Ray Peacock (born Ian Boldsworth, 1973, in Warrington, England) is a comic performer, best known for the Peacock and Gamble Podcast. He came to prominence in the Big and Daft comedy trio, BBC London radio series, three consecutive years of sell-out Edinburgh Festival shows and their own series for the BBC's PlayUK, Terrorville.
In 2007 Ray began presenting his iTunes & Chortle hosted The Ray Peacock Podcast alongside fellow comedians Ed Gamble and Raji James, who used to be in Eastenders but ruined it. It was later succeeded by the Peacock and Gamble Podcast, which is also hosted by Chortle.
Ray made his debut at the Edinburgh Festival in 2002, originally as a brash Yorkshireman character who soon became a regular act on the live circuit. In his 2006 show at the Edinburgh Festival the character was dropped in all but name and Ray delivered a confessional stand-up show entitled "Out of Character".
Since forming a successful partnership with Ed Gamble as Peacock and Gamble they have been named as the act creating the biggest "Buzz" in Edinburgh Fringe History.
Read more about Ray Peacock: Personal Life, Live, TV Studio Audience Warm-up, TV, "Peacock & Gamble Emergency Broadcast", The Peacock and Gamble Podcast, The Ray Peacock Podcast, Radio, Awards
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