John Gordillo

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nameJohn Gordillo
imageJOHN GORDILLO 2008.jpg
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captionJohn Gordillo in March 2008.
birth_nameAlberto John Gordillo
birth_placeLondon
mediumStand-up and director.
nationalityBritish
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| name = John Gordillo | image = JOHN GORDILLO 2008.jpg | image_size = 120px | alt = | caption = John Gordillo in March 2008. | pseudonym = | birth_name = Alberto John Gordillo | birth_date = | birth_place = London | death_date = | death_place = | medium = Stand-up and director. | nationality = British | active = | genre = | subject = | influences = | influenced = | domesticpartner = | notable_work = | signature = | website = | footnotes = | module = 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.

He has been described as "one of the key shapers of the modern comedy landscape" by The Guardian.

The Book about the Comedy Circuit "Comedy and Critique" describes Gordillo's work "as significant in the development of the modern Fringe show, intellectually sophisticated and formally rigorous work driven by a clear philosophy of comedy concerned with structure, emotional escalation, and the relationship between persona and material."

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. Gordillo returned to stand-up in 2006. In 2016, his Work-in-Progress stand-up set won Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival.

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" whilst The Herald described it as "excruciatingly unfunny." More favourable reviews described Fuckonomics as "intellectually ambitious."

His show about his father, Divide & Conga, was received some positive reviews at the Edinburgh fringe and his show Cheap Shots at the Defenceless toured internationally and received mixed reviews.

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.

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

Filmography

Director

Live credits

  • 2007 *Free John Gordillo (*at the Edinburgh Fringe)
  • 2008 *Divide & Conga (*at the Edinburgh Fringe)
  • 2009 Fuckonomics (at the Edinburgh Fringe*)*
  • 2013 *Cheap Shots at the Defenceless (*at the Edinburgh Fringe)
  • 2016 Love Capitalism (at the Edinburgh Fringe)

Theatre credits

Director

  • 2017 Ugly Chief

References

References

  1. (6 July 2013). "John Gordillo on Tour".
  2. (27 March 2015). "Interview with John Gordillo".
  3. (20 June 2018). "Comedy & Critique". Policy Press.
  4. Kettle, James. (6 July 2013). ""This Weeks New Live Comedy"".
  5. Smith, Daniel. (2018). "Comedy and Critique: Stand-Up Comedy and the Professional Ethos of Laughter". Policy Press.
  6. (6 August 2009). "The Greatest Chat Show You Never Saw".
  7. "RDA Episode Guide". Internet Archive wayback machine.
  8. "Dark Days: The Birth of BBC3".
  9. "Cult Heaven".
  10. "John Gordillo".
  11. (21 March 2016). "Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Winners Announced".
  12. Burgess, Marissa. "John Gordillo: Fuckonomics - Fringe 2009 : Reviews 2009 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide".
  13. (29 August 2009). "The road to enlightenment".
  14. (2013-07-06). "This week's new live comedy".
  15. "John Gordillo at the Pleasance Dome".
  16. (15 August 2008). "John Gordillo, Edinburgh".
  17. "Divide & Conga Review".
  18. (14 August 2008). "Comedy Contenders at the Ready".
  19. "Cheap Shots at the Defenceless".
  20. "John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless: 3 star review by Sam Waddicor".
  21. "John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless {{!}} Comedy Review {{!}} The Skinny".
  22. "Ugly Chief theatre review".
  23. (3 November 2017). "How To Have Fun at Your Own Funeral".
  24. "Artists - Off The Kerb".
  25. "John Gordillo: Free : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide".
  26. Bennett, Steve. "John Gordillo: Divide & Conga : Reviews 2008 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide".
  27. "John Gordillo: F**konomics {{!}} The Skinny".
  28. "John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless: 3 star review by Sam Waddicor".
  29. (20 August 2016). "John Gordillo: Love Capitalism - Review".
  30. Marlowe, Sam. "Theatre review: Ugly Chief at Battersea Arts Centre, SW11". [[The Times]].

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