- Born
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Raised and educated in or around Ludlow in Shropshire, Toby Hadoke is a stand-up comedian and the regular compere at his own award-winning XS Malarkey Comedy Club in Manchester. He also plays at The Comedy Store, The Frog and Bucket and many others. He won the very first Les Dawson Award in 2003.
Contrary to some opinions, he does not play himself in Phoenix Nights (2001) episode five. Just by coincidence, Peter Kay cast a comedian as a comedian, but the lines he uses and character he assumes were written by Kay and are nothing like Hadoke's stand-up or stage persona.
Hadoke is part of The Unbroadcastable Radio Show, a topical sketch show performed at The Comedy Store once a month (it was nominated for Best Touring Show and Best Comedy Writing at The North West Comedy Awards 2004).
Hadoke's stage credits include The Maniac in Accidental Death Of An Anarchist (Edinburgh) 1996; Angelo in the world premiere of Shumann's Genoveva (Opera North) 2000, Tom Snout in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester 2002, The EmCee in "Sherlock Holmes in Trouble" (Royal Exchange) and Freddie Miles in "The Talented Mr Ripley" (Dukes, Lancaster).
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- He was the winner of the Les Dawson Award at The Manchester Comedy festival 2003, beating other contenders Peter Kay, Johnny Vegas, Steve Coogan, Ken Dodd and Caroline Aherne.
- He is an expert on Doctor Who (1963) and has moderated many of the DVD commentaries for the series.
- Sometimes mangled, his surname is pronounced "Haydoak".
- Owns a cockapoo called Bernard.
- Partner of actress Cherylee Houston.
- I feel a bit like Doctor Who (1963). All the pretty girls need him to get them out of scrapes, but if there's any snogging to do they go to someone else.
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