Biography
Ania Nicola Magliano-Wright (born 17 February 1998) is a British stand-up comedian, writer and actress. She grew up in Buckinghamshire and read English at Girton College, Cambridge, where she was a member of the Cambridge Footlights and founded the comedy collective Stockings Comedy.
Magliano first gained attention with her debut Edinburgh Fringe show Absolutely No Worries If Not (2022), which won Best New Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival. Her 2023 show I Can’t Believe You’ve Done This received a nomination for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. She has written for Chicken Shop Date, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and other programmes.
In 2025 she appeared as a contestant on series 20 of Taskmaster, finishing second. She joined the regular cast of Saturday Night Live UK on Sky One in 2026, co-anchoring Weekend Update. Other credits include the film Deep Cover (2025) and appearances on Live at the Apollo.
