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I am excited for Wing It to air in December (and a bit disappointed I couldn't go to a recording), so here's a run down of everyone who's in it (including notes on whether/how I know them, or where you might be familiar with them from).

P.S. As far as I'm aware, this was the final lineup, but let me know if you know of any changes.

A note for the unfamiliar, when I say panel shows I mean comedies like QI, Have I Got News For You (Paul Merton is one of the team captains on this one), 8 Out Of 10 Cats, etc. or on the radio The News Quiz (the show Sam produces), Just A Minute, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, etc. They typically have a quiz format with a host and two teams.

Also, I do apologise for pointing out who people are married to but I've only done it when I know their partner is also a comedian/actor!

Cariad Lloyd

You'll know Cariad from the pilot, but she's done a lot of TV and radio work. So if you're British or into British comedy at all, you might have seen her on QI or other panel shows. She's an actor so she's also been in things like Murder in Successville. And she's a seasoned improviser and one of the cast members in Austentatious, who do Jane Austen inspired improvised plays. I think she's a regular guest with The Comedy Store Players as well. Her podcast, Griefcast, is very popular too. I'm pretty familiar with Cariad and think she's great.

Rachel Paris

Rachel is another member of Austentatious and has also done a fair amount of TV and radio work. She was previously on The Mash Report with Nish Kumar and has done various panel shows. She also happens to be married to Marcus Brigstock, a well-known comedian and improviser, and they've both performed at Paul Merton and Suki Webster's improv night at the comedy store (and maybe with The Comedy Store Players?). I'm also pretty familiar with Rachel and she's very funny.

Here's both Cariad and Rachel in Austentatious:

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Kemah Bob

Kemah is an American comedian and another panel show regular. I wasn't aware she did improv before seeing her on the Wing It cast but she's been funny when I've seen her on TV. She's also had some small acting parts. I'm aware of her but only occasionally spot her on things.

Here's Kemah doing some standup:

Emma Sidi

If you're a Taskmaster fan (and if you're not, where have you been?) you'll be watching Emma on it right now. If not, you might recognise her as Kitty's sister in Ghosts. She is also the co-writer and star of the sitcom Starstruck (with the wonderful Kiwi comedian Rose Matafeo, another Taskmaster star) and she's appearing on Richard Osman's House of Games this week. I only knew Emma from Ghosts before seeing her on Taskmaster (I keep meaning to watch Starstruck but haven't got around to it 😬) but I've quickly fallen in love with her. She's very funny.

Here's Emma on Taskmaster (focus on Emma from 2 mins but worth watching all of it):

Steen Raskopoulos

Another person who was in the pilot. I actually was only really aware of Steen because he's married to the comedian Sara Pascoe (another stand-up, Taskmaster star and regular panel show guest) who is much more well-known in the UK than he is, and I think I've heard of his sister. But he's an Australian comedian who also does improv (in fact I've seen clips of him performing as half of a double act at 21Soho). Oh actually, I say that but it turns out I saw him in the very funny Feel Good (stars Charlotte Richie for Ghosts fans). He's also done Whose Line Is It Anyway Australia and he's in a new Australian version of The Office. Can you tell I'm looking at his IMDB page?

Here's Steen with one of my favourite comedians, Aisling Bea:

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Monica Gaga

If you watched the last livestream, you'll have seen Monica (and loved her, I'm sure). I admit to not really knowing her although I think I've heard her name before (probably just floating around because of other performers mentioning her). She seems to primarily identify as an improviser but does various other hosting/compering and performing. She's a regular with the Comedy Store Players, produces and stars in various improv things on stage and has been involved in various radio and tv projects. I'll be keeping an eye out for her in the future!

Here's Monica doing three-headed expert at The Comedy Store:

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Amy Cooke-Hodgson

Another Austentatious cast member. She's performed with Shoot From The Hip before (you might have seen the video where they're on the tube/train). She's an actor, improviser and singer. Another one I don't know very well but she's funny in the clips I've seen of her.

Here's Amy in Austentatious:

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Amy Hoggart

So I mostly recognise Amy from Almost Royal, which she starred in with Ed Gamble (the comedian who does the Off Menu podcast with James Acaster) and I've only seen clips of that. But apparently she was also on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee so some people might recognise her from that. Outside of acting, it looks like she has a podcast where she improvs specific characters with someone else (so a bit like Rosie Holt does her Tory woman).

Here's Amy on Full Frontal (just a warning that this is very much about guns and school shootings):

In conclusion, WHAT A LOAD OF FUNNY WOMEN (and a funny man).

And speaking of Ghosts, I know that Kiell Smith-Bynoe who plays Mike also does improv, so if they get another series, I'd love to see him on it.