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'''Julian Dutton''' is a British comedy writer and performer working principally in television and radio. |
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'''Julian Dutton''' is a British comedy writer and performer working principally in television and radio. As well as co-creating the BAFTA-winning TV show "Alistair McGowan's Big Impression," - writing and performing in four series, two Christmas Specials, and winning a British Comedy Award - he has written and performed in more than eighty half-hour radio comedies, including his own radio comedy series "Truly, Madly, Bletchley," and the "Harpoon", the latter co-written with Peter Baynham. As a result of his radio work he won the Peter Titheradge Award for Radio Comedy Writing with Richard Herring and Stewart Lee. He has toured widely as a stand-up comedian, supporting Harry Hill in the West End, and performing with Al Murray, Jim Tavare and Jenny Eclair. TV appearances include "Time Gentlemen Please" with Al Murray the Pub Landlord, "Does China Exist?" with Paul Merton, and "The Bore of the Year Awards," in which he performed sketches with Peter Cook and John Sessions. He currently writes extensively for children's television, including "Spoof," "Chucklevision," and the forthcoming 13-part series "Scoop." Recent television appearances include the Emmy-Award nominated "My Life as a Popat" for ITV, and "The Sarah Jane Adventures," a Doctor Who spin-off, for CBBC, produced by Russell T. Davies. He has been commissioned to write and perform in a forthcoming radio show with Alan Francis for BBC Radio 4, and is also currently developing a visual comedy TV sketch show, "The Dumb Show." |
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Born in London, he grew up in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, attending Great Marlow School, alongside fellow pupils such as Olympic Champion Steve Redgrave, the future internet entrepreneur John Wilmott - who later was responsible for the world's first financial transaction on the internet - and the painter Paul Wilmott. |
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Perhaps best known as one of the "sidekicks" of impressionist Alistair McGowan in four series of his BBC1 show, he attended Leeds University where he studied English and History, whilst peforming extensively with the University Theatre Group. After leaving Univerity he began work as an actor, touring with his own theatre company and writing and performing in his own play "The Candidate," at the New End Theatre, Hampstead. Early professional work included touring working men's clubs in the Midlands and North of England with a children's variety show - through which he obtained his equity card - appearances in the West End with Charlton Heston and Ben Cross in "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial," and a national tour with Ralph Bates in Alan Ayckbourn's "Absent Friends." He also toured Europe in productions of "The Taming of the Shrew" and "The Importance of Being Earnest," appearing in Rotterdam, Cologne, Antwerp and Amsterdam; as well as TV appearances in "The Bill," "Dempsey and Makepewace," and "Rockcliffe's Babies." |
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In the early 1990's he turned from the theatre to comedy, performing an impressionist act on the stand-up circuit in London, and at this time began writing comedy shows for BBC Radio, including "Weekending," which he worked on with Alistair McGowan, Peter Baynham, Richard Herring, Stewart Lee, Harry Hill, Ben Moor, Armando Ianucci, Harry Thompson, and Sarah Smith; and the "News Huddlines," Roy Hudd's weekly topical sketch show. As well as performing cabaret on the club circuit, from 1991 to 1997 he wrote more than eighty half hour radio comedy shows, including the "Harpoon", the latter co-written with Peter Baynham and starring himself and Alistair McGowan. |
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The following year, in 1994, he was given his own series, "Truly, Madly, Bletchley," which he wrote and starred in, along with David Battley, Liz Fraser, Simon Godley and Toby Longworth. "Truly, Madly, Bletchley" was the first sketch show in the history of radio comedy to have been written by one person - apart from "Harry Hill's Fruit Corner," which was going out at the same time and which he also performed in. |
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As a result of his radio work he won the Peter Titheradge Award for Radio Comedy Writing along with Richard Herring and Stewart Lee. At this period he was touring widely as a stand-up comedian, supporting Harry Hill in the West End, and performing with Al Murray, Jim Tavare and Jenny Eclair. |
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TV appearances at this time included "The Bore of the Year Awards," in which he appeared in sketches with Peter Cook and John Sessions, and "Time Gentlemen, Please," Al Murray's sitcom for Sky, and "Does China Exist?" with Paul Merton. |
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In 2000 he co-created, wrote and performed in "Alistair McGowan's Big Impression," which was BBC1's first sketch show for many years and their first impressions show since Mike Yarwood's. The show proved a massive hit: in addition to writing the show he was one of the supporting performers along with Ronni Ancona, Jan Ravens, and Duncan Wisbey, and performed impressions of, among others, Dustin Hoffmann, John Le Mesurier, and James Stewart. He wrote and performed in four series of the show, and two Christmas Specials: and won a British Comedy Award in 2001, and a BAFTA. |
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He also writes extensively for children's television, including "Spoof," "Chucklevision," and the forthcoming 13-part series "Scoop." Recent television appearances include the Emmy-Award nominated "My Life as a Popat" for ITV, "The Sarah Jane Adventures," a Doctor Who spin-off, for CBBC, produced by Russell T. Davies, and "Nuzzle and Scratch," a children's comedy series. He has also been commissioned to write and perform in a forthcoming radio show with Alan Francis for BBC Radio 4, and is also currently developing a visual comedy TV sketch show, "The Dumb Show." He has also written columns for the Sunday Times, the Independent on Sunday, and the London Evening Standard. |
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Julian Dutton is a British comedy writer and performer working principally in television and radio.
Born in London, he grew up in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, attending Great Marlow School, alongside fellow pupils such as Olympic Champion Steve Redgrave, the future internet entrepreneur John Wilmott - who later was responsible for the world's first financial transaction on the internet - and the painter Paul Wilmott.
Perhaps best known as one of the "sidekicks" of impressionist Alistair McGowan in four series of his BBC1 show, he attended Leeds University where he studied English and History, whilst peforming extensively with the University Theatre Group. After leaving Univerity he began work as an actor, touring with his own theatre company and writing and performing in his own play "The Candidate," at the New End Theatre, Hampstead. Early professional work included touring working men's clubs in the Midlands and North of England with a children's variety show - through which he obtained his equity card - appearances in the West End with Charlton Heston and Ben Cross in "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial," and a national tour with Ralph Bates in Alan Ayckbourn's "Absent Friends." He also toured Europe in productions of "The Taming of the Shrew" and "The Importance of Being Earnest," appearing in Rotterdam, Cologne, Antwerp and Amsterdam; as well as TV appearances in "The Bill," "Dempsey and Makepewace," and "Rockcliffe's Babies."
In the early 1990's he turned from the theatre to comedy, performing an impressionist act on the stand-up circuit in London, and at this time began writing comedy shows for BBC Radio, including "Weekending," which he worked on with Alistair McGowan, Peter Baynham, Richard Herring, Stewart Lee, Harry Hill, Ben Moor, Armando Ianucci, Harry Thompson, and Sarah Smith; and the "News Huddlines," Roy Hudd's weekly topical sketch show. As well as performing cabaret on the club circuit, from 1991 to 1997 he wrote more than eighty half hour radio comedy shows, including the "Harpoon", the latter co-written with Peter Baynham and starring himself and Alistair McGowan.
The following year, in 1994, he was given his own series, "Truly, Madly, Bletchley," which he wrote and starred in, along with David Battley, Liz Fraser, Simon Godley and Toby Longworth. "Truly, Madly, Bletchley" was the first sketch show in the history of radio comedy to have been written by one person - apart from "Harry Hill's Fruit Corner," which was going out at the same time and which he also performed in.
As a result of his radio work he won the Peter Titheradge Award for Radio Comedy Writing along with Richard Herring and Stewart Lee. At this period he was touring widely as a stand-up comedian, supporting Harry Hill in the West End, and performing with Al Murray, Jim Tavare and Jenny Eclair. TV appearances at this time included "The Bore of the Year Awards," in which he appeared in sketches with Peter Cook and John Sessions, and "Time Gentlemen, Please," Al Murray's sitcom for Sky, and "Does China Exist?" with Paul Merton.
In 2000 he co-created, wrote and performed in "Alistair McGowan's Big Impression," which was BBC1's first sketch show for many years and their first impressions show since Mike Yarwood's. The show proved a massive hit: in addition to writing the show he was one of the supporting performers along with Ronni Ancona, Jan Ravens, and Duncan Wisbey, and performed impressions of, among others, Dustin Hoffmann, John Le Mesurier, and James Stewart. He wrote and performed in four series of the show, and two Christmas Specials: and won a British Comedy Award in 2001, and a BAFTA.
He also writes extensively for children's television, including "Spoof," "Chucklevision," and the forthcoming 13-part series "Scoop." Recent television appearances include the Emmy-Award nominated "My Life as a Popat" for ITV, "The Sarah Jane Adventures," a Doctor Who spin-off, for CBBC, produced by Russell T. Davies, and "Nuzzle and Scratch," a children's comedy series. He has also been commissioned to write and perform in a forthcoming radio show with Alan Francis for BBC Radio 4, and is also currently developing a visual comedy TV sketch show, "The Dumb Show." He has also written columns for the Sunday Times, the Independent on Sunday, and the London Evening Standard.