Johnny Vegas
Born September 5, 1970 · St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
Johnny Vegas is the stage name of Michael Pennington, the St Helens born actor, stand up comedian, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Moz in the BBC3 sitcom Ideal and for his role as The Oracle in several series of the ITV sitcom Benidorm. More recently, he has starred as the hapless Eric in Roy Clarke's Still Open All Hours alongside David Jason. In 2018, Vegas took the lead in a new BBC sitcom, Home From Home.
Notable Appearances
Movies
The Twits
Grimsby
Tulip Fever
Early Man
The Libertine
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
The Harry Hill Movie
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
Murder on the Blackpool Express
Red Top
Cheeky
Blackball
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
Dial M for Middlesbrough
Eaten by Lions
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
Tales from the Lodge
When Comedy Changed Forever
Mr. Stink
Open All Hours: Inside Out
The Virgin of Liverpool
Blake's Junction 7
Death on the Tyne
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
The Queen and I
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
Making Qi
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
A Tale of Two Continents
An Audience with Neil Diamond
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
When Snooker Ruled the World
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
Dark_net
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
TV Shows
QI
Good Omens
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
The Last Leg
Celebrity Juice
Red Dwarf
Would I Lie to You?
Unreleased
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Taskmaster
8 Out of 10 Cats
Parkinson
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Celebrity Gogglebox
Benidorm
An Audience with...
Celebrity Catchphrase
Room 101
Shooting Stars
Car S.O.S.
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
Black Books
The Frank Skinner Show
Ideal
The Weakest Link
Through the Keyhole
Bleak House
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Catchphrase
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Blankety Blank
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
The Big Narstie Show
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
Hypothetical
Still Open All Hours
Psychobitches
Crackanory
Roast Battle
Meet the Richardsons
Tipping the Velvet
This Morning
More TV Shows
DNA Journey
Murder, They Hope
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
ShakespeaRe-Told
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
It's Kevin
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
British Film Forever
Question Team
LEGO Masters
The Island
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
Late Night Lycett
Happiness
Home from Home
You Bet!
Out of Order
We Have Been Watching
Romantic Getaway
Comedy World Cup
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
Massive
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
Attention Scum
Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
Dead Man Weds
The Greatest Snowman
