Skinner appeared as Angelos Epithemiou on series 6 of
Shooting Stars as a permanent member of Team B, replacing
Johnny Vegas. In series 7 and 8, he replaced
George Dawes as the score keeper. The character's signature tune is "Drop the Pressure (Jack Beats 'Rinsed Out Rave' Remix)" by Project Bassline. He is (apparently) of
Greek origin and resides in
Neasden. Epithemiou is
on the dole. He was originally introduced by
Bob Mortimer as a competition winner, as well as a burger van owner from 'somewhere in the North East', although this aspect of his character was gradually sidelined. As the character developed, Epithemiou showed an ongoing obsession with
Ulrika Jonsson, and revealed that his burger van had been destroyed by his brother Agathius. He also appeared in a series of YouTube clips alongside
David Earl whose character Brian Gittins employed him at his cafe, and who was increasingly envious of the fame Epithemiou was gaining on
Shooting Stars. Skinner appeared on BBC Three show ''World Cup 2010's Most Shocking Moments
with other celebrities, reviewing and making jokes about incidents in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This was one of the first appearances on TV since performing as the character Epithemiou on Shooting Stars''. In 2010, Skinner took the Epithemiou character on a UK tour titled
Angelos Epithemiou & Friends Christmas Show; due to popular demand, venues introduced additional dates throughout December 2010. He appeared four times on
Soccer AM during 2011 and 2012, and was a guest panellist on the BBC music quiz show
Never Mind the Buzzcocks in December 2011. In August 2011, Skinner appeared as Epithemiou in
BBC Radio 1's
Fun & Filth Cabaret, part of the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He ended each of the shows with a
HARDtalk-style interview. In December 2011, Skinner won the Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist at
The British Comedy Awards for his work as Epithemiou over the previous year. In the same month, he appeared as Epithemiou on the Christmas special of
The Rob Brydon Show. In 2012, he starred in his own show,
The Angelos Epithemiou Show, on
Channel 4. He also appeared as John Meringue in the Reeves and Mortimer quiz show ''Vic & Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners''. Epithemiou took part in Channel 4's
Come Dine with Me on 4 January 2013. He served tinned mushroom soup with white sliced bread for the starter and employed a burger van to cook his main dish. The only dish he cooked was a swiss roll for dessert: however his guests were told to go home halfway through their desserts and had to finish their food in their taxis on the way home. Epithemiou appeared alongside
Debbie McGee on
Pointless Celebrities in December 2018, raising money for
motor neurone disease. On 1 December 2019, Epithemiou appeared on Channel 4's
Sunday Brunch but only for the start of the show when guests are introduced followed by the first cooking item which he interrupted part-way through by walking into shot to announce that he was leaving. Angelos Epithemiou’s character and its place in English comedy history is analysed in
Guy Mankowski's book ''Albion's Secret History: Snapshots of England's Pop Rebels and Outsiders''. ==Radio==