Alistair Charles McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is an English
impressionist, 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 â€" 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 a Laurence Olivier Award nomination). As a
television actor, 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.He made his debut broadcast as a
tennis commentator for BBC Sport at the 2011 Wimbledon
Championships.In 2012, McGowan wrote and hosted the ITV comedy sports
show You Cannot Be Serious, in which his impressions included Roy
Hodgson, Jedward and Louie Spence.
impressionist, 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 â€" 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 a Laurence Olivier Award nomination). As a
television actor, 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.He made his debut broadcast as a
tennis commentator for BBC Sport at the 2011 Wimbledon
Championships.In 2012, McGowan wrote and hosted the ITV comedy sports
show You Cannot Be Serious, in which his impressions included Roy
Hodgson, Jedward and Louie Spence.
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