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Lloyd Langford (born 6 August 1983) is a Welsh comedian, comedy writer and voice artist.
He was a contributor on Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience. In August 2010, Langford made the move to television when the BBC commissioned eight episodes of Ask Rhod Gilbert, following a successful pilot earlier in 2010. The show featured Rhod Gilbert, Greg Davies and Langford as regular panellists, answering random trivia questions, such as 'Who would win in a race, Usain Bolt or a grizzly bear?', posed by the public and celebrities, with additional celebrity guests on the panel. Hot Rhod... – Chortle.co.uk The show ran for two series. He co-hosted the radio show Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs. He played Rhod Gilbert's brother in the sitcom pilot Rhod Gilbert's Leaving Llanbobl. He occasionally co-hosts Gilbert's weekly show on BBC Radio Wales.
Langford has appeared several times on the BBC Radio comedy panel show The Unbelievable Truth and is a co-writer and performer on the BBC Radio Wales sketch show Here Be Dragons; the show won the 2014 Sony Award - Bronze for Best Comedy. He has written jokes for Gilbert, Frankie Boyle and Simon Amstell.
Langford occasionally tours as part of comedy collective GIT with Dan Atkinson and Jon Richardson; his first solo tour was titled Rare Bit, Welsh rarebit. He has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe multiple times.
In October 2012, along with 463 other players, Langford took part in BBC Radio 5 Live's attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the 'most players in a continuous five-a-side Exhibition game'. This was for BBC Children in Need, along with former footballer and TV pundit Robbie Savage and BBC Radio 5 Live travel reporter Lindsey Chapman.
In the early months of 2019, Langford toured his most recent Edinburgh show, Why the Long Face?, in Australia and New Zealand.
From 2022 Langford has appeared as a regular on Australian TVs “Have You Been Paying Attention” and “Thank God You’re Here” on Channel 10.
In 2024, Langford competed on Taskmaster Australia, alongside his partner Anne Edmonds. Langford won the series.
A republican, Langford opposes the monarchy, a belief described by Chortle as "a deeply held conviction" in a review of his 2014 show Old Fashioned.
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| 2024 | Austin | Forklift Driver
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