Editing Nick Hancock (section)

==Career==
His early television credits also include working with [[Jasper Carrott]] in ''[[Jasper Carrott|Carrott Confidential]]'' (1989), and ''[[The Mary Whitehouse Experience]]'' (1989-1992),<ref name="comicus"/><ref name="comedy"/> and ''[[Me, You and Him]]''.<ref name="comicus"/> In 1990, Hancock presented a comedy/chat show about trivia for [[British Satellite Broadcasting]] called ''La Triviatta'' (1990).<ref name="comedy">{{cite web|url= https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/nick_hancock/ |work=comedy.co.uk |title= Nick Hancock  |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref> The same year 1990, Hancock appeared in two episodes of ''[[Mr. Bean]]'',<ref name="comedy"/> first as a thief who stole Mr. Bean's camera, and later as a ticket inspector on a train.<ref name="comedy"/> 

In 1992, Hancock was chosen as the host presenter of ''[[Room 101 (British TV series)|Room 101]]'',<ref name="comicus"/> remaining in the role until 1999.<ref name="comedy"/> 

In 1995, he became as the host presenter of ''[[They Think It's All Over (TV series)|They Think It's All Over]]'',<ref name="comicus"/> A great example of the show's humour was when [[Chris Eubank]] was slating Kiwi rugby star [[Jonah Lomu]], who's 6 ft 5 in and about 18½ stone, Hancock knowing Lomu was backstage as a mystery guest, and about to come on, was very comedic in the moment.<ref name="comedians">{{cite web|url= https://comedians.co.uk/profiles/nick-hancock/ |work=comedians.co.uk |title= Nick Hancock |access-date=15 January 2025}}</ref>

In 1998 Hancock starred (alongside Andy Smart) in a documentary/comedy about the [[Iranian national football team]], "The Outsiders".<ref name="comicus"/> In 1999 he also appeared in ''[[Great Railway Journeys|Great Railway Journeys of the World]]'', travelling from Guantanamo to Pinar del Rio.<ref name="comicus"/> In 1998 Hancock also provided the narration for a six-part BBC documentary ''Pleasure Beach'',<ref name="comicus"/> following the running of [[Blackpool Pleasure Beach|the Blackpool amusement park]].<ref name="comicus"/>

In 2006 Hancock was discussing his TV likes and dislikes on ''[[TV Heaven, Telly Hell]]''.<ref name="comedy"/> In 2007, Hancock filmed a series for [[STV (TV network)|STV]] and [[Discovery Real Time]] called ''Nick Hancock's Fishing School'', where he teaches a number of students the art of fly fishing.<ref name="fishing">{{cite web|url=https://player.stv.tv/summary/nick-hancocks-fishing-school/ |work=player.stv.tv |title= Nick Hancock's Fishing School |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref>  

In 2011, He appeared in a celebrity special edition of the [[ITV1]] gameshow ''[[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase]]''.<ref name="tv">{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/nick-hancock/credits/3030011652/ |work=tvguide.com |title= Nick Hancock Credits |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref> In 2011 he was asked by [[BBC America]] to join the panel of the [[National Public Radio|NPR]] quiz show ''[[Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!]]'' for a year-end special, "A Royal Pain in the News". Hancock won the game.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011-12-24 {{!}} Shows {{!}} Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! Stats Page |url=https://stats.wwdt.me/shows/2011/12/24 |website=stats.wwdt.me |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref>

In June 2015 Hancock guest-hosted the breakfast show for Stoke-on-Trent radio station [[Signal 1]].<ref name="comicus">{{Cite web|title=Nick Hancock · Hire For Events · Comedian, Host / Compere|url= https://comicus.co.uk/hire-talent/comedian/nick-hancock/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Comicus}}</ref>

In October 2021 he competed on Scott Mills and Chris Stark's "Upside Down Quiz" on their Weekend Show for BBC Radio 5.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Harris |first1= Duncan|title= M|date=2004|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-04446-4_13|work=Rock|pages=461–536|place=Stuttgart|publisher=J.B. Metzler|access-date=2021-10-16|last2= Smith|first2=Andy|last3=Turner|first3=Alwyn W.|last4=Wright|first4=Jonathan |last5=Murray|first5=Robert |last6=Ogg|first6= Alex|last7= Ives|first7= Simon|last8=McCaghy|first8= Maxine|last9=Dale|first9=Nick|doi=10.1007/978-3-476-04446-4_13 |doi-broken-date=1 January 2025 |isbn=978-3-476-01891-5 }}</ref> Hancock's podcast, "The Famous Sloping Pitch"<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Famous Sloping Pitch on Apple Podcasts|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-famous-sloping-pitch/id1581433476|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-GB}}</ref> is hosted on Apple.

In December 2022, Hancock's barn conversion home and contents, featured in season 2/episode 4 of ''Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House'', he submitted 15 quirky items to auction, including a club fender that made £400 and a retro lava lamp, which went for £30. In total, 14 items sold, raising £1,123, the unsold item, a cherished oil painting, returned home with him.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-04 |title=Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House "Helen Skelton and Nick Hancock" S2E4 5 December 2022 on Really – TV Regular |url=https://tvregular.com/2022/12/04/celebrity-yorkshire-auction-house-helen-skelton-and-nick-hancock-s2e4-5-december-2022-on-really/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House Season 2 |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-t4xl6k/celebrity-yorkshire-auction-house-season-2/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=Radio Times |language=en}}</ref>

In April 2023 he appeared as a fictionalised version of himself in an episode of series 4 of ''[[Meet the Richardsons]]'', having been tracked down by [[Jon Richardson]] to discuss life after showbusiness.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Meet The Richardsons Series 4, Episode 6 |url= https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/meet_the_richardsons/episodes/4/6/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}</ref>