Sue Perkins
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Susan Elizabeth Perkins (born September 22, 1969) more commonly known as Sue Perkins is a British television presenter, actress, and writer.
From February to April 2006 Perkins will perform a national tour of her standup show.
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Mel and Sue
Perkins is best known for her collaborations (especially presenting comedy items) with Mel Giedroyc. As Mel and Sue the duo were short-listed for the Daily Express Best Newcomers Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1993. After a few years writing for French & Saunders they hosted a lunchtime show on Channel 4 called Light Lunch, and an early evening version, Late Lunch. The two met whilst students at Cambridge, where Perkins wasa student at New Hall, and were both members of the famous comedy club Footlights. Image:Sue perkins.jpg
Television
Perkins has also been a presenter on Channel 4's RI:SE and appeared in Celebrity Big Brother during 2002 in aid of a number of charities. Over the years she has made numerous appearances on BBC TV shows Have I Got News For You, Room 101, Celebrity Weakest Link, Question Time and Newsnight, she has often joked that the BBC pay her a regular wage for "blabbering on random shows".
She is currently a team captain on ITV's Win, Lose or Draw Late
Radio
Perkins is also a panel member of Radio 4's The News Quiz and makes regular appearances on BBC Radio 2's It's Been A Bad Week. She has occasionally appeared as a panellist on another popular Radio 4 show, Just a Minute.
She is currently chair of BBC Radio 4's The 99p Challenge.
Personal Life
Perkins was born in East Dulwichin London. She has been a reluctantly open lesbian since 2002, when ex-girlfriend Rhona Cameron outed her during the latter's stint on ITV's I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here . Despite being homosexual she lists John Snow as one of her weaknesses.
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