| Edward Oliver James Petrie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 August 1978 Rustington, West Sussex |
| Occupation | Actor, Comedian, Television Presenter |
Edward 'Ed' Oliver James Petrie (born 22 August 1978) is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He was born, and grew up in, the seaside resort of Rustington, and was educated at the independent school Ardingly College in the village of Ardingly in West Sussex. He currently lives in Brockley, London.
Previous presenting work includes hosting various children's programmes, on Nickelodeon, from January 2005 until September 2007, including Slime Across The UK and The Crunch.
In 2002, Petrie was a researcher for the BBC programme, They Think It's All Over and, in 2005, was a comedy sketch writer for BBC Radio 1's The Milk Run.
He was a finalist in both, So You Think You're Funny? and York's comedy festival, National Talent Hunt in 2003. The following year, Ed was a semi-finalist in the BBC's New Comedy Awards.
Acting work has included appearances in the Channel 4 comedy programmes Green Wing and Smack the Pony.
CBBC presenting work
Before joining CBBC's presentation department in September 2007, Petrie hosted the game show Wonderful World of Weird
He later became the chief continuity presenter for the CBBC Channel, presenting afternoon links for the CBBC Channel alongside Oucho T. Cactus. The duo later presented Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions and a weekend morning show entitled Transmission Impossible with Ed & Oucho.
In 2008, he was nominated for a BAFTA in the Best Children's Presenter category, and collected the BAFTA for Best Children's Channel when it was won by CBBC.
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | They Think It's All Over | Researcher | Ed quit his job as a researcher to become a full-time stand up comedian. |
| 2002 | Smack the Pony | Various | Christmas Specials |
| 2003 | Can't Get In | Himself/presenter | MTV Trailers. |
| 2004 | Later... with Jools Holland | Himself | Warm-up. |
| 2004-2007 | The Crunch | Himself/presenter | Nickelodeon UK. |
| 2004-2007 | Nikelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Himself/presenter | Presenter. |
| 2005 | Green Wing | Social Worker | Series 2 episode 4. |
| 2006-2007 | ME:TV | Himself/presenter | Nickelodeon UK. |
| 2007 | Wonderful World of Weird | Himself/presenter | Main host - with presenters Jake Humphrey, Lizzie Greenwood and Ortis Deley |
| 2007 | Slime Across The UK | Himself/presenter | Nickelodeon UK - with presenter Sy Thomas. |
| 2007-2009[present] | CBBC Channel Continuity | Himself/presenter | With puppet cactus companion Oucho (voiced and operated by Warrick Brownlow-Pike).Original slot - weekday afternoons, now - weekday afternoons and weekend mornings/afternoons. |
| 2007 | SMart | Guest presenter | One episode |
| 2007 | TMi | Special guest | Special guest on the Saturday morning show - he branded himself as a "Friend of Flack". |
| 2008 | Basil's Swap Shop | Special guest. | Special guest on the show, he swapped some CBBC goodies (including a signed photo of himself, a mug and a ruler) in exchange for a remote controlled Lamborghini. He also appeared in the sketch "Zeroes". |
| 2008 | SMart | Guest presenter | One episode. |
| 2009 | TMi | Special guest | Ed was on TMI on saturday 19th December 2009. He played are you scarder than a 10 year old and Total Wipeout limbo cube. |
| 2009-2010 | Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions. | Himself/presenter | CBBC invention show with Oucho T. Cactus. They will air the new season 2nd January 2010. |
| Transmission Impossible with Ed and Oucho | Himself/presenter | Weekend morning show on Ed and oucho's blimp |
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