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'''James Hamilton Bachman'''<ref name="birth" /> (born 24 February 1972 in [[Cuckfield]], [[Sussex]]) is an [[England|English]] [[comedian]], [[actor]] and [[writer]]. |
'''James Hamilton Bachman'''<ref name="birth" /> (born 24 February 1972 in [[Cuckfield]], [[Sussex]]) is an [[England|English]] [[comedian]], [[actor]] and [[writer]]. He has written for and acted in many [[BBC]] television and radio programmes including ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]'', ''[[Bleak Expectations]]'' and ''[[Sorry, I've Got No Head]]''. |
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==Early Life== |
==Early Life== |
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Bachman was born in [[East Sussex]] to an American father and English mother. He attended [[Radley College]] and studied physics and mathematics at [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]]. He joined the [[Footlights]], having been a [[Monty Python]] and [[Fry and Laurie]] fan as a youngster. While in the Footlights, he first met [[David Mitchell (actor)|David Mitchell]] and [[Robert Webb (actor)|Robert Webb]], whom he would collaborate with for their shows, and also future writing partner [[Mark Evans (comedian/writer)|Mark Evans]].<ref>{{citeweb|title=Cambridge Footlights Alumni 1990-1999|url=http://footlights.org/1990 |
Bachman was born in [[East Sussex]] to an American father and English mother. He attended [[Radley College]] and studied physics and mathematics at [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]]. He also joined the [[Footlights]], having been a [[Monty Python]] and [[Fry and Laurie]] fan as a youngster.<ref name="londonist">{{citenews|title=Comedy Interview: James Bachman|url=http://londonist.com/2006/10/comedy_intervie_2.php|publisher=[[Londonist]]|date=31 October 2006}}</ref> While in the Footlights, he first met [[David Mitchell (actor)|David Mitchell]] and [[Robert Webb (actor)|Robert Webb]], whom he would collaborate with for their shows, and also future writing partner [[Mark Evans (comedian/writer)|Mark Evans]], became vice-president in 1993 and went on to direct the revue the following year.<ref>{{citeweb|title=Cambridge Footlights Alumni 1990-1999|url=http://footlights.org/alumni-archive?name=1990-1999|publisher=[[Footlights]] Official Website}}</ref> By the time he finished university he had lost interest in his area of study and chose to go into comedy instead, much to his parents' initial disappointment. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Shortly after graduating, Bachman formed the comedy group Population:3 with university friends [[Lucy Montgomery (actor)|Lucy Montgomery]] and [[Barunka O'Shaughnessy]] and they performed at the [[Edinburgh Fringe Festival]].<ref name="londonist" /> |
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| ⚫ | Bachman has written for many U.K. radio and television programmes, including ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]'' (2006–7), ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Sound]]'' (2003–9), ''[[Popetown]]'' (2005), and ''[[Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway]]'' (2002–3). He has also appeared in ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]'' (2006–10), ''[[Saxondale]]'' (2006–7), ''[[The Mighty Boosh]]'' (2005), ''[[The IT Crowd]]'' (2007), ''[[15 Storeys High#TV series|15 Storeys High]]'' (2004) and various other television and radio programmes. In the winter of 2006 he toured with [[David Mitchell (actor)|David Mitchell]] and [[Robert Webb (actor)|Robert Webb]] as part of their live show ''[[The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb]]''. |
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| ⚫ | Bachman has written for many U.K. radio and television programmes, including ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]'' (2006–7), ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Sound]]'' (2003–9), ''[[Popetown]]'' (2005), and ''[[Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway]]'' (2002–3). He has also appeared in ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]'' (2006–10), ''[[Saxondale]]'' (2006–7), ''[[The Mighty Boosh]]'' (2005), ''[[The IT Crowd]]'' (2007), ''[[15 Storeys High#TV series|15 Storeys High]]'' (2004) and various other television and radio programmes. In the winter of 2006 he toured with [[David Mitchell (actor)|David Mitchell]] and [[Robert Webb (actor)|Robert Webb]] as part of their live show ''[[The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb]]''. He appeared as Harry Biscuit in all four series of the [[BBC]] radio comedy ''[[Bleak Expectations]]'', which ran from 2007 to 2010. |
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He has often written and performed with [[Mark Evans (comedian/writer)|Mark Evans]], as well as with [[Lucy Montgomery (actor)|Lucy Montgomery]] and [[Barunka O'Shaughnessy]] as part of Population:3. |
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On 6 May 2008 he and |
On 6 May 2008 he and Evans recorded the pilot of their [[BBC Radio 4]] comedy ''Zoom'', starring [[David Soul]], [[Carla Mendonca]] and [[Jon Glover]] with a special guest appearance by [[Nicholas Parsons]] as himself. |
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From 2008 to 2010, he co-wrote and starred in the [[CBBC]] sketch show ''[[Sorry, I've Got No Head]]''. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.infinitemonkeys.co.uk/ Personal Website] |
*[http://www.infinitemonkeys.co.uk/ Personal Website] |
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*[http://twitter.com/#!/mrjamesbachman James Bachman] on [[Twitter]] |
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*[http://www.population3.co.uk/ Population:3] |
*[http://www.population3.co.uk/ Population:3] |
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*[http://www.londonist.com/archives/2006/10/comedy_intervie_2.php Interview at Londonist.com] |
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Revision as of 14:48, 12 March 2012
James Bachman | |
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 James Bachman recording the BBC Radio 4 comedy pilot Zoom, 6 May 2008. | |
| Born | James Hamilton Bachman[1] 24 February 1972 |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor, writer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
James Hamilton Bachman[1] (born 24 February 1972 in Cuckfield, Sussex) is an English comedian, actor and writer. He has written for and acted in many BBC television and radio programmes including That Mitchell and Webb Look, Bleak Expectations and Sorry, I've Got No Head.
Early Life
Bachman was born in East Sussex to an American father and English mother. He attended Radley College and studied physics and mathematics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He also joined the Footlights, having been a Monty Python and Fry and Laurie fan as a youngster.[2] While in the Footlights, he first met David Mitchell and Robert Webb, whom he would collaborate with for their shows, and also future writing partner Mark Evans, became vice-president in 1993 and went on to direct the revue the following year.[3] By the time he finished university he had lost interest in his area of study and chose to go into comedy instead, much to his parents' initial disappointment.
Career
Shortly after graduating, Bachman formed the comedy group Population:3 with university friends Lucy Montgomery and Barunka O'Shaughnessy and they performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[2]
Bachman has written for many U.K. radio and television programmes, including That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006–7), That Mitchell and Webb Sound (2003–9), Popetown (2005), and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002–3). He has also appeared in That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006–10), Saxondale (2006–7), The Mighty Boosh (2005), The IT Crowd (2007), 15 Storeys High (2004) and various other television and radio programmes. In the winter of 2006 he toured with David Mitchell and Robert Webb as part of their live show The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb. He appeared as Harry Biscuit in all four series of the BBC radio comedy Bleak Expectations, which ran from 2007 to 2010.
On 6 May 2008 he and Evans recorded the pilot of their BBC Radio 4 comedy Zoom, starring David Soul, Carla Mendonca and Jon Glover with a special guest appearance by Nicholas Parsons as himself.
From 2008 to 2010, he co-wrote and starred in the CBBC sketch show Sorry, I've Got No Head.
References
- ^ a b {England & Wales births 1837 - 2006}
- ^ a b "Comedy Interview: James Bachman". Londonist. 31 October 2006.
- ^ "Cambridge Footlights Alumni 1990-1999". Footlights Official Website.