Ava Vidal

Ava Beverley Vidal (; born 1976 in Lambeth, London) is an English comedian. She has taken part in E4's Kings of Comedy. Her career in comedy began on the BBC's Urban Sketch Show.

Life and career In 1996, Vidal began working as a prison officer at HM Prison Pentonville in Barnsbury, North London. She was inspired to go into the field by her mother, who worked at HM Prison Holloway. BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz in February and October 2010, and appeared four times on BBC Two's Mock the Week between 2011 and 2013. In July 2012, she appeared on Is Football Racist? on BBC Three.

On BBC Three's Free Speech, she suggested armed drug dealers should be helped rather than sent to prison.

In 2016, along with numerous other celebrities, Vidal toured the UK to support Jeremy Corbyn's bid to become Prime Minister. Vidal presents her own YouTube podcast named Black Woman's Hour.

Personal life Vidal has three children, two daughters and a son. Her eldest daughter, Shaquelle, died in April 2018.