Johnny Vegas
Acting
Biography
Johnny Vegas is the stage name of Michael Pennington, the St Helens born actor, stand up comedian, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Moz in the BBC3 sitcom Ideal and for his role as The Oracle in several series of the ITV sitcom Benidorm. More recently, he has starred as the hapless Eric in Roy Clarke's Still Open All Hours alongside David Jason. In 2018, Vegas took the lead in a new BBC sitcom, Home From Home.
As actor 138
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Top Gear
2002
QI
2003
Taskmaster
2015
Good Omens
2019
Have I Got News for You
1990
The One Show
2006
The Last Leg
2013
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Celebrity Juice
2008
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
Red Dwarf
1988
Would I Lie to You?
2007
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
Parkinson
1998
Benidorm
2007
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019
Car S.O.S.
2013
An Audience with...
1978
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
Black Books
2000
Room 101
1994
Ideal
2005
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
2019
Shooting Stars
1993
Early Man
2018
The Weakest Link
2021
Catchphrase
2013
The Twits
2025
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
Grimsby
2016
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
Tulip Fever
2017
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
2025
DNA Journey
2019
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
Blankety Blank
2021
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013
Through the Keyhole
2013
Tipping the Velvet
2002
Roast Battle
2018
Bleak House
2005
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
British Film Forever
2007
Crackanory
2013
The F Word
2005
Still Open All Hours
2014
I Love 1990s
2001
Meet the Richardsons
2020
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
2002
Psychobitches
2013
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
The Big Narstie Show
2018
Hypothetical
2019
The Libertine
2004
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
This Morning
1988
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
It's Kevin
2013
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
2021
Question Team
2021
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017
Murder, They Hope
2021
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
2008
LEGO Masters
2017
Comedy Map of Britain
2007
We Have Been Watching
2017
Out of Order
2024
Happiness
2001
The Island
2022
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
2021
Red Top
2016
Romantic Getaway
2023
Massive
2008
You Bet!
2024
Late Night Lycett
2023
Blackball
2003
Chekhov Comedy Shorts
2010
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
2021
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
2025
Home from Home
2018
Eaten by Lions
2018
Comedy World Cup
2012
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006
Cheeky
2003
The Harry Hill Movie
2013
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
2022
The Queen and I
2018
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
2025
Feast
2009
Vic Reeves Examines
2000
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
2003
Dead Man Weds
2005
Attention Scum
2001
The Greatest Snowman
2021
Mr. Stink
2012
Death on the Tyne
2018
Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
2023
Dial M for Middlesbrough
2019
Showbiz Darts
2006
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
2005
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
2004
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023
Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
2020
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
2021
Making Qi
2011
Turn Back Time
2006
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
Comic Aid
2005
Brilliantman!
2015
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
Tales from the Lodge
2019
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
2012
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015
When Snooker Ruled the World
2002
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
2017
A Tale of Two Continents
2008
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
2021
Blake's Junction 7
2004
Blood and Nuts
2013
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
2017
Staying Up
2002
Travel Guides
2015
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021
An Audience with Neil Diamond
2008
Dark_net
2016
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
2009
