John Gordillo

John Gordillo is a director and former comedian, known for his work directing and producing 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]

John Gordillo
John Gordillo in March 2008.
Birth nameAlberto John Gordillo
BornLondon
MediumStand-up and director.
NationalityBritish
Websitejohngordillo.co.uk#!

As a performer, he co-created & hosted two series of The RDA aka The Recommended Daily Allowance, an experimental talk show for BBC3.[4][5][6][7] In 2016, his work-in-progress stand up set won Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival.[8]

His strongest work examines issues of family and parenting. As a comedian, his show about his father Divide and Congawas one of the most acclaimed of the Edinburgh fringe[9][10][11][12] and his show about his stepdaughter Cheap Shots at the Defenceless toured internationally and won 5 star reviews.[13]

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 was unanimously acclaimed with 4 and 5 star reviews across the board.[14][15]

Filmography

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. www.google.co.uk. Policy Press. ISBN 9781529200164.
  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.
  8. Dessau, Bruce (21 March 2016). "Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Winners Announced". Beyond the Joke.
  9. Maxwell, Dominic. "John Gordillo at the Pleasance Dome". The Times.
  10. Deansway, Harry (15 August 2008). "John Gordillo, Edinburgh". The Guardian.
  11. Shaw, Corry. "Divide & Conga Review". Chortle.
  12. Macinnes, Paul (14 August 2008). "Comedy Contenders at the Ready". The Guardian.
  13. Delilkan, Sharu. "Cheap Shots at the Defenceless". Theatre Scenes.
  14. Marlowe, Sam. "Ugly Chief theatre review". The Times.
  15. Gardner, Lynne (3 November 2017). "How To Have Fun at Your Own Funeral". The Guardian.
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