Tony Cowards MC

exiled cockney now living in rural Wiltshire, Tony has been performing stand up comedy all over the country since 2004. A quickfire gag merchant (described by the List magazine as a “Pun-osaurus”) whose one-liners and short stories cover a wide spectrum of subjects, his quick wit has made him a sought after act and compere.

As well as performing, Tony is also a prolific writer; his credits include “Watson’s Wind Up” for BBC Radio Scotland, “Newsjack” for BBC7 and he is also the chief comedy writer for Bristol based Jack FM. In 2008 he co-scripted a series of popular Christmas podcasts featuring Tony Blackburn, Christopher Biggins and Lesley Joseph and he regularly contributes to satirical news website “The Daily Mash” and TV comedian, Mark Watson’s football site, “Back of the Net”.

Tony has taken his hour-long shows, “Festival of Football 1 & 2 and ‘Everyman’” to the Edinburgh Fringe, which were well received by critics and audiences alike. He has since performed them at  many different festivals and football clubs and continues to tour with them across the country.

“Tony Cowards is a great new MC who sets the audience up perfectly, with a nice self deprecating manner” – Jo Caulfield, Radio 4 and ‘Mock the Week’

“Tony Cowards is an easy going MC who puts the audience at ease and then hits them with killer punchlines” – Richard Minnis, Out of Bounds Comedy.