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Angus Deayton
Born
January 6, 1956 Surrey, England
Occupation
Television presenter, actor, writer, comedian, musician
Career milestones
Radio Active (1981-1987) KYTV (1989–1993) Have I Got News For You (1990–2002) One Foot in the Grave (1990–2000) Nighty Night (2004-2005) Hell's Kitchen (2005-present)

Gordon Angus Deayton (born January 6, 1956) is an English comic actor and television presenter. He is best-known as the presenter of the satirical panel game Have I Got News For You, a job from which he was sacked in October 2002 after a second round of tabloid revelations about his personal life. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... Image File history File links Angus_Deayton. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Radio Active radio show - double cassette cover, 1993, featuring the cast (l-r): Michael Fenton Stevens, Philip Pope, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins and Helen Atkinson-Wood. ... KYTV is a UK comedy spoof television show, the TV version of Radio Active. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... One Foot in the Grave was a popular BBC television situation comedy series written by David Renwick. ... Nighty Night is a BBC Television comedy/drama with a black edge to its humour; the first series was shown on BBC Three and later BBC Two from January 2004. ... Hells Kitchen (UK) is a British cookery-based reality show starring celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ...

Early life

Brought up in Surrey and attending Caterham School, Deayton showed early promise as a footballer, and had a trial with Crystal Palace. A sporting career was not to be, and he read languages at New College, Oxford, where he was recruited into a satirical revue for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This led to the creation of the parody band the Hee Bee Gee Bees in 1980. Their best selling single Meaningless Songs (plus the B-side Posing in the Moonlight) was a parody of the falsetto style of countless disco hits from pop group the Bee Gees. The parody songs were written by Richard Curtis and Philip Pope. Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Entrance Caterham School is an independent coeducational day and boarding school in Caterham, Surrey and a member of the Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is a professional football team based in South Norwood in south-east London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ... College name New College Named after Mary, mother of Jesus Established 1379 Sister College Kings College Warden Prof. ... The University of Oxford (often called Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... There is no one Edinburgh Festival but those using the term are usually referring to the collection of various festivals in August and early September of each year in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Hee Bee Gee Bees were a pop group formed initially to parody the Bee Gees towards the close of their sequence of high-pitched, disco-style hits. ... Falsetto (IPA: Italian , General American , RP ) is a singing technique that produces sounds that are pitched higher than the singers normal range. ... The Bee Gees were a Manx-born Anglo-Australian singing trio that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. ... Richard Curtis in London, 1999 Richard Curtis (born November 8, 1956), is a New Zealand-born British screenwriter, best known for the TV programs Blackadder and The Vicar of Dibley and the movies Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Love Actually. ... Philip Pope is a British composer and actor. ...

Comedy career

The foundation of Deayton's career was the parody of commercial/local British radio stations Radio Active transmitted on BBC Radio 4 between 1981 and 1987, which he both co-wrote and performed in. It transferred to television as KYTV between 1989 and 1993. During this period, Deayton was also frequently seen appearing as a straight man alongside Rowan Atkinson; and starred with Atkinson in two separate roles (a pool attendant and a man on a park bench) in one of the earliest episodes of Mr Bean. He also appeared opposite Atkinson in The Black Adder episode Born To Be King (1983) as one of the Jumping Jews of Jerusalem, a kind of Medieval variety act. He also appeared regularly in comedy sketches on Alexei Sayle's Stuff. Radio Active was a radio comedy programme, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 during the 1980s. ... BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... KYTV is a UK comedy spoof television show, the TV version of Radio Active. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The second series of Blackadder was set in Elizabethan England, starring (left to right) Tony Robinson as Baldrick, Rowan Atkinson as Edmund, Lord Blackadder, and Tim McInnerny as Lord Percy Percy. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The eponymously titled Alexei Sayles Stuff was a comedy sketch show which ran on BBC2 for a total of 18 episodes over 3 series from 1988 to 1991. ...

In 1990 Deayton was cast as the Meldrews' neighbour Patrick Trench in the British suburban sitcom One Foot in the Grave and was selected as the host of the show that would make him a household name, Have I Got News For You. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... One Foot in the Grave was a popular BBC television situation comedy series written by David Renwick. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Deayton's suave manner as host of Have I Got News For You and a tabloid kiss-and-tell story by an ex-girlfriend led to him being nicknamed "TV's Mr Sex" in 1993. He formerly lived with the Seventies singer/songwriter Stephanie de Sykes. He was much in demand as a presenter of television specials including the BBC's New Year's Eve show and the BAFTA Awards. He also featured in a series of advertisements for credit cards and the films Savage Hearts and Elizabeth. Stephanie de Sykes was once a girlfriend of Angus Deayton. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...

Scandal

In May 2002 he was embarrassed by tabloid revelations of a relationship with a prostitute and cocaine use and his salary was reduced by the BBC. In October there were further reports of a long-standing affair, and he was asked to step down as the quizmaster of Have I Got News For You on October 29, 2002. Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ... Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

The BBC said his position as a satirical commentator on the week's news had become untenable, though some observers suggested that—as his position was essentially that of an actor reading a script—he should have been allowed to continue. It was also commented that some of the previous guests on the show had been guilty of more serious infractions in their private and professional lives. However, others argued, and with some truth, that as a staple, along with Ian Hislop and Paul Merton, he was not entitled to conduct a shady private life and then criticise others for such dealings on the show. Many took the view that the two regular panelists on Have I Got News For You, Merton and Hislop, contributed to his downfall; both by failing to offer Deayton support and by mercilessly pillorying him about the revelations, most memorably on the show immediately following the scandal appearing in the tabloid press. When Merton was asked by Michael Parkinson whether he had stabbed Deayton in the back he replied "no, I stabbed him in the front". Other panelists, such as Stephen Fry, have supported Deayton by refusing to appear on the show again. The World According To Ronald Reagan, a satirical map by Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist David Horsey Satire is a technique of writing or art which exposes the follies of its subject (for example, individuals, institutions, organizations, or states) to ridicule, often as an intended means of provoking or preventing... Hislop on the set of Have I Got News For You Ian Hislop (born July 13, 1960) is the editor of British satirical magazine Private Eye; a team captain on the popular satirical current affairs quiz Have I Got News for You and a comedy scriptwriter. ... Paul Merton on the Room 101 set Paul Merton (born January 17, 1957) is a British actor, deadpan comedian and writer, who is best known as a panellist on Have I Got News For You and Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4 and as the host of Room 101. ... Paul Merton on the Room 101 set Paul Merton (born January 17, 1957) is a British actor, deadpan comedian and writer, who is best known as a panellist on Have I Got News For You and Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4 and as the host of Room 101. ... Hislop on the set of Have I Got News For You Ian Hislop (born July 13, 1960) is the editor of British satirical magazine Private Eye; a team captain on the popular satirical current affairs quiz Have I Got News for You and a comedy scriptwriter. ... Michael Parkinson CBE (born March 28, 1935) is a British comedian, journalist and television presenter. ... Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, author, actor and filmmaker. ...

He continued to work on other projects including a new episode of Radio Active which was broadcast in December 2002. In 2003, he guest-starred as Downing Street's top spin doctor in an episode of the BBC comedy Absolute Power (series), starring Stephen Fry and John Bird. He recently starred in BBC comedy Nighty Night which was shown from January 2004. A few months later, he made a return to presenting with ITV's cookery reality show Hell's Kitchen and then the light-hearted quiz Bognor or Bust. In January 2006 he hosted an ITV show based upon Self-help Videos called Help Your Self. Downing Street For a wider coverage of London, visit the London Portal. ... Charles Prentiss (Stephen Fry) & Martin McCabe (John Bird) Absolute Power is a British comedy series, set in the offices of Prentiss McCabe, a fictional public relations company (or government-media relations consultancy) in London, run by Charles Prentiss (Stephen Fry), and Martin McCabe (John Bird). ... Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, author, actor and filmmaker. ... There have been several well-known people named John Bird, including: John Bird (actor) John Bird (astronomer) John Bird (politician) ... Nighty Night is a BBC Television comedy/drama with a black edge to its humour; the first series was shown on BBC Three and later BBC Two from January 2004. ... ITV (Independent Television) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the... Hells Kitchen is the name of a cookery-based reality show first broadcast in the UK on ITV in 2004, featuring chef Gordon Ramsay and presented by Angus Deayton. ... Bognor or Bust is a UK television panel game, on the subject of news and current affairs. ... ITV (Independent Television) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the... Though the term self-help can refer to any case whereby an individual or a group betters themselves economically, intellectually or emotionally, the connotations of the phrase have come to apply particularly to psychological or psychotherapeutic nostrums, often purveyed through the popular genre of the self-help book. ...

Deayton appeared for the England team as a second-half substitute in the Soccer Aid football match in support of UNICEF on May 27, 2006. He also co-presented the BBC Sport Relief charity program Only Fools on Horses in July 2006. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Soccer Aid was a British charity event held on 27 May 2006 that raised £3 million in aid of UNICEF. The event was a football match between two teams comprising celebrities and World Cup legends, one representing England and the other the Rest of the World. ... UNICEF Logo The United Nations Childrens Fund or UNICEF (Arabic: ; French: ; Spanish: ) was established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sport Relief is a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, which brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to raise money to fight poverty in the UK and Africa. ... Only Fools on Horses is a BBC reality television programme which first aired on July 7, 2006. ...