Rory Bremner
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== Shows == | == Shows == | ||
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| + | [[Face the Clock]] | ||
[[Mock the Week]] (regular panellist) | [[Mock the Week]] (regular panellist) | ||
| - | [[They Think it's All Over]] (team captain | + | [[The News Quiz]] (panellist and guest host) |
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| + | [[Strictly Come Dancing]] (contestant) | ||
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| + | [[They Think it's All Over]] (team captain, radio) | ||
[[The Ultimate West Wing Challenge]] | [[The Ultimate West Wing Challenge]] | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| - | Impressionist and satirist who first came to public attention in 1985 when he had a novelty hit single, "N-N-Nineteen (Not Out)" under the name The Commentators. The following year he was chosen to front the BBC comedy show ''Now, Something Else'' (which also provided [[Jeremy Hardy]] with his first big TV break) and | + | Impressionist and satirist who first came to public attention in 1985 when he had a novelty hit single, "N-N-Nineteen (Not Out)" under the name The Commentators (produced by [[John Sachs]], pop triv fans!). The following year he was chosen to front the BBC comedy show ''Now, Something Else'' (which also provided [[Jeremy Hardy]] with his first big TV break) and he kept up a constant presence on our screens for over 20 years, most famously in Channel 4's ''Bremner, Bird and Fortune''. Nowadays he's more likely to be found on Radio 4, where he has hosted the hybrid stand up / discussion shows ''Tonight with Rory Bremner'' and ''Rory Bremner's One Question Quiz'' (which isn't a quiz). |
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| - | [ | + | He was offered the role of [[Countdown]] host in 2008 after [[Des O'Connor]] announced his departure from the show, but turned it down. |
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| + | Once played [[Chris Tarrant]] in a 2023 revival of Quiz, the James Graham drama about [[The Ingrams Millionaire Trial]]. | ||
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| + | == Contact == | ||
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| + | c/o [https://www.pbjmanagement.co.uk/artists/rory-bremner PBJ Management] | ||
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| + | == Web links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Bremner Wikipedia entry] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Bremner Wikipedia entry] | ||
| - | [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0107115/ | + | [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0107115/ IMDb entry] |
[[Category:People|Bremner, Rory]] | [[Category:People|Bremner, Rory]] | ||
Current revision as of 14:02, 23 January 2023
Contents |
Shows
Mock the Week (regular panellist)
The News Quiz (panellist and guest host)
Strictly Come Dancing (contestant)
They Think it's All Over (team captain, radio)
Biography
Impressionist and satirist who first came to public attention in 1985 when he had a novelty hit single, "N-N-Nineteen (Not Out)" under the name The Commentators (produced by John Sachs, pop triv fans!). The following year he was chosen to front the BBC comedy show Now, Something Else (which also provided Jeremy Hardy with his first big TV break) and he kept up a constant presence on our screens for over 20 years, most famously in Channel 4's Bremner, Bird and Fortune. Nowadays he's more likely to be found on Radio 4, where he has hosted the hybrid stand up / discussion shows Tonight with Rory Bremner and Rory Bremner's One Question Quiz (which isn't a quiz).
Trivia
He was offered the role of Countdown host in 2008 after Des O'Connor announced his departure from the show, but turned it down.
Once played Chris Tarrant in a 2023 revival of Quiz, the James Graham drama about The Ingrams Millionaire Trial.
Contact
c/o PBJ Management
