Sarah Millican
About Sarah Millican
Sarah Millican, born Sarah Jane King (born 29 May 1975), is an English comedian. She won the comedy award for Best Newcomer at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and in February 2013 she was listed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Radio 4's Woman's Hour. In the same year she married fellow comedian Gary Delaney, and her first book, How to Be Champion, was published in 2017. Among her accolades are two Chortle Awards, a British Comedy Award and two BAFTA nominations.
Millican was born and brought up in South Shields, England, the daughter of Valerie Prince and Philip D. King, who was a mining electrician. She attended Mortimer Comprehensive School and worked as a civil servant at a jobcentre until the age of 29. Her debut Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Sarah Millican's Not Nice, inspired by her divorce, won the if.comedy award for Best Newcomer in 2008, and her third show, Chatterbox, was nominated for the main Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2010, losing to Russell Kane.
Millican has appeared as a panellist on shows including 8 Out of 10 Cats, Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, Would I Lie to You? and QI. Her radio series, Sarah Millican's Support Group, began on BBC Radio 4 on 18 February 2010. A live DVD of her Chatterbox tour, released in November 2011, broke an all-time record in sales for a female stand-up comedian, selling 172,000 copies in just over one month. Her television series, The Sarah Millican Television Programme, was first broadcast on 8 March 2012 on BBC Two, and earned her BAFTA Entertainment Performance nominations in 2013 and 2014.
Videos (957)
Videos 433 to 456 of 957.
5:22Spicing Up The Bedroom | Sarah Millican
55K views
8:43How Many Things Can Go Wrong at a Newagents in 10 Minutes? | Would I Lie to You? | Sarah Millican
54.9K views
7:09Part 2 | How To Be Champion Storytime | Sarah Millican
54.8K views
8:30Ruder Than On Telly | Sarah Millican
54.7K views
17:54The Funniest Audience Moments Ever! | Sarah Millican
54.5K views
1:00A Lockdown Boyfriend? | Lockdown Moments of Madness
54.3K views
0:26Dodgems | | Sarah Millican
54K views
0:33Parking Barrier
53.7K views
0:50Going To The Toilet In Public | | Sarah Millican
53.4K views
1:00Lego | | Sarah Millican
53.2K views
4:18Sarah Millican Talks Taskmaster | Sarah Millican
53.1K views
4:14Ladyparts | Sarah Millican
52.9K views
5:47An Average Birthday Party In The 80s | Sarah Millican
52.1K views
4:49An Email From My School Bully | Sarah Millican
52K views
3:44Moving To The Countryside | Sarah Millican
52K views
8:06Sarah Millican in Sydney - March 2023 | Lockdown Moments of Madness | Sarah Millican
51.9K views
0:34How I Handle Bad Reviews | | Sarah Millican
51.7K views
0:27Wine Mug | | Sarah Millican
51.6K views
11:09Do You Know The Birthday Rules? | Sarah Millican
51.5K views
10:31My Hilarious Dad! | Sarah Millican
51.4K views
1:59US TOUR! Thanks to those who’ve been to my shows so far. Here’s an update on where has tickets left!
51.2K views
0:59Got A Divorce | | Sarah Millican
51.2K views
5:30The Problem With Being Too Relaxed... | Sarah Millican
51.1K views
3:53Dad's On The Toilet | Sarah Millican
50.9K viewsGuest appearances (18)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Sarah Millican.
Guest appearances 1 to 18 of 18.
11:37Sarah Millican on combating loneliness at Christmas
Russell Howard
611.8K views
1:16:45Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast - with Sarah Millican
Richard Herring
204.6K views
13:07Sarah Millican on openness in her stand-up, and horse smegma - from RHLSTP 468
Richard Herring
139K views
1:16:31Sarah Millican - RHLSTP
Richard Herring
87.2K views
1:15:19Sarah Millican - Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
Richard Herring
71.5K views
12:48Quickfire Q&A Session With Sarah Millican | Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett
57.4K views
46:36Sean Lock, Jon Richardson & Sarah Millican | 8 Out of 10 Cats
Jimmy Carr
24.6K views
9:48That's The Way A-Ha A-Ha Best Of Q&A With Sarah Millican | Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett
15.5K views
3:02Joe Lycett and Sarah Millican Make Cake! | Travel Man | Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett
13.5K views
2:34Sarah Millican & Pete Firman Do An Amazing Card Trick
Peter Firman
9.7K views
46:56Jack Dee, Sarah Millican & Charlie Brooker Had Other Plans For Jimmy | 8 Out of 10 Cats
Jimmy Carr
7.9K views
9:17Our Short Term Memory Lasts For 30 Seconds w/ Sarah Millican | Duck Quacks Don't Echo | Russell Kane
Russell Kane
6.8K views
8:02Best of Travel Man! With James Acaster, Sarah Millican and Mo Gilligan | Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett
5.1K views
15:25Aisling Bea & Sarah Millican Shouldn’t Be Left Unsupervised | Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett
3.2K views
4:00Joe Lycett and Sarah Millican Chow Down on Spit Roasted Sponge | Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett
3K views
4:45Joe Lycett, Sarah Millican & The Highest Spot In Lithuania | Travel Man | Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett
2.5K views
2:02Joe Lycett and Sarah Millican Visit the Highest Spot in Lithuania | Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett
2.4K views
19:47Best of Q&A's! | With Sarah Millican & Greg James | Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett
1.4K viewsChannels on this page: Russell Howard, Richard Herring, Joe Lycett, Jimmy Carr, Peter Firman, Russell Kane
Frequently asked questions
What is Sarah Millican known for?
She is an English comedian who won Best Newcomer at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and hosted The Sarah Millican Television Programme on BBC Two.
Where is Sarah Millican from?
She was born and brought up in South Shields, England, and worked as a civil servant at a jobcentre until the age of 29.
What award did Sarah Millican win at Edinburgh?
Her debut Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Sarah Millican's Not Nice, inspired by her divorce, won the if.comedy award for Best Newcomer in 2008.
What sales record did Sarah Millican set?
A live DVD of her Chatterbox tour, released in November 2011, broke an all-time record in sales for a female stand-up comedian, selling 172,000 copies in just over one month.
Is Sarah Millican married?
Yes, in 2013 she married fellow comedian Gary Delaney.
Comedians similar to Sarah Millican
Same comedic style, across countries
