Biography
Phil Ellis is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer. Born Phillip Michael Ellis on 16 October 1981 in Preston, Lancashire, he began his comedy career in 2008.
His television credits include appearances on Drunk History (2016), The Russell Howard Hour (2017), Roast Battle (2019) and Redknapp's Big Night Out (2021). He competed as a contestant on series 20 of Taskmaster (2025).
Ellis has received several awards at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality in 2023 and the Panel Prize in 2014 for Funz and Gamez. He created and starred in the BBC Radio 4 series Phil Ellis Is Trying (2018–2020).
