Alistair McGowan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

60

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-11-24 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Evesham, Worcestershire, England

Alistair McGowan

Biography

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

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • Skins

    Skins

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Jonathan Creek

    Jonathan Creek

  • Arthur Christmas

    Arthur Christmas

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • The Weakest Link

    The Weakest Link

  • Bleak House

    Bleak House

  • Spitting Image

    Spitting Image

  • Children's Ward

    Children's Ward

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Creation Stories

    Creation Stories

  • Cor, Blimey!

    Cor, Blimey!

  • My Life in Ruins

    My Life in Ruins

  • Harry Enfield and Chums

    Harry Enfield and Chums

  • Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

    Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

  • My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

    My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

  • Mayo

    Mayo

  • (All Quiet on the) Preston Front

    (All Quiet on the) Preston Front

  • Leonardo

    Leonardo

  • The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

  • The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

    The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

  • Churchill: The Hollywood Years

    Churchill: The Hollywood Years

  • Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

    Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

  • Falklands' Most Daring Raid

    Falklands' Most Daring Raid

  • Monkey Trousers

    Monkey Trousers

  • FBI Music Magazine

    FBI Music Magazine

  • We Are Most Amused

    We Are Most Amused

  • What the Dickens?

    What the Dickens?

  • 2DTV

    2DTV

  • Davina

    Davina

  • Crapston Villas

    Crapston Villas

  • The Comedy Annual

    The Comedy Annual

  • Fist of Fun

    Fist of Fun

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • In the Red

    In the Red

  • Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

    Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

  • The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

    The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

  • The Big Impression

    The Big Impression

  • Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

    Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

  • Best Ever Spitting Image

    Best Ever Spitting Image

  • Spark

    Spark

  • Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford

    Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford

  • 24 Hours in the Past

    24 Hours in the Past

  • Ealing Comedy

    Ealing Comedy

  • Hairspray: The School Musical

    Hairspray: The School Musical

  • 29 Minutes of Fame

    29 Minutes of Fame

  • Dark Ages

    Dark Ages

  • Sports Mash: Taking the Mic

    Sports Mash: Taking the Mic

  • An Evening With Gary Lineker

    An Evening With Gary Lineker

  • Talking Snooker

    Talking Snooker

  • Comic Aid

    Comic Aid

  • Lost and Found

    Lost and Found