Sean Lock
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Sean Lock at The Hexagon, Reading, 2008
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22 April 1963 Chertsey, Surrey, England |
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| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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| Website | offthekerb |
Sean Lock (born 22 April 1963) is an English comedian and actor. He began his comedy career as a stand-up comedian, and won the British Comedy Award in 2000 in the category of Best Live Comic, and was nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award.
Lock is well known for his appearances on television and radio. He has written material for such comics as Bill Bailey, Lee Evans and Mark Lamarr and was voted the 55th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007 and again in the updated 2010 list as the 19th greatest stand-up comic. He is possibly best known for his role as a team captain on Channel 4 comedy panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats since it began in 2005 up to 2015.
He attended St John the Baptist School, Woking, Surrey. Prior to becoming a comedian, he was a labourer on building sites. During this time, he developed skin cancer.
Lock's early television work included a supporting role alongside Rob Newman and David Baddiel in the 1993 series Newman and Baddiel in Pieces including touring with them as their support act. Lock credits Frank Skinner and Eddie Izzard as major influences on his comedy.
Lock is an atheist.
In 1995, Lock played an escaped murderer in an episode of The World of Lee Evans, alongside Lee Evans and Phil Daniels.
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