Rob Brydon Biography

Fast Facts

• Met Ruth Jones while they were both at Porthcawl Comprehensive School
• Joined Radio Wales at 20 years old
• From 1994 he became the main presenter of Rave, BBC Radio 5s youth magazine and music program
• For 2009 Comic Relief Brydon performed "(Barry) Islands in the Stream" with Ruth Jones and singer Tom Jones
• It reached Number 1 in the UK Single Charts
• On April 1, 2011 he replaced Ken Bruce on BBC Radio2 as one of his impersonations on April Fools' Day
• Released his biography, Small Man in a Book in 2011
• Voices the character Lewton in the Discworld computer game Discworld Noir
• Took part in Channel 4s Comedy Gala 2010
• Appointed an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2013