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| Stan Boardman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 December 1940 Liverpool, England |
| Medium | Stand-up comedian |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Spouse | Vivienne (1967–present); 2 children |
| Notable works and roles | The Comedians |
Stan Boardman (born 7 December 1940) is an English comedian.
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[edit] Early life
Boardman was evacuated with his family to Wrexham during World War II, and after the family returned to their Merseyside home mistakenly thinking the area had escaped the German bombs, his elder brother Tommy was killed in a bombing raid.[1]
He had been a keen footballer in his youth and was an apprentice at Liverpool FC, and signed for Tranmere Rovers FC as a teenager.[2]
Boardman ran a haulage firm before winning a holiday camp talent contest and breaking into television on Opportunity Knocks and The Comedians.[3][4]
[edit] Stand-up career
Boardman became known for his anti-German jokes, with his claim that "the Germans bombed our chippy" in the second world war.[3][5]
His later involvement in football includes being invited by Ron Atkinson to entertain his Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa players before the Carling Cup finals in 1991 and 1994.[2]
[edit] Controversy
He memorably courted controversy on a live edition of the Thames Television entertainment show, the Des O'Connor Show in the 1980s. A joke—about the Second World War reminiscences of a Polish pilot who flew in the Royal Air Force—made great play on the word Fokker, referring not only to the German Focke-Wulf aeroplanes.[6]
Boardman's alleged racism has led to controversy several times; After telling racist jokes at a Leeds United FC Player of the Year Award dinner in 2002 (months after two Leeds players had been arrested for assaulting an Asian student), the club withheld his fee, describing his act as "inappropriate and unacceptable" and barred him from performing at the club in future.[7][8] This led to a planned appearance at a Leicester City FC event being cancelled.[7]
Boardman is also renowned for being used as a warm up on the Everton team bus during the late 1980s and early 1990s, although he himself is a Liverpool fan.[citation needed]
[edit] Music
In June 2006 he had a hit with "Stan's World Cup Song" which reached No 15 in the UK Singles Chart.[9]
[edit] Other TV appearances
He was a contestant in Trust Me - I'm A Beauty Therapist on Channel 5 in October 2006.
In June 2009, Stan appeared on Celebrity Wife Swap.[10]
In October 2011, Stan and his daughter Andrea Boardman appeared on the celebrity version of Coach Trip [11]
[edit] Family
Boardman has been married to Vivienne (née Brennan) since 1967. They have a son and a daughter, who are twins, and three grandchildren. Daughter Andrea is a television presenter; son Paul played professional football for Plymouth Argyle before becoming a presenter on Sky Sports News.
[edit] References
- ^ Devine, Darren (2009) "Comedian recounts tale of tragedy and survival on his return to Wrexham", Wales Online, 23 September 2009, retrieved 2010-03-20
- ^ a b Bevan, Chris (2010) "When Boardman gave Villa the last laugh", BBC, 26 February 2010, retrieved 2010-03-20
- ^ a b Key, Phil (2007) "Stan Boardman review", Liverpool Daily Post, 4 July 2007, retrieved 2010-03-20
- ^ Grant, Peter (2007) "Review: STAN BOARDMAN The Cavern, Sunday July 1", Liverpool Echo, 30 June 2007
- ^ Moore, Kevin (2000) Museums and Popular Culture, Leicester University Press, ISBN 978-0718502270, p. 118
- ^ Bycroft, Colin (2008) End 2 End 4 Parkinson's, Vita Fugit Ltd, ISBN 978-0955990205, p. 119
- ^ a b "Comic's show cancelled after racist jokes", BBC, 2 May 2002, retrieved 2010-03-20
- ^ Sayid, Ruki (2002) "LEEDS RACE OUTRAGE; EXCLUSIVE Club hires Stan Boardman for awards dinner and he says: 'I could murder an Indian' ..then tells Asian: 'F*** off back to your curry house'", Daily Mirror, 2 May 2002
- ^ Stan Boardman, Chart Stats, retrieved 2010-03-20
- ^ Shennan, Paddy (2009) "Stan Boardman’s wife, Viv, steals the show on Celebrity Wife Swap", Liverpool Echo, 13 June 2009, retrieved 2010-03-20
- ^ http://www.channel4.com/programmes/coach-trip/articles/meet-the-celebrity-coach-trip-passengers
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