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'''Rufus Hound''' is a British comedian and television presenter. He has been described by TV's [[Stephen Fry]] as "The rich man's [[Simon Pegg]]".{{Fact|date=February 2008}} Educationally, he went to [[Frensham Heights]] and [[Godalming College]], where he ran the college radio station{{Fact|date=February 2008}} and grew a beard.
'''Rufus Hound''' is a British comedian and television presenter. He has been described by TV's [[Stephen Fry]] as "The rich man's [[Simon Pegg]]".{{Fact|date=February 2008}} Educationally, he went to [[Frensham Heights]] and [[Godalming College]], where he ran the college radio station{{Fact|date=February 2008}} and grew a beard.


Hound hosted Destination Three, the coverage of ''The [[Glastonbury Festival]]'' and ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' in [[2005 in television|2005]] and [[2006 in television|2006]] alongside [[Fearne Cotton]]. He presented the idiosyncratic reality show ''Grime Scene Investigation'' on [[BBC Three]], and narrated [[BBC Two]]'s broadcasts of ''[[MythBusters]]''.
Hound hosted Destination Three, the coverage of ''The [[Glastonbury Festival]]'' and ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' in 2005 and 2006 alongside [[Fearne Cotton]]. He presented the idiosyncratic reality show ''Grime Scene Investigation'' on [[BBC Three]], and narrated [[BBC Two]]'s broadcasts of ''[[MythBusters]]''.


As a live comedian he seems to MC, most notably at [[The Komedia]] in [[Brighton]] where he lives.
As a live comedian he seems to MC, most notably at [[The Komedia]] in [[Brighton]] where he lives.

Revision as of 20:06, 14 September 2008

Rufus Hound
OccupationProfessional MC for Comedy Clubs, television presenter and occasional actor.
GenreComedy, Stand Up
Website
http://www.vivienneclore.com/articles/Rufus_724818_80.html

Rufus Hound is a British comedian and television presenter. He has been described by TV's Stephen Fry as "The rich man's Simon Pegg".[citation needed] Educationally, he went to Frensham Heights and Godalming College, where he ran the college radio station[citation needed] and grew a beard.

Hound hosted Destination Three, the coverage of The Glastonbury Festival and Top of the Pops in 2005 and 2006 alongside Fearne Cotton. He presented the idiosyncratic reality show Grime Scene Investigation on BBC Three, and narrated BBC Two's broadcasts of MythBusters.

As a live comedian he seems to MC, most notably at The Komedia in Brighton where he lives.

He has also worked for Merrill Lynch as an MC at corporate presentations.

In April 2007, he got married at The Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada to Beth Johnson, who he'd met at The Reading Festival the year before.[citation needed]The pair have also had a child.

He was very annoyed when the BBC announced they were axing Top of the Pops in 2006 as he really enjoyed his time as a presenter of the long running series.[citation needed]

In early 2008, Hound appeared twice on Thank God You're Here in the UK. On the first occasion he appeared alongside Richard Wilson, Lee Mack and Claudia Winkleman, winning the show. On the second he appeared alongside Steve Furst, John Thomson and Marcus Brigstocke. In fact he started his 'Thank G-d You're Here' performance by being the warm up guy. At the very first taping of the show he did some fantastic warm-up comedy before the main show started and throughout the show. On 26th March 2008, Rufus featured on the 1st Episode of the New Series of The Apprentice, You're Fired! Rufus has also appeared on The Richard and Judy Show.