Richard Gadd

Keynote Speaker

Richard Gadd is an award-winning writer, actor and comedian. Recently he wrote and starred in the hit Netflix show, Baby Reindeer, which received rave reviews, and was the number 1 most-watched Netflix show globally the week of release.

Richard also won the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Comedy Show at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe with his hit show Monkey See, Monkey Do.  The show was also nominated for a Total Theatre Award for Innovation and later that year, he also won a Chortle Comedian’s Comedian Award and was nominated for an Off West End Theatre Award for Best Performer.

He is also a successful actor and writer, starring opposite Daniel Mays in the BAFTA-nominated BBC2 single drama Against the Law and writing  episodes of Netflix smash hit Sex Education, as well as Ultimate Worrier for Dave and The Last Leg for Channel 4 where he is also one of their correspondents.