- He left school with no qualifications and worked in a metal factory. He enrolled in night school and eventually enrolled at University and graduated with a Masters degree in English literature.
- He chose the stage name Frank Skinner after a man in his father's pub dominoes team.
- As a self-confessed reformed alcoholic, he hasn't had a drink since September 1987.
- He shared a flat with best-friend and frequent co-presenter David Baddiel for four years.
- He plays the Ukulele like his idol, George Formby.
- He is a passionate Elvis Presley fan and purchased one of Elvis' shirt from a US auction for $15,000.
- He was previously an English tutor at Halesowen College in Dudley, England.
- He performed first ever stand up comedy gig at the Portland Club in Edgbaston, Birmingham in 1987 aged thirty.
- He is a passionate supporter of West Bromwich Albion (The Baggies) Football Club from the English Championship.
- He has two brothers called Terry and Keith.
- He has one sister called Nora.
- With David Baddiel, he sang the vocals to "Three Lions", the official England song released to celebrate the 1996 UEFA European Championships. The track topped the charts in summer 1996 and an updated version topped the charts in summer 1998 to celebrate England's participation in that year's FIFA World Cup.
- He won the Perrier Award for Comedy at the Edinburgh festival in 1991, narrowly beating Eddie Izzard.
- He was awarded the freeman of the borough (for Sandwell, West Midlands) in March 2004.
- His favourite film is Laurel and Hardy's Beau Hunks.
- His long-term partner is comedy agent Cathy Mason.
- Born West Bromwich but raised in Oldbury.
- He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2023 King's New Years Honours List for his services to entertainment. He is a broadcaster and comedian in London, England.
- He is one of the UK's most famous stand-up comedians.
- He was brought up in Oldbury, West Midlands which is not far from West Bromwich. Probably uses West Bromwich as his home town because most people know it for West Bromwich Albion football club and Oldbury is relatively unknown.
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