Jon Richardson quits comedy for teaching job at 43
Jon Richardson has quit comedy to become a teacher, telling fans in April 2025 that he had already accepted a teaching job. The 43-year-old said he had been training before taking the position, a move that pulls one of British comedy’s most familiar names out of the stand-up circuit and into a classroom.
April 2025 for Jon Richardson
“I’ve loved being a comedian, it was absolutely the right choice. But I’ve decided it would’ve been nice to try the other option, so that’s exactly what I’m gonna do.” Richardson said that in an April 2025 statement to fans. He added: “I’ve been doing some training, I’ve taken a teaching position. I will update you as and when I can. but that’s all from me for now, just to let you know where I’ve been. I’ll keep you posted.”
The move gives fans a rare, practical answer after weeks of public curiosity around his next step. Richardson had spent years on television and on the comedy circuit, and this is not a retirement note or a side project — it is a direct switch into a different job.
Meet the Richardsons era
Richardson and Lucy Beaumont spent nearly a decade married after wedding in April 2015, and they became household names through Meet the Richardsons. They also appeared together on a number of comedic panel shows, which made their marriage part of their public brand as much as their solo work.
The couple moved from London to a converted farmhouse in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, and their daughter Elsie was born in September 2016. That public setup gave the breakup a wider audience than a private separation would have drawn, because viewers had followed a version of their married life on screen for years.
Lucy Beaumont on the split
Richardson and Beaumont announced their separation in a joint social media statement on 12 April 2024, saying they had “jointly and amicably made the difficult decision to divorce and go their separate ways.” Beaumont later told Ok! that she would not be elaborating on why the marriage ended.
“People might think I should talk about it because we were so public and everyone knew us as a couple, but I won't, and not because there's any animosity,” she said. “We both agreed that while it might be weird for other people not hearing anything about it, we wouldn't talk about anything to do with the marriage or each other.”
For readers who followed Richardson through his relationship as well as his work, the practical takeaway is simple: he has moved on from comedy into teaching, and he is handling the change as a career decision rather than a media event. The next thing to watch is whether he says where the teaching role is and how much of his public comedy schedule disappears from view.
