[36], In 2015 he appeared on The Really Welsh Christmas Quiz on BBC One Wales, alongside fellow comedians Chris Corcoran, Miles Jupp and Omar Hamdi.[37]. 31, "Elis James on: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide", "Elis James has Rhod Gilbert to thank for career leg up", "BBC One - Whose Coat is That Jacket?, Episode 2", "BBC Radio 5 live - How do You Cope? "I never feel like I can moan about work because Justin knows I enjoy it, and vice versa." But the stand-up comic in me did think 'Oh, if I made a joke now, as long as I read the vibe right, it would be very, very, very funny'. 103.98.160.152 He appears to be attending the games and posting photographs on the site, implying that he is fully enjoying and supporting him. [4][5], Prior to becoming a professional comedian, James engaged in various forms of employment, including temp work, charity work and part-time work at a caf. "We speak a sort of half-and-half language at home now I don't think Isy has said the English words for 'milk', 'bread' or 'tired' for ages," James says proudly. The Guardian - When comedians Isy and Elis met at a standup gig in Barnstaple in 2009, the first thing she noticed wasn't his humorous charm, but his Ribena-soaked jacket. Suttie and James originally met at a gig in 2009, started dating the following year and have a 16-moonth-old daughter together. In her novel, the main character struggles with anxiety, her relationships, and getting pregnant. "It's really nice having someone who understands what you do, but sometimes I feel like I could get away with more if I had a partner who wasn't in the business," says Porter. Ellis is a Welsh comedian, broadcaster, and actor who works as the Champion of Champions in BBC Radio 5 Lives Fighting Talk, defeating one of the big beasts of the show, Steve Bunce. Suttie popped the question at the Westow House pub in Crystal Palace after her appearance at the Bookseller Crow earlier this month. Help keep Chortle viable. They became engaged in 2016 but havent set a wedding date yet. Elis made the transition to full-time comedy work in 2008. We make each other laugh a lot of times a day," says Robins. Owain Elis James (born 3 November 1980) is a Welsh comedian, broadcaster and actor originally from Haverfordwest. What happened to Nicola Walker in Unforgotten and how did her character DCI Cassie Stewart die? He also got back to my texts about vaping exceedingly quickly. Catherine Williams's latest children's book, 'My Great Success and Other Failures', is published by Nosy Crow in August, and she appears at the Edinburgh Book Festival on 19 August. Hear the discussion and recording on the podcast of Robins and James's radio show here. Now it's so great. They live in Crystal Palace, south London with their nine-month-old daughter, Beti, Sara Pascoe and John Robins, 34 and 33 respectively, met in 2012 at the Edinburgh Fringe. Probably not. #love #wedding #bridetobe #oxford #goldenhour #heatwave #instadaily" Health anxiety and OCD come from the same place, I think, which is a need for control and certainty. The couple have two children, a daughter, Beti Mair, born in October 2014 and a son, Steffan, born in January 2019. . Drawing on these rich conversations, together with the help of a team of mental health experts, How Do You Cope? "We're similar in that we both quite like doing rude, crude stuff, but we're not very similar performers," says Herring. Elis estimated net worth is$2 million. Designed and build by Powder Blue in association with He has over 37.7k followers and is a very active user on the platform. It's not just that I've got a friend backstage, I've got someone who loves me," Pascoe says. READ MORE: ITV This Morning: Where are Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield and why they won't be appearing this week. Why not just say you love your wife? Before my dad died, Elis had asked his permission to marry me, which was amazing, but then never produced a ring or officially proposed. And it works both ways. Elis, 42, had seen fellow comedian Isy, 44, in Peep Show before they both performed at a gig in 2009. Sign up to our daily newsletters for all the latest and greatest from across London here. You need light and shade for comedy. After I remortgage the house, so we can afford Center Parcs. Amy Gledhill and Isy Suttie continue to delve into Happy Valley and discover some hard truths and discuss if there are some new villains on the horizon to contend with Tommy Lee Royce. Isy was pleased to have an excuse to see him again and found his details on their booking email so she could let him know. They also performed on new bands nights organised by the NME. 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The rest of the podcasts for this show can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005fdz/episodes/player Isy Suttie speaks with a guest from the world of stand-up comedy, acting or writing, delving into her own and their romantic past to explore the lengths we go to under the influence of love. You need light and shade for comedy. 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"He's not based on me. Hear the discussion and recording on the podcast of Robins and James's radio show here. "Well I'm still the funniest thing in your life," she responds. Ziri Rideaux. Isy Suttie and her Welsh speaking guest Elis James offer a new spin on a classic song. How Isy Suttie met Elis James: 'It was the funniest time in the bedroom I'd ever had!' . Elis James is a Haverfordwest-born Welsh comedian, presenter, and actor. Then I didnt read much between 17 and 19, apart from Heat magazine, because I was busy drinking Diamond White in the park. We're lucky. He is bilingual in Welsh and English and has performed stand-up in both languages. Very, very happy. He said the worst part about being a comic in 2010 is when Swansea City games conflict with his live show responsibilities. It got to the point where I was going to get married and I thought, I've got to own up to this now.". They had a brief chat before going on stage, and Elis thought she was really funny and pretty while Isy noticed he was fun, if a bit haphazard. What kind of reader were you as a child?I loved Enid Blyton and the Narnia books, but the exciting time was my teens. Isy Suttie (Isobel Jane Suttie) was born on 11 August, 1978 in Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom. Will you marry me?'. Id get a 27-minute window, run up to bed because it was the quietest place in the house and get down as many words as I could. The two met in 2009 and started dating in 2010. Was that your sly way of addressing the #MeToo movement?I didnt plan it, but its so much in the air at the moment. Very, very happy. "Now it's different. A lot of the dads I know don't see their kids very often. Ill get summer out of the way, go to Center Parcs and well see. We had such a laugh. Elis is engaged to his partner Isy Suttie a British musical comedian, actress, and writer. Do you?I actually like hospitals. Do stand-ups scrap over who gets to keep the best domestic anecdotes, or cry over seeing their dirty linen washed in public for a laugh? And that I didn't owe him anything." [3] James performed the "Daytripper" show at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She is now working on the follow-up and she wonders "if it will be about Elis and the baby I've got to find enough so that it's not boring. ", "I really wanted to marry Jeremy Lion," says Porter wistfully. They had a drink at the bar afterwards, and Elis managed to slip into conversation that he was single. I was confused and devastated. In 2018, James took part in BBC Two's game show Richard Osman's House of Games. [13] At the 2015 Machynlleth Comedy Festival, James performed a new Work in Progress show as well as a set in Welsh. Carys and Nia are his younger sisters. They have two young children but Porter, 42, doesn't talk about them. Use it.' Theres a scene where Jane confronts a predatory male author. Everyones so honest about mental health nowadays. The team reached the tournament's semi-finals. Elis discussed the romantic moment on his Radio X show with John Robins. He is bilingual and has performed stand-up comedy in both Welsh and English. "You borrowed my joke for the Critics' Circle Film Awards, that time," Wilkins reminds Herring. Now shes about to publish her debut novel, Jane Is Trying, about an anxiety sufferers struggles to get pregnant. Wait until weve spent all our money on Botox and really need the fee. Elis and his partner Isy have a daughter named Beti Mair who was born in 2014 and a son named Steffan who was als0 born in 2019. This show was broadcast on Saturday afternoons and released also a popular podcast. ", Justin Edwards stars in the fourth series of 'In and Out of the Kitchen' with Miles Jupp, which begins on 5 August on Radio 4. She is an actress and writer, known for Peep Show (2003), Whites (2010) and Skins (2007). . Isy Suttie was born on August 11, 1978 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. How we met: 'There was a carton of Ribena between my legs and I had to brake suddenly' Elis, 42, had seen fellow comedian Isy, 44, in Peep Show before they both performed at a gig in 2009. Isy Suttie and Elis James are engaged to be married after she proposed at a launch party for her new book. Delivery charges may apply, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Suttie was born in Hull and raised in Matlock, Derbyshire, to an English mother and a Scottish father. Isy proposed to Elis on February 9 in 2016 at the launch party of her book, The Actual One. In 2012, in response to a question about whether there is a difference between English and Welsh comedy, James replied: There are differences, however slight, and the references are obviously different. It was exhilarating to discover that books could be that funny. Its just being called out now, and thats great. We still havent got married, though. In October 2017, James starred in James and Jupp, a four part travel series on BBC Two in which James showed Miles Jupp around Wales. Id love my Welsh to be better. He is the narrator of the BBC Four documentary The Secret Life of Farm Animals, first broadcast in March 2022. So much of my career has been about diligence and grit. . Do you want to stay up to date with the latest news, views, features and opinion from across the city? "You can have a long, difficult and exhausting day of filming, or Lucy will come back from a gig, and it's all quickly forgotten because you have to deal with the lunacy of two toddlers wanting to play board games or throw water at you. Corcoran explained in 2014: "We would write each show from scratch in the space of five days and the first time we'd perform it would be in front of the audience. "I've got some material about her grabbing my private parts in the bath." ", They are otherwise not competitive. Justin and I are deeply dull people and live a very dull suburban life." [1] Early life [ edit] Her Indoors has become Her On-stage with a boom in successful female stand-ups meaning there are more comedy couples on the circuit than ever before. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. What do they say to their partner after a bad gig and what happens when one is more successful than the other? She proposed on February 9. She had split up with her long-term boyfriend a year before and had never dared to do stand-up about him. I didnt want messages from people I went to school with telling me theres plenty more fish in the sea.. On 16 February 2014 Elis began broadcasting the Elis James and John Robins show on XFM (now Radio X), co-hosting with colleague comedian John Robins. And I make fun of your height a lot [Porter is 4ft 11in to Edwards' 6ft 5in], and of you not remembering that I'm left-handed or that I like coconut. I wanted Jane to be reading a celebrity memoir and tried loads of options Lulu and Gary Barlow came close but kept returning to Sharons. They had 12 days together in between the two trips, but being separated was difficult. She popped the question to the Welsh stand-up at a launch party for her new book, Sign up here to get the CardiffOnline newsletter sent straight to your inbox. Isy Suttie and Elis James are engaged to be married after she proposed at a launch party for her new book. The recording starts with Robins standing on a chair, tapping a glass and announcing 'Isy would like to say a few words and see how it goes ', A clearly emotional Suttie can be heard thanking her friends for coming before saying to James: 'I love you. Daily Mirror in 2021 reported: she proposed to Welsh partner, fellow comedian and Radio X host Elis James in 2016 after meeting at a comedy gig in Barnstaple in 2009. So it was less of a bolt from the blue and more of a kick up the bum. Since 2018 Elis has appeared as Nez in the semi-improvised mockumentary Tourist Trap on BBC One Wales. We both feel incredibly lucky to be still doing this 13 years later. [24], A pilot episode of Ankle Tag aired on BBC Radio 2 in 2015[25] in which James played the lead alongside Steve Speirs and Katy Wix. "You stopped me drinking before gigs too. It was hard but what I produced was probably no better or worse than if Id rented a remote cottage or been shrouded in Gauloises smoke. After broadcasting popular features such as Humble Brag, Made-Up Games and John's Shame Well on Radio X, James and Robins say they've "jumped to a bigger ship" for their Friday lunchtime slot on 5 . He explained in 2010 that the worst thing about being a comedian is when the timing of Swansea City games clash with his live show commitments. So it was less of a bolt from the blue and more of a kick up the bum. 'Wallop' I think is the word! [2], James began his comedy career in 2005, though he had previously won the Maes B comedy award at the 1999 national eisteddfod. Elis, 35, who was born in Haverfordwest and grew up in Carmarthen, revealed the news in his Radio X show with John Robins. James's first language is Welsh, and one of Suttie's best-known routines is a love song to her boyfriend in a pidgin beginners' version of the language. [23], On Welsh-language radio, he hosted Dwy Iaith, Un Ymennydd for BBC Radio Cymru. We see you are using AdBlocker software. Well, as you probably know, Sharon Osbourne has written three. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so its free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. With this odd debate in my mind, I turn to Isy Suttie's Jewish heritage. But in lockdown, it was a case of writing when I could. ", "I liked knowing that Sara would hate the story but also knowing that she couldn't level a single criticism at it," says Robins. Are you planning to propose this Leap Year? "Some of the best bits of observational comedy ever have been about relationships, so there's nothing inherently un-comic about being in a relationship you just have to approach it in a different way.". Menu. Produced by Ben Walker for Fuzz P There was a carton of Ribena between my legs and I had to brake suddenly, he laughs. Other TV acting credits include Shameless, Damned and Man Down. Jon Richardson revealed his engagement to rising star Lucy Beaumont at the end of his recent Channel 4 show Jon Richardson Grows Up, but Beaumont prefers anecdotes about her native Hull. "The baby actually is the first thing that has happened to us that we'd both like to talk about on stage," James says. For Elis, the evening was brilliant because hed held a candle for Isy for six months. We were too busy talking about Britpop and Pat Sharps Fun House. Its brilliant to see them doing so well. It was my first trip anywhere since last year, she grins.We shared a bottle of prosecco and watched Billie Pipers film Rare Beasts, then fell asleep because weve all got young kids. "But then I looked at everyone's expectant eyes and I looked at Isy and I thought, 'This is probably not the time to start riffing'. Website and all original content copyright Chortle 2000 - 2023. James and co-host John Robins won Chortles Best Radio Show award in March 2017 for their weekly show on Radio X. Suttie is engaged to Welsh comedian Elis James. MyLondon's brilliant newsletter The 12 is absolutely jam packed with all the latest to keep you keep you entertained, informed and uplifted. Everyone's been single, everyone's had those nights on nightclub dance floors where you're being ignored there's real humour in that. "I'm so profoundly uncompetitive, I think I have a genetic problem," adds James. "How we laughed, until the stopwatch bleeped and we were turfed off our table for the next sheepish couple. Elis was born on November 3, 1980, in Haverfordwest, Wales, UK. "Sara really, really makes me laugh at home. Maybe Jesse Armstrong could write Dobby into SuccessionOh my God, Dobby moved to New York anyway, so she could suddenly appear, all high-powered and rich. They live in Crystal Palace, south London with their nine-month-old daughter, Beti. Elis appeared in 2015 on The Really Welsh Christmas Quiz on BBC One Wales, with fellow comedians Chris Corcoran, Miles Jupp, and Omar Hamdi. says Robins, outraged. The standup and actor on her debut novel about a woman trying to conceive, anxiety in the digital age, and the chances of a Peep Show reunion, Isy Suttie just returned from what she likens to a tired, middle-class hen do. But fear of hospitals is quite common, so I researched what thats like when youre pregnant. "It made me realise Id never truly been out of control. Is there a reckoning still to come in comedy?Maybe. "Sara has a routine about how she always pays for everything," Robins says. Before my dad died, Elis had asked his permission to marry me, which was amazing, but then never produced a ring or officially proposed. "But then I looked at everyone's expectant eyes and I looked at Isy and I thought, 'This is probably not the time to start riffing'. Elis James and Isy Suttie. "Children take up so much time", says Edwards. Get in touch beth.gulliver@reachplc.com. Porter's early stand-up shows focussed on the single life. James presented early episodes of the S4C music television programme Bandit[29] and has appeared in segments of Hwb, S4C's Welsh-learners program. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. I cant say much but Michelle de Swarte is the lead, the script is fantastic and Im really enjoying it. We went to a pub in Oval. As a teenager, she was a member of Infinite Drift, a progressive music band. [15] His next Welsh-language show, Haleliw, was first broadcast on Christmas Day 2019. [9], James commenced his role as Rex Jones, an old caretaker who is a post-Marxist with a health-and-safety obsession, in the live show Chris Corcoran's Committee Meeting in 2009. Afterwards, I think I knew we were going to be together for ever, and I never really even believed in that before.. [20], On 2 April 2019, it was announced that James and Robins will be hosting a new Friday afternoon radio show on BBC 5 Live starting 31 May. She played Dobby in the British sitcom Peep Show, [1] [2] and in 2013 won the gold Sony Radio Academy Award for her radio show Pearl And Dave. Suttie told Chortle: 'Once someone's watched you give birth, it seems only natural that the next step is bickering over vol a vent flavours and whether Manic Street Preachers can work for a first dance. But the stand-up comic in me did think "oh, if I made a joke now, as long as I read the vibe right, it would be very, very, very funny". Want more from MyLondon? Isy Sutties memoir The Actual One is out now www.isysuttie.com. In 2020 James became the Champion of Champions in BBC Radio 5 Live's Fighting Talk, defeating one of the big beasts of the show, Steve Bunce. Whats your writing routine?I used to romanticise the life of a writer banging away at a typewriter, fuelled by cigarettes, coffee and booze. It's nice to keep our home life separate, not to make our whole lives about comedy.". "It sees me playing a role I'm familiar with as an Elvis tribute act and (fellow Welsh comic) Elis James as a Shakin' Stevens-obsessed psychopath who works and lives in a charity shop who takes. We often went to each others gigs because it was a chance to see each other, says Isy. Help keep Chortle viable. Its awful to think weve lost those diverse voices. Maybe in the sequel, Jane Is Really Trying, she could be reading the next Sharon Osbourne book. Elis, 35, who was born in Haverfordwest and grew up in Carmarthen, revealed the news in his Radio X show with John Robins. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. I was so nervous, I couldn't deal with it, and John said, 'You're supposed to feel nervous. The first part I wrote was Jane with her boss, gossiping about the types of customers who come in. The digital age is so good in so many ways, but the fact that you can get a headache, look it up online and immediately see cancer among the search results isnt great especially if youre a worrier with a tendency to catastrophise. I love Kafka, Iris Murdoch and John Fowles. She thanked her friends for being there, then said to Ellis: "I love you. "Or look a bit more deeply at stuff that happens every day," agrees Suttie. There was a carton of Ribena between my legs and I had to brake suddenly, he laughs. This show has run for two series and two specials. In the 90s, people were walking around with the same problems but I dont recall anyone talking about it. Choosing to have a wedding inspired by 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', the whole wedding has a wild and whimsical feel to it, with lavender tied in hessian . Elis discussed the romantic moment on his Radio X show with John Robins. Suttie is engaged to Welsh comedian Elis James. I didnt set out to write so much about Janes mental state but it felt natural. In 2003, they invited a close group of friends over for a party, which was in fact their wedding! [32][33] He also starred in the BBC prison sitcom Crims. James is a big fan of both Swansea City and Wales, and he has a lot of old shirts from both teams. [12], James was the MC of the Machynlleth Comedy Festival Gala performance at the May 2014 Hay Festival. I read Catch-22 when I was 16 and doing Manchester Youth Theatre. [30], In 2013 The Committee Meeting was part of BBC Three's "Comedy Feeds", a series of comedy television pilots available exclusively via the BBC iPlayer. Elis stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx. She will be on Richard Osman's House of Games every day this week. Chortle. [1], James was born in Haverfordwest and grew up in Carmarthen, Wales. Herring, who is 48, started out in the double act Lee and Herring in the early 1990s. She also has a chronic fear of hospitals. Chortle had 244,853 unique visitors in January 2023. Your IP: ", "The amazing thing was when Sara got nominated for the [Edinburgh Comedy] award last year, I didn't feel any professional or personal envy," beams Robins. "Wallop" I think is the word!'. Suttie was born in Hull and raised in Matlock, Derbyshire, to an English mother and a Scottish father. You'll get 12 stories straight to your inbox at around 12pm. They have a . You're happier in a relationship, but you have to engineer stuff for comic material." He was born and raised in Carmarthen and eventually moved to Cardiff. They live in Crystal Palace, south London with their nine-month-old daughter, Beti. [10], In 2014 James appeared as Nigel in series 2 episode 3 of Crackanory on the Dave channel, and as Owen in the BBC Three "Comedy Feed" pilot Josh, starring Josh Widdicombe. They quickly realised they wanted to be together, but the timing wasnt ideal. Herring and Wilkins met at a gig in Southampton in 2006 and married in 2012, James and Suttie met at a comedy gig in Barnstaple in 2009 and started dating in 2010. Something went wrong, please try again later. Engaged since 2016, they have two children and live in . "I think that was in the marriage vows. Sharing embarrassing stories embellished or not is par for the course in a comedy relationship. 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