"Funniest Comedian SARA PASCOE vs JOE PASQUALE"

SARA PASCOE

Sara Patricia Pascoe (born 22 May 1981) is an English comedian and actor. She has appeared on TV programmes such as 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown fo...

Sara Patricia Pascoe (born 22 May 1981) is an English comedian and actor. She has appeared on TV programmes such as 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown for Channel 4, QI for BBC and Taskmaster for the digital channel Dave. Pascoe was born to Gail (née Newmarch) and Derek Pascoe, a musician. A maternal ancestor was the music writer Rosa Newmarch. Born in Dagenham, Pascoe was brought up in nearby Romford. Her parents divorced when she was young, leaving her to be brought up by her mother. She attended Eastbury Comprehensive School in Barking. She later attended Gaynes School in Upminster. In 1997, Pascoe had an abortion which was detailed in her memoir, Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body. For a short while, Pascoe aspired to study philosophy at the University of Cambridge, motivated by both her enjoyment of the novel Sophie's World and her desire to join Footlights, the university's dramatic club. However, she read English at the University of Sussex, where she befriended Cariad Lloyd. After graduation she worked as an actor and supplemented her income with temporary work, but found work "hard to come by" and declared herself bankrupt. Before her comedy career, Pascoe was a tour guide in London. Pascoe has appeared in many television programmes and panel shows, including Stand Up for the Week, The Thick of It, Mock the Week, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, Campus, Being Human, Twenty Twelve, QI, Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie to You, Hypothetical, and W1A as well as all-female sketch show Girl Friday (part of Channel 4's Comedy Showcase), which she co-wrote. Pascoe began performing stand up comedy in 2007.

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JOE PASQUALE

Joseph Ellis Pasquale (born 20 August 1961) is an English comedian, actor and television presenter. In January 2013, Pasquale became one of twelve...

Joseph Ellis Pasquale (born 20 August 1961) is an English comedian, actor and television presenter. In January 2013, Pasquale became one of twelve celebrities participating in the eighth series of Dancing on Ice, with skating partner Vicky Ogden. The following year Pasquale participated in the show again in an All Stars series. This time he was partnered with Robin Johnstone. He has also hosted the revived version of the game show The Price is Right. He was crowned "King of the Jungle", in the fourth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2004. Pasquale worked for the Civil Service's Department of Transport before joining the Smithfield meat market. The hours at the meat market became too much for a young Pasquale, so he left to work at a building site and as a spot welder at the Ford factory in Dagenham. For a few years, Pasquale worked as an entertainer at holiday camps across the UK and became entertainment manager at Warner Holidays in Corton in Suffolk. Later, he became entertainment manager at Torquay. His big break arrived when he entered and came second in the New Faces competition in 1987.

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