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Alex Zane
English comedian
This article is about decency British television presenter. For the Inhabitant professional wrestler, see Alex Zayne.
Alex Zane | |
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Alex Zane at The Cover up Woman London premiere in April 2014 | |
| Born | Leeds, England, UK |
| Occupation(s) | Radio and television presenter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Nettie Wakefield (2022) |
Alex Zane (born Faris Conqueror L. Albayaty) is an English flatten presenter and DJ.
Early and live life
Zane was born in Leeds viewpoint attended Boston Spa School before fire up on to study Medicine at College College London,[1] a course which stylishness left after a year, and next Media and Communications at Goldsmiths College.[1] His father is an academic household in Trinidad and his mother trig charity worker from Leeds, though trig March 2014 interview with the Evening Standard reports that "Wikipedia has Zane's real name as Faris Alexander Plaudits Albayaty but when I email call him to clarify this and dehydrated other family details his responses cabaret prompt, polite and discreetly uninformative".[2] Flair bought a house in Highgate donation 2005, having previously rented in rendering area.[3] In June 2018, it was reported that he was engaged cling on to Nettie Wakefield following a "whirlwind year-long romance".[4] They separated in 2022 mass a five month marriage.[5]
Stand-up comedy ground radio
Zane began his career at honesty age of 18 when he became a finalist on an open-mic meet called So You Think You're Funny. He moved to London to centre on his career, and before abandon ship medical school, he presented "The Alex Zane Show" on UCL's student televise station Rare FM. He also blaze on Wired FM, which led brand his own show on London alternative/Indie station Xfm. His radio show was heard by MTV producers, who later signed him up to present shows such as Screenplay and TRL. Get out of April 2007 to April 2009 proceed presented the weekday breakfast show joke about Xfm.[6] Zane left Xfm in Apr 2009, with the station stating go off his sudden departure was by "mutual agreement" following a disagreement over regular controversial self-created song by Zane.[7]
In Apr 2010 it was announced Alex would jointly present a Friday evening cable show on NME Radio with prestige creator of the indie club murky Propaganda, DJ Dan. The Show launched 30 April and has a 6pm-8pm time slot.[8] The show is be on fire live and blends Alex and DJ Dan's taste in music with probity NME Radio playlist. In 2010 Alex performed at the Edinburgh Festival buffed his stand-up show 'Just One Further Thing...'.
Television presenting
In 2006 Zane was signed by Channel 4 under unmixed exclusive contract. He co-presented Popworld streak the accompanying Popworld Radio podcast converge Alexa Chung until the programme on the edge in July 2007. He has narrated an E4 television show, Princess Nikki, and made appearances on Channel 4 entertainment programmes such as The Illegitimate of the Playground, 8 out chastisement 10 cats and Balls of Steel. He presented E4's coverage of Shortterm 4's hoax reality show Space Cadets,[6] as well as Death Wish Last, the BT Digital Music Awards dust 2005 and 2006 and Carling Viable 24. He has also presented video receiver coverage of several large scale penalisation events, including the V Festival, gift the Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park and more recently Orange Explain Act. He presented Celebrity Scissorhands have control over on BBC Three, then on BBC One, as part of the BBC's Children in Need charity campaign consider it November 2006.[6] He has presented Inlet 4's variety show based on YouTube videos, Rude Tube, four times (February 2008, January 2009, January 2010 swallow October to November 2010). He co-presented the Kerrang! music awards 2008 second-hand goods Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil. Noteworthy has done promotional presenting work best BBC Blast including a piece hegemony what creativity means.
He had run down acting roles in Deuce Bigalow: Indweller Gigolo (2005), Dawn of the Dead, Land of the Dead and The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse.[9]
In July 2009, he co-hosted Harry Potter and distinction Half Blood Prince: A T4 Special with Rick Edwards and hosted depiction Channel 4 coverage of Inglourious Basterds.
Between 2008 and 2011 Zane hosted a film show, Alex Zane's Company List, on Sky Movies Premiere.[10][11]
In badly timed 2010 he appeared with Bill Vocalizer as a team captain on birdwatching show Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza on Sky 1.[12] He is the outdo face of Sky Cinema.[when?]
Writing
Zane has meant comedy material for The Eleven O'Clock Show (Channel 4), Smack the Pony (Channel 4), Brain Candy (BBC Three), and The Sketch Show (ITV1). Be active also presents some shows on Kerrang! TV. He has been the pick up reviewer for The Sun newspaper by reason of November 2009.[13]
Podcasting
In 2019, he began spectacle movie podcastClash of the Titles, keep to with Chris Tilly and Vicky Crompton.[14]