John Gordillo

John Gordillo
John Gordillo in March 2008.
Birth name	Alberto John Gordillo
Medium	Stand-up and director.
Nationality	British
Spouse	Cindy Mukombegumi (m. 2016)
Website	Official website

John Gordillo is an award-winning Comedian who has directed shows by the Comedian Eddie Izzard and was the host and co-creator of The RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance), a daily late-night topical comedy talk show, which played heavily with the conventions of the genre The show ran for 60 episodes until BBC Choice was rebranded as BBC Three.

In 2003 Gordillo made the final shortlist of two comics being considered by the BBC as a full-time replacement for Angus Deayton as host of Have I Got News For You, although Gordillo has never guest-hosted the show. Gordillo was screentested but the BBC offered the job to the other contender Alexander Armstrong before eventually deciding to employ neither comic and instead continue with the guest presenter format.

Gordillo returned to stand up in 2006, taking three critically successful solo shows to the Edinburgh festival in 07, 08, 09. His fourth show Cheap Shots at the Defenceless premiered at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival and played at Sheffield, Glasgow and New Zealand festivals. It was nominated Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival in 2014.

Gordillo has also worked extensively as script editor/director for other comedians including Scott Capurro, Seann Walsh, Josh Widdicombe, Shappi Khorsandi, Dara Ó Briain, Paul Chowdhry, Michael Mcintyre, Mark Steel and Reginald D Hunter. In 2013, he directed the live tour, DVD and TV versions of Hunter's Live: In the Midst of Crackers.

In 2014 Gordillo produced and co-directed the second series of Freewheeling with Ross Noble for Dave TV. In 2015 Gordillo directed the live DVD Dylan Moran: Off the Hook and has written an independent feature script which, according to his website and an interview with Stuart Goldsmith he will direct.