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ALISTAIR McGOWAN |
| Alistair McGowan has made a very big impression with over 100 impersonations over the past few years culminating in a Best Comedy Entertainment award at the British Comedy Awards, Best Entertainment Programme at the Broadcast Awards & Variety Club Comedy award for his series The Big Impression. |
| After graduating from Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 1989, Alistair began working as a stand-up comic playing clubs up & down the country including London's Comedy Store. He soon became known for excellent impersonations & from 1992 to 1996 provided the voices for many of the characters on Spitting Image, including Tony Blair, Chris Eubank, Prince Charles & Hugh Grant. |
| As well as being a hugely respected impressionist, Alistair is also a critically acclaimed actor, having won rave reviews in 1999 at the Nottingham Playhouse for his role as Clov in Endgame & Franz Kafka in Alan Bennett's Kafka's Dick in 1998. In 2001, Alistair completed a very successful run in London's West End in Art, playing Serge. |
| In 2006, Alistair played the lead in BBC1's comedy detective series Mayo. In autumn 2005, he was in the BBC's critically acclaimed production of Bleak House & in the summer he starred in The Government Inspector & 5/11 at the Chichester Festival Theatre. The year also saw Alistair starring in the Capital One ad campaign. |
| Alistair's television credits include Spock in the award-winning BBC series Preston Front & Redwald in ITV's Dark Ages. Alistair has appeared as a guest on numerous television shows including 29 Minutes of Fame, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Parkinson, Richard & Judy, Des O'Connor, The Royal Variety Performance, The Big Read, Question of Sport, Points of View & has been involved in several sketch shows including Fist of Fun. |
| He has a loyal fan base in Scotland who know him principally for his sporting impersonations & his involvement in Only an Excuse. Alistair is also a very familiar name to BBC Radio 4's Light Entertainment department & has been involved in numerous comedies including The Nick Revell Show, First Impressions & Doon Your Way. |
| He has worked with Harry Hill on When Harry Met Ally & completed four series of The Game's Up for Radio Five Live. Other BBC radio work includes The World of Pub & reading Book at Bedtime. |
| Sport has always been near to Alistair's performing heart. He has done the re-voicing of video footage for The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand De Bargos, The Sports Review of the Year, Match of the Day & Oddballs has turned him into a sideline sporting celebrity. |
| Alistair has released two videos, Football Backchat & The Second Leg, which are best sellers both in the comedy & sports DVD charts. |
| Alistair McGowan is now well established as an after dinner speaker & has spoken at events as diverse as the Footballers Association Annual Dinner & The Royal Television Society Awards. |
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