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John Gordillo
John Gordillo in March 2008.
Birth nameAlberto John Gordillo
BornLondon
MediumStand-up and director.
NationalityBritish
Websitejohngordillo.square.site

John Gordillo is a director and former comedian. He has directed and produced live shows, specials and TV series for Eddie Izzard, Reginald D Hunter, Ross Noble, Josh Widdicombe, Dylan Moran, Michael Mcintyre, Mark Steel, Shappi Khorsandi, Seann Walsh, Shazia Mirza and Sean Lock among others.[1][2][3]

Gordillo performed stand-up from 1996 to 2000 before he co-created & hosted two series of The RDA aka The Recommended Daily Allowance, a talk show for BBC Three.[4][5][6][7] Gordillo returned to stand-up in 2006.[8] In 2016, his Work-in-Progress stand-up set won Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival.[9]

Gordillo's solo work includes the 2009 production of Fuckonomics which received mixed reviews. British comedy website Chortle said the show's subject placed Gordillo "on potentially hack, misogynistic ground"[10] whilst The Herald described it as "excruciatingly unfunny."[11] More favourable reviews described Fuckonomics as "intellectually ambitious."[12]

His show about his father, Divide & Conga, was received some positive reviews at the Edinburgh fringe[13][14][15][16] and his show Cheap Shots at the Defenceless toured internationally and received mixed reviews.[17][18][19]

In 2017, he directed & co-devised Ugly Chief at Battersea Arts Centre with performance artist Victoria Melody and her father, TV antiques dealer Mike Melody. The show was a seriocomic examination of death and the tensions of a father-daughter relationship. The piece received positive reviews.[20][21]

Gordillo is represented by the British talent agency Off The Kerb.[22]

Filmography

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Live credits

Theatre credits

Director

References

  1. ^ Kettle, James (6 July 2013). "John Gordillo on Tour". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Goldsmith, Stuart (27 March 2015). "Interview with John Gordillo". The Comedian's Comedian.
  3. ^ Smith, Daniel R (20 June 2018). Comedy & Critique. Policy Press. ISBN 9781529200164. ((cite book)): |website= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Greaves, Ian. "The Greatest Chat Show You Never Saw". The Fix.
  5. ^ "RDA Episode Guide". reallywannaknow.co.uk. Internet Archive wayback machine. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007.
  6. ^ Jones, Ian. "Dark Days: The Birth of BBC3". Off the Telly. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008.
  7. ^ Aston, Criag. "Cult Heaven". Garbled Online. Archived from the original on 3 December 2003.
  8. ^ "John Gordillo". StandUpComedyNights Creating the perfect comedy event for you. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  9. ^ Dessau, Bruce (21 March 2016). "Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Winners Announced". Beyond the Joke.
  10. ^ Burgess, Marissa. "John Gordillo: Fuckonomics - Fringe 2009 : Reviews 2009 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. ^ "The road to enlightenment". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  12. ^ "This week's new live comedy". the Guardian. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  13. ^ Maxwell, Dominic. "John Gordillo at the Pleasance Dome". The Times.
  14. ^ Deansway, Harry (15 August 2008). "John Gordillo, Edinburgh". The Guardian.
  15. ^ Shaw, Corry. "Divide & Conga Review". Chortle.
  16. ^ Macinnes, Paul (14 August 2008). "Comedy Contenders at the Ready". The Guardian.
  17. ^ Delilkan, Sharu. "Cheap Shots at the Defenceless". Theatre Scenes.
  18. ^ "John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless: 3 star review by Sam Waddicor". broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  19. ^ "John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless | Comedy Review | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  20. ^ Marlowe, Sam. "Ugly Chief theatre review". The Times.
  21. ^ Gardner, Lynne (3 November 2017). "How To Have Fun at Your Own Funeral". The Guardian.
  22. ^ "Artists - Off The Kerb". offthekerb.com/. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  23. ^ "John Gordillo: Free : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  24. ^ Bennett, Steve. "John Gordillo: Divide & Conga : Reviews 2008 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  25. ^ "John Gordillo: F**konomics | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  26. ^ "John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless: 3 star review by Sam Waddicor". broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  27. ^ "John Gordillo: Love Capitalism - Review". The Wee Review | Scotland's arts and culture magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  28. ^ Marlowe, Sam. "Theatre review: Ugly Chief at Battersea Arts Centre, SW11". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

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