Education
Horne was educated at Lancing College (Fields House, 1991–1996) and at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge where he studied classics, graduating in 2001.
Horne was educated at Lancing College (Fields House, 1991–1996) and at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge where he studied classics, graduating in 2001.
He is the host of "The Horne Section", a live music variety show which has been broadcast on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4. He made his first appearance at the Edinburgh festival in 2000 with his show, "How To Avoid Huge Ships". His 2003 Edinburgh show, "Making Fish Laugh" was nominated for a Perrier newcomer award.
His shows with Tim Key have been "Every Body Talks" and "When In Rome", both of which featured unusually extensive use of Microsoft PowerPoint for a comic acting
Horne toured Roman towns of the United Kingdom with the "When In Rome" show in early 2006. As a solo performer, Horne then wrote and performed "Birdwatching" at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival and "Wordwatching" at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival.
He has signed a two-book deal with Virgin Publishing to write up both of these stories as books The first, entitled Birdwatchingwatching, came out early in 2009.
The second came out in early 2010.
On 18 January 2007, Horne became the first ever comedian to perform in Second for a feature on Sky News. In 2011 he compered "The Horne Section", a comedy variety show with live music which was later broadcast on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4. More recently he has worked alongside fellow comedian Owen Powell, in the attempt to find a person from every nationality living in London.
After a year"s search, they finally managed to meet people from 189 of the United Nations"s 192 countries, and hence suggested there is nobody in the capital from Tuvalu, Palau or the Marshall Islands.
While at Cambridge he was a member of the Footlights.