Career: While still presenting, Brydon ventured into comedy, and made ends meet by providing voices for adverts and animations. A small role in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels inspired him to make a short film of his comic characters; series of Marion & Geoff, A Small Summer Party and The Keith Barret Show followed. Other credits include Director's Commentary, Human Remains, Supernova, A Cock and Bull Story, Little Britain, Annually Retentive and Gavin & Stacey. He's also hosted his own BBC chat show and has chaired the comedy panel show Would I Lie to You? since 2009. In 2010, he starred alongside Steve Coogan in the partially improvised BBC Two sitcom The Trip and has since appeared in its follow-up.

Career: After graduating, Mitchell worked an usher at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. He and Webb took a number of shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before being asked to write for Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller and for surreal comedy series Big Train. In 2001, they made their first sketch show, The Mitchell and Webb Situation, which ran for six episodes on the now-defunct cable channel Play UK. Their next project came in 2003, with the award-winning Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show. They've also worked together on That Mitchell and Webb Sound, That Mitchell and Webb Look and the film Magicians. Solo, Mitchell has appeared on 10 O'Clock Live and numerous panel shows, including Would I Lie to You?, where he's a regular team captain. His autobiography, Back Story: A Memoir, was published in 2012.

Career: His success as a stand-up was crowned when he won an award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He came to the attention of TV bosses after a stint on the radio. Lee was cast in The Sketch show alongside long-term collaborator Tim Vine. After a short-lived stint presenting They Think It's All Over, Mack and Vine began work on Not Going Out. The series revolves around two friends with opposite backgrounds and personalities, much like the two comics themselves. Mack has recently become a regular on comedy panel shows such as Would I Lie to You? and Have I Got News for You. He also has sell-out tours and best-selling DVDs to his name.

Career: In the early 1980s, Tonioli was a member of the Paris-based company La Grande Eugène and later joined the Lindsay Kemp Company. He worked extensively as a freelance dancer, including an appearance in Elton John's I'm Still Standing video and the film Absolute Beginners. Tonioli eventually made the move from dance to choreography when he went to work on TV show Not The Nine O'Clock News. Since 2004, he's been a judge on Strictly Come Dancing. He's also a judge in America on Dancing with the Stars.

Career: In 1995, Buxton and Cornish submitted a video sketch for a comedy show on Channel 4 called Takeover TV. This led to them being hired to do continuity links and a year later, they were given their own show on Channel 4 called The Adam and Joe Show. This ran for four series between 1996 and 2001 and it took the form of short sketches interspersed with links filmed from a bedsit. Buxton's father, Nigel, appeared in a weekly sketch as the character BaaadDad. Buxton and Cornish went on to present radio shows on Xfm and BBC Radio 6 Music. Buxton boosted his acting CV with roles in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Swiss Toni, The IT Crowd, Hot Fuzz (2007), Son of Rambow (2007), Stardust (2007), The Persuasionists and Country Man. Since 2007, he has hosted the BFI's music video showcase Bug. A TV version, Adam Buxton's Bug, was shown on Sky Atlantic in 2012. Buxton guest starred in several episodes of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown in 2014 and 2015. He has produced The Adam Buxton Podcast since September 2015.

Career: Wark moved in front of the camera to present Seven Days and Left, Right and Centre for BBC Scotland. Presenter roles followed on Breakfast Time, The Late Show and One Foot in the Past. Since 1993, she has been one of the main presenters of Newsnight. Wark has also hosted The Book Quiz, A Question of Genius, and A Question of Taste. In 2011, she reached the final of Celebrity MasterChef, losing out to eventual winner Phil Vickery.