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Episode: Mo Gilligan - Fatherhood Is A Gift I Didn’t Know I Needed
Description: Mo Gilligan started out working in retail (think Jo Malone and Levi’s) but quit in 2018 when his online comedy videos went viral. The leap paid off - sell-out tours across the UK, a late-night entertainment show on Channel 4 and his own breakout format The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, which earned him the first of three BAFTA wins. Netflix specials, world tours, primetime TV and a podcast soon followed.
Now in 2026, Gilligan is launching the biggest year of his career to date with a global tour, a major new partnership wi...