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Axel Blake
Axel Blake (born 2 June 1988) is an English comedian who won the 2022 series of ''Britain's Got Talent''. Biography Prior to his big breakthrough on ''Britain's Got Talent'', Blake worked as a property maintenance manager and part-time comedian, performing stand-up gigs at comedy clubs and uploading sketches to social media as well as doing some presenting for SB.TV and UNILAD. He also appeared in the film Loves Spell and his self-funded 2018 show, ''I'm Not Gonna Lie'', which was filmed at the Indigo at The O2 Arena, was picked up for broadcast by Amazon Prime in 2020. Blake was Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer act in the auditions for series 15 of BGT which aired on ITV1 from 16 April 2022 to 5 June 2022. He won the final ahead of ventriloquist Jamie Leahey and singer Tom Ball, taking home £250,000 in prize money and a spot at the 2022 Royal Variety Performance. Figures released by ITV showed Blake received almost a fifth of the public votes cast during the 11-act final at 19.7% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as ''Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city#National capitals, Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national Government of the United Kingdom, government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the Counties of England, counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Births
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet troops begin their withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 Uprising rect 200 400 400 600 1988 Armenian earthquake rect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Viggo Venn
Viggo Venn (born 22 March 1989) is a Norwegian comedian who won the sixteenth series of the ITV talent show ''Britain's Got Talent'' in 2023. Biography Venn trained at the French clown school École Philippe Gaulier, studying under master-clown Philippe Gaulier. For four years he toured in a double act "Zach and Viggo" with American comedian Zach Zucker. The duo won the Best Comedy award at the 2016 Brighton Fringe for their show Zach and Viggo: Thunderflop. The following year, Thunderflop won a Weekly award for Best Comedy at the Adelaide Fringe, and Venn was once again nominated for the Best Comedy award at the Brighton Fringe with his solo show "The Life of Pepito". In 2018, The Life of Pepito was nominated for Best Comedy at the Perth Fringe World. In 2022, Venn won the NATYS: New Acts of the Year Show in London and was runner-up in the Leicester Square Theatre's "New Comedian of the Year". In 2023, Venn auditioned for the sixteenth series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Courtenay
Jon Courtenay (born 4 March 1973) is an English singer, pianist, entertainer and comedian, known for winning the fourteenth series of ''Britain's Got Talent'', having previously been awarded the golden buzzer during his audition by presenters Ant & Dec. He was the first ever Golden Buzzer act to win in the history of the show. During filming BGT in July 2020, a suspicious mole on the left side of his head was found to be a melanoma. This wasn't talked about on the show so as not to become the narrative, and after treatment he was given the all-clear by the end of that year. It was then discovered that the cancer had spread to his neck which required major surgery and a course of treatment. This experience inspired a new show 'Against The Odds', a one-man comedy musical that he took to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022. He is from Mossley, Greater Manchester and has also lived in Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Osman's House Of Games
''Richard Osman's House of Games'' is a British quiz show produced by Banijay (owners of Endemol Shine UK), a branch of Remarkable Television for the BBC. The show is hosted by Richard Osman. It is played on a weekly basis, with four "celebrities" playing on five consecutive days to win daily prizes, and the weekly prize of being crowned as "House of Games" champion. Points are accrued depending on where each celebrity finishes on each day and the points are doubled on Friday's show. During filming for series 6, Richard celebrated his (and the show's) 500th episode. Format Osman sits on a chair to the left of the screen, while the four celebrities sit on adjoining chairs. Osman hits a button on his table, activating a round generator, which is displayed on a big screen. He then explains what the round is about and in what format it will take place. For instance, whether it is a buzzer round, a pairs round or one where the players require use of their tablet computers. Five ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity Eggheads
''Eggheads'' is a British quiz show produced by 12 Yard. It was first broadcast in November 2003 chaired by Dermot Murnaghan. In 2008, Jeremy Vine became joint chair, and subsequently sole chair. The show has inspired three spinoff series: ''Are You an Egghead?'' (2008), '' Revenge of the Egghead'' (2014) and '' Make Me an Egghead'' (2016). There have also been episodes of the regular series featuring teams of celebrities in their own short series, with their own rolling prize fund. History The show began in 2003 with Dermot Murnaghan as the presenter. From 2008, Jeremy Vine presented when Murnaghan was hosting the spinoff series. After the spin-off show finished, Murnaghan and Vine continued to host the series on a rotational basis, with Murnaghan typically hosting the first half of each series and Vine taking over for the second half. From series 16 Vine became the sole presenter. The series originally broadcast on BBC One at lunchtime beginning in November 2003, and later mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Vine (TV Programme)
''Jeremy Vine'' is a British television chat and topical debate show which airs on Channel 5 on weekdays mornings from 9:15am to 12:45pm, hosted by Jeremy Vine and Storm Huntley. The show replaced its long-running predecessor ''The Wright Stuff'', hosted by Matthew Wright for 18 years, who announced he would be leaving just before the summer of 2018. The show has the same format, concept, theme music and filming studio. This show first aired on 3 September 2018 and features celebrity panelists who debate the latest news, views and the headlines. Studio and production The show is currently broadcast by its former long-running prodcesser ''The Wright Stuff'' studio. The show is currently being filmed and produced by Channel 5 and ITN Productions. The majority of the show airs live, however due to Vine's BBC Radio 2 weekday lunchtime show which begins at 12pm, the final 45 minutes of the main show is pre-recorded, at around 8:00am, to allow Vine to travel to Wogan House for hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Variety Performance
The ''Royal Variety Performance'' is a televised variety show held annually in the United Kingdom to raise money for the Royal Variety Charity (of which King Charles III is life-patron). It is attended by senior members of the British royal family. The evening's performance is presented as a live variety show, usually from a theatre in London and consists of family entertainment that includes comedy, music, dance, magic and other speciality acts. The ''Royal Variety Performance'' traditionally begins with the entrance of the members of the royal family followed by singing of the national anthem, God Save the King, which was also performed by the participating acts as a traditional end to Royal Variety Performances; with the exception of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, as a result of which, As If We Never Said Goodbye opened that year's show instead, sung by that year's host, Jason Manford. Background and founding The first performance, on 1 July 1912, was called the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The British Soap Awards
The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom which honours the best moments in British soap operas. The ceremony is televised on ITV and has been presented by Phillip Schofield since 2006. The trophies given to the winners are made from metal and glass and have been manufactured by British firm Creative Awards since their inception. The majority of the awards are voted for by a panel of industry professionals, while Best British Soap, Best Family and Best Leading Performer are voted for by the general public. The awards for Best Actress and Best Actor were voted for by the public from 1999 to 2019. History The first British Soap Awards took place in 1999. Although it is an ITV production, the events were held at the BBC Television Centre, in London until 2009. The ceremonies have since been held at various locations in London and Manchester, including the Granada Studios, the London Studios, dock10, the Hackney Empire, the Palace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
