Alistair McGowan
Known for Acting · 67 credits
- Born
- 1964-11-24 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Evesham, Worcestershire, England
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (44)
The One Show
2006
as Self
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Skins
2007
as Coach Pooter
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
GMTV
1993
as Self
Richard & Judy
2001
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
Room 101
1994
as Self
Spitting Image
1984
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self
Jonathan Creek
1997
as Trevor
The Weakest Link
2021
as Self - Participant
Mock the Week
2005
as Self
Children's Ward
1989
as Casualty Doctor
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Marcos
Bleak House
2005
as Mr. Kenge
This Morning
1988
as Self
Leonardo
2011
as Piero de' Medici
Harry Enfield and Chums
1994
as Waiter
2DTV
2001
The Big Impression
2000
The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos
1989
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2012
as Self - Contestant
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
1994
as Spock
What the Dickens?
2008
as Self
Mayo
2006
as DI Gil Mayo
FBI Music Magazine
2000
Davina
2006
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006
Monkey Trousers
2005
Crapston Villas
1995
The Comedy Annual
Fist of Fun
1995
Sports Mash: Taking the Mic
2010
Dark Ages
1999
as Redwald
Spark
1997
as Mike
Talking Snooker
2017
as Self - Presenter
Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford
2010
24 Hours in the Past
2015
as Participant
29 Minutes of Fame
2005
as Self - Team Captain
Hairspray: The School Musical
2008
Movies (23)
Arthur Christmas
2011
as Additional Voices (voice)
My Life in Ruins
2009
as Nico
Ealing Comedy
2008
as Vijay Imran Cecil Kuttuputtu Yogesh
Thatcherworld
1993
Whatever Happened to Spitting Image?
2010
as Self (archive)
Spitting Image: From F.A to Fair Play
1996
as Various characters (Voice)
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
1999
as Des Yeti / Alan Snowman / Trash Bag (voice)
Creation Stories
2021
as Jimmy Savile
Spitting Image: Election Special '92
1992
as Various Roles
The Great Kandinsky
1995
as Newsreader (voice)
Words of Captain Scott
2012
as Edward Wilson
Best Ever Spitting Image
2006
as Self
We Are Most Amused
2008
as Self
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
as Des Yeti (voice)
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
2023
as Alfred Hitchcock (voice)
Comic Aid
2005
An Evening with Gary Lineker
1994
as John Motson (voice)
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004
as Football Commentators (voice)
Lost and Found
2003
as The Funeral Director
Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs
2023
as Self
Falklands' Most Daring Raid
2012
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Cor, Blimey!
2000
as Racing Commentator
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
as Self
About Alistair McGowan
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… With 67 credits spanning from 1984 to 2023, Alistair McGowan has appeared in 23 films and 44 TV shows.
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- Arthur Christmas (2011) — as Additional Voices (voice)
- My Life in Ruins (2009) — as Nico
- Ealing Comedy (2008) — as Vijay Imran Cecil Kuttuputtu Yogesh
- Thatcherworld (1993)
- Whatever Happened to Spitting Image? (2010) — as Self (archive)
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