Darran GriffithsDarran Griffiths

Darran Griffiths

A comedian, host and podcaster born and raised in Harlow, to Jamaican parents, Darran Griffiths has a blend of Caribbean confidence and Essex irreverence.

Flagrant, thought-provoking and funny.
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To date, Darran has performed at some of the top comedy clubs in London, including The Comedy Store, Top Secret, The Boat Show, The 100 Club, some of the countries most prestigious venues the Hackney Empire and the Indigo at the O2, as well as supporting some of the countries top comics, Russell Howard, Iain Stirling, Judi Love, Simon Brodkin and Kojo Amin.

After an exciting debut on the circuit, in 2018 he was an Amused Moose National New Comedian semi-finalist, BBC New Comedy Award nominee and Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian runner-up. This was then followed by being a 2021 British Comedian of the Year semi-finalist. 2022 saw Darran reach the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy Award and British Comedian of the Year.

His debut show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023, Inconceivable, was listed in The Sun’s ‘Twenty must-see comedy shows’ and Edinburgh Evening News as ‘13 shows to watch out for.’ The show was released as a special in 2024 and is currently in development for TV, after being nominated Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2024.

Darran’s TV and Radio credits include BBC Three, BBC London, Times Radio, BBC 1 Xtra, Yanga TV, BBC Radio and Pulse88 FM, where he presented and produced a weekly Saturday morning radio show called the Saturday Morning Hangover.

He has been tour support of BBC Radio's Aurie Styla and part of the national WAHALA Tour: Jamaica vs Africa, with Britain's Got Talents' Kojo Anim.

Since 2017 he has hosted a weekly podcast called Griff's Brain Dump, where he discusses is personal life and current affairs. In 2023 he launched Late Nights & Wet Wipes, a weekly parenthood podcast co-hosted by fellow comedians and recent fathers, Kazeem Jamal & Michael Akadiri.

‘An appealingly roguish figure, and he sets out his case with charm and wit - punchy but playful” – Chortle
"Razor-sharp" - The Independent
‘A fantastic comic’ - Kiri Pritchard-McLean
“Griffiths, a warm presence on stage, is a talented storyteller and Inconceivable is an assured debut” - The Arts Desk

Theatre and Live Performance

Comedy Central Live
Performer
Comedy Central UK2024
Inconceivable
Performer
Edinburgh Fringe2023
Russell Howard
2022
Latitude Festival
Performer
2022
Wahala Tour: Jamaica vs Africa
Performer
2019
Wahala Tour: Jamaica vs England
Performer
2019
Aurie Styla: Just Like That
Performer
2019
Camden Fringe: Essex Bwoy
Performer
2019

Awards

Leicester Comedy Festival Awards - Best Show
Nominee
2024
British Comedian of the Year
Winner
2023
BBC New Comedy Awards
2022
British Comedian of the Year
Semi-Finalist
2022
British Comedian of the Year
Semi-Finalist
2021
Amused Moose National New Comedian
Semi-Finalist
2018
BBC New Comedy Award
Nominee
2018
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian
Runner-Up
2018
Comedy X-Factor
Winner
2017
London Comedy Store King Gong
Winner
2017
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian
Semi-Finalist
2016

News

Podcasts

Late Nights & Wet Wipes
Late Nights & Wet Wipes is a weekly parenthood podcast co-hosted by comedians and recent fathers Darran Griffiths, Kazeem Jamal & Michael Akadiri.