Jimmy Donny Cosgrove

Jimmy Donny Cosgrove (born James Cosgrove, 13 April 1985) is a writer, actor and comedian from Andover, Hampshire.[1] He is known for co-writing the BBC 1 sitcom Warren starring Martin Clunes.[2]

Early life and education

Cosgrove was born in Winchester to Liz and Dave Cosgrove. He has two sisters and attended Harrow Way Community and Kimpton Primary School as a child.[3] He studied comedy writing and performance at Southampton Solent University, despite only obtaining 1 GCSE pass. Cosgrove told a podcast in 2019, "I just kind of blagged my way in. I got the number and email address of the course tutor and bombarded him every day for 6 weeks. In the end, he rang me and asked me to stop emailing him but he did invite me for an audition. I started uni 2 weeks later".[4]

Career

Cosgrove hosts a weekly podcast with writing partner Paul Mckenna and writer of the Sky sitcom 'Hitmen' Joe Parham called 'The Paul Mckenna & Jimmy Donny Cosgrove (with Joe Parham) Podcast'. [5]

References
  1. "Weyhill writer teams up with Martin Clunes for new sitcom". Spire FM. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. "BBC - Warren - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  3. "Comedian's first series to hit television screens, with rave reviews from cast". Andover Advertiser.
  4. "Tommy G Talks: From 1 GCSE to writing a TV sitcom on BBC1 on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts.
  5. https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/paul-mckenna-jimmy-donny-cosgrove-joe-parham-podcast/id1541870765
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