Seann Walsh
Introduction '''Sean Christopher Walsh''' (born 2 December 1985), known professionally as '''Seann Walsh''', is an English stand-up comedian.
Early life Walsh was born in Camden in London, but was brought up in Brighton. He left school with one GCSE examination pass, in Drama.
Career Walsh is a graduate of Jill Edwards' comedy workshops and performed his first gig in November 2006.He won several awards early in his career including ''Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year (2009)'' and ''Chortle Best Newcomer (2009)''. Walsh supported Stephen K. Amos on his 2008/09 ''Find the Funny'' and 2009/10 ''The Feelgood Factor'' tours, as well as at the 2010 ''Reading and Leeds Festival''.Walsh was resident host at Komedia's ''Comic Boom'' in Brighton and has also been an 'audience wrangler' (a more recent version of the traditional warm-up comedian) for ''QI''.Walsh performed his 2012 show ''Seann to Be Wild'' at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and toured the country with it. He has performed shows with fellow comedian Josh Widdicombe named "Ying and Young". His 2013 Edinburgh Fringe show ''The Lie-In King'' received good press.Walsh's stand-up style has been described as "impressively universal, gag-heavy, observational".Walsh also presents a weekly show on FUBAR Radio with his friend, Mark Simmons.From 8 September 2018, Walsh participated in the sixteenth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' with professional dance partner Katya Jones. Early in the series, it was reported that he had become romantically involved with Jones despite both of them being in long-term relationships, and his popularity suffered as a result. Walsh and Jones did an interview with Zoe Ball following the controversy, where after a televised grilling from Ball, Walsh apologised. The couple was voted out in Week 6.Seann hosted ''Flinch'', a physical gameshow for Netflix, alongside Lloyd Griffith, and Desiree Burch. The show is produced by Stellify Media.In 2022, Walsh participated in Series 22 of ''I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'' on ITV1, and finished in 5th place on 25 November 2022.==Personal life== Walsh's relationship with actress Rebecca Humphries ended in October 2018 after a video and photos of him kissing his ''Strictly Come Dancing'' partner Katya Jones were published. It was later reported that Katya and her husband Neil Jones had separated as an indirect result of the incident. In a now-viral tweet, Humphries stated that Walsh had called her “mental” and “psycho” for voicing her suspicions about his relationship with Jones in the weeks leading up to the incident. In her 2022 memoir ''Why Did You Stay?'' Humphries alleged that Walsh had reacted similarly when confronted about other instances of inappropriate behaviour throughout their five-year relationship. Humphries described Walsh as an emotionally abusive, controlling, and aggressive partner, and stated that several women had come forward following the ''Strictly s''candal to reveal Walsh’s numerous past affairs. Walsh subsequently incorporated his experiences on ''Strictly'' into his standup act. During an interview with Ellie Calnan, in March 2022, Walsh described how the incident was still "trauma" for him and how he underwent treatment for depression and anxiety, to help him cope with the fallout.Walsh has been in a relationship with dance teacher Grace Adderley since 2019.They live in a Victorian terraced house in Shepherd's Bush, London and welcomed their first child, a daughter, in February 2023.He is a Queens Park Rangers fan.
Appearances ===Television=== Year Title Role Notes 2009–2013  ''Mock the Week''  Panelist  5 appearances 2010  ''Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow''  Himself  Episode 5- Bristol 2011–2014  ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks''  Panelist  4 appearances 2011, 2013, 2016  ''Live at the Apollo''  Himself  3 appearances 2013  ''Seann Walsh World''  Presenter  6 episodes 2013  Big Bad World  Eggman  Sitcom for Comedy Central 2015, 2016  ''8 Out of 10 Cats''  Panelist  3 appearances 2014–2017  ''Virtually Famous''  Team Captain  4 series for E4 2015  ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown''  Panelist  2 appearances 2015  ''Play To The Whistle''  Panelist  7 episodes 2017–2018  ''Bad Move  Grizzo  Sitcom for ITV 2 2018  ''Strictly Come Dancing''  Contestant  Series 16 2019  ''The Jonathan Ross Show''  Himself  2019  ''Flinch''  Himself  6 episodes for Netflix2022The Lovebox in Your Living RoomVarious 2022  ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' 5th Place  Series 22===Film=== Year Title Role Notes  2021  ''Clown''  Charlie Holmes  Also writer and producerShort film===Radio===*''Loose Ends v BBC Radio 4'' (March 2009)*''The Jon Richardson Show'' – BBC 6 Music (November 2009)*''Nick Grimshaw's Radio Show'' – BBC Radio 1 (June 2010)*''Matt Forde's Show'' – Talksport Radio (May & June 2010)*''Act Your Age'' – BBC Radio 4 (April 2011)===Tours=== Year Title Shows Notes 2012–2013  ''Seann To Be Wild''  80 dates  DVD release 2016  ''One for the Road''  64 dates  2019  ''After This One, I'm Going Home''  88 shows   2021–2024  ''Back from the Bed''  TBC   2022  ''Seann Walsh is Dead. Happy Now?'' TBC  Debut at Edinburgh Fringe===Online releases=== Show Release Date Platform Notes ''Kiss''  27 March 2022  Released on YouTube   Renamed from 2019 tour
Awards *winner: Chortle award, best show 2022*Winner: ''Leicester Mercury'' Comedian of the Year 2009*Winner: Chortle Awards Best Newcomer 2009*Second place: Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2009*Runner-up: Amused Moose Laugh Off 2008*Runner-up: ''So You Think You're Funny'' 2008
See also * List of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) contestants* List of Strictly Come Dancing contestants
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