Career
Brydon attended the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff, but left to join Radio Wales at the age of 20 without graduating from the college.
Brydon's career began with radio. His early broadcasts included DJing on BBC Radio Wales, when his Saturday morning shows included contributions from standup comedian Pete Park-Walker. Between 1992 and 1994 on Radio Wales (where he stayed for six years) he was the main presenter of Rave, one of BBC Radio 5's youth magazine and music programmes, with Alan Thompson; which led to the genesis of his Marion and Geoff story.
In 1994 and 1995 he appeared in numerous episodes of the original Radio Wales version of the cult comedy Satellite City with Boyd Clack.
Though he stayed with radio as a comedy performer on BBC Radio Five Live's The Treatment, Rob also does occasional stints as a stand-in presenter on BBC Radio 2, where he has even stood in for Ken Bruce, one of the people whom he impersonates. On 1 April 2011 he appeared in Ken's place on his show as an April Fools' Day joke.
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