Keith Carter

Failed singer/musician and doomed to a life of temping, Keith Carter is now a professional character comedian, actor and writer.

His seventh comedy gig was as a finalist for the BBC New Comedy Awards in 2001, since then he has traveled throughout the world, supporting many top comics such as Ricky Gervais and Johnny Vegas and has won several awards including Liverpool Echo Comedian of the Year in 2003 and North West Breakthrough Comedian of the Year in 2005. Capital of Culture judge, Sir Jeremy Isaacs was quoted in the news as saying, ‘He helped Liverpool win the bid,’ after seeing Carter’s comic creation and Liverpool cult hero, ‘Nige’ perform at the cultural bid show for the judges.

A versatile character actor, Carter has had absolutely no training in the acting profession apart from sheer experience and has appeared in several TV, radio and film productions, from lowly extra in ‘Coronation Street’ in 2000 to his first lead role in the BBC 2 drama, ‘Domestic’ in 2002.

Carter is a regular performer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, receiving praise from critics and audiences alike for his one man shows and plays. After a critically successful one man show at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, Carter has been asked to write a TV series around Nige for BBC 3, a guide to Liverpool’s capital of Culture for BBC 4 and a Radio 4 series based on life at Ford’s car plant as experienced by his father.

Carter is currently writing ‘The Berserker Boys’ a play to be premiered at Liverpool’s Royal Court theatre in August 2008 and ‘Nige’s Guide to the Capital of Culture’ showing at The Unity Theatre, Liverpool throughout 2008.

The two highlights of his showbiz career are having his one and only single played by John Peel and accidentally knocking George Martin into an ice sculpture whilst drunk. Carter is proficient on guitar, harmonica and piano and can’t believe he is getting away with not having a proper job. He is currently waiting for someone to tap him on the shoulder to tell him it’s all over.

2008 Daily Post Arts Award

2003, Liverpool Echo Comedian of the Year

2005, North West Breakthrough Comedian of the Year

2001, Finalist for the BBC New Comedy Awards

‘A character comedian of rare skill.’
The Guardian

‘Surely this man will have his own show in a few years time.’
Chortle

‘Give this man a sitcom.’
Edinburgh Evening News

TV Credits

Domestic – BBC 2 (2002)

Comedy Shuffle – BBC 3 (written and performed) (2007)

It’s Adam and Shelley – BBC 3 (2007)

Meet The Blogs – ITV (2008)

Scallywagga – BBC 3 (2008)

Tonightly - Channel 4 (2008)

Radio Credits

Loose Ends - BBC Radio (2004)

The Gerald Roberts Radio Show - BBC Radio (written and performed 40 episodes) (2005)

How I Won The Capital of Culture by Nige - BBC Radio (written and performed 2 half hour episodes) (2005)

Deck of Friends – BBC Radio (playwright only) (2005)

Film Credits

Under The Mud – (2007) (Premiered at Sydney, Cannes and New York Film Festivals in 2007).

‘Keith Carter almost steals the show.’ The Guardian.

The Rawhide, The Glee (Cardiff and Birmingham), Comedy Central, Comedy Store.