Michael Spicer (comedian)
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Michael Spicer (born 1977) is a British comedy writer and performer. He is best known for his satirical video series The Room Next Door.
In the Room Next Door videos, Spicer plays a frustrated adviser who is communicating live via an earpiece with a figure speaking in public.[1][2] The videos cut between the exasperated Spicer and real footage of the public figure at a speaking engagement. Figures lampooned include Prince Andrew,[3] Boris Johnson[4] and Donald Trump. The Room Next Door has also been featured on The Late Late Show with James Corden in the United States.
Spicer is also an actor, appearing in the Netflix series Bridgerton and After Life, and the BBC 2 comedy series Mandy. He also produced series 2 of Mandy.[5] He has also appeared in The Mash Report and Late Night Mash.[6]
His radio series Michael Spicer: Before Next Door was broadcast on BBC Radio 4.[7] In May 2024 his series Michael Spicer: No Room was also broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
Awards
Spicer won the internet category at the 2020 Chortle Awards[8] and the 2020 Comedy.co.uk Award for Best Radio Sitcom, for the pilot of his BBC Radio 4 comedy Michael Spicer: Before Next Door.[9] The first series of Michael Spicer: Before Next Door subsequently won the 2021 Comedy.co.uk Award for Best Radio Sitcom.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Martina Cole's Lady Killers | Fred West | Episode: "Rose West" |
| 2019 to present | Mandy | Various roles | 13 episodes |
| 2021 | Buffering | Ryan | Episode: "Screen Test" |
| 2022 | After Life | Ben | Episode: "Episode #3.5" |
| 2022 | Bridgerton | Society Papa | Episode: "The Viscount Who Loved Me" |
| 2024 | Avoidance | Doctor | Episode: "Episode #2.6" |
| 2024 | Disclaimer | Simon | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Donald Merriweather | Episode: "How to Murder a Tune" |
| 2025 | My Mother's Wedding | Ted Schenlker | Feature film |
| 2025 | Fan Art | The Fan | Short film |
Radio Programmes and Podcasts
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2023 | Michael Spicer: Before Next Door | Himself, Various. | 9 episodes (Two series of four episodes and 1 pilot).[11][12] |
| 2021 | Michael Spicer’s It Happened to Me | Himself, Various. | Fake interview show, plays the interviewee and a fictionalised version of himself as a producer. The podcast has 6 episodes.[13] |
| 2024-2025 | Michael Spicer: No Room | Various | Radio sketch show, with two series and a total of 21 episodes.[14] |