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The ex-Unilever brand manager and Outnumbered dad revisits the news on MTW and R4’s Now Show. He also co-stars in Lee Mack’s Not Going Out and made a cameo in a Bond film.

Client Feedback for Hugh Dennis

“Hugh was very professional, enthusiastic and charismatic - we loved him.”

Marketing Week Awards

Biography

Hugh Dennis made his name as one half of Punt & Dennis. He and Steve Punt still appear together on Radio 4’s The Now Show, whilst Hugh also captains his team on Mock The Week, and starred in Outnumbered - the wonderfully inventive semi-improvised BBC sitcom.

After originally working as a brand manager for Unilever, Hugh turned a talent for impressions to better use and began to provide voices for Spitting Image. He then became a regular guest on the Jasper Carott Show and joined the team on the seminal standup and sketch show The Mary Whitehouse Experience, which first aired on the radio before becoming a cult BBC2 hit.

Hugh and Steve starred in several peak time series of their own, including The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show - and Me, You and Him. Hugh has been a guest on panel shows from QI to Would I Lie to You? and has gone on to a host of both comic and serious acting roles from New Tricks to Agatha Christie’s Marple, Not Going Out to Doctors, Midsomer Murders to the acclaimed Fleabag. He has even made a cameo appearance as a scientist in an MI6 laboratory in the Bond film, No Time to Die.

Videos of Hugh Dennis

JLA The Real Variety Show

Business Travel Awards

Client Feedback

❝ An excellent choice for an event host or compere. During our Awards and Gala Dinner event Hugh's 20 minute opening slot was highly entertaining and he presented our awards professionally whilst engaging well with the winners on stage. ❞

ECA

❝ Hugh was a great choice of awards host. He was excellent to work with, taking the time to hear the brief and go through the script. He was patient during pre-event rehearsals , whilst the crew got the stage, sound and lighting right. His ad lib's were funny and well timed. He was very sociable and laid back throughout, and was a real pleasure to work with. ❞

Chambers and Partners

❝ Hugh was excellent. Punctual, engaged, great presentation, approachable and got involved after the awards. ❞

Gatwick Diamond Business

❝ He was brilliant and a perfect choice for the awards. This event is always the more challenging of our two award shows as its senior management and these people go to this type of event a lot however Hugh really did his homework on the company and industry which really paid off. He was also incredibly easy to work with and very laid back. ❞

Network Rail

❝ Hugh was a great Awards host and his pitch was just right. He took time during the briefing to understand our business and was able to incorporate some really funny industry insights into his opening slot. He followed the brief, kept the evening running to time and was very sociable with the audience. Everyone loved him. ❞

Royal Mail

❝ Hugh seemed to go down a storm, he was getting lots and lots of laughs when he did his 20 mins free-style at the beginning. He checked some content with us before-hand, which was sweet, as we don’t usually have that. Austin Healey checked some content at a previous event and then disregarded it. He was respectful of the awards and the script, and kept to it very tightly! He was a joy to have on the table and they enjoyed his company. ❞

BCSC

❝ The audience loved you and we've had loads of comments on how great you were as a host: just the right combination of humour and professionalism. Thanks for being so easy to work with. ❞

Cartus Ltd.

❝ Hugh went down really well with the audience and struck exactly the right note - he was funny and charming! ❞

Jango Communications

❝ Excellent rapport with the audience and held their attention throughout ❞

OTC Publications

❝ Hugh did very well indeed. He completely met all our expectations. Our audience gave him a fabulous reception. ❞

Chartered Institute of Marketing

❝ Hugh was professional, undemanding, helpful and approachable prior to, during and post the event. He was very entertaining and relevant during his performance and pitched the content just right for the audience. ❞

Civica

❝ Hugh was as professional and engaging as always, taking the time to consider our audience beforehand and tailoring his set appropriately. A pleasure to work with once again. ❞

Faversham House Group Ltd

❝ Hugh exceeded our expectations in some respects and he certainly researched our industry in advance. Overall, the majority of the audience liked him. ❞

Norbain SD

❝ Hugh was great. He said that he found the graphics a bit restricting as they were in video format, so he had to follow the video and couldn’t ad lib as much as he wanted – but he was very good. ❞

Jigzaw Ltd

❝ Hugh was a true professional - not only was he great with our audience he was the easiest and nicest person we have worked with. Would definately use him again. ❞

Bubble & Squeak

❝ Hugh did very well in meeting our objectives. He had a good amount of his own material and read the awards well although could have been louder when announcing the winner. Overall he was well received with lots of laughter ❞

Incisive Media

❝ Hugh Dennis is fabulous to work with and is even better on stage; his humour is both intelligent and very funny! ❞

Euromoney

❝ A great professional presenter. His after dinner speech was entertaining, not offensive and very funny. Very easy to work with - a nice guy ❞

William Reed Business Media