David Vitty

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Vitty
Occupation	Radio Host
Date Of Birth	Apr 24, 1974(1974-04-24)
Age	50
Birthplace	Hong Kong
Country	China
Horoscope	Aries

David Vitty Biography

David Vitty is one of the most popular and richest Radio Host who was born on April 24, 1974 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong birth and based in the UK. Radio host who is famous for his work on BBC Radio. He is famous for his well-known name, Comedy Dave. Comedy Dave.

Radio shows he hosted for a number of years with his co-host He hosted radio shows for years alongside his partner Chris Moyles..

Comedy Dave was educated at Glenealy Junior School and Bedford School, the name ‘Comedy Dave’ came from when he ran the tuck shop in the school hall and would regularly tell jokes in order to make more sales, many included impersonations of the teachers accents. After school, Vitty studied Radio Production at college, but never had any ambitions to be on-air. He began working as a copywriter and then moved onto becoming a “tech op” for Radio 1 on 5 December 1996. In 1997, he then met Chris Moyles – they got on well with each other and Moyles invited Vitty to work with him on his early morning show. When Moyles transferred to drive time in 1998, Vitty went with him and became “Comedy Dave” after comedian Lee Hurst asked Vitty on the show who he was, he said “Super Dave” to which Hurst sarcastically responded “Comedy Dave more like” in reference to his formative years nickname. .

Vitty’s regular daily contribution to The Chris Moyles Show was the “Tedious Link” (which launched September 2002 – a parody of Jo Whiley’s now-defunct “Tenuous Link”), a collection of loosely connected information, where one fact lead into another by way of juxtaposition, which then eventually lead into the title of a song (or the musicians responsible for it), often a “classic” or memorable tune, which was usually played at precisely 9 am, preceded by the Greenwich time pips. Once the song had been played he was questioned by listeners and the rest of the crew about the validity of the information given out during the “Tedious Link” (the theme tune from Treasure Hunt is usually played in the background). The theme music from the TV comedy show Bottom was used as the “bed” (underlying music) for the feature but for January 2009 Chris Moyles unveiled a new purpose-written jingle and music.

There is a child called Nicole Catherine.

David Vitty Net Worth

David Vitty is one of the richest Radio Host from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Vitty 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The nickname he earned was Comedy Dave back in grade school when he would spend time selling T-shirts.

In the early days of BBC Radio 1 he attempted to present the longest-running radio show ever, on air over 37 hours. He founded his own production business in 2014, called Stripey Horse.

David Lloyd Vitty (born 24 April 1974 in Hong Kong) is a radio presenter working in the UK. He worked alongside Chris Moyles at BBC Radio 1, having originally been a broadcast assistant on Moyles’ early morning show. He became the show’s head writer and ‘Director of Comedy’ and moved with Moyles to the drivetime slot, and then to The Radio 1 Breakfast Show, during which time the programme was known as The Chris Moyles Show. In total, he spent 14 years from 1998 to 2012 working alongside Moyles.

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Who is David Vitty Dating?

According to our records, David Vitty married to Jayne Sharp , Emma Pontefract. As of December 1, 2023, David Vitty’s is not dating anyone.

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Around 9:05 am, Vitty sang “Let’s get ready to ramble”, signifying the start of the feature “Half-Time in the Show”, holding onto the last syllable for a good ten to twenty seconds, in the style of Michael Buffer. This feature was dropped on the show’s return for the new year in January 2009.

Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Radio Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. David Vitty celebrates birthday on April 24 of every year.

Vitty appeared on the 6th series of Dancing on Ice with British adagio ice skater Frankie Poultney. He was knocked out in the skate-off on Sunday 13 February 2011.