"More Fool Me (memoir) More Fool Me: A Memoir is the 2014 autobiography of Stephen Fry. The book is a continuation from the end of his 1997 publication, ""Moab Is My Washpot: An Autobiography"", and the 2010 ""The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography"". It contains an overview of these previous two volumes, and an account of Fry's later cocaine addiction, chiefly covering the years 1986–93. Other major topics include Fry's writing of ""The Hippopotamus"", his work on the TV series ""A Bit of Fry & Laurie"", ""Jeeves and Wooster"" and ""Blackadder Goes Forth""; the radio series ""Saturday Night Fry""; and the"
"Kenneth Branagh. Braben had a son, Graham, with his first wife. After her death, he married Deidree, an ex George Mitchell singer/dancer, with whom he had two daughters. He had six grandchildren. Braben's autobiography, ""The Book What I Wrote"", was published in 2004. Braben's book, ""Eddie Braben's Morecambe and Wise Book,"" was published shortly after his death in 2013. In December 2017, ""Eric, Ernie and Me"", a docudrama about Braben's work with Morecambe and Wise starring Stephen Tompkinson as Eddie Braben, was shown on BBC Four. Eddie Braben Edwin Charles Braben (31 October 1930 – 21 May 2013) was an"
"""and this is me"", which became the title of his first autobiography), regularly attracted 18 million viewers. Among the prominent British personalities he portrayed were: Using colour-separation overlay and video editing, Yarwood frequently staged set-pieces in which he appeared as several characters at the same time using pre-recorded segments. An example of this might be a panel game or discussion featuring his versions of Robin Day, Harold Wilson and Brian Clough. It was Yarwood's performance as Harold Wilson that ultimately became his instantly recognisable trademark. He briefly caused some controversy by including Prince Charles as one of his regular impressions."
"John Hamill John Hamill (born 3 May 1947) is an English actor. He had previously been a bodybuilder and one of Britain's most popular ""physique models"" in the late 1960s before turning to acting, studying at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and appearing in the stage farce ""There's a Girl in My Soup"". Hamill’s background as a physiques model, which included cover appearances on several beefcake publications and the occasional 8 mm ‘posing strap’ film, earned him a considerable gay following, which is still visible on the internet today. It would also prove good training for his later"
"Danny Wallace (humorist) Daniel Frederick ""Danny"" Wallace (born 16 November 1976) is a British filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television. His notable works include the books ""Join Me"", ""Yes Man"", voice acting as the narrator for ""Thomas Was Alone"" and as Shaun Hastings for the ""Assassin's Creed"" game series, as well as the TV series ""How to Start Your Own Country"". Wallace was born in Dundee, Scotland. He is half Swiss. He attended Park Place Primary School, also growing up in Loughborough and Bath, England. He began writing reviews for video game magazines at the age"
"Gabriel Thomson Gabriel Thomson (born 27 October 1986) is an English former actor, best known for his role as Michael Harper in the British situation comedy series ""My Family"". Thomson began his acting career at the age of four, performing in plays with a company called ""the Goliards"" while his family holidayed in Devon. At the age of five, he gave his first TV performance in an advert for ""Frosties"" which he later said he'd ""rather forget."" In 1995, he appeared in a television version of ""The Bible: Joseph"". He followed this up with a small role in another television"
"Bobby Ball Robert Harper (born 28 January 1944), known professionally as Bobby Ball, is an English comedian, actor, and singer. He is best known as one half of the double act Cannon and Ball, with Tommy Cannon. They hosted their own ITV show ""The Cannon and Ball Show"" for nine years between 1979 and 1988. Ball has since gone on to star in various sitcoms and dramas including ""Last of the Summer Wine"", ""Heartbeat"" and ""Not Going Out"". In 2005, Ball took part in the fifth series of ""I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!"". Ball was born at Boundary"
"Ian McNabb Robert Ian McNabb (born 3 November 1960) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Previously the frontman of The Icicle Works, McNabb has since embarked on a solo career and performed with Ringo Starr, Neil Young/Crazy Horse, Mike Scott (of The Waterboys), and Danny Thompson of folk band Pentangle. McNabb's first book, an autobiography entitled ""Merseybeast"", was published in October 2008. Robert Ian McNabb was born in Lourdes Hospital (now Spire Liverpool Hospital) in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, the first and only child of Patricia (née Forsyth) and Robert Gerard McNabb. At 18 months old he contracted pneumonia, leaving him"
"Mike Yarwood Michael Edward Yarwood, (born 14 June 1941) is an English impressionist, comedian and actor. He was one of Britain's top-rated entertainers, regularly appearing on television from the 1960s to the 1980s. Yarwood was born and brought up in Bredbury, Cheshire. After leaving school, he worked as a messenger and then salesman at a garment warehouse. In his youth he was also a talented footballer, and almost pursued a professional career. Later he was a director of his local club, Stockport County. Yarwood was one of the stars of British television in the 1960s and 1970s, with his own"
"Look Who It Is! Look Who It Is! is the autobiography of British comedian and television presenter Alan Carr. It details his life from growing up in Weymouth to presenting The Friday Night Project. In the book, Carr recounts how he grew up in the shadow of his father, Graham Carr, and was therefore expected to grow up to be a great football player, despite his childhood ""puppy fat"". The book laments on his schooldays - he was picked last for the football team when the other students found out his lack of talent and his father forcing him to"
"their three children, Carol (known as Nancy Nova), Ros and Jon, and seven grandchildren. Bob Holness Robert Wentworth John Holness (12 November 1928 – 6 January 2012) was an English radio and television presenter and occasional actor. He presented the British version of ""Blockbusters"". Holness was born in Vryheid, Natal, South Africa. When he was seven, his family moved to England, initially to Herne Bay, Kent where his grandfather Nathaniel was brought up, then later to Ashford, Kent. After attending Ashford Grammar School and briefly Eastbourne College he went on to Maidstone College of Art (now the University for the"
"is from Newport, Wales and Wong retains a slight South Welsh accent. James Wong (ethnobotanist) James Wong (born 26 May 1981) is an ethnobotanist, television presenter and garden designer in the United Kingdom, best known for presenting the award-winning television series ""Grow Your Own Drugs"", being a panellist on the long-running Radio 4 series ""Gardeners' Question Time"" and reporting on the popular BBC rural affairs series ""Countryfile"". Born in London to a Malaysian Chinese father and a British mother, Wong was brought up in Singapore and Malaysia. Upon being awarded an academic scholarship, he returned to the UK in 1999"
"comedy book about the ups and downs of beekeeping. In March 2018, Turnbull revealed he had been diagnosed the previous November with incurable prostate cancer. Bill Turnbull William Robert Jolyon Turnbull (born 25 January 1956) is an English journalist and presenter, who currently works as a presenter for the radio station Classic FM, following many years as a presenter with the BBC. He was the main male presenter of ""BBC Breakfast"" from 2001 until 2016, and currently presents the religious series ""Songs of Praise"" and game show ""Think Tank"". Turnbull was born in Surrey, South East England, to an English"
"""Love Situation"", ""The Album"", and ""Double Standards"". In 2004 he embarked on his own national concert tour ""My Kind of Music"" taking him to many major concert venues throughout the country. Gary Wilmot Harold Owen ""Gary"" Wilmot, MBE (born 8 May 1954) is an English singer, actor, and comedian who rose to fame as a contestant on ""New Faces"". As a television presenter, he is best known as the host of ""So You Want To Be Top"" and ""Showstoppers"". Wilmot was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama"
"Robert Popper Robert Darren Popper (born 23 November 1967) is a British comedy producer, writer, actor, and author, best known as co-creator of the mock BBC documentary ""Look Around You"", and creator of Channel 4's sitcom ""Friday Night Dinner"". He also wrote the books ""The Timewaster Letters"", ""Return of The Timewaster Letters"" and ""The Timewaster Diaries"" under the pseudonym Robin Cooper. Popper began his career in British television working for The Comic Strip under Peter Richardson. He then worked on the Channel 4 show, ""The Big Breakfast"", writing for comedy puppets, Zig and Zag. He also made his first appearance"
"Eddie Nestor Eddie Nestor (born Edward Augustus Matthew Christopher Nestor; 5 June 1964, although his claim to be about to turn thirty years old is a running joke on his radio programmes) is a British actor, stand up comedian, television and radio presenter, who is best known for his starring roles in ""The Real McCoy"" and ""Desmond's"", as well as playing a small role in ""Trainspotting"". He hosted alongside Robbie Gee the Imperial College Indian Society's annual ""East Meets West"" charity show in 2007 and 2008. The show in both years was one of the most successful and popular charity"
"Bob Courtney Bob Courtney (31 October 1922 – 24 October 2010) was a British-born South African actor and broadcaster. He appeared in more than twenty film roles and worked as an on-air presenter and broadcaster on Springbok Radio. Additionally, Courtney co-founded Radio Today in 1996. Courtney was born Christopher Robert Courtney Leaver on 31 October 1922, in Dorset, England. He successfully studied to be an accountant. A self-taught pianist, he was drafted into the Royal Air Force's entertainment corps as an entertainer during World War II. Courtney served as an RAF entertainer in North Africa, Greece and Italy. He met"
"Ian Bleasdale Ian Bleasdale (born 1950, Upholland, Lancashire) is an English actor and television presenter. He divides his time between Haworth in West Yorkshire and Bristol. He started off life as a teacher before deciding that he wanted to become an actor, something which he would later joke forced his mother to take to her sickbed. He has appeared in various programmes, including ""The Beiderbecke Affair"", ""Inspector Morse"", ""The Brittas Empire"", ""Andy Capp"", ""Soldier Soldier"", ""All Creatures Great and Small"" and even as a photographer who got physical with Mike Baldwin on ""Coronation Street"". However, Bleasdale is best known for"
"of the Belgian RTBF. From 2012 to 2014, he was one of the three judges in the first ""Belgium's Got Talent"". In February 2014, he hosted the Swedish Grammy awards. In October 2014, he released his autobiography, ""My Most Wanted Life - On-Screen, Off-Screen and In-Between"", available in German and English editions. Ray Cokes Ray Cokes (born Raymond Christopher Cokes on 24 February 1958 on the Isle of Wight) is an English television presenter. His father was an officer in the Royal Navy, who was stationed at various navy bases around the world. At age 15 they permanently moved back"
"Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. Eddie Nestor Eddie Nestor (born Edward Augustus Matthew Christopher Nestor; 5 June 1964, although his claim to be about to turn thirty years old is a running joke on his radio programmes) is a British actor, stand up comedian, television and radio presenter, who is best known for his starring roles in ""The Real McCoy"" and ""Desmond's"", as well as playing a small role in ""Trainspotting"". He hosted alongside Robbie Gee the Imperial College Indian Society's annual ""East Meets West"" charity show in 2007 and 2008. The show in both years was one of the"
"also started one of Australia's first hazelnut farms, something he saw as his ""basic protection against the insecurity of show business"". George Mallaby (actor) George Mallaby (4 November 1939 – 12 July 2004) was a British-Australian actor and scriptwriter, best known for his roles in Australian television. Mallaby was born in Hartlepool, United Kingdom, and moved to Australia with his parents when he was 16. His father was a policeman. Mallaby's first jobs were signwriting and crayfishing. He was married twice, the first time in 1968. He suffered a stroke in 1994, and subsequently used a wheelchair. He died of"
"Barney Harwood Barnaby John ""Barney"" Harwood (born 7 November 1979) is an English television presenter and actor, known for his work with CBBC beginning in 2002. For CBBC, Harwood presented ""Prank Patrol"" and was a voice-over commentator for ""The Smokehouse"", while on BBC Two, he co-presented ""Basil's Swap Shop"" (a re-make of ""Multi-Coloured Swap Shop""), alongside Basil Brush. Previous work for CBBC included gameshow ""Crush"" in 2004, ""Sport Relief Gets Sub'd!"", a Sport Relief 2006 show and as co-presenter of ""Smile"", which aired each Sunday on BBC Two until 26 August 2007 and saw him win a Children's BAFTA for"
"showed over three-quarters of respondents wanting Deayton to stay on as the programme's host. In April 2003, Stephen Fry supported Deayton, by refusing to appear on the show again. Angus Deayton Gordon Angus Deayton (; born 6 January 1956) is an English actor, writer, musician, comedian, and broadcaster. He was the original presenter of the satirical panel game ""Have I Got News for You"", a job from which he was dismissed in October 2002 after a second round of tabloid allegations about his personal life. He was also the host of British panel show ""Would I Lie To You?"" from"
"Alistair McGowan Alistair Charles McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is an English impressionist, comic, actor, singer and writer best known to British audiences for ""The Big Impression"" (formerly ""Alistair McGowan's Big Impression""), which was, for four years, one of BBC1's top-rating comedy programmes – winning numerous awards, including a BAFTA in 2003. He has also worked extensively in theatre and appeared in the West End in ""Art"", ""Cabaret"", ""The Mikado"" and ""Little Shop of Horrors"" (for which he received a ""Laurence Olivier Award"" nomination). As a television actor, he played the lead role in BBC1's ""Mayo"". He wrote the play"
"their own gospel and ""An audience with..."" show in churches around the country. Bobby Ball Robert Harper (born 28 January 1944), known professionally as Bobby Ball, is an English comedian, actor, and singer. He is best known as one half of the double act Cannon and Ball, with Tommy Cannon. They hosted their own ITV show ""The Cannon and Ball Show"" for nine years between 1979 and 1988. Ball has since gone on to star in various sitcoms and dramas including ""Last of the Summer Wine"", ""Heartbeat"" and ""Not Going Out"". In 2005, Ball took part in the fifth series"
"Angus Deayton Gordon Angus Deayton (; born 6 January 1956) is an English actor, writer, musician, comedian, and broadcaster. He was the original presenter of the satirical panel game ""Have I Got News for You"", a job from which he was dismissed in October 2002 after a second round of tabloid allegations about his personal life. He was also the host of British panel show ""Would I Lie To You?"" from 2007–2008. He also played Victor Meldrew's long-suffering neighbour Patrick Trench in the comedy series ""One Foot in the Grave"", and George Windsor in the final three series of ""Waterloo"
"Series 17, Episode 1276. In 1990, he wrote his autobiography, ""Still on My Way to Hollywood"". He also was the subject on ""This Is Your Life"", which was transmitted on Boxing Day that year. His 1992 Christmas single was a recommended retail release in ""Music Week"". Wise was also an active and long-time participant in the Keep Britain Tidy campaign. On 14 May 1994, the BBC aired the first of three episodes of a mini-series called ""Bring Me Sunshine"", as a tribute to Eric Morecambe. It was hosted by Ben Elton, who is a huge fan of Morecambe and Wise,"
"Joseph May Joseph May (born 16 June 1974) is a British-born Canadian actor, voice actor and singer who has appeared in television and film. Born in Southampton, Hampshire, England and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May returned to the UK to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Most recognisable to British television viewers as the gay nurse Sam Colloby's unemployed partner, Paul, in ""Casualty"" during its twelfth season, Joseph also starred in the final season of sci-fi series, ""Bugs"" as the naive and misguided Adam Mosby around the same time. He has also appeared in"
"John Bishop John Joseph Bishop (born 30 November 1966) is an English comedian, presenter and actor, who is also known for his charity work, having raised £4.2m for Sport Relief 2012. A keen footballer, Bishop played for non-League teams Hyde and Southport, and was known for having an aggressive style of play. He also worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative prior to becoming a stand-up comedian. His television debut came on ""The Panel"". He has subsequently appeared in the E4 teen drama ""Skins"" (seasons 3-4) and in the Ken Loach film ""Route Irish"" in addition to his own shows including"
"subject of ""This Is Your Life"" in 1976, when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews. cracking actor Patrick Mower Patrick Mower (born Patrick Archibald Shaw; 12 September 1938) is an English actor well known for his various television and occasional film roles, often as a detective or secret agent, and more recently as Rodney Blackstock in ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"", a role he has played since 2000. Mower was born in Oxford, to a Welsh father and an English mother. In his 2007 autobiography, Mower states that he believed for years that his year of birth was 1940, but later"
"was that they were ""nice guys"". On 3 July 1990, Yarwood suffered a heart attack at his home. The following year, 1991, he gave up alcohol. He has been teetotal ever since. In October 1999, Yarwood underwent treatment for depression at the Priory Clinic in Roehampton, London. As of 2007, Yarwood lives alone in Weybridge, Surrey. Mike Yarwood Michael Edward Yarwood, (born 14 June 1941) is an English impressionist, comedian and actor. He was one of Britain's top-rated entertainers, regularly appearing on television from the 1960s to the 1980s. Yarwood was born and brought up in Bredbury, Cheshire. After leaving"
"refuse to communicate with a friend because he was apparently ""gaying him up"". Carr also tells the story of how puberty left him with ""big teeth"" and a camp voice. """"Puberty had been unkind. Whereas it had come in the night and left the other boys with chiselled, stubbly chins and deep masculine voices, I'd been left with a huge pair of knockers and the voice of a pensioner."""" Look Who It Is! Look Who It Is! is the autobiography of British comedian and television presenter Alan Carr. It details his life from growing up in Weymouth to presenting The"
"BBC. The novelist Siân Busby was his daughter. He died on September 20, 2003 at his home in Glasgow, Scotland, he was 66 years old. The cause of death was a heart attack. Tom Busby Tom Busby (7 November 1936 – 20 September 2003) was a Canadian actor and agent. Among his film credits were ""The War Lover"" (1962); ""The Dirty Dozen"" (1967) as Milo Vladek, one of the dozen; and ""Heavenly Pursuits"" (1986). Busby was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was responsible for training Glasgow youngsters at Community Service Volunteers (CSV). Among his many pupils were Billy Boyd,"