Milton Hywel Jones (born 16 May 1964) is an English comedian. His style of humour is based onone-liners involvingpuns delivered in adeadpan and slightly neurotic style.
Jones has had various shows onBBC Radio 4[1] and was a recurring guest panellist onMock the Week.[2] Jones tours the UK periodically and is a regular performer atThe Comedy Store in London andManchester. Jones wrote the surrealist, partiallybiographical novelWhere Do Comedians Go When They Die?: Journeys of a Stand-Up (2009).[3]
Jones was born and raised inKew, London.[4] His father is fromSouth Wales.[5] He attendedMiddlesex Polytechnic, gaining a diploma in dramatic art in 1985.[6] He married Caroline Church in 1986[7] and they have three children. They live in theSt Margarets area ofLondon.[8] He supportsArsenal.[9] Jones is a practising Christian and often performs in churches and at Christian festivals.[10] He is a patron of the charity Chance for Childhood.[11] On 28 April 2025, Milton revealed he had prostate cancer. He has cancelled some of his tour dates so he can have surgery.[12] In August 2025, he announced he was cancer free after undergoing treatment.[13]
