Ania Magliano
British comedian and writer
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Ania Nicola Magliano-Wright[1][2] (born 17 February 1998)[3][4] is a British comedian and actress based in London.
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Ania Magliano | |
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Magliano in 2026 | |
| Born | 17 February 1998 |
| Alma mater | Girton College, Cambridge |
| Occupations | Comedian, actress |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 2018−present |
| Website | aniamagliano |
Early life
Magliano grew up in Buckinghamshire.[5] She is of half-Polish and half-Italian descent; her mother is Polish and works as a doctor.[6] Magliano read English at Girton College, Cambridge,[7] and was a member of the Cambridge Footlights.[8][9] While at university, she founded Stockings Comedy, a female and non-binary comedy collective.[10]
Career
Magliano was a finalist for the Funny Women award in 2020 and for the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2018.[11] Her debut comedy show, Absolutely No Worries If Not, won the Best New Show award at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2022.[12] Her performance of the show at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe received positive reviews in The Guardian, The Times, and Time Out.[13][14][3] She has opened for comedians Ed Gamble and Marc Maron.[15]
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.[16] In 2024, Magliano was also nominated for the Sky Arts Awards Breakthrough award.[17] Magliano has also written for Amelia Dimoldenberg's Chicken Shop Date.[12]
Magliano has appeared on TV shows including The Stand Up Sketch Show and Dave's The Comedy Guide to Life,[18] and podcasts including The Comedian's Comedian, Off Menu, Secret Artists and Fakes and Frauds.[19][20][21] She has previously co-hosted the podcasts If It Is To Be Said, about the TV show Succession, and The Weekly Shop.[22][23]
In July 2025, it was announced that Magliano would compete in series 20 of Taskmaster along with Maisie Adam, Phil Ellis, Reece Shearsmith, and Sanjeev Bhaskar.[24] 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 Saturday Night Live UK cast.[25] She is an anchor for Weekend Update alongside Paddy Young.[26]