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Alistair McGowan

Alistair McGowan

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alistair McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is a British impressionist, stand-up 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 an Laurence Olivier Award nomination.).) As an actor on television he played the lead role in BBC1's Mayo. He wrote the play Timing (nominated as Best New Comedy at the whatsonstage.com awards) and the book A Matter of Life and Death or How to Wean Your Man off Football with former comedy partner Ronni Ancona. He also provided voices for Spitting Image. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alistair McGowan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

My Life in Ruins

My Life in Ruins

2009

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

2023

Cor, Blimey!

Cor, Blimey!

2000

Ealing Comedy

Ealing Comedy

2008

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

2002

Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

2023

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

2003

Comic Aid

Comic Aid

2005

An Evening With Gary Lineker

An Evening With Gary Lineker

1994

We Are Most Amused

We Are Most Amused

2008

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

1999

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

2004

Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011

Falklands' Most Daring Raid

Falklands' Most Daring Raid

2012

Creation Stories

Creation Stories

2021

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

2010

Best Ever Spitting Image

Best Ever Spitting Image

2006

Spitting Image: Election Special '92

Spitting Image: Election Special '92

1992

Words of Captain Scott

Words of Captain Scott

2012

The Great Kandinsky

The Great Kandinsky

1995

Whatever Happened to Spitting Image?

Whatever Happened to Spitting Image?

2010

Spitting Image: From F.A to Fair Play

Spitting Image: From F.A to Fair Play

1996

This Morning

This Morning

1988

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

1991

Skins

Skins

2007

Monkey Trousers

Monkey Trousers

2005

Fist of Fun

Fist of Fun

1995

The One Show

The One Show

2006

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001

Spitting Image

Spitting Image

1984

2DTV

2DTV

2001

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

1997

Davina

Davina

2006

Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

2006

Bleak House

Bleak House

2005

The Big Impression

The Big Impression

2000

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

2001

Hairspray: The School Musical

Hairspray: The School Musical

2008

Crapston Villas

Crapston Villas

1995

Mayo

Mayo

2006

Dark Ages

Dark Ages

1999

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

2007

29 Minutes of Fame

29 Minutes of Fame

2005

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front

1994

FBI Music Magazine

FBI Music Magazine

2000

GMTV

GMTV

1993

The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

1989

Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford

Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford

2010

The Comedy Annual

The Comedy Annual

Sports Mash: Taking the Mic

Sports Mash: Taking the Mic

2010

Talking Snooker

Talking Snooker

2017

What the Dickens?

What the Dickens?

2008

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Children's Ward

Children's Ward

1989

24 Hours in the Past

24 Hours in the Past

2015

Room 101

Room 101

1994

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

2012

Spark

Spark

1997

The Weakest Link

The Weakest Link

2021

Leonardo

Leonardo

2011

Parkinson

Parkinson

1998

Harry Enfield and Chums

Harry Enfield and Chums

1994

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

1990