Frank Skinner after being made a member of the Order of the
British Empire (MBE) for services to entertainment at Buckingham Palace in 2023 (Image: PA Archive/PA Images) Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice The comedian and broadcaster has announced that Frank Skinner is leaving Absolute Radio after 15 years on air. Skinner, 67, has hosted the Saturday breakfast show The Frank Skinner Show since 2009 and was inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame in 2015. He also hosts Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast, which will continue for two more series. In a pre-recorded show, he revealed he will be leaving in May and said: "My manager (called)... you know every year, about this time, we've just celebrated our 15th anniversary on the show, so obviously that means the new contract is coming, and every year I do self-deprecating jokes about the fact that we probably won't get it renewed." Read More Related Articles
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comedy nights at the
London Palladium." "We'll share details of our future summer schedule in due course, but there's still a few more weeks to enjoy Frank, Emily and Pierre on Saturday mornings." Some fans were upset about Frank leaving his show, while others laughed because Frank made jokes about his bosses on the radio. One fan said: "Very silly of @absoluteradio not to renew #frankskinner's contract @VirginRadioUK should snap him up to replace the departed #grahamnorton. We need something classy on a Saturday morning." (Image: Redferns) Earlier this month, Graham told everyone on his show that he was leaving his
Job at Virgin Radio after being there for two years. Before that, he worked with BBC Radio 2 for ten years. One fan was upset, saying: "Saturday mornings won't be the same without@FrankOnTheRadio I've listened to Frank Skinner on @absoluteradio every Saturday for years, will definitely miss the unpredictability of the chat! ". Read More Related Articles Kate Middleton's uncle Gary breaks silence after pulling out of Big Brother final Read More Related Articles Kate Middleton's shock
cancer diagnosis is 'unusual for her age' doctor says Some people were fuming at Absolute Radio, with one saying, "I'm not over-stating this: my weekend is ruined. The Frank Skinner Radio Show is the most consistently funny show on radio or TV. Absolute Radio, are you nuts? ". Frank Skinner, whose real name is Christopher Graham Collins, is currently touring with his show 30 Years of Dirt, appearing in Milton Keynes, Brighton, and Leeds in April, and with more shows in May and June. In August, his show will return to the West End for three weeks. Last year, Frank received an MBE for his contribution to TV and radio. They've earned a few hundred pounds each since the 2018
World Cup He began stand-up comedy in 1987 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Just four years later, he won a big comedy prize called the Perrier Award at the same festival. Frank Skinner also works with David Baddiel, with the pair creating TV shows including Fantasy
Football and Baddiel And Skinner Unplanned together. Along with The Lightning Seeds, a rock band from
Liverpool, the football-loving duo penned the football anthem Three Lions. This song was first heard at the 1996 Euro tournament in
England. Top TV news BGT's Jonathan and Charlotte now Corrie fans rumble mystery identity Medics attend Celeb Big Brother house Ekin Su pulls out of CBB final They also gave a stirring performance of the track before England's match in the Euro 2020 final, introduced by World Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst. Skinner has written several books, including two autobiographies and Dispatches From The Sofa: The Collected Wisdom Of Frank Skinner. This book is a collection of his columns for The Times. His TV work includes creating and hosting three series of Frank Skinner's Opinionated for BBC Two. He has also presented multiple series of BBC One's Room 101 and Portrait/Landscape Artist of the Year for Sky Arts. Frank also hosted documentaries for the BBC on Muhammad Ali, Elvis Presley and the life of actor and musician George Formby. Get the latest celebrity gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox. Sign up to our daily Showbiz newsletter here . Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Daily Record
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