# Ellie Taylor

Eleanor Jane Taylor (born 4 November 1983) is an English comedian, television personality, actress and writer.
After appearing as a contestant on Show Me the Funny in 2011, Taylor has appeared on numerous television shows, including 8 Out of 10 Cats (2011–2017), Fake Reaction (2013–2014), Mock the Week (2015–2019), The Lodge (2016), Stand-Up Central (2017), The Mash Report (2017–2022), Plebs (2018–2019), Strictly Come Dancing (2022), and Knuckles (2024). She has also presented the television shows Snog Marry Avoid? (2012–2013), Live at the Apollo (2016–2018), and The Great Pottery Throw Down (2022).
Taylor has written and performed five stand-up comedy shows: Elliementary (2015), Infidelliety (2016), This Guy (2017–2018), Cravings (2019) — also shown on Netflix as part of Comedians of the World — and Don't Got This (2019–2021). In 2021, she published her debut book, My Child and Other Mistakes, which became a Sunday Times bestseller.
From 2020 to 2023, she played Flo "Sassy" Collins in Apple TV's Ted Lasso.

## Early life

Taylor was born on 4 November 1983 in Brentwood, Essex. She studied English literature at the University of York. Taylor was a member of the University of York Drama Society and "did three or four plays".

## Career

She was spotted by a model agency scout while interning for FHM magazine, and signed with ISIS Models She did campaigns for Matalan, Asda and Pantene. Taylor decided she would rather not be a model, so she began working on corporate events. In her mid-twenties, Taylor began doing stand-up comedy.
Taylor was discovered on ITV series Show Me the Funny, an X Factor-style contest for aspiring stand-up comedians. In 2014, she performed her debut show Elliementary at the Laughing Horse as part of the Edinburgh free fringe programme.
In 2014, she hosted a radio show on London-based Fubar Radio alongside comedian Simon Feilder.
In June 2015, she made her debut in the 14th series of BBC Two's Mock the Week, and appeared in every series until the 18th.
In March 2016, Taylor appeared in the third series of CBBC's panel show The Dog Ate My Homework. She appeared a second time later that month.
In September 2016, Taylor had a recurring role in The Lodge as Christina. Taylor also plays Gloria, the next-door business-owner to the main characters in ITV2 Ancient Roman comedy series Plebs.
In 2017, Taylor became a regular fill-in for Emma Bunton on London's Heart Radio breakfast show.
Since July 2017, she has been a regular on BBC2 satirical comedy sketch series The Mash Report, appearing as Susan, a newsreader. A clip of one of her performances on the show later went viral, after it was posted across social media by Madonna.
In 2018, Taylor appeared in an advert for Stowford Press cider.
On 5 July 2018, it was announced Taylor and Anna Whitehouse would host a new talk show on radio station Heart FM on Sunday nights from 10pm to 1am. The show later became available as a podcast, Ellie and Anna Have Issues.
Taylor has been a regular on the BBC TV stand-up-comedy programme Live at the Apollo, both as a featured act and as a host.
In 2019, her half-hour stand-up special Cravings was released on Netflix as part of Comedians of the World.
Taylor has also been a guest on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Pointless Celebrities, Insert Name Here, QI, The Last Leg, Big Brother's Bit on the Side, and Show Me the Funny. In 2011, she won Company magazine's Lady HaHa title. In 2012, she replaced Jenny Frost as the presenter of Snog Marry Avoid? on BBC Three. She was one of the team leaders on the comedy panel show Fake Reaction. In 2013, she appeared in an episode of the HBO mockumentary series Family Tree.
In 2019, she again became a fill-in presenter on Heart, this time for Amanda Holden, on the national breakfast show alongside regular host Jamie Theakston.
In December 2019, it was announced that Taylor would step down from her Heart FM show to focus on her TV commitments. However, her podcast with Anna Whitehouse, Ellie & Anna Have Issues, is still released every Tuesday.
In July 2021, Taylor published her debut book My Child and Other Mistakes: How to ruin your life in the best way possible, which became a Sunday Times bestseller.
In August 2022, she was revealed as a contestant on the twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing. Taylor and her professional dance partner Johannes Radebe were eliminated in Week 10 after losing the dance off to Fleur East and Vito Coppola.

## Personal life

Taylor married reporter Phil Black in London in 2014 and has two children.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Show Me the Funny | Contestant | 1 episode: "Blackpool" |
| 2011–2012, 2017 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Herself | Guest panellist; 3 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | Snog Marry Avoid? | Presenter | Fifth and sixth series |
| 2012 | Don’t Tell The Bride Goes Global | Presenter | TV special |
| 2012 | Big Brother's Bit on the Side | Herself | Guest panellist; 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Family Tree | Tracey | 1 episode: "Treading the Boards" |
| 2013 | The Body Shocking Show | Herself | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Greatest Stand Up Comedians | Herself | Documentary |
| 2013–2014 | Fake Reaction | Herself | Team captain; 18 episodes |
| 2014 | Celebrity Squares | Contestant | 1 episode |
| 2014 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Now! | Herself | Guest; 3 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Sweat the Small Stuff | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Brotherhood | Poppy | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Make You Laugh Out Loud | Herself | Guest; 1 episode: "Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud 2" |
| 2015 | Celebrity Fifteen to One | Contestant | 1 episode |
| 2015–2016 | It Was Alright in the... | Herself | 7 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Virtually Famous | Herself | Guest panellist; 3 episodes |
| 2015–2019 | Mock the Week | Herself | Guest panellist; 10 episodes |
| 2016 | The Lodge | Christina | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Drunk History | Drunk Storyteller | 1 episode: "Battle of Trafalgar / The Virgin Queen" |
| 2016 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Dog Ate My Homework | Herself | Guest; 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Funny, Furry & Famous | Herself | |
| 2016 | My Worst Job | Herself | Guest; 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Celebrity Chase | Contestant | 1 episode |
| 2016, 2018 | Live at the Apollo | Guest Performer / Presenter | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Sick Note | Reporter | 1 episode: "Playing Ball" |
| 2017 | Josh | Spin Teacher | 1 episode: "Bicycles & Babies" |
| 2017 | Stand Up Central | Herself | Comedy Central special; 1 episode |
| 2017 | Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2017 | I Live with Models | Herself | 1 episode: "Don't Hit On Molly" |
| 2017 | The Chris Ramsey Show | Herself | Guest; 1 episode |
| 2017 | The Nightly Show | Announcer | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | Go 8 Bit | Contestant | 1 episode |
| 2017–2020 | The Mash Report | Newsreader Susan Traherne | Recurring role; 24 episodes |
| 2018 | I'll Get This | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2018 | CelebAbility | Herself | Guest; 1 episode |
| 2018 | Made in Chelsea | Presenter | 1 episode "End of Season Party" |
| 2018 | The One Show | Guest Presenter | 1 episode |
| 2018 | House of Games | Contestant | 10 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Pointless Celebrities | Contestant | 2 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Plebs | Gloria | Recurring role; 10 episodes |
| 2018–2020 | Richard Osman's House of Games | Herself | 10 episodes |
| 2019 | Insert Name Here | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Comedians of the World | Herself | Netflix series; 1 episode |
| 2019 | Would I Lie To You? | Herself | Guest; 1 episode |
| 2019 | QI | Herself | Guest; S16E15 |
| 2019 | The Crystal Maze | Contestant / Adventurer | 1 episode |
| 2019, 2021 | The Last Leg | Herself | Guest; 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Tipping Point: Lucky Stars | Contestant | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Guessable | Herself | Guest; 1 episode |
| 2020 | Comedy Game Night | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2020–2023 | Ted Lasso | Flo "Sassy" Collins | 7 episodes Nominated – Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series |
| 2021 | Hypothetical | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Comedians Giving Lecturers | Herself | Guest; 1 episode |
| 2021 | Yesterday, Today & the Day Before | Presenter | Also writer; 1 episode |
| 2021–2022 | Late Night Mash | Newsreader Susan | Dave's version of The Mash Report; 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Strictly Come Dancing | Contestant | Series 20 |
| 2022 | Mastermind | Contestant | Celebrity edition; 1 episode |
| 2022 | Let’s Make a Love Scene | Presenter | Two-part series |
| 2022 | Celebrity Lingo | Contestant | One episode |
| 2022–present | The Great Pottery Throw Down | Co-presenter | With Siobhán McSweeney |
| 2022–present | You Won’t Believe This (w/t) | Presenter | Four-part series |
| 2023 | Cheat | Co-host | Alongside Danny Dyer. Game show |
| 2023 | The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off | Contestant | 1 episode |
| 2023 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2023–present | Bake Off: The Professionals | Co-host | Series 8–onwards |
| 2023 | The Wheel | Celebrity expert | Specialist subject: breakfast; 1 episode |
| 2023 | The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice | Celebrity guest | One episode |
| 2023 | Big Zuu's Big Eats | Celebrity guest | One episode |
| 2024 | Knuckles | Agent Willoughby | Miniseries |
| 2025 | Celebrity Gladiators | Herself / Contestant | One episode |

## Tours

* Elliementary (2015)
* Infidelliety (2016)
* This Guy (2017–2018)
* Cravings (2019)
* Don't Got This (2019–2021)
* Palavering! (2025)