Milton Jones


Milton Hywel Jones is an English comedian. His style of humour is based on one-liners involving puns delivered in a deadpan and slightly neurotic style.

Career

Jones has had various shows on BBC Radio 4 and was a recurring guest panellist on Mock the Week. Jones tours the UK periodically and is a regular performer at The Comedy Store in London and Manchester. Jones wrote the surrealist, partially biographical novel Where Do Comedians Go When They Die?: Journeys of a Stand-Up.

Personal life

Jones was born and raised in Kew, London. His father is from South Wales. He attended Middlesex Polytechnic, gaining a diploma in dramatic art in 1985. He married Caroline Church in 1986 and they have three children. They live in the St Margarets area of London. He supports Arsenal. Jones is a practising Christian and often performs in churches and at Christian festivals. He is a patron of the charity Chance for Childhood. On 28 April 2025, Milton revealed he had prostate cancer. He has cancelled some of his tour dates so he can have surgery. In August 2025, he announced he was cancer free after undergoing treatment.

Filmography

Radio programmes

  • The Very World of Milton Jones
  • The House of Milton Jones
  • Another Case of Milton Jones
  • ''Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!''

    Books

  • Ten Second Sermons
  • Even More Concise 10 Second Sermons
  • ''Where Do Comedians Go When They Die?''

    Television

  • Milton Jones's House of Rooms
  • 28 Acts in 28 Minutes
  • The Strangerers
  • The Comedy Store
  • The World Stands Up
  • Live at Jongleurs
  • Music Hall Meltdown
  • Planet Mirth
  • Mock the Week
  • Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
  • Lee Mack's All Star Cast
  • Zulu Comedy Galla in Denmark
  • Gonzola's Comedy Fest
  • Live at the Apollo
Jones was also a writer for TV shows: he worked on The One Ronnie, Not Going Out and Laughing Cow.

Stand-up DVDs

  • Live Universe Tour – Part 1 – Earth
  • Lion Whisperer –
  • On The Road –

    Awards

He won the Perrier comedy award for best newcomer in 1996, and in 2012, Another Case of Milton Jones was awarded silver in the 'Best Comedy' category at the 30th Sony Radio Academy awards.