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.
Known For
Movies
- The 50 Greatest Televis...
2007
- The Libertine
2004
- Sex Lives of the Potato...
2004
- Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone ...
- Johnny Vegas: Live At T...
2009
- Blackball
2003
- Johnny Vegas: Who's Rea...
2003
- Jesus Christ Vampire Hu...
2001
- When Comedy Changed For...
2006
- Staying Up
2002
- Brilliantman!
2015
- The Cow That Almost Mis...
2012
- Blake's Junction 7
2004
- An Audience with Neil D...
2008
- Roald Dahl's Most Marve...
2016
- The Harry Hill Movie
2013
- Blood Actually: A Murde...
2023
- Offensive: The Real Der...
2002
- Comic Aid
2005
- We Wish You a Mandy Chr...
2021
- Time Travel Is Dangerou...
2025
- Grimsby
2016
- Cheeky
2003
- Red Top
2016
- Keith Lemon's Back t'Fu...
2015
- The Real Ken Dodd: The ...
2024
- The Twits
2025
- Making Qi
2011
- Mr. Stink
2012
- The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
- Early Man
2018
- Tulip Fever
2017
- Murder on the Blackpool...
2017
- A Tale of Two Continents
2008
- Eaten by Lions
2018
- Being Frank: The Chris ...
2019
- The 2,000,000 Calorie B...
2017
- Death on the Tyne
2018
- The Queen and I
2018
- Tales from the Lodge
2019
- The Drowning of Arthur ...
2021
- Dial M for Middlesbrough
2019
- Dark_net
2016
- Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunc...
2021
- Apocalypse Slough: A Mu...
2024
TV Shows
- Top Gear
2002
- This Morning
1988
- TV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006
- Shooting Stars
1993
- Ideal
2005
- The One Show
2006
- QI
2003
- Room 101
1994
- Mel Giedroyc: Unforgiva...
2021
- Would I Lie to You?
2007
- Vic Reeves Examines
2000
- Bleak House
2005
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does C...
2013
- 8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
- We Have Been Watching
2017
- Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
- The Great Celebrity Bak...
2018
- Turn Back Time
2006
- Good Omens
2019
- Murder, They Hope
2021
- Attention Scum
2001
- Massive
2008
- Celebrity Juice
2008
- Johnny Vegas: Carry on ...
2021
- Benidorm
2007
- Benidorm
2007
- Comedy World Cup
2012
- Dead Man Weds
2005
- ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
- The Frank Skinner Show
1995
- Johnny Vaughan Tonight
2002
- Alan Carr's Celebrity D...
2008
- Feast
2009
- Happiness
2001
- Comedy Map of Britain
2007
- Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
- Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
- I Love 1990s
2001
- Meet the Richardsons
2020
- Showbiz Darts
2006
- The Island
2022
- Harry Hill's Alien Fun ...
2017
- Question Team
2021
- Travel Guides
2015
- DNA Journey
2019
- Home from Home
2018
- The Graham Norton Show
2007
- Alan Davies: As Yet Unt...
2014
- An Audience with...
1978
- Neil Gaiman's Likely St...
2016
- Rhod Gilbert's Growing ...
2021
- Richard Hammond's Brain...
2022
- Blankety Blank
2021
- Red Dwarf
1988
- Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does C...
2013
- Still Open All Hours
2014
- Roast Battle
2018
- Tipping the Velvet
2002
- Black Books
2000
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
- Have I Got a Bit More N...
- LEGO Masters
2017
- Celebrity Gogglebox
2019
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
- The Rubbish World of Da...
2019
- The Greatest Snowman
2021
- Romantic Getaway
2023
- Benidorm
2007
- Late Night Lycett
2023
- The Big Narstie Show
2018
- Through the Keyhole
2013
- Hypothetical
2019
- Mo Gilligan's All Star ...
2020
- Taskmaster
2015
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
- Catchphrase
2013
- Parkinson
1998
- The Last Leg
2013
- Car S.O.S.
2013
- It's Kevin
2013
- Johnny Vegas' Little Sh...
2025
- Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD...
2025