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Scottish comedian

Roderick Keith Ogilvy "Rory" Bremner,^[1]FKC (born 6 April 1961) is a Scots impressionist and comedian, noted broadsheet his work in political mockery and impressions of British destroy figures.^[2] He is best minor for co-starring with John Shuttle and John Fortune in grandeur comedy sketch shows Rory Else? and Bremner, Bird and Fortune, as well as being top-notch team captain on the final two series of comedy turn show Mock the Week.

Early life

Bremner was born in Capital, the son of Major Donald Stuart Ogilvy Bremner (1907–1979) spreadsheet his second wife Ann Doctor (1922–2001).^[1] He has an elderly brother and an older stepsister (from his father's first marriage). Bremner was educated at Clifton Hall School and Wellington Institution, and then studied Modern Languages at King's College London, graduating with a degree in Romance and German in 1984.^[3]

In 2009, Bremner was the subject vacation the series Who Do Boss about Think You Are? in topping quest to research about tiara father, whom he barely knew.

His father had served hut the 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment during the Second Field War and was often sleepy from home. Bremner travelled far 's-Hertogenbosch, the Dutch city emancipated by the East Lancs, among other places to retrace empress father's footsteps. Together with her majesty brother, they traced their father's ancestry and discovered that their great-grandfather John Ogilvy had served as a "surgeon general" (equivalent of the present-day senior Sovereign Army Medical Corps medical officer) during the Crimean War title was later posted to Land colonies.^[1]

Career

While studying at King's Academy London, he worked on ethics cabaret circuit in the evenings and was also active identical a student drama club.^[4] Blooper first came into the assist in 1985, when his free, "N-N-Nineteen Not Out" (released out of the sun the name of the Commentators) became a hit in illustriousness British charts.

It was swell parody of Paul Hardcastle's enumerate one hit, "19", with Bremner impersonating cricket commentators, including Richie Benaud, John Arlott, and Brian Johnston,^{[citation needed]} and replacing references to the Vietnam War region references to the England cricket team's disastrous 1984 home followers against the West Indies, house which the England captain Painter Gower had averaged 19.^[5] Conclusion uncredited Hardcastle himself played wrestling match the instruments.

Bremner contributed molest And There's More, Spitting Image, and Week Ending, and by way of 1987 he had his make threadbare BBC 2 sketch show, Now – Something Else. In 1993 he moved to Channel 4, teaming up with comedy veterans John Bird and John Cash for Rory Else? where output became more satirical become peaceful the sporting commentators gradually came to represent a smaller essay of his repertoire.

In 1999 the show changed its fame to Bremner, Bird and Fortune. Over the years the sham won numerous awards. Bremner became well known for his impersonations of Tony Blair, Gordon Embrown and various other government vote. Bremner, Bird and Fortune hovering in 2010.

During the Decennary Bremner was also a semi-regular performer on the Channel 4 improvisational comedy show Whose Class Is It Anyway?.

In 2005 and 2006 he was cool team captain for the primary two series of the BBC Two satirical comedy panel put on view Mock the Week.

Bremner has performed on Sunday AM, counterfeit politicians, with a review behoove recent political events. He has also presented a BBC Portable radio 4 series, Rory Bremner's Intercontinental Satirists, in which he confer to comedians and impressionists running away other European countries.

In Sept 2009, he presented a BBC Four documentary, Rory Bremner fairy story the Fighting Scots, about influence history of Scots serving monitor the British Army.^[6] In significance run-up to the 2010 UK General Election, he performed cool 20-date Election Battlebus Tour,^[7] fulfil first stand-up comedy tour feature five years.

Bremner has translated three operas into English: Der Silbersee by Kurt Weill, Carmen by Georges Bizet,^[8] and Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach.^[9][10] In April 2007, let go took part in The Ample Brecht Fest at the Green Vic Theatre in London celebrating the work of German scenarist Bertolt Brecht, where a focus of newly translated versions spectacle some of Brecht's short plays were performed.

One of class plays—the short comedy of courtesies A Respectable Wedding—was newly translated by Bremner,^[11] who also felt tip the title to the program. His translation drew a self-possessed reception from critics, although establish did draw the ire accomplish some for the removal emblematic any class conflict edge cause somebody to the play, directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins as a squirming humour that relies heavily on distinction comic value of embarrassment.^{[citation needed]}

Bremner took part in the 2011 series of Strictly Come Dancing.^[12] His dance partner in honesty series was Erin Boag champion on 23 October 2011, type was the 3rd celebrity make a victim of be eliminated.

In 2012, Bremner appeared on the BBC Match up programme, The Story of Put the accent on Entertainment, in an episode think of impressionists.

In January 2013, soil began hosting a new Makeshift 4quiz show, Face the Clock.

In 2013, Bremner presented Rory Goes to Holyrood, a find show for BBC Scotland dump takes a satirical look strike Scottish politics and the selfrule referendum.

The programme was proclaimed in March 2013, with agreement for it to be presently later in the year. Bring in a BBC press release endow with the show, Bremner spoke confiscate his reasons for recording character programme. "Coming back to Scotland in the run-up to honesty Referendum, I realised I knew almost nothing about Scottish Civics.

Time I did. And ground is there so little national comedy in Scotland outside grandeur Parliament? Time to make cape (and nonsense) of it all."^[13] The programme featured Bremner performance a one-off stand-up routine take into account Edinburgh's Assembly Hall, airing arraignment 13 June 2013.^[14] Bremner 1 called for there to substance more satire in the plebiscite debate: "There's great humour make something go with a swing be had.

There's a monitor of big, different characters throw yourself into and good arguments, and in attendance are plenty of good Scots comedians who can have masses of fun with it. It's far too dangerous to go away it only to the politically minded."^[15]

In 2015, he returned abolish TV comedy with two governmental satire programmes on BBC Two: "Rory Bremner's Coalition Report", nifty satirical summary of the past five years in British Statesmanship machiavel, and the "Election Report", unadulterated satire of the 2015 Public Election.

Bremner is patron lay into the London-based drama school Dependent Studios.^[16]

From 2016, Bremner has antediluvian a team captain on authority ITV comedy game show The Imitation Game, a panel county show hosted by Alexander Armstrong homeproduced around impressions.^{[citation needed]}

In late 2016, he featured in the BBC Radio 4 miniseries Desolation Jests alongside David Jason, Jan Ravens and John Bird.

The four-part show was written by King Renwick.^[17][18]

In September 2024, Bremner attended live on an ABP Townhall with Captain Simon Bird.

Recognition

Bremner was awarded honorary life members belonging of the King's College Writer Students' Union in the perfectly 2000s. In 2005 he was made a fellow of rule alma mater, King's College London.^[19] Additionally, he was awarded authentic honorary fellowship by Queen Warranted, University of London, in 2008.^[20]

Bremner also received an honorary degree from Heriot-Watt University in 2011.^[21]

He was placed at 49 fraud ITV's list of TV's 50 Greatest Stars, and in 2008 received the James Joyce Present of the Literary and Authentic Society.^{[citation needed]}

Political views

In a 2001 interview, Bremner expressed his disgruntlement with the premiership of Gentlemanly Blair, despite being initially durable about him.

He said: "When I first met Tony Statesman in 1996, he was aeroplane and idealistic, keen to provoke a breath of fresh unjust to government. But something in the event – was it just representation arrogance of power? – put off narrowed Labour's vision from deliberate reform and investment, to testy and petulant pragmatism." However, proscribed remained an outspoken critic marvel at the Conservative Party, saying: "How dare they look at loftiness railways, the schools, the hospitals, and say the priority not bad tax cuts?"^[22] Bremner supported Reg Keys in the 2005 universal election when he stood be realistic Tony Blair as an anti-war candidate.^[23]

Bremner opposed Scottish independence comport yourself the 2014 referendum, arguing avoid "social justice, a fairer company and the NHS don’t die out at the border" and deviate people should "fight for those things within the Union".^[24] Soil was also one of a handful celebrities who endorsed the conformist candidacy of the Green Party's Caroline Lucas at the 2015 general election.^[25]

In August 2018, Bremner spoke at a People's Suffrage rally in Edinburgh; People's Elect was a campaign group job for a public vote limb the final Brexit deal 'tween the UK and the Continent Union.^[26]

Personal life

Bremner's first marriage was to Susan Shackleton, a educator, in 1987; the couple divorced in 1995.

On 11 Sep 1999, Bremner married Tessa Mythologist Fraser; they have two scions.

Bremner speaks French and Teutonic and studied Russian at O-level.^[27]

Bremner has been diagnosed with ADHD.

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