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Alistair McGowan
Alistair Charles McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is an English impressionist, BAFTA award winning comic, actor, pianist, poet, and writer. He starred in The Big Impression (formerly Alistair McGowan's Big Impression). He has also worked in theatre and appeared in the West End (for which he received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination in 2008. He also provided voices for the original Spitting Image.
In 2017, he released an album of classical piano music called The Piano Album. In 2024, he published his poetry collection named Not What We Were Expecting.
In 2012, McGowan hosted the ITV comedy series You Cannot Be Serious!, in which his impressions included Roy Hodgson, Jedward, Harry Hill, and David Beckham.
He has written and starred in three plays for BBC Radio 4 about Erik Satie (Three Pieces in the Shape of a Pear), John Field (The Peregrinations of a Most Musical Irishman) and George Bernard Shaw (The 'B' Word). He devised stage shows showcasing the music and verse of Noël Coward (Sincerely Noel), and the music and writings of Erik Satie (Erik Satie's-faction). He wrote the stage play Timing which was nominated as Best New Comedy at the 2009 whatsonstage.com awards.
McGowan was born in Evesham, Worcestershire, in 1964, to his mother Marian, a talented pianist, and his father George, a school-teacher who was born in India. He studied English at the University of Leeds, later attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1989. He went straight into comedy, performing live at The Comedy Store and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
McGowan's television career began when he performed some of the voices for the ITV television series Spitting Image. Later he took over from Stephen Tompkinson playing Spock in the Tim Firth comedy drama, Preston Front.
From 2 June to 7 July 2012, McGowan has hosted and written the ITV comedy series, You Cannot Be Serious!, Impressions include England manager Roy Hodgson, television presenter Harry Hill, Eurovision duo Jedward, and footballer David Beckham.
McGowan is patron of the Ludlow Fringe Festival, where he first performed live in 2013. At the town's St Laurence's Church during the 2021 festival, he performed The Piano Show combining classical pieces played on a Steinway Grand Piano with stand-up comedy and impressions.
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Alistair McGowan
Alistair Charles McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is an English impressionist, BAFTA award winning comic, actor, pianist, poet, and writer. He starred in The Big Impression (formerly Alistair McGowan's Big Impression). He has also worked in theatre and appeared in the West End (for which he received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination in 2008. He also provided voices for the original Spitting Image.
In 2017, he released an album of classical piano music called The Piano Album. In 2024, he published his poetry collection named Not What We Were Expecting.
In 2012, McGowan hosted the ITV comedy series You Cannot Be Serious!, in which his impressions included Roy Hodgson, Jedward, Harry Hill, and David Beckham.
He has written and starred in three plays for BBC Radio 4 about Erik Satie (Three Pieces in the Shape of a Pear), John Field (The Peregrinations of a Most Musical Irishman) and George Bernard Shaw (The 'B' Word). He devised stage shows showcasing the music and verse of Noël Coward (Sincerely Noel), and the music and writings of Erik Satie (Erik Satie's-faction). He wrote the stage play Timing which was nominated as Best New Comedy at the 2009 whatsonstage.com awards.
McGowan was born in Evesham, Worcestershire, in 1964, to his mother Marian, a talented pianist, and his father George, a school-teacher who was born in India. He studied English at the University of Leeds, later attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1989. He went straight into comedy, performing live at The Comedy Store and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
McGowan's television career began when he performed some of the voices for the ITV television series Spitting Image. Later he took over from Stephen Tompkinson playing Spock in the Tim Firth comedy drama, Preston Front.
From 2 June to 7 July 2012, McGowan has hosted and written the ITV comedy series, You Cannot Be Serious!, Impressions include England manager Roy Hodgson, television presenter Harry Hill, Eurovision duo Jedward, and footballer David Beckham.
McGowan is patron of the Ludlow Fringe Festival, where he first performed live in 2013. At the town's St Laurence's Church during the 2021 festival, he performed The Piano Show combining classical pieces played on a Steinway Grand Piano with stand-up comedy and impressions.