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Ben Keaton (born 1956) is an
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who appeared in
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'' as Jeff Brannigan, and in
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'', playing the part of Spencer between 1999 and 2002. He also appeared as Father Austin Purcell in "
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'', and had a small part in the
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film '' East is East'' as a
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. Keaton is also a well-established theatre actor, and has appeared at
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in ''Animal Crackers'', ''American Buffalo'', ''Harvey'', ''Cyrano de Bergerac'',Bourne, Dianne
"Old pals play for laughs"
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'', 15 February 2007. Retrieved on 3 June 2013. and playing the role of David Bliss in Noël Coward's ''Hay Fever''. Keaton also works as a comedian, and has won the
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at the 1986
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, two Manchester Evening News Best Actor Awards and a Laurence Olivier Nomination. He is a regular guest member with the Comedy Store Players, the Steve Frost Improv All Stars and
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, and appeared in this style of comedy at the Royal Exchange in his show "Ben Keaton & Friends" which has included Stephen Frost, Niall Ashdown, Steve Steen,
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and
Paul Merton Paul James Martin (born 9 July 1957), known under the stage name Paul Merton, is an English writer, actor, comedian and radio and television presenter. Known for his improvisation skill, Merton's humour is rooted in deadpan, surreal and someti ...
. He was a founder member of the improv group South Of The River with
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and Kit Hollerbach, and set up The Phwoar Horsemen Improv Group in 2016 with Paul Mutagejja. Keaton has written five series of ''Hubbub'' for the BBC and his own series, ''Gumtree'', for Channel 4, which also aired his own 'special', Ben Keaton's Finest Half Hour. He wrote and directed the live arena production of Sky TV's ''Brainiac'' and went on to write and direct the Science Museum's first touring stage production. Keaton began teaching at the
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in 2008, where he specialises in Physical Theatre and Acting for Camera. In 2013, he set u
Lincoln Film and Television School
teaching all aspects of filmmaking to young people. In 2014, Keaton returned to the role of Father Austin Purcell, performing a stand-up routine and hosting pub quizzes entirely in character. Keaton also set up a Twitter page for the character, and a website where fans can purchase customise
Father Austin Purcell
video greetings. In 2015 he set u
Lincoln Comedy Academy
with Paul Mutagejja to teach performing and writing comedy for stage and screen. His documentary series ''The I Am Project'' records the lives of children who are moving from primary to secondary school and from secondary to further education, and has taken place in a variety of schools since 2008. The series has been admitted into the Media Archive of Central England. In 2017 he and his son Waldo Fox Kennedy set up Bracket Energy Media Production, which produces video for business and specialises in online content. Keaton lives in
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