Jake Yapp

Jake is a writer, composer and comedian, known for his works online including Radio 4 in 4 minutes and Russell Brand’s 2014 in 2 mins and 51 seconds. He has made regular appearances on Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe performing his brilliant and inimitable monologues. Jake has also popped up on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Newsnight and The Now Show. As the regular ‘Voice of Dave’, Jake has voiced a large proportion of the channel’s promos and appears in-vision for many of Dave's continuity stunts, the last of which won a Promax award for Best Script. From 2008 Jake spent three years working on the 6Music Breakfast Show, writing, performing and producing hourly songs and sketches. He also wrote and performed Pleased to Meet You for BBC Radio 4 Extra, in which he played a little old lady called Dora Dale. He has also composed music and jingle packages for clients as diverse as Max Factor USA, BBC Radio 2, uktv Gold, BBC America and the Redskins football team.