Alistair McGowan
Nacimiento : 1964-11-24, Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Historia
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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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Jimmy Savile
La verdadera historia del ascenso y caída de Creation Records y su infame fundador Alan McGee; el hombre responsable de suministrar la banda sonora del “Brit Pop” a los 90, una década de renacimiento cultural conocida como Cool Britannia. Desde sus humildes comienzos hasta las veladas de Downing Street, desde eludir a alguaciles hasta el lanzamiento de álbumes multiplatino, Creation lo tenía todo. Rupturas, quiebras, peleas y amistades… y sin olvidar la música. Con algunos de los mejores discos que hayas escuchado, seguimos a Alan a través de una neblina de música y caos alimentada por las drogas, mientras su sueño de rock'n'roll trae al mundo a Oasis, Primal Scream y otras bandas que definen una generación.
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Documentary film about the then longest range bombing mission in history, which changed the outcome of the Falklands War.
Additional Voices (voice)
Santa Claus cree que su reinado está llegando a su fin y que se acerca ya la hora de jubilarse. Confía en que su hijo Steven, que es muy eficiente y responsable, aunque no muy alegre, esté preparado para tomar el relevo inmediatamente. Sin embargo, esa Navidad surge un problema: uno de los 600 millones de niños a los que había que visitar se queda sin su regalo.
Self
Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash discuss the creation of The Royle Family, with a look behind the scenes at the production of the show and interviews with the cast.
Nico
Una guía turística griega llamada Georgia intenta recuperar su kefi mientras guia a un grupo variopinto de turistas por Grecia y les muestra la belleza de su tierra natal. En el camino, se las arregla para abrirles los ojos a las maravillas de un país exótico extranjero y ella misma empieza a ver el mundo con otros ojos.
Himself
We Are Most Amused was a gala event held at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 12 November 2008 in honour of the 60th birthday of Charles, Prince of Wales, in aid of The Prince's Trust. Prince Charles attended the event with his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and younger son Prince Harry. The show had a similar format to the Royal Variety Show and showcased a variety of comedy acts. The performance was televised by ITV to the public on 15 November 2008. Robin Williams made his first UK stage appearance in more than 25 years. Tickets were sold to the general public and the event sold out in one hour.
Vijay Imran Cecil Kuttuputtu Yogesh
Alfie Singh, accountant turned film producer, has a great idea for a film. It's called Ealing Comedy and it's about an accountant turned film producer called Alfie Singh. Alfie will play himself and his real son, Paul, will play his son in the film. Turned down by all the financiers, Alfie vows to make the film himself. His life with his wife and teenage son and his struggles to finance and make films in the UK are all woven together in a series of mad-cap events, resulting in a very British film
Self
A documentary about Spitting Image (1984) and the impact it had, including clips of the most memorable moments and contributions from many of the cast, crew and some of celebrities portrayed on the show.
Shot live at the one off Comic Aid benefit gig at London’s Carling Apollo – which sold out in just three and a half minutes of tickets being put on sale – the DVD features the entire uncut show for all those unfortunate enough to have missed out on tickets. The 3 hour show sees Jonathan Ross, Jack Dee, Graham Norton, Julian Clary, and Lily Savage host a stellar comic line-up that includes; Lee Evans, Dawn French, Jimmy Carr, Ardal O’Hanlon, Johnny Vegas, Bill Bailey, Bo’ Selecta! star The Bear, Jo Brand, Jon Culshaw, Omid Djalili, Otis Lee Crenshaw, Eddie Izzard, The League Of Gentlemen with Miranda Richardson, Alistair McGowan, Dylan Moran, Dave Spikey, Simon Pegg & Jessica Stevenson. Psychological illusionist Derren Brown and international percussion sensation Stomp also present their own unique blend of stage entertainment.
Football Commentators (voice)
Unos cineastas americanos llegan al Reino Unido a filmar una película sobre Winston Churchill, el gran Primer Ministro que ganó la guerra a los nazis. Pero cuando van a rodar deciden cambiar al escuálido actor que interpretará a Churchill por otro más atractivo y viril. (FILMAFFINITY)
Des Yeti
Follow Robbie as he sets out to discover a mythical tribe of lost Viking warriors to help him save his friends from another dastardly plot by the evil Blitzen and his new-found partner-in-crime The White Rabbit. Robbie is having girl trouble too - Donner is feeling neglected and decides to give Robbie an ultimatum. Can Robbie save the day, keep his girl and unravel the mystery of the Legend of the Lost Tribe?
Des Yeti / Alan Snowman / Trash Bag (voice)
Robbie the Reindeer (voiced by Ardal O'Hanlon) arrives at the North Pole, ready to take his place as navigator on Santa's Christmas sleigh team. However, Robbie is soon plagued by doubt regarding his ability, and sets out to regain his self-respect and the admiration of his team-mates. This festive animated tale also features the voices of Jane Horrocks, Steve Coogan, Caroline Quentin and Harry Enfield, and features a script co-written by 'Blackadder' writer Richard Curtis.
Racing Commentator
La dramatización de la historia de amor entre Sidney James y Barbara Windsor, se desarrolló en el contexto de las películas de 'Carry On' durante los años sesenta y setenta.
From their 1991 stageplay An Evening with Gary Lineker was adapted for television in 1994 by Arthur Smith and Chris England. The action takes place against the backdrop of the 1990 Football World Cup semi-final, between England and West Germany, which is taking place in Italy while Monica and Bill are on holiday in Ibiza. Bill desperately wants to watch the match; Monica wants to talk about their relationship.
