Live News Goes Horribly Wrong, Crackit Productions, Channel 5
• The Premier League Show: Rhys’ Pieces, BBC2
• Mock The Week (Panellist) Angst Productions, BBC
• @Elevenish (Core Cast) Talkback, ITV 2
• Football Tonight (guest) BT Sport, BT Sport
• Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central (Stand up performer) Avalon, Comedy Central
• Bring The Noise: The Green Room (co-host) Twenty Six 03, Sky
• Sweat The Small Stuff (Panellist, Series 3 and 4) Talkback, BBC Three
• Debateable (versus Adam Hess) BBC, BBC Online
• Virtually Famous (Panellist, Series 2)  Talkback, E4
• Taxi Gags (guest) The Comedy Unit, Channel 4
• Seann Walsh’s Late Night Comedy Spectacular (Stand-up performer) BBC Three
• Alex Zane’s Funny Rotten Scoundrels (Stand-up performer) Alaska TV, London Live

Rhys James Radio Work

• Rhys James Is… BBC Radio 4
• Don’t Make Me Laugh, BBC Radio 4
• Fresh From The Fringe, BBC Radio 4
• The Josh Widdicombe Show, XFM
• Tom Deacon’s Wednesday Night Club, BBC Radio 1
• The Arts Show, BBC Radio 2
• Rock ’N’ Roll Football, Absolute Radio

Writing Credits

• Russell Howard’s Good News, Avalon/BBC Three
• Mock The Week (Carl Donnelly, Rob Beckett Chris Ramsey), Angst/BBC2
• 8 Out Of 10 Cats (Chris Ramsey), Zeppotron/Channel 4
• Chris Ramsey’s Too Much Information (pilot), Avalon/E4
• @IAmChrisRamsey (pilot), Avalon/BBC3
• Luke-A-Like (pilot), Pett Productions/BBC
• Mad On Chelsea, Monkey Kingdom/E4
• Newzoids, Citrus/ITV1
• Fat Pipes, BBC Online
• I Can’t Even, Channel Flip/Youtube

Rhys James Live

• Wiseboy, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017, Soho Theatre 2018
• Forgives, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016, Soho Theatre 2017
• Remains, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015, Soho Theatre 2016
• Begins, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014, Soho Theatre 2015
• Prepares, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013

Book Rhys James Today

 “Charismatic, clever and self aware… Destined for great things.” The Guardian

“A cut above his humdrum peers” The Independent 

“Very much a thinking stand up… On the cusp of greatness.” Evening Standard 

“Sickeningly talented young stand-up… Never more than a few seconds away from another punchline.” Time Out

“One of the most buzzed about young stand-ups on the circuit. The most hilarious poetry since Tim Key.” NME

“Has star in waiting running through him like Blackpool through a stick of rock.” Beyond The Joke