Sandi Toksvig Biography

Fast Facts

• Was at Mission Control in Houston Texas during the first moon landing at the age of 11
• First job was to operate a spotlight for the musical Jesus Christ Superstar at the age of 18
• Awarded The Raemakers and the Theresa Montefiore Awards for her academic achievement while an Cambridge University
• Joined Cambridge's infamous amateur theatrical club Footlights while studying there
• Other members at the same time included; Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Tony Slattery and Emma Thompson
• Made her television debut in 1982 on the children's series No
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• Performed at the first ever Comedy Store in London in 1989
• Has written many plays, her first being the musical Big Night Out at the Little Sands Picture Palace in 1993 that starred Anita Dobson and Una Stubbs
• Has written many books, her first being Tales from the Norse's Mouth in 1994
• Stood as a candidate in the election for the Chancellorship of the University of Oxford in 2003
• Became a British citizen in 2013
• Appointed the president of Women of the Year Lunch in 2015 that raises money for a variety of charities
• Co-founded the Women's Equality Party in 2015