After a career in health and social care, Angela Barnes took the plunge and embarked on her life-long dream to be a comedian. Within just a couple of years she had won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2011 and has now gone on to star in BBC Two's Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo and Hypothetical on Dave.
As well as becoming a regular on BBC Radio 4 having featured on The Now Show and The News Quiz, Angela took on the role of host on BBC Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack in 2017. Angela's hit series You Can't Take It With You returned for a second series in 2019 in the coveted 6:30 pm comedy slot on BBC Radio 4.
Recently, Angela took over hosting duties of BBC Radio 4's iconic The News Quiz, hosting the full spring series to huge success.