“I was a very happy but quite solitary kid. I spent hours playing on my own, mainly with toy soldiers, and played entire World Cup football tournaments in the garden with commentary in my head.”

English comedian, actor, presenter and writer

Frank Skinner is the professional name of Christopher Graham Collins, an English comedian, actor, presenter and writer. He was named Best Comedy Entertainment Personality at the 2001 British Comedy Awards. He is known for television and radio work that spans comedy, talk and panel formats. His credits include Fantasy Football League, The Frank Skinner Show, Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned and Room 101, and he presented The Frank Skinner Show on Absolute Radio from 2009 to 2024. In October 2024, he launched the Frank Off The Radio podcast with the same team from the radio show.