Richard Sandling

Biography

Richard Sandling is a British comedian, actor and filmmaker from South Benfleet who took the So You Think You're Funny title in 2007. He began in comedy running and hosting Southend's Squat Betty Alternative Comedy Club, and has performed stand-up at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, both solo and with the sketch double act Kiosk of Champions. He has toured the UK, North America and Canada, appeared in the Montreal Just For Laughs Britcom Show in 2008, and was, in 2012, the sole British nominee at Comedy Central's Comedy Awards in New York. He runs Perfect Movie, a film-themed comedy night, and made his directorial feature debut with PHASE in 2020. His screen credits include The People vs. George Lucas (2010), A Fistful of Lead (2018) and The Nan Movie (2022), along with television work in Catherine Tate's Nan Specials, Zapped, Peep Show, Miranda and Russell Howard's Good News.

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 12 years2010 to 2022

Every film, newest first

2022The Nan MovieIMDb rating 4.8
2018A Fistful of LeadIMDb rating 3.5
2010The People vs. George LucasIMDb rating 6.5

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First role
Sandling started his comedy career by running and MCing the Squat Betty Alternative Comedy Club in Southend, which is now defunct.
A first
Sandling was the sole British nominee at Comedy Central's The Comedy Awards in New York in 2012, and in 2008 he appeared in the Montreal Just For Laughs Britcom Show.
Behind the camera
Sandling runs Perfect Movie, a stand-up and sketch comedy night about films that began in 2009 and that he livestreamed every Saturday night during the 2020 lockdown.
Behind the camera
Richard Sandling runs Squat Betty Avant Garde Film Night every month at Resistance Gallery in Bethnal Green, where experimental short films from around the globe are promoted and shown.