Chapman & Vitty

David Lloyd Vitty ('Comedy Dave'), born April 24, 1974 in Hong Kong), is officially the 'director of comedy' for The Chris Moyles Show broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom, although 'sidekick to Moyles' is a good description of his role. Image File history File links Chappersanddaverhn. ... Image File history File links Chappersanddaverhn. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Chris Moyles standing infront of the BBC Radio 1 Logo The Chris Moyles Show is the name of the British BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show since Chris Moyles took over on the 5th January 2004. ... BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music aimed at the 16-24 age bracket. ...

David fell into his role by accident - he studied Radio Production at college, but never had any ambitions to be 'on air'. Whilst working as a 'tech op' at Radio 1 he met Chris Moyles. The two clicked and Chris invited Dave to work with him on his early morning show. When Chris transferred to drive time in 1998, Dave went with him and acquired the moniker 'Comedy Dave'. This was a deliberately ironic name (as per "Little John"), to highlight the fact that he wasn't very funny at all. However, Dave plays an important part in the ideas and scripting for the show and writes many of the jingles. Christopher Moyles (born February 22, 1974 in Leeds), is a British radio DJ and presenter of The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1. ...

Comedy Dave in a press shoot promoting testing for testicular cancer

David's regular daily contribution to the current programme - The Chris Moyles Show - is the Tedious Link, a spurious collection of loosely connected information, where one grain of fact leads miraculously into another by way of juxtaposition, which then eventually leads into the title of a song (or the musicians responsible for it), often a classic or memorable tune, which is usually played at precisely 9am, preceded by the Radio 4-friendly Greenwich time pips. Image File history File links David_Vitty. ... Testicular cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. ... Chris Moyles standing infront of the BBC Radio 1 Logo The Chris Moyles Show is the name of the British BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show since Chris Moyles took over on the 5th January 2004. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Graph of the six pips The Greenwich Time Signal (abbreviated GTS) or BBC pips is a time code heard on some BBC radio programmes at the start of the hour, most notably on Radio 4 and the World Service. ...

Around 9.05am, Dave draws in a large quantity of breath and sings Let's get ready to ramble (sic), then holds onto the last syllable for a good 10-20 seconds.

Dave played at the Glastonbury festival 2005 along with friend and co-worker Dominic Byrne, in the guise of the folk inspired musical group, "Folkface". Dave played percussion and Dominic guitar. As of September 2006 they claim to have 3 songs, all 'inspired' by certain ABBA songs. Notably they also played a specially re-written version of Celebrate by Kool and the Gang for Chris Moyles' 32nd birthday. The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury Festival or Glasto, is the largest [1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ... Dominic Byrne was born on November 10, 1972 in Norwich. ... ABBA (1972–1982) were a Swedish pop music group characterised by a generally uplifting but melancholic sound. ... Kool & The Gang Kool & the Gang was a massively successful rhythm and blues and disco group. ...

He supports Everton FC and, although born in Hong Kong, spent much of his youth in Warrington, Cheshire. Dave married Emma Pontefract at the Tudor Barn close to Burnham Beeches on August 23, 2003. Live on air on 6th September 2006 he announced that they had split and they are now in fact divorced. Everton Football Club is located in the city Liverpool in Merseyside, England. ... Warrington is the largest town and borough in the county of Cheshire, in the North-West of England. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester) [1] is a... Burnham Beeches is an area of ancient woodland, located close to the towns of Slough and Beaconsfield, in an area approximately 20 miles(30 km)to the west of London, England. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Since 2002, he has co-presented an occasional sport-themed show on Radio 1 entitled Chappers and Dave, with The Scott Mills Show sidekick Chappers. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Chappers and Dave is the name of a BBC Radio 1 show presented by Mark Chapman and Dave Vitty. ... The Scott Mills Show is hosted by Scott Mills and airs on BBC Radio 1. ... Chappers Andrew Mark Chapman (also known as Chappers) (b. ...

External links

• Radio 1 website
• Internet Movie Database.
• Listen to a 'tedious link' from the radio show.
• Unofficial Chappers and Dave
• The Chris Moyles Breakfast Show on Radio 1