Alex Edelman
Bio
Alex Edelman is one of the comedy industry’s fastest rising young stars. In August 2014 Alex stormed the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with his debut solo show ‘Millennial’, selling out almost every night of the month long run and taking home the prestigious Foster’s Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. Alex went on to record ‘Millennial’ for BBC Radio 4’s stand-up special after which the show was included within Radio 4’s ‘Pick of the Week’ and chosen for Radio 4’s ‘Comedy of the Week’.
In the year following his Edinburgh Fringe debut, Alex didn’t stop, with a second nomination for Best Newcomer at the 2015 Chortle Comedy Awards & invitations to perform across the globe including at the Port Eliot, Leicester, Brighton, Lund & Melbourne International Comedy Festivals and many more. Alex also completed two sell out runs at London’s noted comedy haunt The Soho Theatre, supported Simon Amstell on tour alongside developing various television & radio projects.
As a writer, Alex’s work has appeared on both indie comedy sites (The Impersonals) and established media outlets such as The Atlantic and The Guardian. He maintains his work at AlexLikesToWrite.tumblr.com. and along with Godfrey, he is the cohost of the popular podcast, ‘The Pod Squad’.
Alex was recently a resident writer for ‘The Great Indoors’ sitcom starring Stephen Fry and recorded a two-part series for Radio 4, based on his 2014 award winning stand-up show ‘Millennial’ called, ‘Alex Edelman’s Peer Group’.
In 2018 Alex’s most recent show ‘Just For Us’ was nominated for the Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe.
