Rory Bremner
Rory Bremner on Bremner, Bird and Fortune
Born	April 6, 1961 (age 46) Edinburgh Scotland
Occupation	impressionist, comedian and political satirist
Spouse	Tessa Campbell Fraser
Children	One daughter

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Early life

Bremner first came into the limelight in 1985, when his single, N-N-Nineteen Not Out (released under the name, "The Commentators") was a big hit in the British charts. It was a parody of Paul Hardcastle's number one hit, 19, with Bremner impersonating cricket commentators, including Richie Benaud and Brian Johnston, and replacing references to the Vietnam War with references to the 1932-3 "Bodyline" cricket tour. The record was produced by Hardcastle under a pseudonym. Paul Hardcastle (born December 10, 1957, in London) is an English composer and musician specialising in the synthesizer. ... 19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Richard Richie Benaud OBE (born October 6, 1930 in Penrith, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer. ... Brian Johnstons autobiography Its Been A Lot Of Fun, double cassette cover, 1997 Brian Alexander Johnston MC (June 24, 1912 - January 5, 1994) (known as Johnners) was a cricket commentator for the BBC from 1946 until his death. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... Bill Woodfull evades a Bodyline ball. ...

Rise to fame

Bremner soon had his own BBC2 show, and later moved to Channel 4, where his output became more satirical and the sporting commentators gradually came to represent a smaller proportion of his repertoire. Having teamed up with veterans, John Bird and John Fortune, he now hosts Bremner, Bird and Fortune, which (along with its predecessor Rory Bremner, Who Else?) has won numerous awards. Occasional one-off specials are also shown, with Bremner impersonating Tony Blair and various other government figures. In the 1990s he became a semi-regular cameo turn on the Channel 4 improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and in 2005 he was a team captain on the BBC2 improvisational satire show Mock The Week. 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... It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ... John Bird (born 22 November 1936) is an English satirist, actor and comedian. ... John Fortune (born June 30, 1939) is a British satirist, comedian writer and actor. ... Bremner, Bird and Fortune is an award-winning satirical British television programme produced by Vera Productions for Channel Four, uniting the longstanding satirical team of John Bird and John Fortune (the Two Johns) with the satirical impressionist Rory Bremner. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... 2002 Lincoln cent, obverse, proof with cameo Cameo is a method of carving, or an item of jewelry made in this manner. ... Improvisational comedy (also called improv) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure. ... Whose Line Is It Anyway? (sometimes abbreviated to Whose Line?) is a short form improvisational comedy 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... Mock the Week is a British topical panel game, hosted by Dara Ó Briain. ...

Personal life

Educated at Clifton Hall School and Wellington College, Bremner then studied at King's College London and he was awarded Honorary Life Membership of King's College London Students' Union in the early 2000s. In 2005 he accepted an Honorary Fellowship at King's. Clifton Hall School Clifton Hall School is an independent Primary and Nursery school for children aged 3 to 11 years old. ... Wellington College, Berkshire, the national monument to the Duke of Wellington, is an English public school, which was granted its royal charter in 1853. ... Kings College London is the largest college of the University of London and one of a number of university institutions founded in England in the early 19th century: only the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge have royal charters predating that of Kings. ... Kings College London Students Union (commonly referred to as KCLSU) is the second oldest students union in London, founded just after University College London Union. ... A fellow in its broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. ...

Rory's first marriage was to Susie Davies in 1986, the couple divorcing in 1994. In 11 September 1999, Rory married again-to Tessa Campbell Fraser and has two children with her. Rory Bremner also supported Reg Keys in the 2005 election when he stood against Tony Blair as an anti-war candidate. Reginald Thomas Keys, better known as Reg Keys (born 1952), is the father of a British serviceman killed in the Iraq War who stood in the 2005 General Election as an anti-war independent candidate for MP of Sedgefield, a constituency held by the current Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ...

He was placed at 48 on ITV's list of TV's 50 Greatest Stars. It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... TVs 50 Greatest Stars was a show shown on ITV on Saturday 9 September 2006, it was a countdown of the 50 Greatest TV personalities as voted for online by ITV viewers. ...

Prank call to Margaret Beckett

In February 2007 he entered the news after it emerged that he had managed to get through to Margaret Beckett whilst impersonating Gordon Brown, with her revealing "embarrassing indiscretions".^[1] Margaret Mary Beckett (née Jackson) (born 15 January 1943) is a British Labour Party politician who is currently Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby South and, since May 6, 2006, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

References

1. ^ Beckett tricked by Bremner on phone. Evening Times (2007-02-26). Retrieved on 2007 March 6.

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