Barry Castagnola
April 14th, 2009 by sparky
Barry Castagnola - will perform at The Big Chill 2009.
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Barry Castagnola - Biography
Over the last few years, Barry has established himself as an extremely accomplished comic performer, writer and actor and 2008 promises to be an exciting year. As well as performing stand up on the UK and International comedy circuits, he is working on a number of projects for television including If.comedy award winner Brendon Burns’ BBC pilot, Burns Unit.
Last year, as well as appearing on The Comedy Store Live (Paramount),
Barry was a regular on Christian O’Connell’s Sunday Service and film quiz Popcorn (SKYONE) and most recently he was seen in Comedy Shuffle (BBC3) and Comedy Cuts (ITV2).
He was also one third of the spoof eco-warrior dance-music act Cyderdelic (with Marc Wootton and Liam Woodman). After two critically acclaimed Edinburgh shows and a stint on The 11O’Clock Show, Cyderdelic won the inaugural BBC2 Green Light Award for comedy, the prize for which was a one-off programme for the channel. This was then developed into a six-part series for BBC3. Cyderdelic: The Revolution Will Be Televised, narrated by the legendary John Peel and broadcast in 2004, is a hilarious combination of jaw-dropping stunts, direct action, merry mischief and character comedy. It quickly achieved cult-status and is still revered by comedy fans.
‘Impressive and hilarious’ (Daily Telegraph)
‘A Tooting popular front for the No Logo generation’ (Sunday Times)
‘Unmissable. The Office meets Greenpeace’ (Zoo)
He was a cast member of the Channel 4 comedy Experimental, ITV’s Oblivious, presented The Yes/No Gameshow on Bravo and has appeared in and written for, numerous other TV shows. He also played one of the lead roles in the British film One Man and His Dog (Razor Edge Films).
Barry Castagnola - will perform at The Big Chill 2009.
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