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Who Do You Do
''Who Do You Do?'' was a British television comedy Impressionist (entertainment), impressions sketch Television program, programme produced by London Weekend Television for ITV (TV network), ITV from 1972 to 1976. Many notable impressionists/comedians appeared on the show. The format was quickfire, with many items lasting only 30 seconds. It was revived in 1985 as ''Copy Cats (TV series), Copy Cats.''Lewisohn, Mark (1998). ''Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy''. BBC Books. p. 816. . Writers of the show included Barry Cryer and Dick Vosburgh. The latter was also script editor. Featured performers *Russ Abbot *Debbie Arnold *Tony Brandon *Faith Brown *Janet Brown *Michael Barrymore *David Copperfield (comedian), David Copperfield *Barry Cryer *Paddy Dailey *Les Dennis *Dustin Gee *Peter Goodwright *Aiden J. Harvey *Vince Hill *Billy Howard *David Jacobs (broadcaster), David Jacobs *Karen Kay (TV Personality), Karen Kay *Roger Kitter *Eddie Large *Syd Little *Paul Melba *Johnny More *A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faith Brown
Faith Brown (born Eunice Irene Carroll; 28 May 1944) is an English actress, singer, comedian and Impressionist (entertainment), impressionist. She was a star of the ITV (TV network), ITV impressions show ''Who Do You Do?'', and was The Voice in the TV show ''Trapped! (TV series), Trapped!''. Brown was born in Liverpool and attended St Francis De Sales School, Walton, Liverpool, Walton. She was a singer in a vocal group (The Carrolls) with her brothers, and was then for a time a solo singer, before using her talent for mimicry to switch to comedy impressions. Her comedy special, ''The Faith Brown Awards'', produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV (TV network), ITV network, received an audience of 9.8 million viewers when it was broadcast in September 1978. This was followed by the six part series, ''The Faith Brown Chat Show'', in January 1980. She won a TV Times#TV Times Awards, TV Times Award for 'Funniest Woman on TV' in the same year. She has appeared as a guest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Dailey
Paddy may refer to: People *Paddy (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname *A nickname or slur for an Irish person Birds *Paddy (pigeon), a Second World War carrier pigeon *Snowy sheathbill or paddy, a bird species *Black-faced sheathbill, also known as the paddy bird Entertainment * ''Paddy'' (film), a 1970 Irish comedy *Paddy Kirk, a fictional character in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' Other uses * Paddy field, a type of cultivated land *Paddy (unmilled rice) *Paddy mail, a train for construction workers *Paddy Whiskey, a liquor See also *Patty (other) A patty A patty is a flattened, usually round, serving of ground meat or legumes, grains, vegetables, or meat alternatives. Common ground meat used include beef, bison, elk, turkey, chicken, ostrich, and salmon. Patties are found in multipl ... * Paddi (other) * Padi (other) * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Mullard
Arthur Ernest Mullard ( né Mullord; 19 September 1910His obituary in ''The Times'' gives his date of birth as 10 November 1910 but conflicts with the birthdate given in his death registration. His year of birth appears as 1908, 1910, 1912 and 1913 in various sources. However online records ashow that the birth of an Arthur E Mullord was registered in Islington in October–December 1910, which is probably him. – 11 December 1995) was an English actor and singer. Following military service and a brief boxing career, Mullard found work as a cockney character actor in film and TV comedy, notably in the series '' Romany Jones''. Early life Mullard was born to a humble background in Islington, London, and named Arthur Mullord. He started work at the age of 14 as a butcher's assistant and joined the army at 18. It was there that he began boxing, becoming champion of his regiment. When he left the army after three years, he had a short stint at boxing professionally. This ended aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny More
Johnny More (14 February 1934 – 8 December 2015) was an English comedy impressionist. He is perhaps best remembered as a star of the ITV impressions show '' Who Do You Do?'' and its 1980s successor '' Copy Cats''Lewisohn, Mark (1998). ''Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy''. BBC Books. p. 816. on which he was known for his impressions of Frank Sinatra. More was a member of the Grand Order of Water Rats. More was born in Hulme, Manchester and began his career in entertainment as a singer after winning talent contests. He also made appearances on ''Blankety Blank, Punchlines'' and ''The New Statesman'' (1987) in which he portrayed Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock. His impersonations also included film stars; Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone and he did impressions of Tony Blair and President George H. W. Bush. He died aged 81 in Salford Royal Hospital from Leukaemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced ) is a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Melba
Paul Melba (born Francis Staunton; 1936 – 11 August 2020) was an English comedian and impressionist, known as a star of the ITV (TV network), ITV impressions show ''Who Do You Do?'' and as one of the first comics to appear on ''The Comedians (1971 TV series), The Comedians.''Lewisohn, Mark (1998). ''Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy''. BBC Books. p. 816. Early life He grew up in Huyton, Lancashire (now Merseyside). His father was a comedian under the stage name Sandy Franks. After leaving school, Frank Staunton joined the Royal Marines Reserve, before returning home and deciding on a show business career under the name Paul Melba. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syd Little
Syd Little (born Cyril John Mead; 19 December 1942) is an English comedian who was the straight man in the double act Little and Large, with Eddie Large. Life and career Born in Blackpool, Little was raised in Manchester. After leaving Yew Tree Secondary Modern School, Wythenshawe, and working as an interior decorator, Little began his performing career as a singer and guitarist in Manchester pubs before teaming up with Large. Originally titled ''Cyril Mead and Friend'', then ''Mead and McGinnis'', after changing their name to ''Little and Large'' their double act won '' Opportunity Knocks'' in 1971 leading to a successful 20-year television career. The partnership's first television pilot was recorded in 1976, followed by a regular series in 1977. After switching to the BBC, their show was cancelled in 1991. After the cancellation of '' The Little and Large Show'', Little appeared occasionally on shows such as '' Shooting Stars'', until 2005 when he took part in the reality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Large
Edward Hugh McGinnis (25 June 1941 – 2 April 2020), better known by the stage name Eddie Large, was a British comedian. He was best known as one half of the double act Little and Large, with Syd Little (the stage name of Cyril Mead). Early life Large was born Edward Hugh McGinnis in Glasgow in 1941. His father Teddy served as a Petty Officer in the Royal Navy during World War II and after he returned from the war the family moved to a tenement in Oatlands. When he was nine years old, the family moved again to Manchester, where he attended Claremont Road Primary SchoolWythenshawe Famous locals Little and Large Retrieved 11 February 2016 and a . He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Kitter
Roger Daniel Kitter (20 October 1949 – 3 January 2015) was an English actor, comedian and impressionist (entertainment), impressionist, best known for playing Captain Alberto Bertorelli in 'Allo 'Allo! (series 7), series 7 of the British sitcom TV series '''Allo 'Allo!'' after the actor Gavin Richards left the role. He had previously appeared weekly with Lulu (singer), Lulu throughout the 10-week run of her 1973 BBC1 series ''It's Lulu'' and was a regular on the ITV show ''Who Do You Do?''. With Kaplan Kaye he also recorded a song "Chalk Dust - The Umpire Strikes Back" using the monicker "The Brat". Released on the Hansa Records, Hansa record label, label, it entered the UK Singles Chart on 10 July 1982; it reached a peak of number 19, and remained in the chart for 8 weeks. A Freemasonry, Freemason, he was a member of the Chelsea Lodge No. 3098, made up of entertainers. On 25 September 2009 he became Chairman of the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund. Kitter died fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Kay (TV Personality)
Karen Kay (born Adrianne Judith Pringle;''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com born 18 July 1947) is a British former jazz singer, cabaret singer, comedian, and impressionist. She is the mother of jazz-funk singer-songwriter and Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay. Life and career Kay was born Adrianne Judith Pringle in Blackburn, England, the daughter of Ethel (Hesmondhalgh) and James S. Pringle. Her mother died when she was young, and after living briefly with her cousin's family, she was adopted by the Cheetham family of Preston, Lancashire. Karen's adoptive father Victor (Vic) Cheetham was a fighter pilot in World War II; he served in Burma with No. 113 Squadron RAF flying Hurri-bombers, supporting infantry action around Dimapur and Palel in 1944. Kay made her professional debut in the Black and White Minstrel Show, Blackpool, when she was 16, adopting the stage name Karen Kay at around that time. On 30 December 1969, while living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jacobs (broadcaster)
David Lewis Jacobs (19 May 1926 – 2 September 2013) was a British broadcaster. He was the presenter of the BBC Television series ''Juke Box Jury'' in the 1960s, and chaired the long-running BBC Radio 4 topical discussion series ''Any Questions?''. His earlier radio work included small acting parts: over the years he played himself or the characters of presenters in film, television and radio productions. Jacobs finally stepped down as a BBC Radio 2 presenter shortly before his death in 2013, his career having spanned more than 65 years. Early life and career Jacobs was born to a Jewish family, the youngest of three sonsObituary: David Jacobs telegraph.co.uk, 3 September 2013 of Jeanette and David Jacobs senior,Dennis Barke [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Howard
Billy Howard is an English comedian and impressionist, who appeared on the ITV series '' Who Do You Do?'' in the early 1970s, alongside other impressionists such as Faith Brown. Howard was born in Edgware, London, England. He commenced his musical career as a jazz trumpeter and guitarist, playing in jazz combos in the early 1960s. In 1976, his single "King of the Cops", a comic version of the hit " King of the Road", reached No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart; it featured his impressions of TV cops including ''Kojak'', ''Columbo'', Steve McGarrett in ''Hawaii Five-O'', '' McCloud'', '' Ironside'' and ''Cannon A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder during th ...''. Several months later, a follow-up, "The Disco Cops", was also released, but did not chart. Another comic record by Howard, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Hill
Vincent Brian Hill (16 April 1934 – 22 July 2023) was an English traditional pop singer, best known for his cover version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune " Edelweiss" (1967), which reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. He recorded 25 studio albums and several soundtracks, wrote songs and plays and hosted TV shows during the 1970s and 1980s, including ''They Sold a Million'' (BBC), ''Musical Time Machine'' (BBC) and the chat show ''Gas Street'' ( ITV). Outside of his work in show business, he was a patron of the Macular Society, a UK charity for people affected by central vision loss. Early life Vincent Hill was born in Holbrooks, Coventry, on 16 April 1934. He first sang professionally in a public house named The Prospect in Margate, Kent, when he was 17 years old. He decided to become a full-time musician after working as a baker, truck driver and coal miner. His first opportunity as a singer came when he read an advert in ''Melody Maker'' magazine, which sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |