# Phil Ellis > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Phil_Ellis > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Phil_Ellis.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Ellis > Source revision: 1356742883 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English stand-up comedian}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox person | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|10|16|df=yes}} | birth_place = Preston, England | occupation = Stand-up comedian | years_active = 2000s–present | known_for = ''[Taskmaster](/source/Taskmaster_(TV_series))'' (2025) | notable_works = ''Phil Ellis Is Trying'' }} '''Phillip Michael Ellis''' (born 16 October 1981) is an English [stand-up comedian](/source/Stand-up_comedy), actor, and writer.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-16 |title=Phil Ellis: Come On and Take The Rest of Me – Squirrel Comedy |url=https://www.squirrelcomedy.com/2024/08/16/phil-ellis-come-on-and-take-the-rest-of-me/ |access-date=2025-07-03 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-24 |title=Phil Ellis: Top 10 Edinburgh Festival survival tips |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/2023/features/phil-ellis-survival-tips/ |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}{{cite web |last=Copstick |first=Kate |date=4 August 2024 |title=Phil Ellis: Short on Wikipedia, Long on Fun |url=https://entertainment-now.com/2024/08/phil-ellis-talks-to-kate-copstick-about-funz-and-gamez-his-wikipedia-entry-and-his-plan-to-exploit-his-dead-aunt-for-fringe-fame/ |website=Entertainment Now}} His TV appearances include ''[Drunk History](/source/Drunk_History_(British_TV_series))'' (2016), ''[The Russell Howard Hour](/source/The_Russell_Howard_Hour)'' (2017), ''The Tez O'Clock Show'' (2019), ''[Roast Battle](/source/Roast_Battle)'' (2019), and ''Redknapp's Big Night Out'' (2021).{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Phil Ellis |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/phil_ellis/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} In 2023, Ellis's [Edinburgh Festival Fringe](/source/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe) show ''Phil Ellis's Excellent Comedy Show'' won the [Malcolm Hardee](/source/Malcolm_Hardee) Award for Comic Originality and was nominated for the [Edinburgh Comedy Award](/source/Edinburgh_Comedy_Award).{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/news/7515/malcolm-hardee-awards-2023-results/|title=Malcolm Hardee Awards 2023 winners|publisher=[British Comedy Guide](/source/British_Comedy_Guide)|date=27 August 2023|access-date=4 July 2025}}{{Cite web |last=Peel |first=Adrian |date=2024-02-15 |title=Phil Ellis: 'Stand-up is quite a social job, which is probably why it breeds so many alcoholics' |url=https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/whats-on/phil-ellis-stand-up-is-quite-a-social-job-really-which-is-9352917/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Cambridge Independent |language=en}} He competed in the 20th series of ''[Taskmaster](/source/Taskmaster_(TV_series))'' in 2025.{{Cite news |date=2025-07-03 |title=Who's in Taskmaster Series 20 |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2025/07/03/58395/whos_in_taskmaster_series_20 |access-date=2025-07-03 |work=Chortle |language=en-GB}} == Early life == Ellis was born in [Preston, Lancashire](/source/Preston%2C_Lancashire).{{Cite web |date=2025-07-16 |title=Preston comedian Phil Ellis to appear in new season of Taskmaster |url=https://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2025/07/preston-comedian-phil-ellis-to-appear-in-new-season-of-taskmaster/ |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=Blog Preston |language=en-GB}} He grew up in the [Fulwood](/source/Fulwood%2C_Lancashire) and [Plungington](/source/Plungington) areas of Preston.{{Cite web |date=2025-07-16 |title=Preston comedian Phil Ellis to appear in new season of Taskmaster |url=https://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2025/07/preston-comedian-phil-ellis-to-appear-in-new-season-of-taskmaster/ |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=Blog Preston |language=en-GB}} He attended [Archbishop Temple School](/source/Archbishop_Temple_School) in Preston, and then [Runshaw College](/source/Runshaw_College) in [Leyland](/source/Leyland%2C_Lancashire).{{Cite podcast |host=Adam Rowe, Dan Nightingale |date=September 14, 2025 |title=Phil Ellis {{!}} Have A Word Podcast #346 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7xTXnf4fyM |time=01:20:00 |access-date=November 14, 2025}} His interest in comedy began as a child when he would ask his mother for comedy VHS tapes, which she would buy from the [Asda](/source/Asda) where she worked, including ''[Bottom](/source/Bottom_(TV_series))'', ''[The Young Ones](/source/The_Young_Ones_(TV_series))'', ''[The League of Gentlemen](/source/The_League_of_Gentlemen)'', and ''[Red Dwarf](/source/Red_Dwarf)''.{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Andy |date=2024-06-07 |title='If you get a laugh, then it's working' Comedian Phil Ellis talks to Northern Soul |url=https://www.northernsoul.me.uk/phil-ellis-interview/ |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=Northern Soul |language=en-GB}} Ellis cites [Rik Mayall](/source/Rik_Mayall), [Bob Mortimer](/source/Bob_Mortimer), [Sean Lock](/source/Sean_Lock), [Lee Mack](/source/Lee_Mack), [Steve Pemberton](/source/Steve_Pemberton), and [Reece Shearsmith](/source/Reece_Shearsmith) among his influences.{{Cite web |title=An Interview with Comedian, Phil Ellis |url=https://yorkshire-theatre-guide.com/interviews/comedian-phil-ellis/ |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=Yorkshire Theatre Guide |language=en-US}} Ellis later attended [University of Staffordshire](/source/University_of_Staffordshire), graduating in 2002,{{Cite web |date=2024-05-09 |title=My London rent is only £400 a month - but I'm 42 and live with 5 other people |url=https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/09/im-42-years-old-living-house-share-6-people-20796686/ |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=Metro |language=en}} and was awarded a [third](/source/British_undergraduate_degree_classification) in media and production. Afterwards, he moved to [Sandbach](/source/Sandbach) in [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire), and worked at an airbag factory for a number of years and at [Domino’s](/source/Domino's) as a pizza delivery driver. ==Career== === Stand-up === Ellis "started writing down all the silly, funny and absurd thoughts I had", which led to him trying out stand up. His first gig was at the Comedy Balloon in [Manchester](/source/Manchester). Deciding to pursue a career in comedy, Ellis spent most of his twenties "moving from one house share to another" in order to fund his gigs. In autumn 2025, Ellis announced his show ''Bath Mat'' will tour from 9 December 2025 through 26 April 2026, including a 5-night run at the [Soho Theatre](/source/Soho_Theatre) in [London](/source/London).{{Cite web |first=Chris |last=Hough |date=2025-08-14 |title=Star of Taskmaster Series 20 Phil Ellis Announces New Tour: Bath Mat |url=https://avalonuk.com/2025/08/14/star-of-taskmaster-series-20-phil-ellis-announces-new-tour-bath-mat/,%20https://avalonuk.com/2025/08/14/star-of-taskmaster-series-20-phil-ellis-announces-new-tour-bath-mat/ |access-date=2025-08-23 |language=en-US}} === Edinburgh Fringe === Ellis has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe every year since 2013. He won the Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel prize in 2014 for ''Funz and Gamez'', a children's game show featuring adult jokes.{{Cite news |last=Logan |first=Brian |date=2023-08-26 |title=Phil Ellis's Excellent Comedy Show review – helter-skelter hour of fun |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/aug/26/phil-ellis-excellent-comedy-show-edinburgh |access-date=2024-06-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} In his shows, he is known for making up lies about his personal life; a major premise of his 2013 show ''Phil Ellis: Unplanned Orphan'' is that his parents told him at 30 he was adopted, and in a later show he claimed to have two children.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzQKaqgLVdI |title=Phil Ellis on Unplanned Orphan, and always having a twist in his shows - from RHLSTP 517 |date=2024-08-04 |last=Richard Herring |access-date=2025-07-13 |via=YouTube}} In 2023, his show ''Phil Ellis's Excellent Comedy Show'' won the "[Malcolm Hardee](/source/Malcolm_Hardee) Award for Comic Originality" and was nominated for the [Edinburgh Comedy Award](/source/Edinburgh_Comedy_Award). Ellis's 2025 show ''Soppy Stern'' won the "Malcolm Hardee Award for Act That Should Make a Million Quid" and was a joint-winner for Best Show for the [ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards](/source/ISH_Edinburgh_Comedy_Awards); speaking about winning the award, Ellis said: "Winning one Malcolm Hardee award was a dream, but winning two is overwhelming. It means a lot to have so much support from people".{{Cite web |date=2025-08-23 |title=Malcolm Hardee Awards 2025 winners |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/news/8460/malcolm-hardee-awards-2025-winners/ |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-08-23 |title=Phil Ellis and Mark Forward win ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/news/8459/ish-edinburgh-comedy-awards-2025-results/ |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} Ellis also brought back ''Funz and Gamez'' for a two-week run entitled ''Funz and Gamez Rebootz'', which won Best Fringe Kids Show at [The List Festival Awards](/source/The_List_Festival_Awards).{{Cite web |title=Winners unveiled for The List Festival Awards 2025 |url=https://list.co.uk/news/winners-unveiled-for-the-list-festival-awards-2025-47294 |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=The List |language=en-GB}} === Television === In 2016, Ellis appeared as a seaman on series 2 episode 6 of [''Drunk History''](/source/Drunk_History_(British_TV_series)), during [Joe Lycett](/source/Joe_Lycett)'s re-telling of the [Battle of Trafalgar](/source/Battle_of_Trafalgar). In 2017, he performed stand up on an episode of ''[Russell Howard's Good News](/source/Russell_Howard's_Good_News)''. In 2019, Ellis appeared in ''[Roast Battle](/source/Roast_Battle)'', competing against [Johnny Vegas](/source/Johnny_Vegas), who ultimately won the episode.{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Post Roast: Phil Ellis & Johnny Vegas - Roast Battle |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/roast_battle/videos/17432/post_roast_phil_ellis_and_johnny_vegas/ |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} Also in 2019, he appeared as himself on ''Jack & Phil's Power Hour''. Ellis featured on an episode of ''[Sunday Brunch](/source/Sunday_Brunch)'' in 2025. In July 2025, Ellis was announced as a contestant of the 20th series of [''Taskmaster''](/source/Taskmaster_(TV_series)) along side [Ania Magliano](/source/Ania_Magliano), [Maisie Adam](/source/Maisie_Adam), [Reece Shearsmith](/source/Reece_Shearsmith) and [Sanjeev Bhaskar](/source/Sanjeev_Bhaskar).{{Cite web |title=Taskmaster season 20 cast confirmed with Inside No. 9 and Unforgotten stars {{!}} Radio Times |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/taskmaster-season-20-cast-confirmed-newsupdate/ |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=www.radiotimes.com |language=en-GB}} He initially tied for first place with Magliano and Adam, but lost a tiebreaker challenge to Adam and ultimately came joint-second. === Radio and podcast === Ellis wrote and starred in three series of his own [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) show, ''Phil Ellis is Trying'', which ran for twelve episodes from 2018 to 2020''.''{{Cite web |date=2017-05-03 |title=Phil Ellis |url=https://avalonuk.com/clients/phil-ellis/,%20https://avalonuk.com/clients/phil-ellis/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Avalon |language=en-US}} He starred as "a man trying – and failing – to make a success of his life".{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Phil Ellis Is Trying - Radio 4 sitcom |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/phil_ellis_is_trying/ |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} Written by Ellis alongside Fraser Steele, additional cast included [Johnny Vegas](/source/Johnny_Vegas), [Lolly Adefope](/source/Lolly_Adefope), [Amy Gledhill](/source/Amy_Gledhill), Katia Kvinge, [Terry Mynott](/source/Terry_Mynott), and [Mark Lamarr](/source/Mark_Lamarr).{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Phil Ellis Is Trying - series 3 : Reviews 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2020/09/09/46871/phil_ellis_is_trying_-_series_3 |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} In October 2025, Ellis launched his [podcast](/source/podcast) ''Early Worms'' with comedian [Anna Thomas](/source/Anna_Thomas_(comedian)).{{Cite web |date=2025-10-10 |title=Taskmaster Star Phil Ellis Launches Early Worms Podcast |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16691/phil-ellis-podcast |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Beyond The Joke |language=en}} == Reception == Ellis's shows at the Edinburgh Fringe have received many positive reviews: he was described by ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'' as "a helter-skelter hour of fun", by ''[Broadway Baby](/source/Broadway_Baby)'' as "one of the finest and funniest comedians in the UK today", and by ''[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))'' as a "conductor of chaos".{{Cite news |last=Logan |first=Brian |date=2023-08-26 |title=Phil Ellis's Excellent Comedy Show review – helter-skelter hour of fun |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/aug/26/phil-ellis-excellent-comedy-show-edinburgh |access-date=2025-07-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |title=Edinburgh Fringe review: Phil Ellis @ Monkey Barrel - The Skinny |url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/edinburgh-fringe/comedy/phil-ellis-monkey-barrel-2024 |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.theskinny.co.uk |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Phil Ellis's Excellent Comedy Show: 5 star review by James Macfarlane |url=https://broadwaybaby.com/shows/phil-elliss-excellent-comedy-show/795617 |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=broadwaybaby.com |language=en}} == Personal life == Ellis briefly moved back into his parents house in Preston in his early thirties, but eventually moved back out again and rented a flat with five other people in [Finsbury Park](/source/Finsbury_Park). In 2026, Ellis had a [hair transplant](/source/hair_transplant).{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Phil Ellis: I'm getting a hair transplant : News 2026 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2026/01/21/59809/phil_ellis:_im_getting_a_hair_transplant |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} ==Awards and nominations == Ellis has been nominated for, and won, several awards including:{{Cite web |date=2026-02-12 |title=Phil Ellis - Avalon |url=https://avalonuk.com/clients/phil-ellis/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2026-02-12 |title=Phil Ellis - Sue Terry Voices |url=https://www.sueterryvoices.com/artist/phil-ellis/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Phil Ellis wins two North West Comedy Awards : News 2024 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2024/01/18/54838/phil_ellis_wins_two_north_west_comedy_awards/ |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} * 2014: Winner – Edinburgh Comedy Awards Panel Prize ''(Funz and Gamez)''{{Cite web |date=2015-07-31 |title=Phil Ellis - Manford's Comedy Club |url=https://manfordscomedyclub.com/comedians/phil-ellis/ |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=manfordscomedyclub.com |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Premier |title=2014 Winner - Funz and Gamez - Panel Prize |url=https://www.comedyawards.co.uk/the-victoria-wood-award/2014/funz-and-gamez |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=Edinburgh Comedy Awards |language=en-GB}} * 2019: Nominee – BBC Audio Awards ''(Phil Ellis is Trying)''{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 - BBC Audio Drama Awards - Audio Drama Awards 2020 – The Finalists |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4HXJsjGl1kXvhK6llQ9wPlX/audio-drama-awards-2020-the-finalists |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} * 2023: Nominee – Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023 nominees announced : News 2023 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2023/08/23/53974/edinburgh_comedy_awards_2023_nominees_ |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} * 2023: Winner – The Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |date=2023-08-27 |title=Malcolm Hardee Awards 2023 winners |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/news/7515/malcolm-hardee-awards-2023-results/ |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} * 2025: Winner – Best Compere - The [Chortle Awards](/source/Chortle_Awards){{Cite web |last=Chortle |first=Chortle |date=2025-02-27 |title=Chortle Awards Winners and Nominees |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/awards/2014/01/10/19382/chortle_awards/ |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=Chortle |language=en}} * 2025: Winner – The List’s Best Fringe Kids Show ''(Funz and Gamez)''{{Cite web |title=Winners unveiled for The List Festival Awards 2025 |url=https://list.co.uk/news/winners-unveiled-for-the-list-festival-awards-2025-47294 |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=list.co.uk}} * 2025: Winner – The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show (award shared with [Mark Forward](/source/Mark_Forward)){{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Phil Ellis and Mark Forward share top ISH comedy award : News 2025 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2025/08/23/58905/phil_ellis_and_mark_forward_share_top_ish_comedy_award |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} * 2025: Winner – The Malcolm Hardee Award Act That Should Make a Million Quid{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |date=2025-08-23 |title=Malcolm Hardee Awards 2025 winners |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/news/8460/malcolm-hardee-awards-2025-winners/ |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} == Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Note |- |2018 |''[Eaten By Lions](/source/Eaten_by_Lions)'' |Ice Cream Man |{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6809094/ |title=Eaten by Lions (2018) ⭐ 6.1 {{!}} Comedy |language=en-US |access-date=2025-08-14 |via=m.imdb.com}} |} === Television === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Note |- |2010 |''Phil's III'' |Writer |{{Cite web |title=Phil Ellis {{!}} Actor, Writer, Producer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5253681/ |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}} |- |2012 |''[The Tape Face Tapes](/source/Tape_Face)'' |Various |''BBC Comedy Feeds,'' pilot{{Cite web |title=BBC Three - Comedy Feeds, Series 1, The Tapeface Tapes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00v5jlz |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} |- |2015 |''Funz and Gamez'' |Writer, host, and associate producer |''BBC Comedy Feeds,'' pilot |- |2016 |[''Drunk History''](/source/Drunk_History_(British_TV_series)) |Second English Seaman{{Cite web |title=Drunk History: Series 2, Episode 6 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/drunk_history/episodes/2/6/ |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} |One episode |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |''[The Russell Howard Hour](/source/The_Russell_Howard_Hour)'' |Himself |One episode{{Cite web |title=The Russell Howard Hour: Series 1, Episode 4 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_russell_howard_hour/episodes/1/4/ |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} |- |''Born Silly'' |Writer | |- |2018 |''Life Lessons'' |Phil |One episode |- | rowspan="3" |2019 |''The Tez O'Clock Show'' |Ensemble |Two episodes |- |''Jack & Phil's Power Hour'' |Himself |One-off comedy special |- |''[Roast Battle](/source/Roast_Battle)'' |Himself |One episode |- |2020 |[''There She Goes''](/source/There_She_Goes_(TV_series)) |Captain Banana Crackers |One episode |- |2021 |''Redknapp's Big Night Out'' |Hooligan |One episode{{Cite web |title=Redknapp's Big Night Out: Series 1, Episode 3 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/redknapps-big-night-out/episodes/1/3/ |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} |- | rowspan="3" |2025 |''Tell Me When You're Bored from Rob Copland'' |Ensemble |{{Cite web |title=Tell Me When You're Bored from Rob Copland - Channel 4 Comedy Playground |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/online/videos/27657/tell-me-when-youre-bored-from-rob-copland-channel-4-comedy-playground/ |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} |- |''[Sunday Brunch](/source/Sunday_Brunch)'' |Himself | |- |''[Taskmaster](/source/Taskmaster_(TV_series))'' |Himself |Contestant; series 20 |} === Radio === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2018–2020 |''Phil Ellis Is Trying'' |Phil |3 series, BBC Radio 4 |- |2021 |''Backchat'' |Hans |BBC Radio 4 |- |2023 |''Where To, Mate?'' |Phil |BBC Radio 4 |- |2024–2025 |''Icklewick FM'' |Mayor Stanley Power |BBC Radio 4 |- |2025 |''Humanwatch'' | Roving Reporter |BBC Radio 4 |- |2025 | [''Loose Ends''](/source/Loose_Ends_(radio_programme)) |Himself |BBC Radio 4 |} === Edinburgh Fringe shows === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Notes |- |2008 |''Phil Ellis: Why I Bathe In Ajax'' |{{Cite web |title=Phil Ellis, comedian tour dates : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/p/33228/phil_ellis |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Phil Ellis: Why I Bathe In Ajax : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2008/p/16194/phil_ellis:_why_i_bathe_in_ajax |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} |- |2011 |''Comx'' |{{Cite web |title=Comx : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2011/c/19003/comx |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} |- |2013 |''Phil Ellis: Unplanned Orphan'' |{{Cite web |title=Phil Ellis: Unplanned Orphan : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2013/p/21240/phil_ellis:_unplanned_orphan |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} |- |2014 |''Funz and Gamez'' |{{Cite web |title=Funz And Gamez : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2014/f/23423/funz_and_gamez |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} |- |2015 |''Funz and Gamez Tooz'' |{{Cite web |title=Funz and Gamez Tooz : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2015/f/24695/funz_and_gamez_tooz |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} |- |2016 |''Phil Ellis Is Alone Together (But Mostly Alone)'' |{{Cite web |title=Phil Ellis is Alone Together (But Mostly Alone) : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2016/p/25534/phil_ellis_is_alone_together_(but_mostly_alone) |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |''Phil Ellis Has Been On Ice'' |{{Cite web |title=Phil Ellis Has Been on Ice : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2017/p/26955/phil_ellis_has_been_on_ice |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} |- |''Funz and Gamez: Flogging A Dead Horze'' | |- |2018 |''Phil Ellis Is Ready For The Big Time'' |{{Cite web |title=Phil Ellis Is Ready for the Big Time : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2018/p/28651/phil_ellis_is_ready_for_the_big_time |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} |- |2019 |''Phil Ellis: An Revoir'' |{{Cite web |title=Phil Ellis: Au Revoir : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2019/p/29688/phil_ellis:_au_revoir |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} |- |2022 |''Phil Ellis: Hedgehog'' |{{Cite web |title=Phil Ellis: Hedgehog : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2022/p/32517/phil_ellis:_hedgehog |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} |- |2023 |''Phil Ellis's Excellent Comedy Show'' |{{Cite web |title=Phil Ellis's Excellent Comedy Show : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2023/p/33538/phil_elliss_excellent_comedy_show |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} |- | rowspan="2" |2024 |''Funz and Gamez - Returnz'' | |- |''Phil Ellis: Come On And Take The Rest Of Me'' |{{Cite web |title=Phil Ellis: Come On and Take The Rest of Me : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2024/p/35950/phil_ellis:_come_on_and_take_the_rest_of_me |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} |- | rowspan="2" |2025 |''Funz and Gamez rebootz'' | |- |''Phil Ellis: Soppy Stern'' |{{Cite web |title=Phil Ellis: Soppy Stern : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2025/p/37192/phil_ellis:_soppy_stern |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}} |} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * [https://www.philelliscomedy.com/ Website] * [https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/p/33228/phil_ellis/review Profile on Chortle with news and tour dates] {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Phil}} Category:Living people Category:English stand-up comedians Category:Alumni of Staffordshire University Category:1981 births Category:British stand-up comedians Category:People from Preston, Lancashire Category:People from Lancashire Category:Edinburgh Festival performers Category:English actors Category:British actors Category:English television actors Category:British television actors Category:English television writers Category:British television writers Category:English film actors Category:British film actors Category:English comedy podcasters --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Phil Ellis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Ellis) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Ellis?action=history)). 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