# Jonny Pelham

> Jonny Pelham is a British comedian and writer. Born in Undercliffe in West Yorkshire, he endured multiple complications from popliteal pterygium syndrome and two years of sexual abuse before attending Newcastle University, where he took up stand-up comedy. After winning several awards and performing several shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he underwent therapy, which prompted him to address his abuse in both his 2019 stand-up show "Off Limits" and a subsequent appearance on Live at the Apollo. The reaction to the latter caused him to suffer a mental health crisis, which he explored in his 2023 Fringe show "Optimism Over Despair". He has also appeared in Bobby & Harriet Get Married, Late Bloomer, and Brad Boyz, and presented the documentary Let's Talk: Child Sex Abuse.

*British comedian and writer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Comedian
- **Category:** Comedians
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1990
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Jonny Pelham is a British comedian and writer. Born in Undercliffe in West Yorkshire, he endured multiple complications from popliteal pterygium syndrome and two years of sexual abuse before attending Newcastle University, where he took up stand-up comedy. After winning several awards and performing several shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he underwent therapy, which prompted him to address his abuse in both his 2019 stand-up show "Off Limits" and a subsequent appearance on Live at the Apollo. The reaction to the latter caused him to suffer a mental health crisis, which he explored in his 2023 Fringe show "Optimism Over Despair". He has also appeared in Bobby & Harriet Get Married, Late Bloomer, and Brad Boyz, and presented the documentary Let's Talk: Child Sex Abuse.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 39.2

## Sources
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