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Ania Magliano

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Ania Magliano
Born (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)
EducationUniversity of Cambridge

Ania Magliano (born 17 February 1998) is a British comedian and writer based in London.

Early life[edit]

Magliano grew up in Buckinghamshire.[1] She is of half Polish and half Italian descent; her mother is Polish and works as a doctor.[2] Magliano attended the University of Cambridge and was a member of the Cambridge Footlights.[3][4][5] While at the university, she founded Stockings Comedy, a female and non-binary comedy collective.[6]

Career[edit]

Magliano has written for Amelia Dimoldenberg's Chicken Shop Date,[7] Frankie Boyle's New World Order, Newsjack, The Now Show, and the Have I Got News for You Twitter account.

She was a finalist for the Funny Women award in 2020 and the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2018.[8]

Her debut comedy show, Absolutely No Worries If Not, won the Best New Show award at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2022.[9] Her performance of the show at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe received positive reviews in The Guardian, The Times, and Time Out.[10][11][12] She has opened for comedians Ed Gamble and Marc Maron.[13]

She has appeared on TV shows including The Stand Up Sketch Show and Dave's The Comedy Guide to Life,[14] and podcasts including Off Menu, Secret Artists, and Fakes and Frauds.[15][16][17] She co-hosts podcasts If It Is To Be Said, about the TV show Succession, and The Weekly Shop.[18][19]

Personal life[edit]

Magliano is bisexual.[20] She lives in London.[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ania Magliano". Island. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Interview with comedian Ania Magliano". Voice Magazine. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Cambridge Footlights". Glee. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. ^ "ARCHIVE 2018-PRESENT". cambridge-footlights. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ^ Comedy, Cambridge (14 February 2022). "Can't Even Think Straight". Cambridge Fringe Comedy Festival. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Striking Out: Comedy after Cambridge". Varsity Online. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Can't Even Think Straight". Cambridge Fringe Comedy Festival. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  10. ^ Healy, Rachael (6 August 2022). "Ania Magliano review – skilled off-key laughs from affable rising star". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  11. ^ Maxwell, Dominic. "Ania Magliano at Edinburgh festival review — sex parties and self-doubt punctuate a remarkable debut". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  12. ^ Wilkinson, Chiara. "Review: Ania Magliano, Absolutely No Worries If Not". Time Out Edinburgh. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Artist | Ania Magliano". Latitude Festival. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Ania Magliano". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  15. ^ Ep 169: Ania Magliano | Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster, retrieved 1 May 2023
  16. ^ Ania Magliano, retrieved 1 May 2023
  17. ^ "Fakes and Frauds on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  18. ^ "The Weekly Shop with Ania Magliano and Harry Monaghan on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  19. ^ "If It Is To Be Said (Succession Podcast) on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  20. ^ Guide, British Comedy (20 July 2022). "Ania Magliano is ready for her debut Edinburgh Fringe hour". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Home". Ania Magliano. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

Further reading[edit]

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jul/23/ania-magliano-funniest-things