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Encyclopedia > Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson
Born December 10, 1952 (1952-12-10) (age 54)
Flag of the United Kingdom Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Occupation Television Presenter, Lawyer

Clive Anderson (born 10 December 1952) is a former practising barrister turned successful comedy writer as well as a television and radio presenter in the United Kingdom. Winner of a British Comedy Award in 1991[1], Anderson began his success during his 15 year law career stand-up comedy and comedic script writing, before starring in Whose line is it anyway? on BBC Radio 4. He was also successful with a number of radio programmes, television interviews and guest appearances on Have I got news for you and QI.[2] December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... A lawyer, according to Blacks Law Dictionary, is a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Artists impression of an English and Irish barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions which employ a split profession (as opposed to a fused profession) in relation to legal representation. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Authorship redirects here. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who is known for introducing or hosting television programmes. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Look up stand up in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show; produced by Hat Trick Productions and a flagship programme for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been running since 1990. ... For other uses, see Qi (disambiguation). ...

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Early life

Anderson was educated at Harrow County School for Boys in Middlesex,[3] where his group of friends included Michael Portillo. Anderson attended Cambridge University Selwyn College where, from 1974 to 1975, he was President of Footlights.[4] He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1976 and became a practising barrister, specialising in criminal law. Harrow High School, formerly Harrow County School for Boys and Gayton High School is a state secondary school in the London Borough of Harrow, in the north-west of London. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo PC (born 26 May 1953) is an English journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician. ... Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge, England, run by the students of Cambridge University. ... In England and Wales, barristers (i. ... Part of Middle Temple c. ... // Artists impression of an English and Irish barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions which employ a split profession (as opposed to a fused profession) in relation to legal representation. ... Criminal law (also known as penal law) is the body of statutory and common law that deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses. ...


Television

Anderson was involved in the fledgling alternative comedy scene in the early 1980s and was the first act to come on stage at The Comedy Store when it opened in 1979.[5] He made his name as host of the improvised television comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway? which was full of his rapid-fire wit as well as the show-ending catchphrase "This is me, Clive Anderson, saying good night. Good night."[6] He has been a frequent participant on Have I Got News for You, notching up seven appearances in total. He has also frequently appeared on QI. In 2007, he featured as a regular panelist on the ITV comedy show News Knight. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the club in the United States; there is also a Comedy Store in London. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show; produced by Hat Trick Productions and a flagship programme for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been running since 1990. ... For other uses, see Qi (disambiguation). ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... News Knight is a British television panel show shown on ITV.[1] It is fronted by Sir Trevor McDonald and is in a similar style to the BBC One programme Have I Got News for You, with three comedians and newsworthy figures satirising the weeks news. ...


In one famous incident in 1996, Anderson interviewed the Bee Gees, and throughout the interview he kept making jokes about their life and career which caused them to walk out.[6] Anderson once had a glass of water poured over his head by a perturbed Richard Branson, and asked Jeffrey Archer, "Is there no beginning to your talents?". Archer retorted that "The old jokes are always the best", for Anderson to reply "Yes, I've read your books!" The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Not to be confused with Geoffrey Archer. ...


One of his most memorable exchanges on HIGNFY occurred when he scathingly joked to fellow guest Piers Morgan that the Daily Mirror was now, thanks to Morgan (then its editor), almost as good as The Sun. When asked by Morgan, "What do you know about editing newspapers?" he swiftly replied, "About as much as you do". Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show; produced by Hat Trick Productions and a flagship programme for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been running since 1990. ... Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965 in Newick, East Sussex) is a former editor of British tabloid newspapers the News of the World (1994 – 1995) and the Daily Mirror (1995 – 2004). ... Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a popular British tabloid daily newspaper. ... Look up sun in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


As a journalist for the BBC, he travelled around the world looking at problems 'in out-of-the-way places', though mostly arguing about whether they can film there. Our Man in... featured episodes on Monkeywrenching in American logging and 419 scams in Nigeria. Monkeywrenching is economic warfare by sabotage, often by illegal means, used to slow down or halt an undesired government-sanctioned activity. ... An advance fee fraud is a confidence trick in which the target is persuaded to advance relatively small sums of money in the hope of realizing a much larger gain. ...


Comedy and newspaper writing

Anderson is a comedy sketch writer who has written for Frankie Howerd, Not the Nine O'Clock News, and Griff Rhys Jones/Mel Smith.[5] One of his early comedy writing projects was Black Cinderella Two Goes East with Rory McGrath for BBC Radio 4 in 1978. He is famous for his fast, nervous delivery, and his close-to-the-knuckle witticisms. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Not the Nine OClock News is a comedy television programme that was shown on the BBC, broadcast from 1979 to 1982. ... Griff Rhys Jones (born 16 November 1953) is a British comedian, writer and actor. ... Mel Smith Mel Smith is an English actor, film director, writer, producer born in London on December 3, 1952) He attended New College, Oxford. ... Black Cinderella Two Goes East (sometimes referred to as Black Cinderella II Goes East) was a radio pantomime broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 25 December 1978. ... McGrath presenting More Own Goals & Gaffs DVD. Rory McGrath (born March 27, 1956) is an English comedian. ... old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ...


As well as writing comedy, Anderson is also a frequent contributor to newspapers, and was a regular columnist in the Sunday Correspondent.[6] The Sunday Correspondent was a short lived British weekly national broadsheet newspaper. ...


Radio

Currently, he combines his continuing interest in the law with his role as a radio presenter in the regular series Unreliable Evidence on Radio 4.[7] On 24 July 2007 he presented a Radio 4 programme The Wikipedia Story,[8][9] a thirty minute BBC Radio 4 podcast and broadcast documentary about Wikipedia and other encyclopedias. is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Wikipedia, a project to produce a free content encyclopedia that can be edited by anyone, formally began on 15 January 2001 as a complement to the similar, but expert-written, Nupedia project. ... Wikipedia (IPA: , or ( ) is a multilingual, web-based, free content encyclopedia project, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization. ... Brockhaus Konversations-Lexikon, 1902 An encyclopedia, encyclopaedia or (traditionally) encyclopædia[1] is a comprehensive written compendium that contains information on all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge. ...


TV presenting

Shows he has presented include:

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mastermind is a British quiz show, well-known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness. ...

Verbal attacks

He bore the brunt of numerous jokes, insults, and running gags on Whose Line. Various insults revolved around (among other things) his baldness and short neck. These jokes were especially prevalent during the Hoedown segment, which most of the contestants (especially Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie) actively despised. A hoedown is a type of American folk dance or square dance in duple meter, and also the musical form associated with it. ... Ryan Lee Stiles (born April 22, 1959) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and comedian, whose work is often associated with improvisational comedy. ... Colin Andrew Mochrie (born November 30, 1957) is a Scottish-Canadian actor and improvisational comedian. ...


Awards

The show "Whose Line is it Anyway" won a BAFTA award in 1989.[10] Later, Clive Anderson won both the "Top Entertainment Presenter" and "Top Radio Comedy Personality" at the British Comedy Awards in 1991.[11] BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year. ...


Personal life

Anderson lives in Highbury, north London, with his wife and three children. He supports Arsenal football club[12] and is President of the Woodland Trust.[13] In his spare time Anderson conducts IQ tests. To date the highest score he has tested was 176, reported to be achieved by John W. Morgan, Mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. Highbury Clock is located just north of Highbury Fields, near the junction of Highbury Barn and Highbury Hill. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... The woodland trust logo The Woodland Trust, founded in Devon in 1972, and now based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, is a conservation charity in the United Kingdom concerned with the protection and sympathetic management of native woodland heritage. ... John W. Morgan, BSc, LLB, MBA (born May 7, 1964), is a Canadian Lawyer, politician, and businessman. ... Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 11 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area...


Notes

  1. ^ Clive Andersonawards at IMDB retrieved August 27, 2007
  2. ^ Clive Anderson at BBC Radio 4 retrieved August 27, 2007
  3. ^ Maynard, Jeff. Some Gaytonians. Virtual Gaytonian. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
  4. ^ Footlights: Alumni. Cambridge Footlights. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
  5. ^ a b Clive Anderson's Chat Room. BBC Radio 2. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
  6. ^ a b c UKTV G2 Stars: Profile: Clive Anderson. UKTV Interactive Limited. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
  7. ^ Unreliable Evidence. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
  8. ^ The Wikipedia Story, BBC Radio 4, 24 July 2007.
  9. ^ Archive of "The Wikipedia Story"
  10. ^ Television and Television Craft Awards winners and nominees (Pdf). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
  11. ^ Past winners: 1991. Michael Hurll Television. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
  12. ^ Arsenal's A to Z: Famous fans. Arsenal Broadband Limited. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
  13. ^ New advocate for native woodland: Woodland Trust welcomes Clive Anderson as president. The Woodland Trust. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
Preceded by
Jon Canter		 Footlights President
1974–1975		 Succeeded by
Chris Keightley

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