cole parker, comedian
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Comedian, actor and writer and BBC Digital Radio 6 Presenter Cole Parker was born and raised in sleepy Petts Wood, a district of Bromley on the London/Kent border. After an upbringing of holiday camps, pub gardens, casual violence and school plays, Cole left school at 16 and started work at a London advertising agency, until the mundane 9 to 5 grew unendurable. At the age of 19, Cole dropped out to work as a professional actor.

The dole office held few thrills for a young man who had previously tasted fame on TV’s “The Bill”, Blue sniffing thug No 3: “Git orf me coppa”, as well as several other low profile stage, television and film bit-parts. So he trained as a Croupier, and spent five years ‘dealing’ in London and provincial casinos as well as on Caribbean cruise ships and for the Israeli and Russian Mafia, in gambling-outlawed Israel.

Since he returned to Blighty, Cole tried to rejoin the rat race, working chiefly as a trader for a spread-betting company. Until his performing abilities (and his ego) got the better of him and he embarked on his destiny as a comedy writer/performer.

Quickly gaining recognition as an exciting and confident performer, Cole is regularly booked at the UK’s best comedy venues as well as performing at numerous corporates and Universities.

Cole’s stand-up has an honest, natural delivery, and has been described as “A very dark blend of satire and observation, punctuated with gags and topical piss-takes”.

Previous support credits include: Ardal O’Hanlon, Ed Byrne, Craig Charles, Harry Hill and Sean Lock.

A prolific writer, Cole writes visual and dialogue-based sketches, play and sitcoms and is currently a writer for Craig Charles.

“Wonderful, upfront and hilarious” Evening Standard