Rob Newman

Robert (sometimes Rob) Newman (born July 7, 1964) is a half Greek-Cypriot British stand-up comedian, author and political activist. In 1993 he was the first comedian to sell out the 12,000-seat Wembley Arena in London with his then comedy partner David Baddiel. Image File history File links Newmanandbaddiel_2. ... Image File history File links Newmanandbaddiel_2. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Richard Pryor hits the money line A stand-up comedian or stand-up comic is someone that performs in comedy clubs, usually reciting a fast paced succession of amusing stories, short jokes and one-liners, typically called a monologue. ... Wembley Arena is a world famous live entertainment venue, located in Wembley, London. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... David Baddiel (born May 28, 1964, Troy, New York, USA) is an English comedian, novelist and television presenter. ...

Newman's first speaking appearance was with Third World First (now known as People and Planet), the student political organisation. He began his comedy career as an impressionist in the late 1980s before gaining fame when he appeared alongside Baddiel, Hugh Dennis and Steve Punt (among others; this was the regular quartet, however) in the BBC radio and TV programme The Mary Whitehouse Experience (1989-92). The title was a jibe at the main campaigner for "moral decency" on television, Mary Whitehouse. He and Baddiel followed this up with their own series, Newman and Baddiel in Pieces (1993). Newman was often considered a heartthrob and could have been partly responsible for the notion that comedy was becoming the new rock 'n' roll in the early 1990s. People & Planet is the largest student network in the UK campaigning to alleviate world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment. ... Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, meaning to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... See also Impressionist (entertainment): A girl with a watering can by Renoir, 1876 Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, which began as a private association of Paris-based artists who exhibited publicly in 1874. ... MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Hugh Dennis (born Peter Dennis, 1962) is a UK actor, comedian and writer. ... Steve Punt is a British writer, comedian and actor, most famous for his long-time partnership with Hugh Dennis. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest publicly-funded radio and television broadcasting corporation of the United Kingdom (see British television) and the world. ... The Mary Whitehouse Experience was a UK topical comedy show, both on radio and TV, in the late 80s/early 90s. ... Mary Whitehouse in her later years. ... Newman and Baddiel in Pieces was a sketch show aired on BBC2 in 1993, written by and starring comedians Robert Newman and David Baddiel. ... A heartthrob is a person who is a sweetheart, or a person of infatuation, usually through the view of females. ... Rock and roll - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

Newman's later solo work is marked by a clear social conscience, and anti-establishment view. He covered the anti-globalisation Seattle protests of 1999 for BBC television's Newsnight programme. He has been politically active with Reclaim the Streets, the Liverpool Dockers, Indymedia and Peoples' Global Action. On November 30, 1999, the World Trade Organization convened in Seattle, Washington, USA, for what was to be the launch of a new millennial round of trade negotiations. ... Newsnight is a British daily news analysis, current affairs and politics programme broadcast between 22. ... Reclaim the Streets (RTS) is a group of people with a collective ideal of community ownership of public spaces. ... The Liverpool Dockers refused to cross a picket line. ... The Independent Media Center, also called Indymedia or the IMC, is a loose network of amateur or alternative media organizations and journalists who organize into decentralized collectives, normally around geographic locations. ... Peoples Global Action demonstrators in Prague in September 2000. ...

Newman co-authored The Mary Whitehouse Experience Encyclopedia in 1991. He is the author of three novels: Dependence Day (1994), Manners (1998) and The Fountain At The Center Of The World (2003). The Fountain at the Centre of the World is a novel that spans across Costa Rica, Mexico, London, and The 1999 WTO protests in Seattle. It deals primarily with the way in which people are connected through the omnipresent forces of globalism and capitalism. . The process of writing the book was the subject of a BBC Two television documentary Scribbling. His later work has a very clear political element, and parallels the work of contempories such as Mark Thomas, with whom he toured in 2005. His books are sometimes linked to critical theorists in the Marxist tradition, such as Frederic Jameson. ]He has recently written and presented a programme entitled A History of Oil for More4, a half stand-up and half serious look at the influence of oil on the West's war policy. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... On November 30, 1999, the World Trade Organization convened in Seattle, Washington, USA, for what was to be the launch of a new millennial round of trade negotiations. ... With regards to globalism , it would be constructive perhaps to know and recall some of the history. ... Capitalism has been defined in various, but similar, ways by different theorists. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC and the first British television channel to broadcast regularly in colour (from 1967), envisaged as a home for less mainstream and more ambitious programming. ... Mark Thomas Mark Clifford Thomas (1963–) is a British comedian, presenter and reporter from south London. ... In the humanities and social sciences, critical theory has two quite different meanings with different origins and histories. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... Fredric Jameson (b. ... More4 is a digital television channel produced by United Kingdom broadcaster Channel 4 that launched on October 10th 2005. ...

External links

• Official website