Ania Magliano
Ania Magliano | |
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Magliano in 2025 | |
| Born | 17 February 1998 |
| Education | Girton College, Cambridge |
| Website | aniamagliano |
Ania Magliano (born February 1998)[1][2] is a British comedian based in London.
Early life
Magliano grew up in Buckinghamshire.[3] She is of half-Polish and half-Italian descent; her mother is Polish and works as a doctor.[4] Magliano did a degree in English at Girton College, Cambridge,[5] and was a member of the Cambridge Footlights.[6][7] While at university, she founded Stockings Comedy, a female and non-binary comedy collective.[8]
Career
Magliano was a finalist for the Funny Women award in 2020 and for the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2018.[9]
Her debut comedy show, Absolutely No Worries If Not, won the Best New Show award at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2022.[10] Her performance of the show at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe received positive reviews in The Guardian, The Times, and Time Out.[11][12][1] She has opened for comedians Ed Gamble and Marc Maron.[13]
Magliano's 2023 Edinburgh Fringe show I Can't Believe You've Done This was nominated for Best Show at the festival. She returned in 2024 with the show Forgive Me, Father.[14]
In 2024, Magliano was also nominated for the Sky Arts Awards Breakthrough award.[15]
Magliano has written for Amelia Dimoldenberg's Chicken Shop Date.[10]
She has appeared on TV shows including The Stand Up Sketch Show and Dave's The Comedy Guide to Life,[16] and podcasts including The Comedian's Comedian, Off Menu, Secret Artists and Fakes and Frauds.[17][18][19] She has previously co-hosted the podcasts If It Is To Be Said, about the TV show Succession, and The Weekly Shop.[20][21]
In July 2025, it was announced that she would compete in series 20 of Taskmaster along with Maisie Adam, Phil Ellis, Reece Shearsmith, and Sanjeev Bhaskar.[22] She tied for first place with Adam and Ellis; Adam then won the tiebreaker challenge, making Magliano place second.
In February 2026, Magliano was announced as part of the Saturday Night Live UK cast.[23] She is an anchor for Weekend Update alongside Paddy Young.[24]
Personal life
Magliano is bisexual.[2] She is in a relationship with fellow comedian Will Rowland and they co-host the podcast A Bisexual and a Boyfriend.[25][26]
References
- ^ a b Wilkinson, Chiara. "Review: Ania Magliano, Absolutely No Worries If Not". Time Out Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ a b Guide, British Comedy (20 July 2022). "Ania Magliano is ready for her debut Edinburgh Fringe hour". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Ania Magliano". Island. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Interview with comedian Ania Magliano". Voice Magazine. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Life after Girton with Ania Magliano: porridge, comedy and blank sheets of paper". Girton College. University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Cambridge Footlights". Glee. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Archive 2018–present". cambridge-footlights. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Striking Out: Comedy after Cambridge". Varsity Online. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Can't Even Think Straight". Cambridge Fringe Comedy Festival. 14 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Healy, Rachael (6 August 2022). "Ania Magliano review – skilled off-key laughs from affable rising star". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Maxwell, Dominic. "Ania Magliano at Edinburgh festival review — sex parties and self-doubt punctuate a remarkable debut". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Artist | Ania Magliano". Latitude Festival. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "My Festival: Ania Magliano". The Scotsman. 15 August 2024. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Davis, Clive; Maher, Kevin; Craine, Debra; Morrison, Richard; Hodgkinson, Will; Maxwell, Dominic; Hackett, Laura; Freeman, Laura; Thomas-Corr, Johanna; Midgley, Carol (25 July 2024). "Top talent! Meet the breakthrough artists at the Sky Arts Awards". The Times. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ "Ania Magliano". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Ep 169: Ania Magliano | Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster, 2 November 2022, archived from the original on 1 May 2023, retrieved 1 May 2023
- ^ Ania Magliano, 8 December 2022, archived from the original on 1 May 2023, retrieved 1 May 2023
- ^ "Fakes and Frauds on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "The Weekly Shop with Ania Magliano and Harry Monaghan on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "If It Is To Be Said (Succession Podcast) on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Who's in Taskmaster Series 20". Chortle. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (4 February 2026). "'Saturday Night Live UK' Sets Inaugural Cast Of 11". Deadline. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ Shafer, Ellise (21 March 2026). "First 'SNL U.K.' Weekend Update Takes Aim at Former Prince Andrew: His New Residence, Marsh Farm, Is 'Named After the Nearby Marsh Where His Body Will Be Found'". Variety. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ^ "A Bisexual and a Boyfriend". Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ Bennett, Steve (8 August 2024). "Ania Magliano: Forgive Me, Father". Chortle. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.