Angela Barnes

Angela Barnes

Angela Barnes is a BBC New Comedy Awards winning English comedian. She has appeared on Weekend Wogan’s Children in Need Special and Russell Kane’s Whistlestop Tour. In December 2018, Barnes was named one of the hardest working comedians of 2018.

About Angela Barnes in brief

Summary Angela BarnesAngela Barnes is a BBC New Comedy Awards winning English comedian. Barnes was brought up in Maidstone, Kent. She went to Invicta Grammar School then, in 1996, the University of Sussex in Brighton. In the summer of 2008, her father died, who was an important influence on her comedy and had always encouraged her to become a comedian. A year after his death, she decided that life was too short not to pursue it as a career. She did a 12-week workshop in Brighton, and a few months later started her stage career.

Since winning the BBC Radio 2’s New Comedy Award 2011, Barnes has continued to be a regular on the stand-up circuit, playing even bigger venues. She has also appeared on Weekend Wogan’s Children in Need Special and Russell Kane’s Whistlestop Tour. In December 2018, Barnes was named one of the hardest working comedians of 2018 having driven 30,000 miles, visited 91 venues and performed over 100 shows.