Gary Le Strange is a character created by comedian

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. Le Strange is played as an eccentric English cult-rock composer, songwriter and performer, who believes his surreal and abstract performances to be groundbreaking. Le Strange's eclectic style of songs are bombastic, upbeat and quirky, in the

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style, and on stage he uses avant-garde

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between songs. Le Strange appeared at the

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with his debut show Polaroid Suitcase, for which he received a

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for Best Newcomer. Gary Le Strange continues to perform live, and his most recent album is Beef Scarecrow.

TV credits

* ''

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'', 2007

Theatre credits

* Beef Scarecrow 2006 * Face Academy, 2004

Album releases

* Polaroid Suitcase * Face Academy * Beef Scarecrow

References

External links

Gary Le Strange website

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