"Suits you Sir" Mark Williams (left) with Paul Whitehouse (right) The Fast Show

For the motor vehicle and aircraft painter, see Paul Whitehouse (painter).

Paul Whitehouse (born 17 May 1959 in Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales) is a British comedian and actor. Whitehouse's father worked for the National Coal Board and his mother was a singer with the Welsh National Opera. The family moved to London when he was four years old. Image File history File links Fastshow_1. ... Image File history File links Fastshow_1. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that Scorchio be merged into this article or section. ... Paul Whitehouse (born 1961) is an English painter of motor vehicles and fighter aircraft. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Caerphilly Castle Caerphilly (Welsh: Caerffili) is a town in Glamorgan, Wales, located at the bottom of the Rhymney Valley. ... Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Welsh: ) is one of thirteen historic counties and former administrative counties of Wales. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) Welsh, English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The National Coal Board (NCB) was the nationalised British coal mining company. ... The Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru or Wales Millenium Centre, a new performing arts centre which opended in 2004, is the home of the Welsh National Opera (WNO), a touring operatic company founded in Cardiff in 1943. ...

He is best known for his work with Harry Enfield and as one of the stars of the popular BBC sketch show, The Fast Show. Harry Enfield Harry Enfield (born May 30, 1961 in Sussex, England) is a comedian educated at Derwent College at the University of York who quickly came to prominence after appearing on Channel 4s Saturday Live in a number of different personae created with Paul Whitehouse. ... This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that Scorchio be merged into this article or section. ...

Television

Whitehouse was co-creator with Enfield of the character 'Loadsamoney' and appeared as his sidekick Lance on Channel 4's "Saturday Live".

Whitehouse has worked extensively for the BBC, firstly as a writer and then a performer on shows such as Harry Enfield's Television Programme, where he developed numerous characters including 'Mike Smash' of Smashie and Nicey. In 1994 he found wider fame as part of the cast of The Fast Show with his old university friend Charlie Higson. His 'Fast Show' characters included: Harry Enfields Television Programme was a British sketch show starring Harry Enfield. ... Mike Smash and Dave Nice were two characters played by Paul Whitehouse and Harry Enfield respectively in the latters early 1990s TV sketch shows. ... Charlie Higson (born, 1958 in Frome, Somerset) is an English actor and producer, an author, television writer and a comedian. ...

Brilliant!

• Rowley Birkin QC
• The 13th Duke of Wybourne
• Archie (hardest game in the world)
• Chris Jackson
• Unlucky Alf
• Arthur Atkinson
• Brilliant
• Ron Manager
• Ken, one of the Suit You tailors
• Lindsey, one of the Offroaders
• Poutremos Poutra-Poutremos, anchor of the foreign TV station Chanel 9 sketch.

'Unlucky' Alf

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Most recently Whitehouse wrote, produced and appeared (with Chris Langham) in the 2005 comedy drama Help, also for the BBC. In this show he takes 25 different roles, all patients of Langham's psychotherapist (except one, who is Langham's psychotherapist's psychotherapist). Chris Langham (born 14 April 1949) is a British writer and comedian. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Help is a British television comedy series produced by the BBC and first screened on BBC Two in 2005. ... Psychotherapy is a set of techniques believed to cure or to help solve behavioral and other psychological problems in humans. ...

Films

Whitehouse has had a number of small roles in film, principally:

• Kevin & Perry Go Large - 'Bouncer', with Harry Enfield
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 'Sir Cadogan'.
• Finding Neverland - 'Stage Manager' (with his friend and admirer Johnny Depp; Whitehouse's daughters Molly and Sophie have non-speaking roles as orphans in the film)
• Corpse Bride - 'William Van Dort' (again, with Johnny Depp)

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External links

• BBC - South East Wales - Hall of Fame - Paul Whitehouse
• BBC Comedy Guide
• Paul Whitehouse at the Internet Movie Database