John Gordillo
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| John Gordillo | |
|---|---|
 John Gordillo in March 2008. | |
| Birth name | Alberto John Gordillo |
| Born | London |
| Medium | Stand-up and director. |
| Nationality | British |
| Website | johngordillo |
John Gordillo is a stand up comedian and director, known for his work directing and producing tour shows, specials and Tv series for Eddie Izzard, Reginald D Hunter, Josh Widdicombe, Dylan Moran, Michael Mcintyre, Mark Steel, Seann Walsh, Shazia Mirza and Sean Lock among others.[1][2]
As a performer, he co-created & hosted two series of The RDA aka The Recommended Daily Allowance, an experimental talk show for BBC3.[3] In 2016, his work-in-progress stand up set won Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival.[4]
His strongest work examines issues of family and parenting. As a comedian, his show about his father Divide and Congawas one of the most acclaimed of the Edinburgh fringe[5][6][7][8]and his show about his stepdaughter Cheap Shots at the Defenceless toured internationally and won 5 star reviews.[9]
In 2017, he directed & co-devised Ugly Chief at Battersea Arts Centre with performance artist Victoria Melody and her father, TV antiques dealer Mike Melody. The show was a seriocomic examination of death and the tensions of a father-daughter relationship. The piece was unanimously acclaimed with 4 and 5 star reviews across the board.[10][11]
In April 2021, he released a YouTube series. A Podcast For Kel claiming to be the truth about the suicide of a woman he said had been his stepdaughter. After her death in 2018, Gordillo became the target of a social media witchhunt, accusing him of murder and paedophilia. The series is a forensic examination of the events which led to her death. A second series is announced in 2021.[12]
Filmography
Director
- Live at the Ambassadors (1993)
- Unrepeatable (1994)
- Blackout Comedy Lab (2005)
- Dave's One Night Stand (2011)
- Live: In The Midst of Crackers Reginald D. Hunter (2013)
- Freewheeling (2014)
- Off the Hook: Dylan Moran Live (2015)
- Keep it Light: Sean Lock Live (2017)
- The RDA with John Gordillo (2000–2001)
- The Comedy Store
- Edinburgh Comedy Festival
- New Zealand Comedy Gala (2014)
References
- ^ Kettle, James. "John Gordillo on Tour". The Guardian.
- ^ Goldsmith, Stuart. "Interview with John Gordillo". The Comedian's Comedian.
- ^ "RDA Episode Guide". reallywannaknow.co.uk. Internet Archive wayback machine.
- ^ Dessau, Bruce. "Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Winners Announced". Beyond the Joke.
- ^ Maxwell, Dominic. "John Gordillo at the Pleasance Dome". The Times.
- ^ Deansway, Harry. "John Gordillo, Edinburgh". The Guardian.
- ^ Shaw, Corry. "Divide & Conga Review". Chortle.
- ^ Macinnes, Paul. "Comedy Contenders at the Ready". The Guardian.
- ^ Delilkan, Sharu. "Cheap Shots at the Defenceless". Theatre Scenes.
- ^ Marlowe, Sam. "Ugly Chief theatre review". The Times.
- ^ Gardner, Lynne. "How To Have Fun at Your Own Funeral". The Guardian.
- ^ "A Podcast for Kel". YouTube.