Johnny Vegas
Department: Acting
Biography
Johnny Vegas is the stage name of Michael Pennington, the St Helens born actor, stand up comedian, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Moz in the BBC3 sitcom Ideal and for his role as The Oracle in several series of the ITV sitcom Benidorm. More recently, he has starred as the hapless Eric in Roy Clarke's Still Open All Hours alongside David Jason. In 2018, Vegas took the lead in a new BBC sitcom, Home From Home.
Known For
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
The Libertine
2004
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
2004
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone Of Idiot - Unseen And Uncut
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Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
2009
Blackball
2003
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
2003
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
Staying Up
2002
Brilliantman!
2015
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
2012
Blake's Junction 7
2004
An Audience with Neil Diamond
2008
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016
The Harry Hill Movie
2013
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002
Comic Aid
2005
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
2025
Grimsby
2016
Cheeky
2003
Red Top
2016
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
The Twits
2025
Making Qi
2011
Mr. Stink
2012
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
Early Man
2018
Tulip Fever
2017
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017
A Tale of Two Continents
2008
Eaten by Lions
2018
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
2017
Death on the Tyne
2018
The Queen and I
2018
Tales from the Lodge
2019
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
2021
Dial M for Middlesbrough
2019
Dark_net
2016
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
2021
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024
Blood and Nuts
2013
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
2023
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
2017
When Snooker Ruled the World
2002
Top Gear
2002
This Morning
1988
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006
Shooting Stars
1993
Ideal
2005
The One Show
2006
QI
2003
Room 101
1994
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
2021
Would I Lie to You?
2007
Vic Reeves Examines
2000
Bleak House
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
We Have Been Watching
2017
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
Turn Back Time
2006
Good Omens
2019
Murder, They Hope
2021
Attention Scum
2001
Massive
2008
Celebrity Juice
2008
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
2021
Benidorm
2007
Benidorm
2007
Comedy World Cup
2012
Dead Man Weds
2005
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
2002
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
2008
Feast
2009
Happiness
2001
Comedy Map of Britain
2007
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
I Love 1990s
2001
Meet the Richardsons
2020
Showbiz Darts
2006
The Island
2022
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017
Question Team
2021
Travel Guides
2015
DNA Journey
2019
Home from Home
2018
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
An Audience with...
1978
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
Blankety Blank
2021
Red Dwarf
1988
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
Still Open All Hours
2014
Roast Battle
2018
Tipping the Velvet
2002
Black Books
2000
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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LEGO Masters
2017
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
2019
The Greatest Snowman
2021
Romantic Getaway
2023
Benidorm
2007
Late Night Lycett
2023
The Big Narstie Show
2018
Through the Keyhole
2013
Hypothetical
2019
Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
2020
Taskmaster
2015
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Catchphrase
2013
Parkinson
1998
The Last Leg
2013
Car S.O.S.
2013
It's Kevin
2013
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
2025
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
2025
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
2022
Have I Got News for You
1990
You Bet!
2024
Crackanory
2013
Out of Order
2024
The Weakest Link
2021
Psychobitches
2013