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Channel 4's Comedy Gala (2010)
''Channel 4's Comedy Gala'' of 2010 was a British comedy benefit show organised by Channel 4. It was the inaugural Channel 4 Comedy Gala, an annual charity event held O2 Arena in London in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. Filmed live on 30 March 2010, a two and a half-hour highlights show was broadcast on Channel 4 on 5 April 2010. Billed by Channel 4 as "the biggest live stand up show in UK history" it featured seventeen comedians performing stand-up, as well as a number of others performing live and pre-recorded sketches, to an audience of 16,000. It raised nearly £1 million to open a new anaesthetic room. Beneficiary All profits from ticket and DVD sales of the Comedy Gala were to go to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity. All performers waived their fees for the show. The money was to be used towards the provision of two new anaesthetic rooms, allowing parents to remain with their children up until the time they enter the operating theatres. Kati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Brand
Josephine Grace Brand (born 23 July 1957) is an English comedian, writer, presenter and actress. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on '' Saturday Live'', she went on to appear on '' The Brain Drain'', Channel 4's ''Jo Brand Through the Cakehole'', '' Getting On'' and various television appearances including as a regular guest on '' QI'', '' Have I Got News for You'' and '' Would I Lie to You?''. She also makes regular appearances on BBC Radio 4 in programmes such as ''The News Quiz'' and '' Just a Minute''. Since 2014 she has been the presenter of '' The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice''. In 2003, Brand was listed in ''The Observer'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. Early life Brand was born in Clapham, London, near St Paul's Church in a house which was "a little terraced Victorian place on the Wandsworth Road with an outside toilet", and grew up in Hast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McIntyre
Michael Hazen James McIntyre (born 21 February 1976) is an English comedian, writer and television presenter. In 2012, he was the highest-grossing stand-up comedian in the world. He currently presents his own Saturday night series, ''Michael McIntyre's Big Show'', and the game show, '' The Wheel'', on BBC One. In addition to stand-up comedy, McIntyre has hosted his own BBC One comedy programme ''Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow'', has featured in three episodes of '' Live at the Apollo'' and, in 2011, was a judge on ''Britain's Got Talent''. Early life Born in London to Thomas Cameron McIntyre, known as Ray Cameron, a Canadian comedian and comedy writer in British television, and his wife Kati, and their daughter Lucy. McIntyre grew up in the industry. McIntyre is a dual British-Canadian citizen, by virtue of his late father who committed suicide while in Hollywood in the U.S. His mother, Kati, is of Hungarian Jewish ancestry. Career Television McIntyre has appeared three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off The Kerb
Off The Kerb Productions is a British talent agency company that mainly works with comedians. The company was owned by Addison Cresswell. The company is responsible for many comedians, including Jack Dee, Lee Evans, Jeremy Hardy, Jo Brand, Alan Carr, Marcus Brigstocke, Rich Hall, Michael McIntyre and negotiated an £18 million deal for Jonathan Ross. Prior to his death, Cresswell was also a director of ''Open Mike Productions'' and ''Little Mo Films'', which both make comedy programming for British television. They currently manage 57 artists and performers. Artists represented * Tom Allen *Charlie Baker *Angela Barnes *Jo Brand *Kevin Bridges *Marcus Brigstocke *Alan Carr *Paul Chowdhry *Ali Cook * Tim Clark * Marlon Davis *Dead Cat Bounce *Jack Dee *Neil Delamere * Lee Evans * Simon Evans * Dave Fulton *Ivo Graham *John Gordillo * Jeff Green *Rich Hall *Adam Hills *Phill Jupitus *Shappi Khorsandi *Tom Lucy *Alistair McGowan *Michael McIntyre *Dara Ó Briain *Andy Parsons *Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The O2 Arena (London)
The O2 Arena, commonly known as the O2 (stylised as The O2 arena), is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of the O2 entertainment complex on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. It opened in its present form in 2007. It has the second-highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, behind the Manchester Arena, and in 2008 was the world's busiest music arena. As of 2022, it is the ninth-largest building in the world by volume. The arena was built under the Millennium Dome, a large dome-shaped building built to house an exhibition celebrating the turn of the third millennium; as the structure still stands over the arena, ''The Dome'' remains a name in common usage for the venue. The arena, as well as the overall O2 complex, is named after its primary sponsor, the telecommunications company O2, a subsidiary of Virgin Media O2. History Following the closure of the Millennium Experience at the end of 2000, the Millennium Dome was leased to Merid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Caveney
Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland. Equivalents include ''Antonio'' in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; ''Αντώνιος'' in Greek; ''António'' or ''Antônio'' in Portuguese; ''Antoni'' in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; ''Anton'' in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; ''Antoine'' in French; '' Antal'' in Hungarian; and ''Antun'' or '' Ante'' in Croatian. The usual abbreviated form is Ton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Livingstone
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I *Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Poole (director) (1935–1990), American sport shooter
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Thomas or Tom Poole may refer to: * Thomas Poole (academic), law professor at LSE * Thomas Poole (MP), member of Parliament for Cirencester, 1571 and 1572 *Thomas Poole (tanner) (1766–1837), English tanner, Radical philanthropist, and essayist * Thomas Bell Poole (1818–1865), American criminal * Thomas Henry Poole (1860–1919), British-born architect who designed buildings in New York City *Thomas Slaney Poole (1873–1927), South Australian lawyer * Tom Poole (barrister) (1935–2017), first blind person in Britain to train and practice as a barrister * Tom Poole (colorist), colorist at Company 3 * Tom Poole (footballer), English 19th-century footballer See also *Tommy Pool Thomas Gayle Pool (February 10, 1935 – July 7, 1990) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Norris
Joseph Norris (born 29 December 1891) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His championship career at senior level with the Dublin county team spanned ten seasons from 1919 until 1928. Norris first played competitive football during a golden age for the O'Tooles club. In ten years from 1918 until 1928 he won nine county senior championship medals with the club before adding a tenth in 1931. Success at club level saw Norris join the Dublin senior team and he made his debut during the 1919 championship. Over the course of the next decade he enjoyed much success and won three successive All-Ireland medals between 1921 and 1923. He also won five Leinster medals. Honours ;O'Tooles *Dublin Senior Football Championship (9): 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1931 ;Dublin *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (3): 1921, 1922, 1923 *Leinster Senior Football Championship (5): 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Sah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Beint
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the el, Ἀνδρέας, ''Andreas'', itself related to grc, ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addison Creswell
Addison may refer to: Places Canada * Addison, Ontario United States *Addison, Alabama *Addison, Illinois *Addison Street in Chicago, Illinois which runs by Wrigley Field *Addison, Kentucky *Addison, Maine *Addison, Michigan *Addison, New York **Addison (village), New York * Addison, Ohio *Addison, Pennsylvania * Addison, Tennessee, an unincorporated community in McMinn County *Addison, Texas *Addison, Vermont *Addison, West Virginia, the official name of the town commonly called Webster Springs, WV *Addison, Wisconsin, a town **Addison (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *Addison County, Vermont *Addison Township (other), several places Other uses *Addison (given name) *Addison (surname) *Addison (restaurant), a Michelin-starred restaurant in San Diego *Addison Road (band), an American band *Addison Motor Company, British car manufacturer *Addison's disease, endocrine disorder *Addison, a Beanie Baby baseball-themed teddy bear made by Ty, Inc. See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Whitehall
Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall (born 7 July 1988) is an English comedian, actor, presenter and writer. He is known for starring as JP in the series ''Fresh Meat (TV series), Fresh Meat'' (2011–2016) and Alfie Wickers in the series ''Bad Education (TV series), Bad Education'' (2012–2014, 2022–present) and its spin-off film ''The Bad Education Movie'' (2015). He also co-wrote the latter two. From 2012 to 2018, Whitehall was a regular panellist on the game show ''A League of Their Own (British game show), A League of Their Own''. In 2017, he appeared with Michael Whitehall, his father in the Netflix comedy documentary series ''Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father'' and starred in the television series ''Decline and Fall (TV series), Decline and Fall''. From 2018 to 2021, he hosted the BRIT Awards. Early life Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall was born at Portland Hospital in London's West End of London, West End on 7 July 1988, the son of actress Hilary Amanda Jane Whitehall (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Webb
Robert Patrick Webb (born 29 September 1972) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is one half of the double act Mitchell and Webb, alongside David Mitchell. Webb and Mitchell both starred in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Peep Show'', in which Webb plays Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne. The two also starred in the sketch comedy programme ''That Mitchell and Webb Look'', for which they then performed a stage adaption, '' The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb''. The duo starred in the 2007 film ''Magicians,'' and in the short-lived series ''Ambassadors''. Webb headed the critically acclaimed sitcom ''The Smoking Room'' and was a performer in the sketch show '' Bruiser''. Since 2017, he has starred alongside Mitchell in the Channel 4 comedy-drama ''Back''. Webb is also a regular comedy panelist, appearing on television shows, such as ''The Bubble'', '' Have I Got News for You'', ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'', '' QI'', ''Mastermind'', '' Was It Something I Said'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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