Colin Griffiths

Born:	August 16, 1983 (1983-08-16) (age 23) Kent, England
Occupation:	Television presenter/Radio DJ/Comedian
Website:	http://www.mtvflux.co.uk

Colin Griffiths (born 16 August 1983) is an English comedian, DJ, VJ and writer. He is most famous for his work as host of the MTV show Up, Up, Down, Down..., the flagship program of MTV Flux which has also been aired on TMF UK and MTV UK and Ireland. is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... coat of Arms of Kent For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... A video jockey (usually abbreviated to VJ or sometimes veejay) can mean two things: One describes an announcer who introduces and plays videos on commercial music television such as MTV or VH1. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... MTV Flux is a television channel in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland that launched on September 6, 2006. ... TMF UK is a music video and entertainment channel in the United Kingdom (also broadcasts to Ireland), owned by MTV Networks Europe. ... It has been suggested that MTV Ireland be merged into this article or section. ...

He has also conducted interviews for the online channel MTV Overdrive as an off-shoot of his work with Up Up Down Down as well as co-hosting various "top ten" chart shows of varying themes and participating in skits for MTV's "Go Green" day. He also covered the launch of the PlayStation and Wii gaming consoles for MTV, filming on location at their respective promotional shows. MTV Overdrive is MTVs newest broadband video channel. ... The Sony PlayStation ) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ...

Griffiths provides multiple voices for an ongoing series of animated shorts on MTV Flux called "noobs".

During the summer of 2007 he covered the Wireless Festival for MTV Flux, interviewing numerous artists including The White Stripes, LCD Soundsystem, Perry Farrell and Klaxons. The O2 Wireless Festival is a music festival in England that takes place every year in both Hyde Park, London and at Harewood House, Leeds. ... The White Stripes are an American rock music duo from Detroit, Michigan consisting of Jack White (principal songwriter, vocals, guitar, piano) and Meg White (drums, percussion, vocals). ... LCD Soundsystem is the musical project of producer James Murphy, co-founder of dance-punk label DFA Records. ... Perry Farrell (born Peretz Bernstein in New York City on March 29, 1959) is a musician who, as the frontman of Janes Addiction, was one of the pioneers of alternative rock. ... Klaxons are an English band, from the Midlands. ...

Education

Griffiths was educated at Ardingly College, West Sussex, and subsequently at the University of East Anglia. Ardingly College is a public (privately funded and independent) co-educational boarding and day school, founded in 1858 by Canon Nathaniel Woodard. ... The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a leading campus university located in Norwich, Norfolk, England, founded as part of the British Governments New Universities programme in the 1960s. ...

Early Career

Colin began his work as a broadcaster as the host of the breakfast show (and later the afternoon Drive time show) on the regional UK radio station 'Livewire' at the University of East Anglia. Drive time is prime time for radio broadcasting. ...