Neil Cole
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Neil Cole (born 1 March 1972) is an English television presenter, comedian, radio broadcaster and actor.
Cole was born in Bristol in 1972, and attended King Edward Grammar School in Chelmsford. He studied English and French Literature at Bristol University.
As a comedian, Cole was half of successful but short-lived stand-up double act Hitchcock's Half Hour, who won the coveted Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competition in 1998. They supported Harry Hill and Ennio Marchetto in West End Theatres, and appeared on BBC1's The Stand Up Show, BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends and contributed to Channel 4's The Eleven O'Clock Show before splitting up in 2000.
Cole returned to the stand-up circuit as a solo comic in February 2007, and supported Russell Brand on his UK Tour over the summer 2007, as well as MCing live music events at the Royal Albert Hall. In March 2010 Cole's debut hour-long solo stand-up show - "Neil By Mouth" - premiered at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, and ran throughout the Edinburgh Festival Fringe August 2011, at Cabaret Voltaire. He was one of the first UK comedians to perform at the improvised stand-up phenomenon Set-List, in Edinburgh and subsequently in London.
Cole was a founder member of London sketch team The Pros From Dover alongside Phil Whelans and Richard Glover, and occasionally still guests with them.
Cole is the series writer for Ultimate Rush, an adventure sports documentary series produced by Red Bull Media House. He is also the live reporter and host for FIA World Rallycross Championship. Other work includes hosting a show about roller-coasters for National Geographic Channel called Man Vs Ride. He produced and reported for World Series by Renault and World Touring Car Championship. Before that, Cole presented the World Rally Championship on Dave during 2008-2010. He has previously worked for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, MTV, AXN, UKTV, Extreme Sports Channel, The Audi Channel and Sky One.
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