Your IP: I was confused and devastated.". Isy Suttie and Elis James are engaged to be married after she proposed at a launch party for her new book. You need light and shade for comedy. ", They are otherwise not competitive. She now has two children with Welsh comedian Elis James. Elis next Welsh-language show, Haleliw, was the first broadcast on Christmas Day 2019. he started co-hosting The Socially Distant Sports Bar podcast in 2020 alongside sports journalist Steff Garrero and comedian Mike Bubbins, based on their love of sport but lack of live sport due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Elis made the transition to full-time comedy work in 2008. Engaged since 2016, they have two children and live in London Isy and Elis 'It's nice. James admitted: 'Because she said, "Elis I love you" and I thought yeah, she's going to thank Rupert her publisher, b) her editor in a minute and oh wow! "You're just waiting for the phone to ring and you can't generate your own work. In 2006, James received the National Student Radio Awards for Best Comedy. Justin and I are deeply dull people and live a very dull suburban life." hen comedians Isy and Elis met at a standup gig in Barnstaple in 2009, the first thing she noticed wasnt his humorous charm, but his Ribena-soaked jacket. [27], James has also been hosting the BBC podcast Elis James' Feast of Football since August 2017, along with former Welsh Internationals Iwan Roberts and Danny Gabbidon, discussing the fortunes of the Welsh national team and Welsh clubs Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Wrexham.[28]. Her mother is a devout Jew. ", "It is changing," says Pascoe. Want more from MyLondon? Robins told his radio audience he then recalled a 'phenomenal photo of everyone crowded round Isy staring into Elis's eyes while he looks down at his plate with his knife and fork in his hand, absolutely unaware of what's going on'. He is 41 years old. Isy proposed to Elis on February 9 in 2016 at the launch party of her book, The Actual One. It made me realise Id never truly been out of control. 103.98.160.152 Since 2004 he has created a new stand-up show every year for the Edinburgh Fringe. [1] Early life [ edit] James Lee Clark. I did a course at City Lit, but then kids got in the way. I would tailor my material differently if I was in Aberystwyth as opposed to Manchester, but not radically. On the 21st of June Hattie and Sam got married. [10][18], Following a pilot show, on 16 February 2014 James started broadcasting the Elis James and John Robins show on XFM (now Radio X), co-hosting with fellow comedian John Robins. [12], James was the MC of the Machynlleth Comedy Festival Gala performance at the May 2014 Hay Festival. "It's great doing observational material about being in a relationship that makes couples turn to each other and put their arms around each other, as opposed to, 'Oh yeah, I hate my wife too'," says Robins. It was back when Facebook would announce your breakup to the world with a broken heart. We see you are using AdBlocker software. In the show, which also features Nadia Kamil and Ben Partridge, various figures from Welsh history are comically compared to each other in an attempt to identify the most heroic. James mother worked alongside Welsh comedian Rhod Gilberts father and Welsh musician Euros Childs mother. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. ", Whatever is said on stage, the couple are nothing but supportive off it. ", So there's no time for comparing notes or overanalysing a performance? The two met in 2009 and started dating in 2010. She said: "We were lucky and it didnt take that long, but I was still shocked by how obsessed I became with getting pregnant and how disappointed I was every time my period came. It was just the funniest time in the bedroom Id ever had, she says. [44], James is a supporter of Swansea City and Wales, and has an extensive collection of retro shirts of both teams. The couple met at a comedy gig in Barnstaple in 2009 and started dating in 2010. The news was revealed on James' Radio X show with John Robins, as they played a recording of the moment. She also writes children's books, under the name Catherine Wilkins. That was the classic marital gag in the bad old days, but times have changed. ", "Little arguments are very useful for sparking ideas for stand-up," continues Porter. Chortle had 244,853 unique visitors in January 2023. Did you propose to him?Yes, at a pub in Crystal Palace. Help keep Chortle viable. "It sees me playing a role I'm familiar with as an Elvis tribute act and (fellow Welsh comic) Elis James as a Shakin' Stevens-obsessed psychopath who works and lives in a charity shop who takes. [41], In March 2017 James won Chortle's Best Radio Show award with co-host John Robins, for their weekly show on Radio X. "Exactly," says Edwards. Maybe in the sequel, Jane Is Really Trying, she could be reading the next Sharon Osbourne book. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. "But then I looked at everyone's expectant eyes and I looked at Isy and I thought, 'This is probably not the time to start riffing'. Probably not. Therefore, Elis has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. In their stand-up shows they talk openly about their relationship she about his low sex drive, he about her menstrual mood-swings, Justin Edwards and Lucy Porter have appeared together as husband and wife once, on the Radio 4 panel show Act Your Age, Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in, Please refresh your browser to be logged in. READ MORE: ITV This Morning: Where are Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield and why they won't be appearing this week. Rich and I weren't in a long-established relationship and I didn't know if it was going to last. "Most of the material that works for me is about rows we've had or ways that he's annoyed me. Posh Pawn, a British television show, features her as a narrator. We will do it, but we moved after the pandemic and still have to unpack the new house properly, which has been hard work, says Isy. The couple met at a gig in Southampton in 2006 and began dating in 2008. [43], The shows sister podcast on BBC Radio 5 Live, How Do You Cope?with Elis and John" won the Broadcasting Press Guild award for best podcast in 2021. I was excited to be booked alongside Isy because Id seen her on Peep Show, says Elis. Suttie was keen to use the same story in her stand-up. Something went wrong, please try again later. It's not just that I've got a friend backstage, I've got someone who loves me," Pascoe says. But fear of hospitals is quite common, so I researched what thats like when youre pregnant. The news was revealed on James' Radio X show with John Robins, as they played a recording of the moment. [31] The pilot starred James and Corcoran, and featured guest Colin Baker. . "But then I looked at everyone's expectant eyes and I looked at Isy and I thought, 'This is probably not the time to start riffing'. She popped the question on February 9 to the bilingual stand-up at a launch party for her new book The Actual One - which ironically is all about her struggle not to settle down while her friends get married and have children. It was my first trip anywhere since last year, she grins.We shared a bottle of prosecco and watched Billie Pipers film Rare Beasts, then fell asleep because weve all got young kids. Suttie popped the question at the Westow House pub in Crystal Palace after her appearance at the Bookseller Crow earlier this month. 'Wallop' I think is the word!". We like going to work. She is now working on the follow-up and she wonders "if it will be about Elis and the baby I've got to find enough so that it's not boring. Are you learning Welsh?Slowly. [3] She also provides narration on the UK television show, Posh Pawn . We were too busy talking about Britpop and Pat Sharps Fun House. They have a daughter, Beti Mair, born in 2014, and a boy, Steffan, born in 2019. You know, in six months time. Menu. [6][7][2] Prior to moving full-time to comedy, James was guitarist with the Cardiff-based indie/punk band Heck, fronted by Jemma Roper. [22] Since 2014, James has also co-written and co-starred in the BBC Radio Wales sketch show Here Be Dragons. He also has hosted Elis Jamess Pantheon of Heroes on BBC Radio Wales since 2012. Isy Sutties memoir The Actual One is out now www.isysuttie.com. "The baby actually is the first thing that has happened to us that we'd both like to talk about on stage," James says. The digital age is so good in so many ways, but the fact that you can get a headache, look it up online and immediately see cancer among the search results isnt great especially if youre a worrier with a tendency to catastrophise. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. [46], He is engaged to actress, comedian and musician Isy Suttie. I don't think it's washing our dirty laundry in public. It was hard but what I produced was probably no better or worse than if Id rented a remote cottage or been shrouded in Gauloises smoke. "Or look a bit more deeply at stuff that happens every day," agrees Suttie. Isy Suttie: I was shocked by how obsessed I became with getting pregnant, sy Suttie just returned from what she likens to a tired, middle-class hen do. Suttie and James originally met at a gig in 2009, started dating the following year and have a 16-moonth-old daughter together. Suttie has two children six-year-old Beti and two-year-old Steffan with her fiance, Welsh comedian Elis James. ", Isy spoke fondly about the proposal during an interview with The Guardian. Elis stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx. Isy now has two children with Elis. The couple live together in London and have two children, born in 2014 and 2019. It was screened on BBC One Wales in August 2014. To support the Guardian and Observer order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. "I've got some material about her grabbing my private parts in the bath." Engaged since 2016, they have two children and live in . Isy Suttie. He grew up in Carmarthen and later lived in Cardiff. Even slipping on ice and bruising his coccyx couldnt dampen the mood. He has relocated to South London. Why not just say you love your wife? Now shes about to publish her debut novel, Jane Is Trying, about an anxiety sufferers struggles to get pregnant. Was that your sly way of addressing the #MeToo movement?I didnt plan it, but its so much in the air at the moment. Otherwise the joke doesn't work.". From there, the show explores how much Robins missed Pascoe and their everyday "domestic adventures". They have a daughter, Beti Mair, born in 2014, and a boy, Steffan, born in 2019. It is good fun. ", "Are you? [23], On Welsh-language radio, he hosted Dwy Iaith, Un Ymennydd for BBC Radio Cymru. The rest of the podcasts for this show can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005fdz/episodes/player Click to reveal "It was all right," says Edwards. She popped the question to the Welsh stand-up at a launch party for her new book, Sign up here to get the CardiffOnline newsletter sent straight to your inbox. How heartbroken was your household by Waless exit from the Euros?I was not displeased, as it meant Elis had to travel to Cardiff less. [34][35] which aired on BBC Three in early 2015. [30], In 2013 The Committee Meeting was part of BBC Three's "Comedy Feeds", a series of comedy television pilots available exclusively via the BBC iPlayer. They have also got engaged and during the course of their relationship, she has given birth to their daughter, Beti. ", It wasn't always like this. The news was revealed on James' Radio X show with John Robins, as they played a recording of the moment. Something went wrong, please try again later. Isy Suttie is a musical comedian, actress, and writer from the United Kingdom. Before my dad died, Elis had asked his permission to marry me, which was amazing, but then never produced a ring or officially proposed. "It absolutely works if you think that you're being fair to the other one and they're being fair to you. [26], In 2016, James hosted Elis in Euroland for BBC Radio Wales, a series reporting on the 2016 Euros campaign by the Wales national football team, of which he's been a lifelong fan. ", 'Obviously I said yes, very very happy. The Peep Show actor is appearing on Richard Osman's House of Games this week, All the latest TV news and gossip straight to your inbox every weekday. Website and all original content copyright Chortle 2000 - 2023. In 2020 James became the Champion of Champions in BBC Radio 5 Live's Fighting Talk, defeating one of the big beasts of the show, Steve Bunce. They live in Crystal Palace, south London with their nine-month-old daughter, Beti, Suttie says: 'There's no friction when you're content. She is an actress and writer, known for Peep Show (2003), Whites (2010) and Skins (2007). Since 2018 Elis has appeared as Nez in the semi-improvised mockumentary Tourist Trap on BBC One Wales. I'm very very happy to finally be making an honest man of Elis.'. Partly because if I really am suffering these terrible things, Im in the right place. I was excited to be booked alongside Isy because Id seen her on Peep Show, says Elis. They also presented on new bands nights organised by the NME. ", "I think the minutiae of a relationship can be fascinating," says James, who is 34. In the 90s, people were walking around with the same problems but I dont recall anyone talking about it. So I raced through Stieg Larssons Millennium trilogy and a few of Erin Kellys books, which I loved. [9], James commenced his role as Rex Jones, an old caretaker who is a post-Marxist with a health-and-safety obsession, in the live show Chris Corcoran's Committee Meeting in 2009. "But he said no," she chips in. At Cardiff University, James majored in Modern History and Politics. Amy Gledhill and Isy Suttie continue to delve into Happy Valley and discover some hard truths and discuss if there are some new villains on the horizon to contend with Tommy Lee Royce. Now I wonder if he did it on purpose! she says. We speak some Welsh at home always say cegin instead of kitchen and bara instead of bread. A few days in Southend with two female friends felt thrillingly exotic after being locked down in Camberwell, south London for the past 15 months. If I was stressed, Id start to worry about my health. Don't skip a beat and sign up to The 12 newsletter here. [15] His next Welsh-language show, Haleliw, was first broadcast on Christmas Day 2019. Ive also been thinking about writing a young adult novel or a new standup show. Jon Richardson revealed his engagement to rising star Lucy Beaumont at the end of his recent Channel 4 show Jon Richardson Grows Up, but Beaumont prefers anecdotes about her native Hull. Before moving full-time to comedy, Elis served as a guitarist with the Cardiff-based indie/punk band Heck, fronted by Jemma Roper. She proposed on February 9. 1980. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a135af95ca84637 Other TV acting credits include Shameless, Damned and Man Down. Isy Suttie (Isobel Jane Suttie) was born on 11 August, 1978 in Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom. After I remortgage the house, so we can afford Center Parcs. Were all in our respective nativity plays, wearing clothes we dont normally wear, reciting the lines. You have been caught stealing our content. As of now, Ellis works as the Champion of Champions in BBC Radio 5 Lives Fighting Talk, defeating one of the big beasts of the show, Steve Bunce. I wanted Jane to be reading a celebrity memoir and tried loads of options Lulu and Gary Barlow came close but kept returning to Sharons. Isn't that more interesting? They had a brief chat before going on stage, and Elis thought she was really funny and pretty while Isy noticed he was fun, if a bit haphazard. Ill find myself checking the front door is closed. His marriage "material" is limited to the troubling backstory of his character Jeremy Lion, an alcoholic children's entertainer, who married but was divorced in a matter of weeks. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Elis is a 41-year-old who was born on November 3, 1980, in Haverfordwest, Wales, UK. (They live in Pinner). A lot of the dads I know don't see their kids very often. Free speech: Do comedians practise what they preach? Here is the film of the day, Enjoy. #love #wedding #bridetobe #oxford #goldenhour #heatwave #instadaily" On 16 February 2014 Elis began broadcasting the Elis James and John Robins show on XFM (now Radio X), co-hosting with colleague comedian John Robins. He played a recording of the proposal, which began with Robins tapping a glass and announcing Isy was going to make a speech. You need light and shade for comedy. Josh was commissioned and ran for three series on BBC Three from 2015 to 2017. Will there be another novel?Well see how this one goes. Actress: Peep Show. He is not sick but together with John Robins has delved deep into their own and others personal experiences to share a diverse range of mental health issues, from anxiety and grief to illness, identity, and exclusion. I was keen to show the lighter side. "I talked a lot about moving in with Isy in my 2012 stand-up show," says Elis James. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. They have two young children but Porter, 42, doesn't talk about them. The team reached the tournament's semi-finals. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. For me, thats where everything started. But its nice to be with someone who appreciates those feelings of self-doubt and criticism, says Isy. "It was the worst feeling I've had in two years that sense of shame" says Robins. Its awful to think weve lost those diverse voices. 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