2009. This was later edited out on the podcast version of the show. Day appeared in an online-only version of The Fast Show sponsored by Lager brand Fosters on 10 November 2011 along with original cast save for Mark Williams. In 2012, he published his autobiography, Comedy and Error: They Really Were Marvellous Times. Day has presented his own series, The Simon Day Show on BBC Radio 4 in May to June 2012. From 2014 to 2017, he co-wrote and starred in the spoof-documentary series Brian Pern, a BBC Four comedy which parodied the life and career of former Genesis singer Peter Gabriel. In 2015 Day appeared as Charlie Beckett in the BBC TV series Death in Paradise episode 4.2. In 2019 he appeared as Sid Onslow, a pub landlord, in Pennyworth. Day starred as Big Gary King, father of Tom Davis' titular character in the BBC One sitcom King Gary, appearing in the 2018 pilot episode and the full series broadcast in 2020. Day reprised his Fast Show character 'Dave Angel, Eco Warrior' in 2021 in energy usage advertising. Personal life Day's teenage life was troubled: he was addicted to alcohol, drugs and gambling, and spent some time in borstal for theft. He continued to take illegal drugs including cocaine and crack cocaine into the 1990s at the height of his Fast Show fame. After failing to pass his driving test for charity during the 2003 Comic Relief Programme, Day later went on to gain an automatic driving licence. He is married to Ruth, a former waitress, with whom he has two children, Lloyd and Evie. Filmography Film Television References External links Japanese site with pictures of characters he plays Site containing complete scripts for Day's Gideon Soames sketches 1962 births Alumni of the University of East Anglia BBC Radio 4 presenters British comedians British sketch comedians Comedians from London English autobiographers Living people People from Blackheath, London The Fast Show