Ania Magliano

Ania Magliano
Magliano in 2025
Born (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998
EducationGirton College, Cambridge
Websiteaniamagliano.com

Ania Magliano (born February 1998)[1][2] is a British comedian and writer based in London.

Early life

Magliano grew up in Buckinghamshire.[3] She is of half-Polish and half-Italian descent; her mother is Polish and works as a doctor.[4] Magliano did a degree in English at Girton College, Cambridge,[5] and was a member of the Cambridge Footlights.[6][7] While at university, she founded Stockings Comedy, a female and non-binary comedy collective.[8]

Career

Magliano was a finalist for the Funny Women award in 2020 and for the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2018.[9]

Her debut comedy show, Absolutely No Worries If Not, won the Best New Show award at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2022.[10] Her performance of the show at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe received positive reviews in The Guardian, The Times, and Time Out.[11][12][1] She has opened for comedians Ed Gamble and Marc Maron.[13]

Magliano's 2023 Edinburgh Fringe show I Can't Believe You've Done This was nominated for Best Show at the festival. She returned in 2024 with the show Forgive Me, Father which will be touring in 2025.[14]

In 2024, Magliano was also nominated for the Sky Arts Breakthrough award.

Magliano has written for Amelia Dimoldenberg's Chicken Shop Date,[10] Frankie Boyle's New World Order, Newsjack, The Now Show and the Have I Got News for You Twitter account.

She has appeared on TV shows including The Stand Up Sketch Show and Dave's The Comedy Guide to Life,[15] and podcasts including The Comedian's Comedian, Off Menu, Secret Artists and Fakes and Frauds.[16][17][18] She has previously co-hosted the podcasts If It Is To Be Said, about the TV show Succession, and The Weekly Shop.[19][20]

In July 2025, it was announced that she would compete in series 20 of Taskmaster along with Maisie Adam, Phil Ellis, Reece Shearsmith, and Sanjeev Bhaskar.[21] She tied for first place with Adam and Ellis; Adam then won the tiebreaker challenge, making Magliano place second.

In February 2026, Magliano was announced as part of the upcoming Saturday Night Live UK cast.[22]

Personal life

Magliano is bisexual.[2] She is in a relationship with fellow comedian Will Rowland and they co-host the podcast A Bisexual and a Boyfriend.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ a b Wilkinson, Chiara. "Review: Ania Magliano, Absolutely No Worries If Not". Time Out Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Guide, British Comedy (20 July 2022). "Ania Magliano is ready for her debut Edinburgh Fringe hour". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Ania Magliano". Island. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Interview with comedian Ania Magliano". Voice Magazine. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Life after Girton with Ania Magliano: porridge, comedy and blank sheets of paper". Girton College. University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Cambridge Footlights". Glee. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Archive 2018–present". cambridge-footlights. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Striking Out: Comedy after Cambridge". Varsity Online. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Can't Even Think Straight". Cambridge Fringe Comedy Festival. 14 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  11. ^ Healy, Rachael (6 August 2022). "Ania Magliano review – skilled off-key laughs from affable rising star". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  12. ^ Maxwell, Dominic. "Ania Magliano at Edinburgh festival review — sex parties and self-doubt punctuate a remarkable debut". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Artist | Ania Magliano". Latitude Festival. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  14. ^ "My Festival: Ania Magliano". The Scotsman. 15 August 2024. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Ania Magliano". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  16. ^ Ep 169: Ania Magliano | Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster, 2 November 2022, archived from the original on 1 May 2023, retrieved 1 May 2023
  17. ^ Ania Magliano, 8 December 2022, archived from the original on 1 May 2023, retrieved 1 May 2023
  18. ^ "Fakes and Frauds on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  19. ^ "The Weekly Shop with Ania Magliano and Harry Monaghan on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  20. ^ "If It Is To Be Said (Succession Podcast) on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Who's in Taskmaster Series 20". Chortle. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  22. ^ Grobar, Matt (4 February 2026). "'Saturday Night Live UK' Sets Inaugural Cast Of 11". Deadline. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  23. ^ "A Bisexual and a Boyfriend". Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  24. ^ Bennett, Steve (8 August 2024). "Ania Magliano: Forgive Me, Father". Chortle. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
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