Hal Cruttenden

Who is Hal Cruttenden?

Hal Cruttenden is one of the top comedians working in the UK today, as well as being a highly accomplished writer and actor. Having originally trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, Hal’s acting career includes roles on TV and film. Hal’s big breakthrough in stand up came with his nomination for the Perrier Newcomer Award at the 2002 Edinburgh Festival for his solo show ‘Hal’, followed by a highly successful run the following year of his second show, ‘To Hal and Back’, which was also performed at the Soho Theatre in London. Internationally, Hal has travelled across Canada on the Just For Laughs 2008 Comedy tour, which played to over 40,000 people across the country.

His mother worked as a theatrical makeup artist and now runs her own makeup school, and his father was an actor trapped in an ad man's body.