Alistair McGowan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

60

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-11-24 (60 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

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Jonathan Creek

    Jonathan Creek

  • Spitting Image

    Spitting Image

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Children's Ward

    Children's Ward

  • The Weakest Link

    The Weakest Link

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Bleak House

    Bleak House

  • Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

    Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

  • Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

    Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

  • (All Quiet on the) Preston Front

    (All Quiet on the) Preston Front

  • Arthur Christmas

    Arthur Christmas

  • Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

    Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

  • Harry Enfield and Chums

    Harry Enfield and Chums

  • Cor, Blimey!

    Cor, Blimey!

  • My Life in Ruins

    My Life in Ruins

  • My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

    My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

  • Churchill: The Hollywood Years

    Churchill: The Hollywood Years

  • Fist of Fun

    Fist of Fun

  • Mayo

    Mayo

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • What the Dickens?

    What the Dickens?

  • Monkey Trousers

    Monkey Trousers

  • 2DTV

    2DTV

  • Creation Stories

    Creation Stories

  • Falklands' Most Daring Raid

    Falklands' Most Daring Raid

  • The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

    The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

  • Davina

    Davina

  • Crapston Villas

    Crapston Villas

  • The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

    The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

  • The Big Impression

    The Big Impression

  • Leonardo

    Leonardo

  • In the Red

    In the Red

  • Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

    Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

  • Dark Ages

    Dark Ages

  • 29 Minutes of Fame

    29 Minutes of Fame

  • FBI Music Magazine

    FBI Music Magazine

  • Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford

    Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford

  • Spark

    Spark

  • The Comedy Annual

    The Comedy Annual

  • We Are Most Amused

    We Are Most Amused

  • 24 Hours in the Past

    24 Hours in the Past

  • Hairspray: The School Musical

    Hairspray: The School Musical

  • The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

  • Sports Mash: Taking the Mic

    Sports Mash: Taking the Mic

  • Best Ever Spitting Image

    Best Ever Spitting Image

  • Talking Snooker

    Talking Snooker

  • Comic Aid

    Comic Aid

  • Ealing Comedy

    Ealing Comedy

  • Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

  • An Evening With Gary Lineker

    An Evening With Gary Lineker