Alistair McGowan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

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

  • Skins

    Skins

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Cor, Blimey!

    Cor, Blimey!

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Jonathan Creek

    Jonathan Creek

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • The Weakest Link

    The Weakest Link

  • Harry Enfield and Chums

    Harry Enfield and Chums

  • Best Ever Spitting Image

    Best Ever Spitting Image

  • Bleak House

    Bleak House

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • (All Quiet on the) Preston Front

    (All Quiet on the) Preston Front

  • Spitting Image

    Spitting Image

  • Arthur Christmas

    Arthur Christmas

  • Children's Ward

    Children's Ward

  • Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

    Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

  • Ealing Comedy

    Ealing Comedy

  • What the Dickens?

    What the Dickens?

  • My Life in Ruins

    My Life in Ruins

  • Leonardo

    Leonardo

  • Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

    Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

  • Fist of Fun

    Fist of Fun

  • Crapston Villas

    Crapston Villas

  • FBI Music Magazine

    FBI Music Magazine

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • 2DTV

    2DTV

  • Mayo

    Mayo

  • The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

    The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

  • Davina

    Davina

  • The Comedy Annual

    The Comedy Annual

  • Creation Stories

    Creation Stories

  • Monkey Trousers

    Monkey Trousers

  • My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

    My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

  • Sports Mash: Taking the Mic

    Sports Mash: Taking the Mic

  • Dark Ages

    Dark Ages

  • The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

    The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

  • Spark

    Spark

  • Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford

    Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford

  • 29 Minutes of Fame

    29 Minutes of Fame

  • The Big Impression

    The Big Impression

  • Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

    Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

  • 24 Hours in the Past

    24 Hours in the Past

  • Churchill: The Hollywood Years

    Churchill: The Hollywood Years

  • Comic Aid

    Comic Aid

  • Hairspray: The School Musical

    Hairspray: The School Musical

  • Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

    Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

  • The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

  • An Evening With Gary Lineker

    An Evening With Gary Lineker

  • Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

  • We Are Most Amused

    We Are Most Amused

  • Falklands' Most Daring Raid

    Falklands' Most Daring Raid

  • Talking Snooker

    Talking Snooker

  • Spitting Image: Election Special '92

    Spitting Image: Election Special '92

  • Words of Captain Scott

    Words of Captain Scott