Richard Sandling
Actor
Biography
Richard Sandling is a British comedian, film reviewer, presenter, writer, director, actor and musician from South Benfleet. He won So You Think You're Funny in 2007. Sandling has said that he sought a career in comedy, and has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe a number of times, both as a solo act and as part of duo with Stuart Goldsmith. He is also the alter ego of Spak Whitman and has performed comedy all over the UK as well as America and Canada
Sandling runs Perfect Movie in London, a stand up and sketch comedy night all about films featuring recreations of top comedians. He also occasionally runs the Squat Betty comedy night in Southend.
He was the Myspace.com/comedy film reviewer for a time and is featured in the documentary The People vs. George Lucas. He can also be seen in Peep Show series 7, Trinny & Susannah: From Boom to Bust and Miranda series 2.
He is a regular performer at Robin Ince's Book Club and School for Gifted Children shows in London and at Latitude Festival and in 2008 was part of the Montreal Just For Laughs Britcom Show.
Filmography
The People vs. George Lucas
as Self 2010
Graphic Desires
as Hipster Barman 2023
Ashens and the Quest for the Gamechild
as Richard 2013
The Nan Movie
as Colin 2022
A Fistful of Lead
as Johnny Romford 2018
Nightshooters
as Tarker 2018
The Comedian's Guide to Survival
as Richard 2016
Blonde. Purple
as Ant 2021
Catherine Tate's Nan
as Steve 2014
Godless
as The Scientist 2017
Argh!
as Attendant 2023
Deathpit
as Anarchie Orwell 2024
Wyrdoes
2017
The Last Summer on Earth
as Big Guy 2013