Fin Taylor

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Fin Taylor
Born1970 (age 52–53)
Occupation comedian
Years active2008–present
Website fintaylor.com

Fin Taylor (born July 1990)[ citation needed ] is an English stand-up comedian.

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Early life

Taylor grew up in Oxford, England, and attended Abingdon School. [1]

Career

Taylor began gigging in 2008. [2] He first took a solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014. [3] His three shows in successive years, "Whitey McWhiteface", "Lefty Tighty Righty Loosey" and "When Harassy Met Sally", [4] led The Scotsman to call him "one of the most discussed, and critically lauded comedian of recent Edinburgh Fringes". [5] His comedic style is often described as "provocative" and antagonistic, though he has earned praise for his ability to "be both edgy and woke within the same joke." [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "What's On" (PDF). Abingdon News. April 2012. p. 2. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Edinburgh Fringe Review: Fin Taylor, Gilded Balloon at the Counting House". Beyond The Joke. 17 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Fin Taylor Review 2014". Chortle.
  4. ↑ Logan, Brian (9 August 2018). "Fin Taylor: When Harassy Met Sally review – white-hot takes on #MeToo". The Guardian.
  5. ↑ "Fin Taylor: When Harassy Met Sally". Show and Tell.
  6. ↑ "Rob Delaney, Joe Wilkinson, Zoe Lyons and Fin Taylor, Greenwich Comedy Festival Review 2018". Chortle.
  7. ↑ "Brit(wish) at Just For Laughs, Montreal review 2019". Chortle.


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