PADDY YOUNG BIO

ABOUT

Paddy Young is an Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated actor, writer and comedian from Scarborough. He starred as Jeb in season two of 'Everyone Else Burns' on Channel 4. In February Paddy was announced as one of the inaugural cast members of Saturday Night Live UK.

In 2023 Paddy was nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer with his debut show 'Hungry, Horny, Scared.’ The iNews called the subsequent tour, including multiple sell out Soho Theatre runs, one of their 'culture highlights for 2024'. His most recent show 'If I Told You I'd Have To Kiss You' toured the UK and Ireland in 2024 and 2025 after a critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run.

Paddy won the 2023 BBC New Comedy Awards northern heat, and made it to the Glasgow final. His stand up special was filmed by US record label 800 Pound Gorilla Records.

TV credits include: Everyone Else Burns (Channel 4), Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV), BBC New Comedy Awards (BBC), Timewasters (ITV), Random Acts (Channel 4), Dive in & Do it (Sky). His online sketches, with Ed Night, have over 100 million views.

“Young is surely on the road to stardom.”

- Rolling Stone ★★★★★

"One of British comedy’s most intriguing new voices"

- The Independent ★★★★

'Among his clique's most livewire and exciting performers.'

- Chortle ★★★★

‘One of the most exciting new comics I’ve seen for a long time. Confident, assured stage presence with gags that made me laugh days afterwards. A very funny man.'

- Joe Lycett

CREDITS

Mitchell & Webb Are Not Helping (Television). Channel 4. Actor and writer. (2025)

Everyone Else Burns (Television) - Channel 4. Actor (2024)

Stand Up Sketch Show (Television) - ITV. Performer (2024)

BBC New Comedy Awards (Television) - BBC. Performer (2023)

Forever Young (Film) - Short Film. Actor (2023)

Timewasters (Television) - ITV. Actor (2017)