John Gordillo
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| John Gordillo | |
|---|---|
 John Gordillo in March 2008. | |
| Birth name | Alberto John Gordillo |
| Born | London |
| Medium | Stand-up and director. |
| Nationality | British |
| Website | johngordillo |
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[edit]
Director
- Live at the Ambassadors (1993)
- Unrepeatable (1994)
- Blackout Comedy Lab (2005)
- Dave's One Night Stand (2011)
- Live: In The Midst of Crackers Reginald D. Hunter (2013)
- Freewheeling with Ross Noble (2014)
- Off the Hook: Dylan Moran Live (2015)
- Keep it Light: Sean Lock Live (2017)
- The RDA with John Gordillo (2000–2001)
- The Comedy Store
- Edinburgh Comedy Festival
- New Zealand Comedy Gala (2014)
Live credits[edit]
- 2007 Free John Gordillo (at the Edinburgh Fringe)[23]
- 2008 Divide & Conga (at the Edinburgh Fringe)[24]
- 2009 Fuckonomics (at the Edinburgh Fringe)[25]
- 2013 Cheap Shots at the Defenceless (at the Edinburgh Fringe)[26]
- 2016 Love Capitalism (at the Edinburgh Fringe)[27]
Theatre credits[edit]
Director[edit]
- 2017 Ugly Chief[28]
References[edit]
- ^ Kettle, James (6 July 2013). "John Gordillo on Tour". The Guardian.
- ^ Goldsmith, Stuart (27 March 2015). "Interview with John Gordillo". The Comedian's Comedian.
- ^ Smith, Daniel R (20 June 2018). Comedy & Critique. Policy Press. ISBN 9781529200164.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Greaves, Ian. "The Greatest Chat Show You Never Saw". The Fix.
- ^ "RDA Episode Guide". reallywannaknow.co.uk. Internet Archive wayback machine. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007.
- ^ Jones, Ian. "Dark Days: The Birth of BBC3". Off the Telly. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008.
- ^ Aston, Criag. "Cult Heaven". Garbled Online. Archived from the original on 3 December 2003.
- ^ "John Gordillo". StandUpComedyNights Creating the perfect comedy event for you. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Dessau, Bruce (21 March 2016). "Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Winners Announced". Beyond the Joke.
- ^ Burgess, Marissa. "John Gordillo: Fuckonomics - Fringe 2009 : Reviews 2009 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "The road to enlightenment". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "This week's new live comedy". the Guardian. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Maxwell, Dominic. "John Gordillo at the Pleasance Dome". The Times.
- ^ Deansway, Harry (15 August 2008). "John Gordillo, Edinburgh". The Guardian.
- ^ Shaw, Corry. "Divide & Conga Review". Chortle.
- ^ Macinnes, Paul (14 August 2008). "Comedy Contenders at the Ready". The Guardian.
- ^ Delilkan, Sharu. "Cheap Shots at the Defenceless". Theatre Scenes.
- ^ "John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless: 3 star review by Sam Waddicor". broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless | Comedy Review | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Marlowe, Sam. "Ugly Chief theatre review". The Times.
- ^ Gardner, Lynne (3 November 2017). "How To Have Fun at Your Own Funeral". The Guardian.
- ^ "Artists - Off The Kerb". offthekerb.com/. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "John Gordillo: Free : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "John Gordillo: Divide & Conga : Reviews 2008 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "John Gordillo: F**konomics | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless: 3 star review by Sam Waddicor". broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "John Gordillo: Love Capitalism - Review". The Wee Review | Scotland's arts and culture magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Marlowe, Sam. "Theatre review: Ugly Chief at Battersea Arts Centre, SW11". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 29 March 2022.