Matt Berry
Born	May 2, 1974 (1974-05-02) (age 34) Bromham, Bedfordshire, England

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Comedy

Berry is perhaps best known for either his portrayal of the fictional '80s actor Todd Rivers, who is himself playing the part of Dr. Lucien Sanchez, in the British television comedy series Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.^[1] or as Dixon Bainbridge in The Mighty Boosh. Bainbridge is an eccentric, sinister tycoon/explorer and nemesis of Howard Moon^{[2] [3]} Berry first met The Mighty Boosh while performing at the Hen and Chickens Theatre, where they were resident in 2000.^[4] He can be seen in a small cameo performance in the The Mighty Boosh Live DVD.^[5] A comedy is a dramatic performance of a light and amusing character, usually with a happy conclusion to its plot. ... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... Garth Marenghis Darkplace is a comedy series made for Channel 4. ... Dixon Bainbridge is the main villain in the British cult comedy, The Mighty Boosh. ... The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy television series and live show about two friends who go on a series of magical adventures. ... The Hen and Chickens Theatre is a fringe venue for theatre and comedy, situated above a pub in North Londons Highbury. ...

Matt Berry as Dixon Bainbridge.

Berry wrote and starred in the comedy show Snuff Box on BBC Three with Rich Fulcher, whom he met during the filming of the first series of The Mighty Boosh.^[6][7] Fulcher co-starred as Bainbridge's lackey, Bob Fossil.^[8] The Series 1 DVD of Snuff Box was due for release on 28 January 2008 but has been delayed until 16 June 2008. Snuff Box (sometimes referred to as Berry & Fulchers Snuff Box) is a BBC Three sketch show starring and written by Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 3. ... Rich Fulcher (born 18 November 1968, in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American born comedian based in the United Kingdom. ... The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy television series and live show about two friends who go on a series of magical adventures. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Snuff Box (sometimes referred to as Berry & Fulchers Snuff Box) is a BBC Three sketch show starring and written by Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher. ...

In October/November 2006, Berry joined his Garth Marenghi colleagues in the Garth Marenghi spin-off Man to Man with Dean Learner for three out of the six episodes in the series.^[9] Garth Marenghi is a fictional horror author created by English comedians Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade, and played by Holness. ... Man to Man with Dean Learner is a British comedy chat show to be broadcast on Channel 4 in 2006. ...

Berry stars as Douglas Reynholm in the second series of The IT Crowd.^[10] He was nominated as Best Male Comedy Newcomer in the 2007 British Comedy Awards for this role, but lost out to James Cordon for "Gavin and Stacey". The IT Crowd (pronounced or )[1][2] is a British sitcom written by Irish director Graham Linehan and produced by Ash Atalla for Channel 4. ... Gavin and Stacey is a brand new comedy series, written by and starring Ruth Jones (Nighty Night, Little Britain) and James Corden (Fat Friends, The History Boys). ...

On 5 November 2007 he starred alongside Boosh regulars Rich Fulcher and Simon Farnaby in The Golf War on E4.^[11] Rich Fulcher (born 18 November 1968, in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American born comedian based in the United Kingdom. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... E4 is a British digital television channel launched as a pay-tv companion to Channel 4 on 18 January 2001. ...

In 2008 he became the face of Adult Swim's spoof charity appeal "Save the Workers".^[12] Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ...

Music

As a musician, he composed all music for Snuff Box^[13] as well the music for AD/BC: A Rock Opera, which he co-wrote with Richard Ayoade.^[14] AD/BC was a half-hour parody of overblown musicals in general and Jesus Christ Superstar in particular, telling the story of the innkeeper who allowed Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus to sleep in his manger. AD/BC was broadcast in December 2004 and featured Fulcher and The Mighty Boosh stars Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. The DVD was released in the UK on 19 November 2007. Richard Ayoade Publicity Photo Richard Ayoade (born c. ... This article is about the rock opera. ... The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy television series and live show about two friends who go on a series of magical adventures. ... Julian Barratt Pettifer (born 4 May 1968) is an English comedian, musician, music producer and actor. ... Noel Fielding (born 21 May 1973 in Westminster, London) is an English artist, comedian and actor. ...

Berry also composed music for the BBC 2 Steve Coogan comedy Saxondale and appeared in the first and third episodes of the second series of the show.^[15] Berry also composed the theme song for the Channel 4 sketch show Blunder.^[16] He is also credited on The Peter Serafinowicz Show. BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and... For the Nottinghamshire hamlet, see Saxondale, Nottinghamshire. ... This article is about the British television station. ... The Peter Serafinowicz Show is a BBC Two comedy sketch show written and starring Peter Serafinowicz. ...

He has released two albums: "Jackpot" in 1995, and "Opium" in 2005.^[17] He toured with Jonas 3 in 2006 and 2007.^[18] He revealed in the first issue of Bearded Magazine that he is producing and collaborating on new material with sixties soul singer Geno Washington and is recording a third album that was expected to be released near the end of 2007,^[19] but has failed to materialise. Bearded is a bi-monthly music magazine based in Birmingham, England that distributes for free nationwide through a distribution network of independent record shops, alternative music venues and other hubs of alternative culture. ... Geno Washington is a British R&B musician who has released five albums with The Ram Jam Band between 1966 and 1969, and eight others on his own beginning in 1976. ...

His touring band is comprised of members of Brighton-based experimental rock group Jonas 3.^[20] They are George Baldwin (bass), his brother Charlie (drums) and Andy Vickery (guitar). Grant Sav also plays keyboards for Matt Berry, but is not in Jonas 3. Fulcher has joined Berry on stage for several appearances to sing and dance to the Snuff Box theme. Geno Washington has also joined Berry onstage at London gigs for encores of the 'Snuff Box' theme.

In October 2007, he provided a brand new track Cream Pie to Bearded Magazine for readers to download for free^[21], followed by a cover of Blur's Sing in November 2007. Bearded is a bi-monthly music magazine based in Birmingham, England that distributes for free nationwide through a distribution network of independent record shops, alternative music venues and other hubs of alternative culture. ...

Matt Berry And His Band played out the Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Christmas special with a rendition of Ronnie Hazlehurst's theme tune for 1980s British sitcom Sorry!, which starred Ronnie Corbett. Charlie (Charlton) Brooker (born 3 March 1971) is a British comedy writer, cartoonist, reviewer and television presenter. ... Charlie Brookers Screenwipe is a humorous British television review programme broadcast on BBC Four by Charlie Brooker. ... Ronnie Hazlehurst (13 March 1928 – 1 October 2007) was an English composer who, having joined the BBC in 1961, became its Light Entertainment Musical Director. ... Sorry! was a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One between 1981 and 1988. ... Ronnie Corbett in Extras Ronald Balfour Corbett, OBE (born 4 December 1930 in Edinburgh, commonly credited as Ronnie Corbett) is a British comedian and actor, best known as one of The Two Ronnies. ...

His second album "Opium", usually only available from his Myspace page, is now widely avaible on Amazon.com Amazon. ...

Trivia

• Berry assisted as an antiques expert in the ITV sketch show Monkey Trousers with Vic and Bob and Steve Coogan.^[22]

• He once worked as an actor in the London Dungeon.

• Berry co-starred in the horror film The Devil's Chair, released in 2006.^[23]

• Berry provides the voice of George the Volcano in Volvic mineral water's April/May 2007 UK adverts.

• He currently plays Dr. Tridion in the online promotion for Smart Cars.

• Berry stars in the video (directed by Richard Ayoade) for the 2007 Super Furry Animals song "Runaway," from their album Hey Venus!^[24]

• Berry currently provides the voice overs for Jo Whiley's Radio 1 show [1]

• In The Mighty Boosh episode 'Mutants', Berry calls one of the mutants Ayoade, (after Richard Ayoade) who originally played Dixon Bainbridge in the pilot episode and radio show.

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References

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External links

• Matt Berry at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Garth Marenghi website
• Official Snuff Box website
• BBC Biography
• Official Matt Berry Myspace page
• Matt Berry management website
• The Mighty Boosh Fan Forum