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My Take
Hugh Dennis represents a strain of British comedy I find endlessly reassuring: Cambridge-educated intelligence worn lightly and deployed weekly rather than hoarded. Appearing on every episode of Mock the Week's original run from 2005 to 2022 is a staggering feat of comic stamina, seventeen years of turning the news into laughs on demand. Add his decades-long partnership with Steve Punt, plus acting and writing, and you get a craftsman who treats comedy as a trade to be practiced, not a lottery to be won. The boy from Kettering became part of the backbone of British humour, and I suspect consistency, not flash, is his real genius.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hugh Dennis
- Name (Japanese)
- ヒュー・デニス
- Reading
- ひゅー・でにす
- Born
- February 13, 1962 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Kettering, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- comedian / television actor / writer
2. Background
- University
- St John's College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh%20Dennis
Frequently asked questions
When was Hugh Dennis born?
Born February 13, 1962 (age 64).
Where is Hugh Dennis from?
Hugh Dennis is from Kettering, United Kingdom.
What does Hugh Dennis do?
Hugh Dennis works as comedian, television actor, writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.