"tyne had a wheres wally daughter which was lucky enough to live with the ultimate male eugene stephen banforth the 3rd hailing from heaton byker and wallsend The Diddy Men were originally an unseen joke but after a while began to appear on stage with Dodd, delighting children in the audience. They also appeared in Dodd's BBC television programmes in the 1960s, as string-operated puppets. The Diddy Men tend to wear slightly oversized adult clothes in flamboyant style including tall furry hats. The Diddy Men include: Dicky Mint, Mick the Marmalizer, Stephen ""Tich"" Doyle, Little Evan, Hamish McDiddy, Nigel Ponsonby-Smallpiece,"
"Nicky Nugget, Ben ""Tiny Ween"" Winston, Sid Short and Smarty Arty. Diminutive British disc jockey David Hamilton, who appeared regularly on Dodd's BBC shows, acquired the nickname 'Diddy David' which has stayed with him to this day. The original Mick the Marmalizer was the ten-year-old daughter of Little Jimmy, who appeared at the Blackpool Tower Circus with Charlie Cairoli and Paul. The Diddy Men have a song, once released as a single, titled ""The Song of the Diddy Men"", sung in a high pitched, chipmunk style voice. It includes the chorus: ""We are the Diddy Men, Doddy's dotty Diddy Men,"
"Michael Barrymore Michael Ciaran Parker (born 4 May 1952), better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, is an English comedian and television presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. These included ""Strike It Lucky"", ""My Kind of People"", ""My Kind of Music"" and ""Kids Say the Funniest Things"". At his peak Barrymore was considered one of the most popular performers in the UK. He headlined the 1993 ""Royal Variety Performance"" and also appeared at the 1983 ""Royal Variety Performance"". Barrymore was voted the UK's favourite television star several times,"
"were Nero, Proud Mary, The Whip and Young Knives. The event sold out in May, 14 weeks before the festival began. The festival went on to win the industry award 'Best Small Festival 2011' as awarded by the LIVE UK awards. The festival sold out in record time 4 months prior. Further stages were added included the first appearance of Tim Peaks Diner, an American style Diner created by The Charlatans (UK band) frontman Tim Burgess (artist), as well as the Kube and The Woodlands. Artists included Dizzee Rascal, James, We Are Scientists, Maxïmo Park, Feeder, The View, Aim, The"
"production in London as well, which had starred Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees fame. In 1977, a stage adaptation of ""The Point!"" was presented at the Mermaid Theatre in London. Featured in the cast were Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz, both former members of the band The Monkees and long-time friends of Nilsson. In order to accommodate the expansion of ""The Point!"" to a full-length musical, other Nilsson songs from various points in his career were incorporated. An original cast album was released in the United Kingdom by MCA. A CD version has been released by Varese"
"giving comical advice. In 2015, the Neil Hamburger act was dramatized for the Rick Alverson film ""Entertainment"". In it, the character is shown repeatedly on and offstage; as well as the life of a fictional portrayal of the man behind the act separate from the real Gregg Turkington. The film's script was written by Turkington, Alverson, and comedian Tim Heidecker, although the dialogue was improvised. Neil Hamburger Neil Hamburger is a fictional standup comedian and singer, created and portrayed by Australian-American entertainer Gregg Turkington, who is characterized by his misanthropic jokes and anti-comedy style. Turkington has released a number of"
"smiling faces upon Dorker. Smike is troubled that nobody would smile upon him when he dies, and that he will never find his family. Nicholas comforts him, saying there is always hope (""Don't Let Life Get You Down""). The show has subsequently been staged many times by youth drama groups and amateur dramatic societies around the UK. It has also often been performed by Amateur Dramatic Societies around the UK. Smike Smike is a pop musical adaptation of a small part of Charles Dickens' ""Nicholas Nickleby"", that was televised for the BBC in 1973. The musical is based on the"
"aspects of his earlier ""memory plays"", while harking back to his ""comedies of menace"", as illustrated in the characters and in the Waiter's final speech: During 2000–2001, there were also simultaneous productions of ""Remembrance of Things Past"", Pinter's stage adaptation of his unpublished ""Proust Screenplay"", written in collaboration with and directed by Di Trevis, at the Royal National Theatre, and a revival of ""The Caretaker"" directed by Patrick Marber and starring Michael Gambon, Rupert Graves, and Douglas Hodge, at the Comedy Theatre. Like ""Celebration"", Pinter's penultimate sketch, ""Press Conference"" (2002), ""invokes both torture and the fragile, circumscribed existence of dissent""."
"nominal"" damages against Essex Police after being wrongly arrested 10 years ago. The judge did not decide on the sum to be awarded, as his ruling dealt only with the preliminary issue of the level of damages to be awarded. Barrymore was not present for the decision and values his claim at more than £2.4 million. Michael Barrymore Michael Ciaran Parker (born 4 May 1952), better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, is an English comedian and television presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. These included ""Strike It"
"the show, revised by Strachan, was toured in the UK in spring 2011, starring Dillie Keane and Kit and The Widow, with Stuart Neal and Savannah Stevenson. It included unpublished material and excerpts from Coward's diaries and memoirs, as well as the songs and scenes. Charles Spencer in ""The Daily Telegraph"" wrote, ""This loving tribute to Noël Coward … now revised for a smaller cast ... is a classy delight … from Dillie Keane's hilariously hooting, rubber-legged drunk-act during 'I've Been to a Marvellous Party' ... to Kit Hesketh-Harvey's amazing hip-swivelling during the Latin American number 'Nina'."" From Mermaid Theatre"
"the Entertainer. Eating places in the centre include McDonald's, Boswells and Wetherspoons. During the 1980s and into the mid-1990s, the shopping centre hosted Yate’s annual festival. On opening day a celebrity launched the festival by releasing balloons and stayed to sign autographs. Celebrities have included Carole Lee Scott, in character as Grotbags (from Rod Hull and Emu's enemy), Timmy Mallett, Keith Chegwin, Ross Kemp (""EastEnders""<nowiki>'</nowiki> Grant Mitchell), Ken Morley (""Coronation Street""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Reg Holdsworth), David Neilson (""Coronation Street""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Roy Cropper), Beverley Callard (""Coronation Street""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Liz McDonald), Bob Carolgees and Spit the Dog, and the Milky Bar Kid. The festival also brought"
"According to the Playaz Cliq Website, it airs a variety of genres including Urban Contemporary, Hip hop, Dance and Instrumentals. Madman the Greatest Madman the Greatest is a British Hip hop recording artist and music producer from Birmingham who has gained notoriety for his underground remixes of classic records including titles by Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, which have polarised his reputation. He is the founder of Playaz Cliq Recordings, the label responsible for his original releases. Under his GR8-1 Music Lab production camp, he is also responsible for the mastering and engineering of all the label's recordings. The artist"
"Nigel Playfair Sir Nigel Ross Playfair (1 July 1874 – 19 August 1934) was the English actor-manager of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London, in the 1920s. Playfair was born in St George Hanover Square, London to William Smoult Playfair and Emily Kitson, and educated at Harrow and University College, Oxford. He starred in the Mermaid Society's well-received 1904 London production of ""The Way of the World"" by William Congreve and went on to produce a modern run twenty years later at The Lyric with Edith Evans as Millamant (1924). He produced Shakespeare's ""As You Like It"" for the opening night"
"Dick Penny Dick Penny MBE is an arts administrator, consultant and producer, based in Bristol, England. Before his involvement in the arts, he worked in manufacturing industry, computer programming and the building trade. Penny was born in Droitwich Spa and educated at Monmouth School and Ross-on-Wye Grammar School. His first job in the theatre was as administrator of the Little Theatre Company (1980–1983), which he set up with a group of Bristol Old Vic actors to keep the Little Theatre, in the municipally owned Colston Hall complex, going as a professional venue. His duties included everything from set building to"
"lives on a small holding in Dorset where he keeps pigs. Nick Varney Nicholas ""Nick"" Varney (born 28 November 1962) is a British businessman who is the chief executive officer of attractions operator Merlin Entertainments. He rose to his position in 1998 after a background in marketing. Varney attended the London School of Economics before becoming a junior marketer in the mid-1980s, later progressing to senior roles. He has over 24 years experience in the visitor attractions industry and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Merlin Entertainments in 1999. He was later appointed a Director of the Company on 20"
"Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's musical Little Shop of Horrors at The Regent's Park Open Air Theatre In the autumn of 2018 Summer and Smoke will have a West End transfer to The Duke of York's Theatre, London. Masson has written and composed a series of critically acclaimed Scottish musicals; ""Stiff!"", ""Mince"" and ""Pants"". He directed the semi-autobiographical ""Mince"" with The Dundee Rep Theatre Ensemble, and it was nominated for best musical in The Barclays TMA Awards in 2001. At the Tron Theatre, Glasgow from 2001–2005 his alternative Christmas Pantomimes including ""Aladdie"" and ""Weans in the Wood"" were hugely successful."
"Peter Blake (actor) Peter Blake (8 December 1948 – 21 July 2018) was a British actor. Probably best known as the character Kirk St Moritz in the BBC sitcom ""Dear John"", by John Sullivan, his other high profile moments came through his playing of a 'Fonz'-type character in Pepsi-Cola commercials which led to a hit record in 1977 ""Lipsmakin' Rock 'n' Rollin"", Andy Evol the disc-jockey in ""Agony"" with Maureen Lipman for LWT and in an episode of ""Taggart"" (""Do or Die"") as Sgt. Bill Kent. He also had a long association with ""The Rocky Horror Show"" playing Frank-N-Furter over"
"Smike Smike is a pop musical adaptation of a small part of Charles Dickens' ""Nicholas Nickleby"", that was televised for the BBC in 1973. The musical is based on the character Smike from that novel. The TV production starred Beryl Reid as Mrs Squeers, Andrew Keir as Mr Squeers, Leonard Whiting as Nicholas, and Ian Sharrock as Smike. The original cast also featured DJ Neil Fox, a pupil at Kingston Grammar, as one of the schoolboys. A cast album was released on Pye records, including the songs from that production, but not all of the songs used in the stage"
"has choreographed for acts on the JLS Farewell Tour and the Music Video Awards; A&R scout for Universal Music Group James Morgan; showbiz journalist Jon Hornbuckle; founder of www.music-news.com Marco Gandolfi; songwriter/producer Simon Britton - who has worked with the likes of Eminem, Sting, Usher, Michael Jackson, and Sean Paul; producer and presenter for BBC Introducing Merlin D; and head of Future Music Management Chris Grayston. The Open Mic UK Grand Final took place at The NEC in Birmingham and gave acts the chance to perform in front of a music industry judging panel which included record label representatives from"
"and Nixon's ""The Opinion Makers"" is a musical comedy about a market research company in Swinging Sixties London. The play, directed by Daniel Buckroyd, opened in October 2013 at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, with a cast including Mel Giedroyc, David Mounfield and Julie Atherton. The Mercury Theatre website, which describes the play as 'Mad Men meets Carry On', provides this synopsis: 'When the utterly incompetent team at Fernsby Market Research find themselves facing the stiffest challenge of their professional lives – to report what the British Public really think of world famous ‘Doctor Campbell’s Lotion’ in readiness for a re-launch"
"Dick Mills Dick Mills (born 1936) is a British sound engineer, specialising in electronic sound effects which he produced at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Mills was one of the original staff at the Radiophonic Workshop, joining in 1958 as a technical assistant. At first he was employed to handle the hardware of the Workshop but soon found himself recording effects. Some of his earliest, uncredited sound work was on the 1958 BBC science-fiction serial ""Quatermass and the Pit"". Another of his prominent early recordings was the ""Major Bloodnok's Stomach"" sound effect, a significant part of the popular ""The Goon Show""."
"Chichester Festival, which transferred in December 2007 and January 2008 to the Gielgud Theatre in the West End. This version has been produced in the US by the California Shakespeare Festival. Early theatrical adaptations include ""Smike"", the 1838 ""Nicholas Nickleby; or, Doings at Do-The-Boys Hall"" (premièred at the Adelphi Theatre and City of London Theatre, and featuring Mary Anne Keeley as Smike), an 1850s American version featuring Joseph Jefferson as Newman Noggs, and another in the late-19th century featuring Nellie Farren as Smike. The most recent theatre adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby as a musical was performed by The Bedford Marianettes."
"the songs performed at this concert were from the Small Faces or Humble Pie catalogue. Pre-1980 Humble Pie alumni Peter Frampton, Clem Clempson, Greg Ridley and Jerry Shirley gave a one-off performance. Other guest appearances included two original members of the Small Faces, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan, Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher and Bobby Tench from Marriott's 1980's Humble Pie line-up and John's Children. Other musicians such as Alan White, Gem Archer, Midge Ure, Zak Starkey, Rabbit Bundrick, Steve Ellis and Tony Rivers appeared in band line-ups during the two and half-hour concert, released on DVD as the Stevie Marriott"
"down beat. Dickie Dandruff owner of ""The Fourways Café"" also goes by the moniker ""The Gallowgate Gourmet"" and presents a cooking segment called ""Dirty Dick's Delicat'messen"" where he prepares food in comedic style from his filthy café kitchen in the Gallowgate area of Glasgow. Josie is also another much loved character from his comedy show ""Francie and Josie"" with co-star Jack Milroy who played ""Francie"" Rikki Fulton Robert Kerr ""Rikki"" Fulton, OBE (15 April 1924 – 27 January 2004) was a Scottish comedian and actor best remembered for writing and performing in the long-running BBC Scotland sketch show, ""Scotch and"
"starred in ""Jack and the Beanstalk"" at the Newbury Corn Exchange, once again directed by Cal McCrystal, for Christmas 2004. He subsequently wrote two pantomimes, ""Cinderella"" and ""Dick Whittington"", both of which were directed by McCrystal at Newbury. Between 2005 and 2007 he developed three further one-man shows, all of which were written by himself, premiering each in turn at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. These were, respectively, ""David Benson's Haunted Stage"" ; ""It's A Plot: David Benson's Conspiracy Cabaret"" ; and ""Why Pay More"". He continued touring in his earlier shows, as well as making Christmas appearances in pantomime. In"
"as writer. The Nimmo Twins The Nimmo Twins are a sketch comedy duo from Norfolk, UK comprising Owen Evans and Karl Minns. Formed in 1996 in Norwich, they first came to national attention after their show ""Posh Spice Nude"" was a sell-out success at the 1997 Edinburgh Festival. Appearances on BBC One's ""Stand Up Show"" followed and they became regulars on Radio 4's ""Loose Ends"" programme with Ned Sherrin. They returned to Edinburgh in 1998 and 1999, selling out in critically acclaimed shows both years. They toured Britain, played Paris, New York and two sell-out years at the Singapore Comedy"
"and international performers. Famous comedians from Birmingham include Sid Field, Tony Hancock, Jasper Carrott, Shazia Mirza and Joe Lycett. Other leading figures include Jo Enright (Lab Rats, Phoenix Nights, Time Trumpet), Natalie Haynes, James Cook, Weakest Link winner Andy White and Barbara Nice (the creation of actress Janice Connolly). The Glee Club is the city's main comedy venue. The mac also host monthly/regular comedy sessions while smaller independent comedy promoters/ venues include The Cheeky Monkey Comedy Club, The Laughing Sole (in Strichley) and MY Comedy (Kitchen Garden Cafe, Kings Heath) with other nights at Old Joint Stock Theatre (city centre),"
"Pearson, Kurt Vile, Micah P Hinson, James Yorkston, Gordon Gano & the Ryans, Caitlin Rose, The Leisure Society, Brakes, Zola Jesus, Austra, Beth Jeans Houghton, Timber Timbre and more. There was also comedy from Robin Ince, Jo Neary, and Simon Munnery and literature from Laura Barton, Rob Young, and Clinton Heylin to name but a few. The festival won the award for ""Best Small Festival"" at the 2011 UK Festival Awards. In 2012 the festival took place from 31 August to 2 September. Headliners were Patti Smith, Grandaddy, Beach House, Grizzly Bear, Alabama Shakes. Also playing were Dirty Three, Midlake,"
"Polick as Graham Chapman. It was later adapted for BBC Radio 4 with the same cast and broadcast as the Afternoon Play, in September 2010. Pythonesque (play) Pythonesque is a Monty Python-related play by the British playwright Roy Smiles. It is based on Graham Chapman's battle with alcohol and his death from cancer. It continues with his rise in comedy and his getting the lead in ""Monty Python And The Holy Grail"" (1975) and ""Monty Python's Life Of Brian"" (1979). It was first performed in South Africa in 2008 and made its British debut at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival"
"Michael Barrymore comedy ""Bob Martin"". He created and wrote the Robson Green vehicle ""Christmas Lights"", and the spin-off series ""Northern Lights"". He also wrote the screenplay for the film ""Pierrepoint"". Bob Mills presented his own weekday programme in the 1990s on Greater London Radio from 10pm to 1am. This was during the period when other comedians also had their own programmes on GLR such as Mark Lamarr and Phill Jupitus. He is a regular pundit on BBC Radio Five Live's ""Fighting Talk"", and was the holder of the Copa de Croix Saint Simon, awarded to the annual FT Champion of"
"""The Spurs Show"" with Mike Leigh. In January 2013 he appeared in the ITV comedy drama series ""Great Night Out"" as Tonky. Phil Cornwell Philip Cornwell (born 5 October 1957) is an English comedian, actor, impressionist and writer. He is well known in the UK as being part of the ""Dead Ringers"" television and radio series, and achieved international recognition as the voice of Murdoc Niccals in the virtual band Gorillaz. Cornwell has co-written and performed principal roles in ""The Glam Metal Detectives"" and ""Stella Street"". He is also well known as DJ Dave Clifton from ""I'm Alan Partridge"" and"
"Osymyso Osymyso (real name Mark Nicholson) is a musician and DJ from the United Kingdom who specialises in the genres of mashup / bastard pop and breakbeat. He has been making music since 1994 and released his first album, ""Welcome to the Pailindrome"", in 1999. Songs which he has created include ""Pat n Peg"", which turns an argument between two EastEnders characters into a track through the looping of the shouts ""You bitch!"" and ""You cow!"" and the addition of a hip hop beat, and ""Intro-Inspection"". In a 2002 front page survey of the genre, The New York Times remarked"
"Cook and Harry Melling their professional debuet, Nick Payne returned to the festival for the first time since 2008, and HighTide produced the European premiere of Dan LeFranc's award-winning The Big Meal directed by Michael Boyd, former Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. The Festival also included Artist Talks with Michael Gambon, David Hare, Anthony Horowitz, Kate Mosse, and Michael Billington. Touring shows presented at the Festival included Caroline Horton's You're Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy, Live Theatre's Captain Amazing and Confirmation by Chris Thorpe which transferred to the Edinburgh Festival where it won a Fringe First Award."