Alex Horne

Comedian

Alex Horne was born in Petworth, England, United Kingdom on September 10th, 1978 and is the Comedian. At the age of 46, Alex Horne biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
September 10, 1978
Nationality
United Kingdom
Place of Birth
Petworth, England, United Kingdom
Age
46 years old
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Profession
Comedian, Television Presenter, Writer
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Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
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Rachel Horne ​(m. 2005)​
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3
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Alex Horne Career

He made his first appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2000 with his show, "How To Avoid Huge Ships". His 2003 Edinburgh show, "Making Fish Laugh" was nominated for a Perrier newcomer award. In 2004 he won a Chortle Award for Best Breakthrough Act. His shows with Tim Key have been "Every Body Talks" and "When in Rome", both of which featured unusually extensive use of Microsoft PowerPoint for a comic act. Horne toured Roman towns of the UK with the "When in Rome" show in early 2006.

As a solo performer, Horne wrote and performed "Birdwatching" at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival and "Wordwatching" at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival. He signed a two-book deal with Virgin Publishing to write up both of these stories as books. The first, entitled Birdwatchingwatching, came out early in 2009. The second came out in early 2010.

On 18 January 2007, Horne became the first comedian to perform in Second Life for a feature on Sky News. Between 24 October 2006 and 24 October 2007 he worked alongside fellow comedian Owen Powell, in an attempt to find a person from every nationality living in London. After a year's search, they finally managed to meet people from 189 of the UN's 192 countries, and hence suggested there is nobody in the city from Tuvalu, Palau, or the Marshall Islands.

Since 2010, Horne has also been performing with his band The Horne Section as the compere of comedy variety shows. Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (2012–14) ran for three series on BBC Radio 4, and The Horne Section Podcast has streamed since 2018.

Horne, along with Tim Key and Mark Watson, created the YouTube series "No More Jockeys" during the 2020 coronavirus lockdown in the UK, itself based upon their earlier BBC web series "No More Women". Horne also hosts the YouTube channel Bad Golf with John Robins.

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Two massive Channel 4 shows returning to screens next month just one day apart after summer hiatus - leaving fans thrilled

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 29, 2024
Channel 4 fans are in for a treat as shows are set to return to screens just one day apart next month after a summer hiatus.  Both Gogglebox and Taskmaster are coming back in September  much to the delight of fans who have been craving a new series.  It will be a jam-packed week for fans as Taskmaster will return on September 12, with Gogglebox kicking off just a day later. 

It started as a joke at the Edinburgh Fringe but Channel 4 game show Taskmaster's zany format has become an unlikely global success, exported to 120 countries and earned its creator and co-star a giant payday, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 15, 2024
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Stand on one leg, please, close your eyes and hum the Marseillaise. Now, without opening your eyes or falling over, your task is to invent a gameshow to sell to 120 countries worldwide. Your time starts . . . now. Ridiculous as it sounds, that's what comedian Alex Horne has achieved with Taskmaster, the TV format that began as a half-baked lark for the Edinburgh Fringe 15 years ago and is now set to enjoy its 18th series. Jack Dee and Rosie Jones are among the latest contestants, in a lineage of more than 100, including Noel Fielding , Shirley Ballas , Katherine Ryan , Bob Mortimer , Adrian Chiles , Mo Farah , Morgana Robinson and Dara O Briain . . . to name just a few of the winners. In the process, it has turned its creator into one of the richest men in the business. Last year Horne earned £7.5 million from his production company Shakey - an increase of £2 million on the previous year. And that's before a virtual reality game launches later this year, with a live stage show also promised.

Rosie Jones reveals she has had to have therapy after taunts from trolls over announcement she will compete in the new series of Taskmaster: 'I wake up some days and I think it would be so much easier if I wasn't disabled'

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 8, 2024
Rosie Jones has revealed abuse from trolls has driven her to therapy, days after she endured hurtful ableist comments for competing in Channel 4 series Taskmaster. The comedian, 33, who has cerebral palsy, has told how viewers sent her direct messages on Instagram after the show's new line-up was revealed last week, including one troll who accused her of "ruining" it and claimed the series would be rigged for her to win as "it's the PC thing to do".  The official Taskmaster social media channels were also flooded with users criticising her addition, accusing her of being "unwatchable" and "unfunny", while others warned her involvement would ensure they skip the series to be aired later this year.
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