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Dan Wright

‘Very original, very funny, extremely entertaining.’ City Life Magazine


‘...rapid-fire comedy duo Electric Forecast quirky, physical and seriously weird’  Leicester Mercury

Dan started stand up in university with as one half of the double-act Electric Forecast  back in 2001.  Together with partner, Steve Marsh, he has appeared in numerous television shows for BBC 3, CH4, FIVE, MTV, SKY, ITV & E4.

 

Dan is an actor and presenter in his own right, with a number of TV credits to his name. He can currently be seen presenting a 10 part series called Sex Lessons on FIVER, which is a comedy take on the history of sex education.

 

He came back into live comedy on February 2010, where in the first 5 months he did over 50 gigs, and reached the final of the Laughing Horse competition.


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Television - solo appearances:
Chelsea TV (presenter) 2010
Shelfstackers (sitcom pilot) BBC Switch, Role of Roy, 2010
FIVE News (regular guest) 2008
Hollyoaks, Channel 4 - TX in November 2008
35 MM (presenter), Sky Movies, September 2008
Richard & Judy (presenter) Channel 4, 2007
F… Off I’m Ginger (presenter) BBC 3 documentary 2007
Microsoft idents (role of mad archeologist) 2006
Attack-a-Snack Advert, 2004 - Played a 14 year old girl trying to be 'street'
The Courtroom, Channel 4, 2002 - played struggling actor accusing someone of assault at a charity football match.
Elephant.co.uk Advert, 2001- played a 'terrible comedian' telling jokes about elephants.
Stars of Tomorrow, BBC, 2000
Radio - solo appearances
The Apprentice, BBC Radio 5, 2007
Television with double-act partner:
SCOOP (series 2 & 3) BBC 2/CBBC, upcoming 2010
Space Hoppers, BBC TV, 2010
Hotel Trubble, BBC 1, 2009
TV Guide Show (presenters) Sky, 2008
Kingdom, ITV1 2008 (guest leads)
Nuts TV (presenter) 2007/2008
Will Cook For Food (sitcom pilot) with Jones The Film, 2008
Game show pilot (presenters) for Zig Zag, 2007
Boxwars (pilot) ITV2 (presenters) 2008
Big Brother’s Big Mouth (presenter) 2007
Crash Test Dummies (1 series) Sky One, 2007
Celebrities Uncensored (1 series) FIVE, 2007
Bafta Red Carpet Show with Ruby Wax, E! 2007/2008
Codex idents, 2006
Greatest Bitchiest Moments, 2006
X Box 360 Commercial (voice over ) - cinema & TV release 2006
Big Cook, Little Cook, Cbeebies 2004 & 2006
Crash Test Dummies, Sky TV (Pilot) 2005
Betfair idents for the Cricket Test Matches, CH4, 2005
Worlds 10 Biggest Sex Icons, E4 March 2005
Before They Were Mingers, Sky One 2005
After They Were Mingers, Sky One 2005
That's So Last Week, FIVE, 2005
Celebrity Punch Ups, CH4 2005
Dan and Dusty, ITV 1 2004
TV Land, SKY, Channel 217, 2004
Fanzone, SKY, Nation 217, 2004
Backchat, SKY, Nation 217, 2004
Yorkie Bar adverts 2004
RI:SE CH4, Feb 200
3MTV, 2003
'Pure Soap' BBC3, 2003
'Pilau Talk' ITV (Anglia) in March 2003
Radio appearances with double-act partner:
I’m An Alien, BBC Radio 7, 2006
Competitions as solo artist:
Runner-up in the BBC Talent 2000 TV Presenter Competition.