Sarah Millican
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Millican in 2010
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| Birth name | Sarah Jane King |
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29 May 1975 South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy |
| Subject(s) | Relationships, body image, television |
| Spouse | Andrew Millican (m. 1997–2004; divorced) Gary Delaney (m. 2013–present) |
| Website | www.sarahmillican.co.uk |
Sarah Jane Millican (née King; born 29 May 1975) is an English comedian. Millican won the if.comedy award for Best Newcomer at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In February 2013 she was listed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Radio 4's Woman's Hour.
Millican was born and brought up in South Shields, England, the daughter of Valerie Prince and Philip D. King who was a mining electrician. She attended Mortimer Comprehensive School, later to become Mortimer Community College, South Shields and then worked as a civil servant at a job centre until the age of 29. She was married on 5 November 1997 but divorced in 2004 and moved back in with her parents for two and a half years.
Millican's debut Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Sarah Millican's Not Nice, inspired by her divorce, won the if.comedy award for Best Newcomer in 2008. In spring 2009 she began previewing her second Edinburgh show, attracting enthusiastic reviews for her material on the battle of the sexes. Many reviewers commented on her 'blue' material. Her third show, Chatterbox, was hosted by the Stand Comedy Club during Fringe 2010. The show was nominated for the main Edinburgh Comedy Award, losing to Russell Kane.
Millican has appeared as a panellist on 8 out of 10 Cats, Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week, You Have Been Watching, Would I Lie to You?, QI and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and as a performer at the The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 and on 4 Stands Up. She was featured in the Manchester edition of Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, which was broadcast in June 2009, made an appearance on the third episode of David Mitchell's panel show The Bubble in March 2010, and has been a guest on six episodes of Frank Skinner's Opinionated.
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