Richard Gadd
Winner of the 2016 Edinburgh Comedy Award, who first came to prominence as a finalist in the 2011 Chortle Student Comedy Awards.
Read More
Richard Gadd: I won't be going back to stand-up
Baby Reindeer star says he never really fitted in on the comedy circuit
Richard Gadd says he won’t be going back to stand-up as he’s too ‘dark’ to fit in.
The Baby Reindeer creator said: ‘I get a lot of offers, but think my stand-up days are over.
‘I never really fitted in – the stand-up I did was so different and quite dark. People wouldn’t book me, because I was a risk, so there was no future in it for me.’
He was speaking to The Guardian ahead of the Baftas tonight, where he was nominated for six accolades.
And he said he has felt under extreme pressure after his Netflix show became a hit, triggering a lawsuit from Fiona Harvey, who was identified as Gadd’s stalker and subsequently filed £127m lawsuit against the streamer for defamation.
‘The show has reached such an extreme pitch – there have been times when I’ve felt like the pressure was intolerable,’ Gadd revealed.
‘It’s been a hurricane. I don’t think I’m at the point of reflection yet. I need some real time off to figure out how to get my feet back on the ground, because I feel very squeezed.’
Here is Gadd performing stand-up at the 2011 Chortle Student Comedy Award Final:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gAhbKuPDdlg?si=0QE_RhGMDSPweRTX" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
The Baftas airon BBC One at 7pmtonight.
Published: 11 May 2025
Baby Reindeer wins three Spirit Awards
Baby Reindeer won three prizes at last night’s…
23/02/2025
Baby Reindeer and Jessica Gunning scoop Golden Globes
Baby Reindeer and its star Jessica Gunning both…
6/01/2025
Richard Gadd is up for a Golden Globe
Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning have been nominated…
9/12/2024
Richard Gadd named Scotland's top cultural figure
Richard Gadd has been named the most significant cultural…
29/11/2024
Jamie Bell joins Richard Gadd in Half Man
Billy Elliot and Rocketman star Jamie Bell has joined…
25/11/2024
Four Scottish Bafta nods for Ashley Storrie’s Dinosaur
Ashley Storrie’s Dinosaur leads the nominations…
2/10/2024
Baby Reindeer scoops four Emmys
Richard Gadd has collected three gongs for writing,…
16/09/2024
Richard Gadd details real-life harassment behind Baby Reindeer
Richard Gadd as confirmed for the first time that the…
30/07/2024
Richard Gadd has been nominated for two Emmys for writing…
17/07/2024
Baby Reindeer scoops its first industry award
Baby Reindeer has won its first award – scooping…
5/06/2024
Baby Reindeer still dominates Netflix
Baby Reindeer has topped the list of most-viewed shows…
8/05/2024
Comedy is opening up spaces for silences to be broken…
7/05/2024
Past Shows
Edinburgh Fringe 2011
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final 2011
Gadd, Kirk and Winning: Well, This is Awkward
Agent
We do not currently hold contact details for Richard Gadd's agent. If you are a comic or agent wanting your details to appear here, for a one-off fee of £59, email steve@chortle.co.uk.