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Carl Donnelly is a veteran of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, performing 11 solo shows and being nominated for a number of festival awards. He became a vegan in 2013, has become an ambassador for Veganuary, and has talked about veganism extensively in his comedy.

As well as his career on stage, Carl has appeared on radio in BBC Radio 4’s 28 Acts in 28 Minutes, LBC’s Comedy Cabaret, BBC Radio 5 Live’s Fighting Talk, and Tim Shaw’s The Asylum on Kerrang! Radio.

A familiar voice on podcasts, Carl co-hosted the Carl Donnelly and Chris Martin Comedy Podcast from 2008 to 2018, which found itself on the Guardian’s list of the top 10 comedy podcasts of the year. They also hosted the spinoff podcast, Babysitting Trevor. In 2020, he started hosting The Keith Cheggars Podcast about his upcoming child, as well as the A Comedian Called Carl Drinking Coffee podcast. He now co-hosts Two Vegan Idiots with Carl Donnelly and Julian Deane.

 

Carl Donnelly | Key Areas of Expertise

– Comedy

– Parenting

– Veganism

– Mindfulness

– Health

– Podcasting

 

Carl Donnelly | Awards

– Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2006

– Chortle Awards for Best Newcomer 2007

– Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2007

– Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Nominee 2009

– Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show Nominee 2013

– Chortle Awards for Best Club Comedian 2017

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