Simon Feilder
{{Short description|British comedian and actor}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Simon Feilder
| image = Simon Feilder holding his phone looking surprised.jpg
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| occupation = Comedian, actor, presenter, content creator
| years_active = 2001-Present
| website = http://www.simonfeilder.com
}}
Simon Geoffrey Feilder is a British comedian, actor, voice artist and content creator. He was a weather presenter and VT reporter on The Big Breakfast and voiced several children's television shows before embarking on a career in stand-up and improv which led to him being cast at Amsterdam's Boom Chicago comedy theatre.
He has appeared in numerous British and Dutch television shows and movies and in 2023 he relocated to Mumbai where he continues to perform onscreen, in projects such as the movie Jigra and the television show Freedom at Midnight.
Career
In 2001 Simon entered a talent contest on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast called 'Find Me A Weather Presenter' which he eventually won and became the face of breakfast TV meteorology{{Cite web |date=2000-07-21 |title=Big Breakfast weather presenter winner |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a942/big-breakfast-weather-presenter-winner/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}
From 2006 to 2008 he voiced the character Nobby in Wish Films childrens' TV show Jim Jam & Sunny alongside Justin Fletcher and Bob Golding.
Following that he voiced the characters of Plex and Broby in the UK dub of award-winning show Yo Gabba Gabba.
In his nascent years as a stand-up comedian, Simon was a finalist in The Laughing Horse New Act of the Year, Amused Moose Comedy Awards and a Semi-Finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards.{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Laughing Horse New Act Final 2004 : Reviews 2004 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2004/03/01/35117/laughing_horse_new_act_final_2004 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Three's crowd : News 2003 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2003/06/21/2627/threes_crowd |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}}
Between 2009 and 2016 Simon took five shows to the Edinburgh Fringe festival:{{Cite web |title=Simon Feilder, comedian tour dates : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/s/585/simon_feilder/tour |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}}
- Life of Si - with Sy Thomas
- Life of Si: Si Harder - the follow-up
- AAA Stand-Up - A triple-hander package show selected by comedy promotor Bound & Gagged, featuring Feilder along with Joe Rowntree and Pat Burtscher
- All The Things I'm Not - His debut solo show
- Die Trying - 2nd solo show loosely based on his YouTube series of the same name
In 2010 Simon and Sy Thomas also appeared at the inaugural Hollywood Fringe festival as part of 'The British Invasion' where they were awarded Best Comedy{{Cite web |title=The British Invasion at The Hollywood Fringe |url=https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/200?tab=details}}{{Cite web |date= |title=The Fringe Awards (Freaks & Sillies) |url=https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/learn/article/353}}
In 2014 Simon was the co-host of the Ellie Taylor Show on Fubar Radio.{{Cite web |date=2014-08-14 |title=The Ellie Taylor Show {{!}} FUBAR Radio |url=https://fubarradio.com/shows/the-ellie-taylor-show/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |language=en-GB}} He would later support Taylor on several of her solo stand-up tours.
Re-united with Sy Thomas, in 2016-2017 the pair produced a series of comedy videos for kids' comic The Beano, under the banner of 'Simon & Simon's Guide To...'{{Cite web |title=Simon and simon on Beano.com - Funny Stuff Every Day! |url=https://www.beano.com/categories/simon-and-simon |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=www.beano.com |language=en-GB}}
In 2018 he wrote and acted in the short film 'Renaissance', which was directed by Ben Mallaby and selected for Encounters Film Festival and the Harlem Hip-Hop Film Festival among others.{{Cite AV media |url=https://vimeo.com/251536050 |title=Renaissance |date=2018-01-17 |last=Mallaby |first=Ben |access-date=2024-04-26 |via=Vimeo}}{{Cite web |date=2018-11-13 |title=Encounters Festival Catalogue 2018 by Encounters Film Festival - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/encounters-festival/docs/v2_encounters_main_catalogue_18_boo |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}
In 2018 Simon joined the cast of Amsterdam's Boom Chicago comedy theatre where he created and performed in numerous improv, sketch and musical shows,{{Cite web |date=2019-08-05 |title=THE FUTURE IS HERE… AND IT IS SLIGHTLY ANNOYING at Boom Chicago in Amsterdam |url=https://artstalkmagazine.nl/the-future-is-here-and-it-is-slightly-annoying-at-boom-chicago-in-amsterdam/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=ArtsTalk Magazine |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Sitcom Comedy Show about the 90s {{!}} Boom Chicago |url=https://boomchicago.nl/shows/sitcom/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Boom Chicago {{!}} Official site {{!}} Book here |language=en-NL}} shared stages with Brendan Hunt, Arjen Lubach, Jason Sudeikis and the mayor of Amsterdam Famke Halseme{{Cite web |title=Razendsnelle improv en hilariteit om Halsema: Boom Chicago Comedy Festival pakt uit |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/razendsnelle-improv-en-hilariteit-om-halsema-boom-chicago-comedy-festival-pakt-uit~b830cf19/}}
In 2021 Simon started a podcast dedicated to (DTV) action movies{{Cite web |date=2021-02-11 |title=CAN WE TALK ABOUT DTV MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES? |url=https://www.simonfeilder.com/blog/2021/2/11/can-we-talk-about-dtv-martial-arts-movies |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Simon Feilder British Actor Comedian Voiceover in Mumbai |language=en-US}} called Dodge This where he and comedian friend Matthew Highton would talk about international and niche action movies. In later episodes Simon is joined by other comedians and film-makers and occasionally interviews up-and-coming action directors such as James Nunn and Will Gilbey.{{Cite web |title=Dodge This: Action Movies Unleashed |url=https://www.buzzsprout.com/1892206 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Buzzsprout |language=en}}
2022 saw Simon feature in the Dutch nostalgic reboot movie Costa!
In August 2023 Simon relocated to Mumbai, India and has been writing about his time via a Substack newletter{{Cite web |last=Feilder |first=Simon |title=FROTH from Simon Feilder {{!}} Substack |url=https://simonfeilder.substack.com/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=simonfeilder.substack.com |language=en}}
In 2024 he appeared in the Bollywood movie JIGRA alongside Alia Bhatt and the TV series Freedom At Midnight.
References
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External links
- [http://www.simonfeilder.com Official website]
- [https://app.spotlight.com/6692-7839-5549 Spotlight Resumé]
- {{IMDb name|1299290}}
- [https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/simon_feilder/ British Comedy Guide]