Johnny Vegas
Biography
Johnny Vegas is the stage name of Michael Pennington, the St Helens born actor, stand up comedian, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Moz in the BBC3 sitcom Ideal and for his role as The Oracle in several series of the ITV sitcom Benidorm. More recently, he has starred as the hapless Eric in Roy Clarke's Still Open All Hours alongside David Jason. In 2018, Vegas took the lead in a new BBC sitcom, Home From Home.
Movies (44)
Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026
The Twits
2025
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
2025
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
2023
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
2021
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
2021
Dial M for Middlesbrough
2019
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019
Tales from the Lodge
2019
The Queen and I
2018
Death on the Tyne
2018
Eaten by Lions
2018
Early Man
2018
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
2017
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017
Tulip Fever
2017
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
2017
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016
Grimsby
2016
Dark_net
2016
Red Top
2016
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015
The Harry Hill Movie
2013
Mr. Stink
2012
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
2012
Making Qi
2011
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
2009
An Audience with Neil Diamond
2008
A Tale of Two Continents
2008
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
The Libertine
2004
Blake's Junction 7
2004
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
2004
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
2003
Cheeky
2003
Blackball
2003
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002
When Snooker Ruled the World
2002
TV Shows (83)
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
2025
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
2025
You Bet!
2024
Out of Order
2024
Late Night Lycett
2023
Romantic Getaway
2023
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
2022
The Island
2022
The Greatest Snowman
2021
The Weakest Link
2021
Question Team
2021
Blankety Blank
2021
Murder, They Hope
2021
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
2021
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
2021
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
2020
Meet the Richardsons
2020
DNA Journey
2019
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
2019
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019
Good Omens
2019
Hypothetical
2019
The Big Narstie Show
2018
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
Home from Home
2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
Roast Battle
2018
LEGO Masters
2017
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017
We Have Been Watching
2017
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016
Travel Guides
2015
Taskmaster
2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
Still Open All Hours
2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Crackanory
2013
Through the Keyhole
2013
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013
Psychobitches
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
Catchphrase
2013
It's Kevin
2013
Car S.O.S.
2013
The Last Leg
2013
Comedy World Cup
2012
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
Celebrity Juice
2008
Massive
2008
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
2008
Would I Lie to You?
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Benidorm
2007
Benidorm
2007
Benidorm
2007
The One Show
2006
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Bleak House
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
Ideal
2005
Dead Man Weds
2005
QI
2003
Tipping the Velvet
2002
Top Gear
2002
Happiness
2001
Attention Scum
2001
Black Books
2000
Parkinson
1998
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
Room 101
1994
Shooting Stars
1993
Have I Got News for You
1990
This Morning
1988
Red Dwarf
1988
An Audience with...
1978
