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Davies was nominated for the [[List of Edinburgh Comedy Award winners|Best Newcomer]] award at the 2019 [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] for his debut solo show ''The Carpark''<ref name="comedyawards">{{cite web|url=https://www.comedyawards.co.uk/best-newcomer/2019/huge-davies|title=Huge Davies – 2019 Best Newcomer Nominee|website=[[Edinburgh Comedy Awards]]|accessdate=15 March 2020|archive-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203052135/http://www.comedyawards.co.uk/best-newcomer/2019/huge-davies|url-status=live}}</ref> which was described as "well-crafted, well-structured and well-performed" by [[Chortle]].<ref name="chortle">{{cite web|last=Boyles |first=Jack |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2019/08/04/43865/huge_davies:_the_carpark|website=[[Chortle]]|title=Huge Davies: ''The Carpark''|accessdate=15 March 2020}}</ref> The keyboard was described in ''[[The Scotsman]]'' as "more like a bank of special effects, rather than merely a musical instrument."<ref name="scotsman">{{cite web|last=Copstick|first=Kate|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/comedy-review-huge-davies-pleasance-edinburgh-1409574|website=[[The Scotsman]]|title=Comedy review: Huge Davies, Pleasance, Edinburgh|date=23 August 2019|accessdate=16 January 2022|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518080141/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/comedy-review-huge-davies-pleasance-edinburgh-1409574|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, a recording of ''The Carpark'' was released by [[800 Pound Gorilla Records]] on [[YouTube]] and other streaming platforms.<ref>{{cite web |title=Huge Davies launches ''The Carpark'' special online |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/online/fyi/280/huge-davies-the-carpark-special/ |website=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=29 September 2024 |date=20 June 2023 |archive-date=28 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628173710/https://www.comedy.co.uk/online/fyi/280/huge-davies-the-carpark-special/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Davies was nominated for the [[List of Edinburgh Comedy Award winners|Best Newcomer]] award at the 2019 [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] for his debut solo show ''The Carpark''<ref name="comedyawards">{{cite web|url=https://www.comedyawards.co.uk/best-newcomer/2019/huge-davies|title=Huge Davies – 2019 Best Newcomer Nominee|website=[[Edinburgh Comedy Awards]]|accessdate=15 March 2020|archive-date=3 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203052135/http://www.comedyawards.co.uk/best-newcomer/2019/huge-davies|url-status=live}}</ref> which was described as "well-crafted, well-structured and well-performed" by [[Chortle]].<ref name="chortle">{{cite web|last=Boyles |first=Jack |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2019/08/04/43865/huge_davies:_the_carpark|website=[[Chortle]]|title=Huge Davies: ''The Carpark''|accessdate=15 March 2020}}</ref> The keyboard was described in ''[[The Scotsman]]'' as "more like a bank of special effects, rather than merely a musical instrument."<ref name="scotsman">{{cite web|last=Copstick|first=Kate|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/comedy-review-huge-davies-pleasance-edinburgh-1409574|website=[[The Scotsman]]|title=Comedy review: Huge Davies, Pleasance, Edinburgh|date=23 August 2019|accessdate=16 January 2022|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518080141/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/comedy-review-huge-davies-pleasance-edinburgh-1409574|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, a recording of ''The Carpark'' was released by [[800 Pound Gorilla Records]] on [[YouTube]] and other streaming platforms.<ref>{{cite web |title=Huge Davies launches ''The Carpark'' special online |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/online/fyi/280/huge-davies-the-carpark-special/ |website=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=29 September 2024 |date=20 June 2023 |archive-date=28 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628173710/https://www.comedy.co.uk/online/fyi/280/huge-davies-the-carpark-special/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


Davies was a semi-finalist in the [[BBC New Comedy Award]] in 2017.<ref name="comedy">{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/bbc_new_comedy_award/episodes/7/7/|title=BBC New Comedy Award 2017, Episode 7 – Semi Final 1|website=[[British Comedy Guide]]|accessdate=15 March 2020|archive-date=3 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003222613/https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/bbc_new_comedy_award/episodes/7/7/|url-status=live}}</ref> Davies has appeared on ''Comedy Central Live at the Comedy Store'',<ref name="voicemag">{{cite web|last=Inniss|first=Tom|url=https://www.voicemag.uk/interview/5773/interview-with-huge-davies|website=Voice Magazine|title=Interview with Huge Davies|date=19 July 2019|accessdate=15 March 2020|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805132142/https://www.voicemag.uk/interview/5773/interview-with-huge-davies|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Roast Battle]]'',<ref name="chortle2">{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/01/09/45139/whos_in_series_4_of_roast_battle|website=[[Chortle]]|title=Who's in series 4 of Roast Battle|date=9 January 2020|accessdate=15 March 2020|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025142327/https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/01/09/45139/whos_in_series_4_of_roast_battle|url-status=live}}</ref> and as a writer and performer on BBC flagship satirical radio programme ''[[The Now Show]]''.{{cn}} Davies acted in [[BBC Two]] comedy series ''[[The First Team (TV series)|The First Team]]''. Davies has appeared on celebrity game show ''[[Guessable]]'' alongside host [[Sara Pascoe]], [[Alan Davies]] and [[Nish Kumar]] among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/guessable/episodes/2/1/|title=Guessable? Series 2, Episode 1|website=[[British Comedy Guide]]|access-date=29 September 2024|archive-date=15 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415031751/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/guessable/episodes/2/1/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, Davies appeared as a guest on two episodes of the British comedy panel show ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=''8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown'': Series 21 (Channel 4: Series 22), Episode 1 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/8_10_cats_does_countdown/episodes/21/1/ |website=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=29 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=''8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown'': Series 22 (Channel 4: Series 23), Episode 2 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/8_10_cats_does_countdown/episodes/22/2/ |website=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=29 September 2024}}</ref>
Davies was a semi-finalist in the [[BBC New Comedy Award]] in 2017.<ref name="comedy">{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/bbc_new_comedy_award/episodes/7/7/|title=BBC New Comedy Award 2017, Episode 7 – Semi Final 1|website=[[British Comedy Guide]]|accessdate=15 March 2020|archive-date=3 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003222613/https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/bbc_new_comedy_award/episodes/7/7/|url-status=live}}</ref> Davies has appeared on ''Comedy Central Live at the Comedy Store'',<ref name="voicemag">{{cite web|last=Inniss|first=Tom|url=https://www.voicemag.uk/interview/5773/interview-with-huge-davies|website=Voice Magazine|title=Interview with Huge Davies|date=19 July 2019|accessdate=15 March 2020|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805132142/https://www.voicemag.uk/interview/5773/interview-with-huge-davies|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Roast Battle]]'',<ref name="chortle2">{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/01/09/45139/whos_in_series_4_of_roast_battle|website=[[Chortle]]|title=Who's in series 4 of Roast Battle|date=9 January 2020|accessdate=15 March 2020|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025142327/https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/01/09/45139/whos_in_series_4_of_roast_battle|url-status=live}}</ref> and as a writer and performer on BBC flagship satirical radio programme ''[[The Now Show]]''.{{cn|date=September 2024}} Davies acted in [[BBC Two]] comedy series ''[[The First Team (TV series)|The First Team]]''. Davies has appeared on celebrity game show ''[[Guessable]]'' alongside host [[Sara Pascoe]], [[Alan Davies]] and [[Nish Kumar]] among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/guessable/episodes/2/1/|title=Guessable? Series 2, Episode 1|website=[[British Comedy Guide]]|access-date=29 September 2024|archive-date=15 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415031751/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/guessable/episodes/2/1/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, Davies appeared as a guest on two episodes of the British comedy panel show ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=''8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown'': Series 21 (Channel 4: Series 22), Episode 1 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/8_10_cats_does_countdown/episodes/21/1/ |website=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=29 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=''8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown'': Series 22 (Channel 4: Series 23), Episode 2 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/8_10_cats_does_countdown/episodes/22/2/ |website=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=29 September 2024}}</ref>


On 16 December 2021, [[Channel 4]] commissioned a three-part short-form scripted comedy series, ''The Artists'', created, written by and starring Davies. The series premiered on Channel 4 Comedy YouTube from 30 December 2021 and is available through the [[Video on demand|on demand]] service [[All 4]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-commissions-artists-brand-new-digital-short-form-comedy-sitcom-created-and|title=Channel 4 Commissions ''The Artists'', Brand New Digital Short- Form Comedy Sitcom Created and Written by Huge Davis|publisher=[[Channel 4]]|date=16 December 2021|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dessau|first=Bruce|url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/11452/artists-huge-davis|title=Channel 4 Commissions ''The Artists'', New Comedy Created and Written by Huge Davis|website=Beyond the Joke|date=16 December 2021|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228231247/https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/11452/artists-huge-davis|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 16 December 2021, [[Channel 4]] commissioned a three-part short-form scripted comedy series, ''The Artists'', created, written by and starring Davies. The series premiered on Channel 4 Comedy YouTube from 30 December 2021 and is available through the [[Video on demand|on demand]] service [[All 4]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-commissions-artists-brand-new-digital-short-form-comedy-sitcom-created-and|title=Channel 4 Commissions ''The Artists'', Brand New Digital Short- Form Comedy Sitcom Created and Written by Huge Davis|publisher=[[Channel 4]]|date=16 December 2021|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dessau|first=Bruce|url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/11452/artists-huge-davis|title=Channel 4 Commissions ''The Artists'', New Comedy Created and Written by Huge Davis|website=Beyond the Joke|date=16 December 2021|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228231247/https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/11452/artists-huge-davis|url-status=live}}</ref>

Revision as of 15:40, 29 September 2024

Huge Davies (born Hugh Davies) is a musical comedian known for deadpan delivery while wearing a full-size Yamaha keyboard strapped to himself.

Born with the first name Hugh, he performed as Huge, an old nickname, when first performing in Aberdeen, for the sake of non-identification.[1]

Davies was nominated for the Best Newcomer award at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe for his debut solo show The Carpark[2] which was described as "well-crafted, well-structured and well-performed" by Chortle.[3] The keyboard was described in The Scotsman as "more like a bank of special effects, rather than merely a musical instrument."[4] In 2023, a recording of The Carpark was released by 800 Pound Gorilla Records on YouTube and other streaming platforms.[5]

Davies was a semi-finalist in the BBC New Comedy Award in 2017.[6] Davies has appeared on Comedy Central Live at the Comedy Store,[7] Roast Battle,[8] and as a writer and performer on BBC flagship satirical radio programme The Now Show.[citation needed] Davies acted in BBC Two comedy series The First Team. Davies has appeared on celebrity game show Guessable alongside host Sara Pascoe, Alan Davies and Nish Kumar among others.[9] In 2022, Davies appeared as a guest on two episodes of the British comedy panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.[10][11]

On 16 December 2021, Channel 4 commissioned a three-part short-form scripted comedy series, The Artists, created, written by and starring Davies. The series premiered on Channel 4 Comedy YouTube from 30 December 2021 and is available through the on demand service All 4.[12][13]

In 2023, Davies performed his second show, Whodunnit, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[14] He returned to the festival again in 2024 with his third show, Album for My Ancestors (Dead),[15] and was nominated for the Malcolm Hardee Award for Cunning Stunt.[16]

References

  1. ^ Richardson, Jay (24 July 2019). "Huge Davies: 'I'm not taking a shit on stage or anything'". The List.
  2. ^ "Huge Davies – 2019 Best Newcomer Nominee". Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ Boyles, Jack. "Huge Davies: The Carpark". Chortle. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ Copstick, Kate (23 August 2019). "Comedy review: Huge Davies, Pleasance, Edinburgh". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Huge Davies launches The Carpark special online". British Comedy Guide. 20 June 2023. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  6. ^ "BBC New Comedy Award 2017, Episode 7 – Semi Final 1". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ^ Inniss, Tom (19 July 2019). "Interview with Huge Davies". Voice Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Who's in series 4 of Roast Battle". Chortle. 9 January 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Guessable? Series 2, Episode 1". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  10. ^ "8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown: Series 21 (Channel 4: Series 22), Episode 1". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  11. ^ "8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown: Series 22 (Channel 4: Series 23), Episode 2". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Channel 4 Commissions The Artists, Brand New Digital Short- Form Comedy Sitcom Created and Written by Huge Davis". Channel 4. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  13. ^ Dessau, Bruce (16 December 2021). "Channel 4 Commissions The Artists, New Comedy Created and Written by Huge Davis". Beyond the Joke. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  14. ^ Saunders, Tristram Fane; Lougher, Sharon; Cavendish, Dominic; Lee, Veronica; Monahan, Mark; Brown, Mark (25 August 2023). "Edinburgh comedy reviews: the funniest shows at the 2023 Fringe". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Edinburgh Festivals: the 50 best shows to see this August". The Telegraph. 19 July 2024. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Malcolm Hardee Awards 2024 results". British Comedy Guide. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.


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