"of Esther"", for example, becomes a vehicle for Don Ameche, with Groucho Marx as Mordecai. A talented pianist, he frequently supplemented his income by playing at local clubs in the Los Angeles area. Married and divorced five times, Paul had one son. He died in 1958 at the Veterans' Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. not to be confused with the film ""The Last Time I Saw Paris"", which was based on the short story ""Babylon Revisited"" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Elliot Paul Elliot Harold Paul (February 10, 1891 – April 7, 1958), was an American journalist and author. Born in"
"for the 2013 Christmas special. On 13 March 2015, they appeared again on Comic Relief, this time in a sketch based around ""National Treasures"". The duo appeared at the 2016 ""Royal Variety Performance"", performing sketches with host David Walliams. In April 2018, it was announced the brothers were in the process of recording a new clip show for Channel 5, entitled ""Chuckle Time""; It ran for one series during the summer of that year, although it was cut short following the death of Barry Elliot in August 2018. As well as regular TV appearances, Paul and Barry appeared on stage"
"Title. PN6162.E45 818'.5'407 75-10297 Manufactured in the United States of America 468975 Bob and Ray Bob and Ray were an American comedy duo whose career spanned five decades. Composed of comedians Bob Elliott (1923–2016) and Ray Goulding (1922–1990), the duo's format was typically to satirize the medium in which they were performing, such as conducting radio or television interviews, with off-the-wall dialogue presented in a generally deadpan style as though it were a serious broadcast. Elliott and Goulding began as radio announcers (Elliott a disc jockey, and Goulding a news reader) in Boston with their own separate programs on station"
"Patton Brothers The Patton Brothers, Jimmy Elliott (born 20 August 1931), and Brian Elliott (born 4 September 1934), are the two older brothers of Barry and Paul Elliott, the Chuckle Brothers. They began their career as a double act in 1954. Jimmy Elliott started his pantomime career straight out of school in 1946, and was joined by Brian in 1956 for ""Aladdin"" at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London. Both Jimmy and Brian made appearances in the children's television series ""ChuckleVision,"" alongside their younger brothers Paul and Barry. Jimmy is known as ""No Slacking"" due to the catchphrase that he constantly"
"Bob and Ray Bob and Ray were an American comedy duo whose career spanned five decades. Composed of comedians Bob Elliott (1923–2016) and Ray Goulding (1922–1990), the duo's format was typically to satirize the medium in which they were performing, such as conducting radio or television interviews, with off-the-wall dialogue presented in a generally deadpan style as though it were a serious broadcast. Elliott and Goulding began as radio announcers (Elliott a disc jockey, and Goulding a news reader) in Boston with their own separate programs on station WHDH, and each would visit with the other while on the air."
"Chuckle Brothers The Chuckle Brothers were an English children's comedy double act comprising Barry David Elliott (24 December 1944 – 5 August 2018) and Paul Harman Elliott (born 18 October 1947). They were known for their BBC children's programme ""ChuckleVision"", which celebrated its twenty-first series with a 2010 stage tour entitled ""An Audience with the Chuckle Brothers"". The comedy of the Chuckle Brothers usually derived from slapstick, wordplay and other visual gags, and their catchphrases included ""To me, to you"" and ""Oh dear, oh dear"". The brothers were born in Rotherham to Amy and James Patton Elliott, in 1944 and"
"with a Famous Father"". Elliott died in Cundy's Harbor, Maine on February 2, 2016, from throat cancer at the age of 92. Bob Elliott (comedian) Robert Brackett ""Bob"" Elliott (March 26, 1923 – February 2, 2016) was an American actor and comedian, one-half of the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. He was the father of comedian/actor Chris Elliott and grandfather of actress and comedians Abby Elliott and Bridey Elliott. He is most remembered by the character of Wally Ballou, a mild-mannered, but indefatigable radio reporter. Elliott was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, the son of Gail Marguarite (née Brackett), a"
"Bob Elliott (comedian) Robert Brackett ""Bob"" Elliott (March 26, 1923 – February 2, 2016) was an American actor and comedian, one-half of the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. He was the father of comedian/actor Chris Elliott and grandfather of actress and comedians Abby Elliott and Bridey Elliott. He is most remembered by the character of Wally Ballou, a mild-mannered, but indefatigable radio reporter. Elliott was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, the son of Gail Marguarite (née Brackett), a needleworker, and Fred Russell Elliott, who worked in insurance. Bob Elliot served In the U.S. Army in Northern Europe in WWII. On"
"had wanted to perform for as long as possible. His funeral was held on 17 August at the Rotherham United stadium and was attended by a number of show business friends; a large number of fans waited outside to pay their respects. Chuckle Brothers The Chuckle Brothers were an English children's comedy double act comprising Barry David Elliott (24 December 1944 – 5 August 2018) and Paul Harman Elliott (born 18 October 1947). They were known for their BBC children's programme ""ChuckleVision"", which celebrated its twenty-first series with a 2010 stage tour entitled ""An Audience with the Chuckle Brothers"". The"
"appeared alongside many British pantomime favourites such as Barbara Windsor, Ronnie Corbett, the Chuckle Brothers (their real life siblings) and John Inman. In September 2015, Jimmy became engaged to a 25-year-old ChuckleVision fan he had met via Facebook, a relationship with a 59-year age gap between the two. The couple married on 15 April 2017. Patton Brothers The Patton Brothers, Jimmy Elliott (born 20 August 1931), and Brian Elliott (born 4 September 1934), are the two older brothers of Barry and Paul Elliott, the Chuckle Brothers. They began their career as a double act in 1954. Jimmy Elliott started his"
"Harry & Paul Harry & Paul (originally titled Ruddy Hell! It's Harry & Paul) is a British sketch comedy show starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 13 April 2007. Prior to broadcast it was trailed as The Harry Enfield Show. The show reunites the pair, who had success with ""Harry Enfield's Television Programme"" in the 1990s. The second series of the programme began on BBC One on 5 September 2008. This was the last series from the comedy producer Geoffrey Perkins who died shortly before the programme's second series began. A third"
"Barry and Paul and if they failed to hit both of them three times in a minute, then the contestants would have custard pies put in their faces. Each episode would also have a celebrity guest, someone who was famous for being on TV at the time, such as Richard McCourt (better known as ""Dick"" of Dick and Dom), Dave Benson-Phillips, Michaela Strachan and Mr. Blobby. To Me... To You... To Me... To You... is a BBC children's game show that ran from 21 June 1996 to 25 December 1998. It was presented by Barry and Paul Elliott, better known"
"Paul Mark Elliott Paul Mark Elliott is a British actor who has appeared in several television comedies and dramas. He is sometimes credited as Mark Elliott, or with the hyphen in his first name as Paul-Mark Elliot. He had several small parts in shows during the 1980s, including in ""Blake's 7"", ""The Comic Strip Presents"" and ""Blackadder Goes Forth"". After appearing in the 1991 episode of ""Press Gang"" “Holding On”, he went on to play estate agent Trevor, Becky’s (Fiona Gillies) lover, in two seasons of Steven Moffat’s ""Joking Apart"". He appeared in ""Absolutely Fabulous"", ""Murder Most Horrid"", ""Holding the"
"2012 & 2013 Jack & Ron were voted Best Radio Personalities by readers of the Oklahoma Gazette. They have now won that award a record twelve times. In addition to his work as a radio host, Elliott has performed as TV spokesperson for numerous auto dealerships and is a voice-over artist with hundreds of commercial productions utilizing his voice. He has worked as a narrator, actor, and entertainer. Elliott's father was Chicago's first helicopter traffic reporter for WGN radio in 1958. Known as Flying Officer Leonard Baldy, he and his pilot were killed in a helicopter crash during the afternoon"
"Chris Elliott Christopher Nash Elliott (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his comedic sketches on ""Late Night with David Letterman"", starring in the comedy series ""Get a Life"" on Fox TV and ""Eagleheart"" on Adult Swim, as well as his recurring roles as Peter MacDougall on ""Everybody Loves Raymond"" and as Mickey Aldrin on ""How I Met Your Mother"". He has also starred in the films ""Cabin Boy"", ""There's Something About Mary"", ""Scary Movie 2"", and ""Groundhog Day"". He is currently starring as Roland Schitt on CBC Television's ""Schitt's Creek""."
"Awards. Matt Elliott (writer) Matt Elliott (born 1969) is a non-fiction writer, biographer and former New Zealand stand-up comedian. Elliott comes from Auckland and was educated at St Peter's College where he won the General excellence and senior English prizes in 1987. Elliott began performing professionally as a stand-up comedian as a ""nervous teenager"" in 1989 at a late night cabaret at the Station Hotel, Auckland in a show called ""Lewd and the Ludicrous"". In 1991 he was runner up in a comedy quest at Auckland's Abby's Hotel. Elliott then became part of a comedy collective called ""Laughter Mafia"" which"
"Company"". Paul Ryan (singer) Paul Ryan (24 October 1948 – 29 November 1992) was an English singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Paul and his twin brother Barry were the sons of singer Marion Ryan, and had some success as a singing duo during the 1960s, known simply as ""Paul & Barry Ryan"". However, the stress of public attention caused Paul to retreat into the background, while Barry went solo. Paul Ryan wrote Barry's 1968 hit, ""Eloise"", the 1971 hit ""Who Put the Lights Out?"" for Dana and another of his songs, ""I"
"Baby"" and ""Baddiel's Syndrome"". In 2001, he appeared in ""Spaced"" and as Fenton Beasley in the famous ""Pædophilia"" episode of ""Brass Eye"". In the 2000s. he has mainly acted in straight dramas, in shows including ""The Bill"", ""Holby City"" and ""Doctors"". He also narrated the five programme, ""Daniella Westbrook: EastEnders, drugs and my new nose"", in October 2005. Paul Mark Elliott Paul Mark Elliott is a British actor who has appeared in several television comedies and dramas. He is sometimes credited as Mark Elliott, or with the hyphen in his first name as Paul-Mark Elliot. He had several small parts"
"Matt Elliott (writer) Matt Elliott (born 1969) is a non-fiction writer, biographer and former New Zealand stand-up comedian. Elliott comes from Auckland and was educated at St Peter's College where he won the General excellence and senior English prizes in 1987. Elliott began performing professionally as a stand-up comedian as a ""nervous teenager"" in 1989 at a late night cabaret at the Station Hotel, Auckland in a show called ""Lewd and the Ludicrous"". In 1991 he was runner up in a comedy quest at Auckland's Abby's Hotel. Elliott then became part of a comedy collective called ""Laughter Mafia"" which performed"
"was cut short following the death of Barry Elliott on 5 August 2018 aged 73, meaning only six were broadcast. The final episode was shown in tribute to the comedian. It is unknown whether further episodes were recorded, as it was later stated that Barry had been forced to pull out of filming part-way through due to illness. Chuckle Time Chuckle Time was a British television series which was broadcast on Channel 5 in 2018. The show was hosted by the comedy duo Barry and Paul Elliott, best known as The Chuckle Brothers. It was based off a similar style"
"Barry and Stuart Barry and Stuart (Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod) are two Scottish BAFTA nominated magicians and comedians whose work has been seen on television and on stage around the world. The double act are known for their comically dark performing style, for taking as inspiration the accounts of Biblical miracles and faking paranormal phenomena to form the basis for some of their illusions. Jones was born on 16 April 1982 in Aberdeen and grew up in Portlethen, Scotland. MacLeod was born on 4 July 1980 in Aberdeen and grew up in Peterhead, Scotland. MacLeod attended Peterhead Academy before"
"and Hugo Speer and in ""Robin Hood"" (2006, BBC), in the penultimate episode of series two. He met wife Charlotte (Charlie), who is from Kent, while working on The Bill. They married in Rhodes, have one child, Lucas, and live in Kent. Paul's son, James, from a previous marriage, died in 2014 aboard a vessel moored in Aberdeen Harbour, at age 25. Paul Usher Paul Usher (born 30 April 1961 in Reading) is an English actor. He was educated at Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Bebington, and is best known for playing Barry Grant in ""Brookside"", from the first episode"
"Show"" and ""Harry & Paul"". Celebrities played by Harry and Paul included Rob Brydon, Harry Hill, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Fry, Melvyn Bragg, Mark Rylance and Stephen Hawking. Philippines foreign secretary Alberto Romulo complained to the British Embassy about a ""Clive the Geordie"" sketch in the fourth episode of the second series, in which the character is urged by his ""owner"" to mate (unsuccessfully) with a neighbour's Filipina maid. An online petition started by the ""Philippine Foundation"" condemned the sketch as ""completely disgraceful, distasteful and a great example of gutter humour... inciting stereotyped racial discrimination, vulgarity and violation of the maid's"
"Barry Hilton David Barry Hilton (born 29 January 1956 in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia) is a world-renowned South African stand up comedian. Referred to by his middle name, Barry (aka ‘The Cousin’), he is also an actor, television personality and motivational speaker. After 6 years of initially working as an electrician he tried his hand at comedy - turning Professional in 1983 at the age of 26. Inspired by comedians Richard Pryor and Billy Connolly, Hilton's personal style can best be described as a combination of observational, satirical and physical comedy. Hilton was born in 1956 to Irene Natalie Lieveaux, a"
"Lorne Elliott Lorne Elliott is a Canadian comedian, musician, author, and award-winning playwright. Elliott was born in Montreal. Elliott first began performing in 1974, as a folk musician, under his full name of Chris Lorne Elliott; he later truncated his name so as to avoid being confused with Chris Elliott. He soon teamed up with Kevin Blackmore (a.k.a. ""Buddy Wasisname"") to establish the comedic musical duo Free Beer (1979–1982), but he is best known for his 11 years as host of the CBC Radio program ""Madly Off in All Directions"". The ""Montreal Mirror"" has described him as a ""national treasure""."
"Lorne Elliott Lorne Elliott is a Canadian comedian, musician, author, and award-winning playwright. Elliott was born in Montreal. Elliott first began performing in 1974, as a folk musician, under his full name of Chris Lorne Elliott; he later truncated his name so as to avoid being confused with Chris Elliott. He soon teamed up with Kevin Blackmore (a.k.a. ""Buddy Wasisname"") to establish the comedic musical duo Free Beer (1979–1982), but he is best known for his 11 years as host of the CBC Radio program ""Madly Off in All Directions"". The ""Montreal Mirror"" has described him as a ""national treasure""."
"Billy Elliot Billy Elliot is a 2000 British dance drama film about a boy becoming a professional ballet dancer. It is set in North East England during the 1984–85 coal miners' strike. It was produced by Greg Brenman and Jon Finn, music composed by Stephen Warbeck, co-produced by BBC Films, Tiger Aspect Pictures and Working Title Films, distributed by Universal Pictures and Focus Features, written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. The film stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, an aspiring dancer dealing with the negative stereotype of the male ballet dancer, Gary Lewis as his coal miner"
"Goat Cabaret Club and they produced over 30 variety and cabaret shows. In April 2015 a new comedy album, ""Goblet's Greatest Bits"", was released and a portion of the proceeds from the album are going to two causes, the Father Bob Maguire Foundation and the Les Twentyman Foundation. Elliot Goblet Elliot Goblet is a comedy character created by the Australian comedian Jack Levi. The character is known for the deadpan delivery of one-line jokes. The style compares with the American comedian Steven Wright. but developed independently. At first Goblet appeared with round glasses and a goatee beard, but the beard"
"Lang. 2005 – Iron Chef America: Season 1, Episode 13 ""Mario Batali vs. Anita Lo"" – Guest Judge. Peter Elliot Peter Elliot (born December 9, 1966) is an American writer, editor, and media personality best known for his biography of restaurateur Sirio Maccioni, ""Sirio: The Story of My Life and Le Cirque"" and for the development of DINE, the restaurant search engine and lifestyle portal for the global financial news and media company Bloomberg LP. He is currently manager of Lifestyle Products at Bloomberg LP. Elliot was born in New York City and grew up in New York City, London,"
"Paul Ryan (singer) Paul Ryan (24 October 1948 – 29 November 1992) was an English singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Paul and his twin brother Barry were the sons of singer Marion Ryan, and had some success as a singing duo during the 1960s, known simply as ""Paul & Barry Ryan"". However, the stress of public attention caused Paul to retreat into the background, while Barry went solo. Paul Ryan wrote Barry's 1968 hit, ""Eloise"", the 1971 hit ""Who Put the Lights Out?"" for Dana and another of his songs, ""I Will"
"television and radio campaign when the Young & Rubicam ad agency created Bert and Harry Piel, the fictitious animated owners and pitchmen for the brewery. Voices were provided by the comedians Bob and Ray. Harry (Bob Elliott) was tall and soft-spoken, always calming down the short loudmouth Bert (Ray Goulding) when something went wrong. The first Bert and Harry commercials aired December 1955 and ran until 1960. In the 1960s, the brewery ran advertisements featuring New York City journalist Jimmy Breslin. Like most regional breweries, including its New York competitors, Ballantine, Schaefer and Ruppert, Piels was facing an influx of"
"Barry Humphries John Barry Humphries, (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, actor, satirist, artist, and author. He is best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He is also a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an award-winning writer, and an accomplished landscape painter. For his delivery of dadaist and absurdist humour to millions, biographer Anne Pender described Humphries in 2010 as not only ""the most significant theatrical figure of our time … [but] the most significant comedian to emerge"
"Paul O'Grady Paul James O'Grady, MBE (born 14 June 1955) is an English comedian, television presenter, actor, writer, and radio disc jockey. O'Grady achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag queen character, Lily Savage, with which he went mainstream in the 1990s. He subsequently dropped the character and in the 2000s became the presenter of a range of television and radio shows, most notably ""The Paul O'Grady Show"". Born to a working-class Irish migrant family in Birkenhead, O'Grady moved to London in the late 1970s, there initially working as a peripatetic care officer for"