Ania Magliano

Ania Magliano
Magliano in 2026
Born (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998
EducationGirton College, Cambridge
OccupationsComedian, actress
Comedy career
Years active2018−present
Websiteaniamagliano.com

Ania Nicola Magliano-Wright[1][2] (born 17 February 1998)[3][4] is a British comedian and actress based in London.

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 attended Hurtwood House.[7] She read English at Girton College, Cambridge,[8] and was a member of the Cambridge Footlights.[9][10] While at university, she founded Stockings Comedy, a female and non-binary comedy collective.[11]

Career

Magliano was a finalist for the Funny Women award in 2020 and for the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2018.[12] Her debut comedy show, Absolutely No Worries If Not, won the Best New Show award at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2022.[13] Her performance of the show at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe received positive reviews in The Guardian, The Times, and Time Out.[14][15][3] She has opened for comedians Ed Gamble and Marc Maron.[16]

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.[17] In 2024, Magliano was also nominated for the Sky Arts Awards Breakthrough award.[18] Magliano has also written for Amelia Dimoldenberg's Chicken Shop Date.[13]

Magliano has appeared on TV shows including The Stand Up Sketch Show and Dave's The Comedy Guide to Life,[19] and podcasts including The Comedian's Comedian, Off Menu, Secret Artists and Fakes and Frauds.[20][21][22] She has previously co-hosted the podcasts If It Is To Be Said, about the TV show Succession, and The Weekly Shop.[23][24]

Magliano at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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.[25] 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.[26] She is an anchor for Weekend Update alongside Paddy Young.[27]

Personal life

Magliano is bisexual.[4] She was in a relationship with fellow comedian Will Rowland and they co-hosted the podcast A Bisexual and a Boyfriend.[28][29]

References

  1. ↑ "OnlyFans Witch - Frank Off The Radio: The Frank Skinner Podcast". Spotify. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Fifty-Fifty: A Stand Up Show review: 'shameless, hilarious and touching'". Varsity Online. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 Wilkinson, Chiara. "Review: Ania Magliano, Absolutely No Worries If Not". Time Out Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 Guide, British Comedy (20 July 2022). "Ania Magliano is ready for her debut Edinburgh Fringe hour". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ania Magliano". Island. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Interview with comedian Ania Magliano". Voice Magazine. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "From Hurtwood to Saturday Night Live UK via Cambridge University". Hurtwood House. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Life after Girton with Ania Magliano: porridge, comedy and blank sheets of paper". Girton College. University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Cambridge Footlights". Glee. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Archive 2018–present". cambridge-footlights. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Striking Out: Comedy after Cambridge". Varsity Online. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Can't Even Think Straight". Cambridge Fringe Comedy Festival. 14 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  14. ↑ Healy, Rachael (6 August 2022). "Ania Magliano review – skilled off-key laughs from affable rising star". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  15. ↑ Maxwell, Dominic. "Ania Magliano at Edinburgh festival review — sex parties and self-doubt punctuate a remarkable debut". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Artist | Ania Magliano". Latitude Festival. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "My Festival: Ania Magliano". The Scotsman. 15 August 2024. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  18. ↑ Davis, Clive; Maher, Kevin; Craine, Debra; Morrison, Richard; Hodgkinson, Will; Maxwell, Dominic; Hackett, Laura; Freeman, Laura; Thomas-Corr, Johanna; Midgley, Carol (25 July 2024). "Top talent! Meet the breakthrough artists at the Sky Arts Awards". The Times. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  19. ↑ "Ania Magliano". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  20. ↑ Ep 169: Ania Magliano | Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster, 2 November 2022, archived from the original on 1 May 2023, retrieved 1 May 2023
  21. ↑ Ania Magliano, 8 December 2022, archived from the original on 1 May 2023, retrieved 1 May 2023
  22. ↑ "Fakes and Frauds on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  23. ↑ "The Weekly Shop with Ania Magliano and Harry Monaghan on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  24. ↑ "If It Is To Be Said (Succession Podcast) on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  25. ↑ "Who's in Taskmaster Series 20". Chortle. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  26. ↑ Grobar, Matt (4 February 2026). "'Saturday Night Live UK' Sets Inaugural Cast Of 11". Deadline. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  27. ↑ Shafer, Ellise (21 March 2026). "First 'SNL U.K.' Weekend Update Takes Aim at Former Prince Andrew: His New Residence, Marsh Farm, Is 'Named After the Nearby Marsh Where His Body Will Be Found'". Variety. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  28. ↑ "A Bisexual and a Boyfriend". Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  29. ↑ Bennett, Steve (8 August 2024). "Ania Magliano: Forgive Me, Father". Chortle. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
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