Ania Magliano

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Ania Magliano
Born (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)
Education Girton College, Cambridge
Website aniamagliano.com

Ania Magliano (born 17 February 1998) is a British comedian and writer based in London.

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Early life

Magliano grew up in Buckinghamshire. [1] She is of half-Polish and half-Italian descent; her mother is Polish and works as a doctor. [2] Magliano attended Girton College, Cambridge [3] and was a member of the Cambridge Footlights. [4] [5] While at university, she founded Stockings Comedy, a female and non-binary comedy collective. [6]

Career

Magliano was a finalist for the Funny Women award in 2020 and for the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2018. [7]

Her debut comedy show, Absolutely No Worries If Not, won the Best New Show award at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2022. [8] Her performance of the show at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe received positive reviews in The Guardian, The Times, and Time Out. [9] [10] [11] She has opened for comedians Ed Gamble and Marc Maron. [12]

Magliano's 2023 Edinburgh Fringe show I Can't Believe You've Done This was nominated for Best Show at the festival. She returned in 2024 with the show Forgive Me, Father. [13]

Magliano has written for Amelia Dimoldenberg's Chicken Shop Date , [14] Frankie Boyle's New World Order , Newsjack , The Now Show and the Have I Got News for You Twitter account.

She has appeared on TV shows including The Stand Up Sketch Show and Dave's The Comedy Guide to Life, [15] and podcasts including The Comedian's Comedian , Off Menu , Secret Artists and Fakes and Frauds. [16] [17] [18] She has previously co-hosted the podcasts If It Is To Be Said, about the TV show Succession , and The Weekly Shop. [19] [20]

Personal life

Magliano is bisexual. [21] She lives in London and has a boyfriend as of 2023.[ citation needed ]

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