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Huge Davies (born Hugh Davies) is a musical comedian known for deadpan delivery whilst 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]

Davies was a semi-finalist in the BBC New Comedy Award in 2017. [5] Davies has appeared on Comedy Central Live at the Comedy Store, [6] Roast Battle [7] and as a writer and performer on BBC flagship satirical radio programme The Now Show . [8] 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 amongst others. [9]

On 16 December 2021, Channel 4 commissioned a three-part short-form scripted comedy series, The Artists, created, written by and starring Huge Davies. The series premiered on Channel 4 Comedy YouTube from 30 December 2021 and is available through the on demand service All 4. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Huge Davies: 'I'm not taking a shit on stage or anything'". The List. 24 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Huge Davies: | 2019 Best Newcomer Nominee". comedyawards.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Huge Davies: The Carpark : Reviews 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Comedy review: Huge Davies, Pleasance, Edinburgh". scotsman.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "BBC New Comedy Award 2017, Episode 7 - Semi Final 1 - British Comedy Guide". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Interview with Huge Davies -". voicemag.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Who's in series 4 of Roast Battle : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "BBC Podcasts - Comedy". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Guessable? Series 2, Episode 1".
  10. ↑ "Channel 4 Commissions The Artists, Brand New Digital Short- Form Comedy Sitcom Created and Written by Huge Davis". channel4.com/press. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Channel 4 Commissions The Artists, New Comedy Created and Written by Huge Davis". beyondthejoke.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2021.


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