Alistair McGowan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alistair McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is a British impressionist, stand-up comic, actor, singer and writer best known to British audiences for The Big Impression (formerly Alistair McGowan's Big Impression), which was, for four years, one of BBC1's top-rating comedy programmes - winning numerous awards, including a BAFTA in 2003. He has also worked extensively in theatre and appeared in the West End in Art, Cabaret, The Mikado and Little Shop of Horrors (for which he received an Laurence Olivier Award nomination.).) As an actor on television he played the lead role in BBC1's Mayo. He wrote the play Timing (nominated as Best New Comedy at the whatsonstage.com awards) and the book A Matter of Life and Death or How to Wean Your Man off Football with former comedy partner Ronni Ancona. He also provided voices for Spitting Image. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alistair McGowan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs as Self
- 2023 · My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock as Alfred Hitchcock (voice)
- 2021 · The Weakest Link as Self - Participant
- 2021 · Creation Stories as Jimmy Savile
- 2017 · Talking Snooker as Self - Presenter
- 2015 · 24 Hours in the Past as Participant
- 2012 · Falklands' Most Daring Raid as Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · The Great Sport Relief Bake Off as Self - Contestant
- 2011 · Arthur Christmas as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2011 · Alice Madness Returns, cutscenes as Dr. Angus bumby
- 2011 · Leonardo as Piero de' Medici
- 2010 · The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
- 2010 · Sports Mash: Taking the Mic as
- 2010 · Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford as
- 2009 · My Life in Ruins as Nico
- 2008 · We Are Most Amused as Self
- 2008 · Hairspray: The School Musical as
- 2008 · What the Dickens? as Self
- 2008 · Ealing Comedy as Vijay Imran Cecil Kuttuputtu Yogesh
- 2007 · The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Skins as Coach Pooter
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Best Ever Spitting Image as Self
- 2006 · Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive as
- 2006 · Mayo as DI Gil Mayo
- 2006 · Davina as
- 2005 · Bleak House as Mr. Kenge
- 2005 · Monkey Trousers as
- 2005 · Comic Aid as
- 2005 · 29 Minutes of Fame as Self - Team Captain
- 2004 · Churchill: The Hollywood Years as Football Commentators (voice)
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2003 · Lost and Found as The Funeral Director
- 2002 · Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire as Des Yeti / Alan Snowman / Trash Bag (voice)
- 2002 · Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe as Des Yeti (voice)
- 2001 · Richard & Judy as Self
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2001 · 2DTV as
- 2000 · The Big Impression as
- 2000 · Cor, Blimey! as Racing Commentator
- 2000 · FBi as
- 1999 · Dark Ages as
- 1998 · In the Red as Murderer's Voice (Voice Only)
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Spark as Mike
- 1997 · Jonathan Creek as Trevor
- 1995 · Crapston Villas as
- 1995 · Fist of Fun as
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1994 · An Evening With Gary Lineker as John Motson
- 1994 · (All Quiet on the) Preston Front as Spock
- 1993 · Only an Excuse? as
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Marcos
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Guest Presenter
- 1989 · The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos as
- 1989 · Children's Ward as Casualty Doctor
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1984 · Spitting Image as
- Future · The Comedy Annual as