moj taylor - dave
Moj Taylor is an actor, comedian and public speaker. As the lead presenter of the award winning not-for-profit organisation Push Talks he has performed over 600 inspirational speeches and workshops on post-18 life and aspirations to over 60,000 students since 2010. He began stand up as part of a BBC competition in 2013 called 'Stand Up If You Dare' and was selected for both the London and Birmingham live performances - being mentored by Jasper Carrott and Mark Dolan. He has also worked with Comedy Club 4 Kids as a workshop leader with comedian Tiernan Douieb - helping teenagers to try stand up comedy and develop their passion for it. He has performed 8 times at the Edinburgh Fringe, six as an actor and twice as a comedian. Before stand up, Moj was a key member of the 2011 Fringe First-winning team behind the multi-awardwinning Look Left Look Right show 'You Once Said Yes', which has fuelled his passion for interactive and site-specific theatre such as EAT. Moj attended Queen Mary University of London studying Hipanic Studies and Drama, before going on to undertake a Masters in acting at Drama Centre London. You can keep up to date with his adventures @mojtaylor on twitter, or at mojtaylor.com