Ania Magliano

Ania Magliano
Born	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 27)
Education	Girton College, Cambridge
Website	aniamagliano.com

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

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 which will be touring in 2025. ^[13]

In 2024, Magliano was also nominated for the Sky Arts Breakthrough award.

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 ]}

References

1. "Ania Magliano". Island. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
2. "Interview with comedian Ania Magliano". Voice Magazine. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
3. "Life after Girton with Ania Magliano: porridge, comedy and blank sheets of paper". Girton College . University of Cambridge . Retrieved 21 October 2024.
4. "Cambridge Footlights". Glee. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
5. "Archive 2018–present". cambridge-footlights. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
6. "Striking Out: Comedy after Cambridge". Varsity Online. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
7. "Can't Even Think Straight". Cambridge Fringe Comedy Festival. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
8. "Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
9. Healy, Rachael (6 August 2022). "Ania Magliano review – skilled off-key laughs from affable rising star". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 1 May 2023.
10. Maxwell, Dominic. "Ania Magliano at Edinburgh festival review — sex parties and self-doubt punctuate a remarkable debut". ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 1 May 2023.
11. Wilkinson, Chiara. "Review: Ania Magliano, Absolutely No Worries If Not". Time Out Edinburgh. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
12. "Artist | Ania Magliano". Latitude Festival. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
13. "My Festival: Ania Magliano". The Scotsman. 15 August 2024.
14. "Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
15. "Ania Magliano". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
16. Ep 169: Ania Magliano | Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster , retrieved 1 May 2023
17. Ania Magliano , retrieved 1 May 2023
18. "Fakes and Frauds on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
19. "The Weekly Shop with Ania Magliano and Harry Monaghan on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
20. "If It Is To Be Said (Succession Podcast) on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
21. Guide, British Comedy (20 July 2022). "Ania Magliano is ready for her debut Edinburgh Fringe hour". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2023.