Stephen Mangan to host the BMJ Awards 2023!

Stephen Mangan to host the BMJ Awards 2023!

The BMJ team are excited to announce our host for the 2023 awards is…Stephen Mangan!

Stephen James Mangan is an English actor, comedian, presenter and writer, best known for playing the role of ‘Sean Lincoln’ in the comedy series ‘Episodes’. Mangan made a name for himself as a theatre actor after appearing in more than twenty Broadway and off-Broadway productions. He was nominated for the Tony Award after his portrayal of ‘Norman’ in the Broadway production of ‘The Norman Conquests’.

Known for appearing in mainly comedy shows, Mangan has also played other types of characters on screen. His work in the series ‘Green Wing’ was widely appreciated by the critics as well as the audience. Since 2013, Mangan has been presenting the competition show ‘Artist of the Year’ which unearths talented painters and their best paintings every year. He has appeared in many popular shows like ‘Barely Legal Drivers’ (narrator), ‘Wild Brazil’ (narrator), and ‘Bliss’ (Andrew Marsden). On the silver screen, he has appeared in a few supporting roles in films like ‘New Year’s Eve’, ‘Someone Else’, and ‘Rush’.

Stephen Mangan has appeared in more than 50 television shows in his career that has spanned over 25 years and also has a strong comedy background, having made his name as one of the medics in groundbreaking Channel 4 comedy Green Wing.

Patrick Kielty to host BMJ Industry Awards

Patrick Kielty to host BMJ Industry Awards

BMJ is excited to announce that the host for the 2022 BMJ Industry Awards is the Irish comedian, tv and radio presenter Patrick Kielty.

Kielty became a household name when he presented the Channel 4 show Last Chance Lottery, which he followed with The National Lottery Big Ticket (BBC1). His extremely successful chat show Patrick Kielty Almost Live (Green Inc. Prods) enjoyed five series on BBC1. Kielty went on to front a new quiz show, Stupid Punts (CHX Prods), which aired on BBC Choice and BBC2. In 2002 he began co-presenting BBC1’s Fame Academy (Endemol) with Cat Deeley, the lady he went on marry. The duo have also hosted 2 series of Celebrity Fame Academy, in aid of Comic Relief.

Kielty co-presented the first series of the hugely popular Celebrity Love Island for ITV with Kelly Brook, and the second series with Fearne Cotton. In 2007, he interviewed Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern about the Northern Ireland Peace Process. In the same year, he also starred in the West End play A Night In November at the Trafalgar Studios, and took part in the BBC’s Live At The Apollo. Kielty took on the role as radio host and presenter in 2009 by sitting in for Alan Carr on his BBC Radio 2 Show. He participated in Sport Relief 2010, cycling across the UK. 2010 also saw him appear on Channel 4’s Comedy Gala, Mock The Week, and Sharon Osbourne: A Comedy Roast. He also works with Radio 2, broadcasting music specials both in the UK and the USA.