Luke Nixon is a comedian, writer and actor
Luke was featured on BBC New Comedy Awards and appeared on BBC
Three as his character Jim Midge. He was the runner up in
Leicester Square Sketch Off 2025 and was the industry pick from
the British Comedy Guide. Luke was selected as the runner up for
Omid Djalili's Best Stand Up Comedy Newcomer 2025 with Omid
giving Luke the quote that his character Jim Midge is
"absolutely hysterical”.
In 2025 his character appeared in a Betasquad Trapped in a
Prison video with over 6 million views with separate clips of
his act amassing millions of views online. Musical Comedy Awards
Third Place 2024, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year
Finalist 2022. He is also the co-host of The Worlds Worst
Gameshow podcast and resident host for monthly comedy night
Catastrophe Cabaret.
Credits
- Faith | Writer (Edinburgh Fringe, 2014).
- Horrids | Actor & Writer (Edinburgh Fringe, 2015).
- Jesus & Lucifer: The Greatest Love Story Never Told! | Co-Writer & Actor (Canal Cafe, Kings Head Theatre, 2017)
- WISEBOWM: THE STRUGGLE IS REAL! | Producer & Actor (BBC Radio 4, 2019)
- Going the Distance | Actor (Lawrence Batley Theatre, 2021).
- Brown & Nixon: Put a Shift In! | Comedian (Brighton Fringe, Stand up Comedy, 2023)
- 2 Swans from Different Ponds | Comedy Split Bill (2 Northdown, Blank Peng x Luke Nixon, 2023)
Podcasting
Luke is an award nominated podcast producer. Having sold formats &
pilots to the BBC, Audible, a comedy animation short for Amnesty
International and producing hit independent business and comedy
podcasts.
For freelance producing and production get in touch below!
World's Worst Gameshow
Comedians Elliott Cass & Luke Nixon host a range of special guests in the World's Worst Gameshow.
Play on YouTube
Are you feeling Funny?
Hear fascinating insights and revealing anecdotes from top comedians (Stewart Lee, Phil Wang, Jamali Maddix) as they discuss health and well-being with a Harley street doctor.
Play on Apple Podcasts Spotify
The Mother/Daughter Manual
The Mother/Daughter Manual is not actually a manual anyone should follow. Felicity Montagu (Alan Partridge, Nighty Night) & her daughter, Olivia Nixon are joined by a special guest each episode to navigate motherhood.
Play on Apple Podcasts Spotify
Jimmy's Jobs of the Future
Former Downing Street special advisor Jimmy McLoughlin OBE explores the future of jobs with special guests such as Rishi Sunak, Ben Francis (Gymshark), Jordan Schwarzenberger (Sidemen manager).
Play on Apple Podcasts Spotify
Gigs
- BEHEMOTH Camden Comedy Test Kitchen (as Jim Midge) Dec 4th 2025 • 37 Chalk Farm Rd, Chalk Farm, London NW1 8AJ
- Everything is F#cked Comedy (as Jim Midge) Dec 4th 2025 • 156-158 Fortess Rd, London NW5 2HP
- Brown Sugar @TopSecretComedyClub Dec 6th 2025 • 170a Drury Ln, London WC2B 5PD
- The Komedia, Boast in Show Dec 11th 2025 • 44-47 Gardner St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1UN
- Catastrophe Cabaret (MC) Dec 18th 2025 • 10 Half Moon Ln, London SE24 9HU
6 Days to go
- Pints & Punchlines (Headlining as Jim Midge) Dec 29th 2025 • Greenwich theatre, Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES
17 Days to go
- Funnier Than Your Mom (MC) Jan 16th 2026 • 37 Cavendish Square, Greater, London W1G 0PP
35 Days to go
- Your Friend and Mine (as Jim Midge) Jan 21st 2026 • Southey Brewing 21 Southey Street London SE20 7JD
40 Days to go
- City Comedy Club (as Jim Midge) Mar 6th 2026 • Trapeze Bar, 89 Great Eastern St, London EC2A 3HX
84 Days to go
- City Comedy Club (as Jim Midge) Mar 14th 2026 • Trapeze Bar, 89 Great Eastern St, London EC2A 3HX
92 Days to go
- Glee Club Birmingham Mar 20th 2026 • The Arcadian, 70 Hurst St, Birmingham B5 4TD
98 Days to go
- Inamo Comedy (as Jim Midge) Mar 22nd 2026 • 11-14 Hanover Pl, London WC2E 9JP
100 Days to go
Contact
For bookings, podcast producing/production, or the best kebab house in south london, contact him at:
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