Aiden J Harvey (born either 1944 or 1952 in

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, England) is an English northern comedian and impersonator who got his break on the mid-1970s ATV talent show

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. He was subsequently in demand on TV comedy and variety shows throughout the following decade. He often appeared on the 1970s comedy program '' Who Do You Do'' and its 1980s revival, '' Copy Cats''. Both shows were produced by

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, and centred on a group of impressionists doing impressions. Harvey was a guest performer on televised variety shows including ''Live from the Piccadilly'. In 2005, he was working as a comedian on the cabaret circuit in the

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, and also as a cruise ship entertainer. In 2007 he appeared in the

pantomime Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speaking ...

version of

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at the

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. In recent years, Aiden has appeared in pantomime at the Princess Theatre, Torquay. In 2015, as Muddles in

and in 2016 as Buttons in

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. He changed venue in 2017, still for Cinderella, at The Albert Halls, Bolton but returned to Torquay in 2018, appearing as King Eggbert The Oval in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harvey, Aiden J. 1944 births Living people English male comedians

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