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Michael James Wozniak (born 8 November 1979)[1][2] is a British comedian, writer and actor.

Mike Wozniak
Wozniak in 2022
Born
Michael James Wozniak

(1979-11-08) 8 November 1979 (age 43)
NationalityBritish
OccupationComedian, writer, actor
Years active1990s–present
Notable workMan Down

He is best known for portraying Brian in the Channel 4 sitcom Man Down and as a member of the team that makes Small Scenes for BBC Radio 4.[3][4]


Early life


Wozniak was born in Oxford, raised in Portsmouth, and has a twin sister.[5] He has Polish and Welsh ancestry.[6]


Education


Wozniak was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School.

He studied Medicine at St George's, University of London and worked as a doctor for several years before pursuing comedy.[6][7][5]


Career


Wozniak worked doing live sketch comedy starting in the late 1990s, and began stand-up comedy in 2007.[8][9]

He won the Amused Moose Laugh-Off contest at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2008.[10][11] He was nominated for the comedy newcomer award the same year.[10][12][13] Wozniak performed at the Adelaide Fringe in 2009.[8] Wozniak was nominated for the Edinburgh Best Comedy Show in 2013 but lost to Bridget Christie.


Television


Wozniak's first major role in television came when he was cast in the series Man Down in 2013 alongside Greg Davies, who created and starred in the show.[14] He played Brian, a friend to Davies' character, and a strait-laced financial adviser.[14]

In 2015, he wrote a physical comedy starring Kim Cattrall and a troupe of acrobats entitled Ruby Robinson for Sky Arts.[15][16]

Wozniak appeared and came second in series 11 of Taskmaster, which started broadcast in March 2021.[17] He has a long history with Taskmaster, having won the original Edinburgh Fringe version of the show in 2010.[18]


Film


In 2016, Wozniak played the role of Josh in Alice Lowe's Prevenge.[19]

Wozniak made his directorial debut with a dramedy entitled Sump, released in 2017 and screened at various film festivals.[3][9] The film has a 14 minute run time and features a character named Sally, played by Jeany Spark, whose husband is trapped in a cave with others.[20]


Podcasts


On his St. Elwick's Neighbourhood Association Newsletter Podcast, Wozniak plays the role of host Malcolm Durridge. The show focuses on the neighbourhood association newsletter of St Elwick's, a fictional ward of Exeter, forced through budgetary cuts to change from a printed edition to the "cheapest alternative": a podcast.[21] Wozniak also appears frequently in different roles on the Beef And Dairy Network Podcast.

In 2021, he started Three Bean Salad Podcast with Henry Paker and Benjamin Partridge.[22]


Radio


Wozniak has appeared frequently in Tim Key's Late-Night Poetry Programme as a character called Jiffy, notably in the episodes "Accountancy" and "Cuisine."[23] The show is an anarchic comedy series where Tim Key plans to recite poetry above the Norwegian fjords.


Filmography


Title Year Actor Writer Role Notes
Comedy Lab 2010 Yes Various
Gary: Tank Commander 2011 Yes Bradshaw
Stand Up for the Week 2012 Yes
Live at the Electric 2012 Yes Various
It's Kevin 2013 Yes Various
Badults 2014 Yes Harry
Lovesick 2014 Yes Doctor
Crims 2015 Yes Photographer
Prevenge 2016 Yes Josh
Josh 2015-2016 Yes Phil
The Moonstone 2016 Yes Superintendent Seegrave
Walliams & Friend 2015-2016 Yes Various
Drunk History 2015-2017 Yes Various
Man Down 2013-2017 Yes Yes Brian Writer for various episodes in this series.
Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans 2019 Yes Rowan Bowen
Dial M for Middlesbrough 2019 Yes Neil
Taskmaster 2021 Yes Himself Runner-up
Richard Osman's House of Games 2021 Yes Himself Weekly Winner

References


  1. @thevelvetonion (8 November 2016). "Happy birthday to the newest member of our Oniony family, @mrmikewozniak!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. "Mike Wozniak". PBJ Management. Retrieved 24 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Mike Wozniak stars as 'Brian' in new series of 'Man Down'". PBJ Management. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "The Polish Pompey Prankster". Portsmouth Grammar School Opus (3): 25. 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  6. "Comedian profile: up-and-coming comic Mike Wozniak". The Guardian. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. Meakin, Nione (9 July 2009). "Mike Wozniak – In Clown Shoes, Komedia, Brighton, July 15". The Argus. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  8. "Edinburgh award-winning stand-up Mike Wozniak comes to Up the Creek, Greenwich". News Shopper. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. McMahon, Vanessa (30 December 2018). "Interview with Mike Wozniak for SUMP (2017)". FilmFestivals.com. Retrieved 24 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Amused Moose Laugh Off 2008". Amused Moose Comedy. Retrieved 24 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Herring, Richard (23 September 2008). "Warming Up". Richard Herring. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  12. "Nominees and Winners". If.Comedy. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  13. Arthur, Tim (15 December 2008). "Best comedy gigs of 2008". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010.
  14. "Mike Wozniak on Man Down". ATV Today. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Ruby Robinson". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 25 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "Matt Lipsey directs Ruby Robinson for Sky Arts". Curtis Brown. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. "Taskmaster series 11 line up". Twitter. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  18. Guide, British Comedy (15 March 2021). "Mike Wozniak interview - Taskmaster". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  19. "Prevenge". Western Edge Pictures. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  20. "Sump (Directed by Mike Wozniak) | NFF Official Selection". Norwich Film Festival. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  21. "St.-Elwick's-Neighbourhood-Association-Newsletter-Posdcast". Anchor.fm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  22. "Mike Wozniak launches a new podcast". Chortle. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  23. Key, Tim. "Accountancy". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)




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