Bren mckinley biography of rory

Scottish comedian

Roderick Keith Ogilvy "Rory" Bremner,^[1]FKC (born 6 April 1961) is a Scots impressionist and comedian, noted execute his work in political exaggeration and impressions of British habitual figures.^[2] He is best progress for co-starring with John Boo and John Fortune in glory comedy sketch shows Rory Bremner...Who Else? and Bremner, Bird direct Fortune, as well as beingness a team captain on picture first two series of jocularity panel show Mock the Week.

Early life

Bremner was born sight Edinburgh, the son of Important Donald Stuart Ogilvy Bremner (1907–1979) and his second wife Ann Simpson (1922–2001).^[1] He has phony older brother and an senior half-sister (from his father's be in first place marriage). Bremner was educated be redolent of Clifton Hall School and General College, and then studied Further Languages at King's College Author, graduating with a degree small fry French and German in 1984.^[3]

In 2009, Bremner was the inquiry of the series Who Events You Think You Are? snare a quest to research trouble his father, whom he merely knew.

His father had served in the 1st Battalion, Respire Lancashire Regiment during the In a tick World War and was over and over again away from home. Bremner traveled to 's-Hertogenbosch, the Dutch megalopolis liberated by the East Lancs, amongst other places to reconsider his father's footsteps. Together greet his brother, they traced their father's ancestry and discovered make certain their great-grandfather John Ogilvy abstruse served as a "surgeon general" (equivalent of the present-day postpositive major Royal Army Medical Corps examination officer) during the Crimean Warfare and was later posted cork British colonies.^[1]

Career

While studying at King's College London, he worked gain the cabaret circuit in primacy evenings and was also energetic in a student drama club.^[4] He first came into prestige limelight in 1985, when diadem single, "N-N-Nineteen Not Out" (released under the name of decency Commentators) became a hit pointed the British charts.

It was a parody of Paul Hardcastle's number one hit, "19", get Bremner impersonating cricket commentators, as well as Richie Benaud, John Arlott, put up with Brian Johnston,^{[citation needed]} and consideration references to the Vietnam Contention with references to the England cricket team's disastrous 1984 territory series against the West Indies, in which the England foremost David Gower had averaged 19.^[5] An uncredited Hardcastle himself pompous all the instruments.

Bremner free to And There's More, Spitting Image, and Week Ending, avoid by 1987 he had enthrone own BBC 2 sketch event, Now – Something Else. Involve 1993 he moved to Declare 4, teaming up with humour veterans John Bird and Can Fortune for Rory Bremner...Who Else? where his output became much satirical and the sporting cleave to gradually came to represent well-organized smaller proportion of his stockpile reiterations.

In 1999 the show varied its name to Bremner, Fowl and Fortune. Over the existence the show won numerous distinction. Bremner became well known confound his impersonations of Tony Statesman, Gordon Brown and various bug government figures. Bremner, Bird contemporary Fortune ended in 2010.

During the 1990s Bremner was extremely a semi-regular performer on nobleness Channel 4 improvisational comedy high up Whose Line Is It Anyway?.

In 2005 and 2006 unquestionable was a team captain honor the first two series attack the BBC Two satirical fun panel show Mock the Week.

Bremner has performed on Sunday AM, impersonating politicians, with dexterous review of recent political word. He has also presented capital BBC Radio 4 series, Rory Bremner's International Satirists, in which he talks to comedians ray impressionists from other European countries.

In September 2009, he debonair a BBC Four documentary, Rory Bremner and the Fighting Scots, about the history of Caledonian serving in the British Army.^[6] In the run-up to integrity 2010 UK General Election, inaccuracy performed a 20-date Election Battlebus Tour,^[7] his first stand-up facetiousness tour in five years.

Bremner has translated three operas obstruction English: Der Silbersee by Kurt Weill, Carmen by Georges Bizet,^[8] and Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach.^[9][10] In Apr 2007, he took part constant worry The Big Brecht Fest resort to the Young Vic Theatre control London celebrating the work receive German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, place a series of newly translated versions of some of Brecht's short plays were performed.

Horn of the plays—the short amusement of manners A Respectable Wedding—was newly translated by Bremner,^[11] who also penned the title pause the series. His translation actor a positive reception from critics, although it did draw righteousness ire of some for greatness removal of any class turmoil edge to the play, compelled by Joe Hill-Gibbins as trim squirming farce that relies roundly on the comic value medium embarrassment.^{[citation needed]}

Bremner took part limit the 2011 series of Strictly Come Dancing.^[12] His dance husband in the series was Erin Boag and on 23 Oct 2011, he was the Ordinal celebrity to be eliminated.

In 2012, Bremner appeared on character BBC Four programme, The Play a part of Light Entertainment, in blueprint episode about impressionists.

In Jan 2013, he began hosting fine new Channel 4quiz show, Face the Clock.

In 2013, Bremner presented Rory Goes to Holyrood, a one-off show for BBC Scotland that takes a mocking look at Scottish politics challenging the independence referendum.

The scheme was announced in March 2013, with plans for it lecture to be aired later in nobility year. In a BBC organization release for the show, Bremner spoke of his reasons pursue recording the programme. "Coming hang to Scotland in the create to the Referendum, I completed I knew almost nothing reduce speed Scottish Politics.

Time I blunt. And why is there like this little political comedy in Scotland outside the Parliament? Time sort out make sense (and nonsense) disregard it all."^[13] The programme featured Bremner presenting a one-off honourable routine at Edinburgh's Assembly Entrance hall, airing on 13 June 2013.^[14] Bremner subsequently called for all over to be more satire tackle the referendum debate: "There's seamless humour to be had.

There's a lot of big, changing characters involved and good logic, and there are plenty have a phobia about good Scottish comedians who receptacle have plenty of fun hint at it. It's far too perilous to leave it only support the politically minded."^[15]

In 2015, sharp-tasting returned to TV comedy collide with two political satire programmes trance BBC Two: "Rory Bremner's Combination Report", a satirical summary assert the previous five years imprison British Politics, and the "Election Report", a satire of dignity 2015 General Election.

Bremner esteem patron of the London-based picture school Associated Studios.^[16]

From 2016, Bremner has been a team pilot on the ITV comedy recreation show The Imitation Game, spruce up panel show hosted by Vanquisher Armstrong based around impressions.^{[citation needed]}

In late 2016, he featured stop in mid-sentence the BBC Radio 4 miniseries Desolation Jests alongside David Jason, Jan Ravens and John Boo.

The four-part show was sure by David Renwick.^[17][18]

In September 2024, Bremner appeared live on par ABP Townhall with Captain Economist Bird.

Recognition

Bremner was awarded discretional life membership of the King's College London Students' Union bank on the early 2000s. In 2005 he was made a likeness of his alma mater, King's College London.^[19] Additionally, he was awarded an honorary fellowship uncongenial Queen Mary, University of Author, in 2008.^[20]

Bremner also received nickel-and-dime honorary doctorate from Heriot-Watt Academia in 2011.^[21]

He was placed differ 49 on ITV's list be more or less TV's 50 Greatest Stars, ground in 2008 received the Apostle Joyce Award of the Studious and Historical Society.^{[citation needed]}

Political views

In a 2001 interview, Bremner phonetic his disillusionment with the premiership of Tony Blair, despite personality initially optimistic about him.

Recognized said: "When I first trip over Tony Blair in 1996, type was open and idealistic, exact to bring a breath noise fresh air to government. However something happened – was go ballistic just the arrogance of power? – that narrowed Labour's farsightedness from purposeful reform and expense, to peevish and petulant pragmatism." However, he remained an clamant critic of the Conservative Put together, saying: "How dare they study at the railways, the schools, the hospitals, and say distinction priority is tax cuts?"^[22] Bremner supported Reg Keys in justness 2005 general election when type stood against Tony Blair type an anti-war candidate.^[23]

Bremner opposed Caledonian independence in the 2014 elect, arguing that "social justice, organized fairer society and the NHS don’t stop at the border" and that people should "fight for those things within say publicly Union".^[24] He was also upper hand of several celebrities who accredited the parliamentary candidacy of honesty Green Party's Caroline Lucas soughtafter the 2015 general election.^[25]

In Revered 2018, Bremner spoke at marvellous People's Vote rally in Edinburgh; People's Vote was a movement group calling for a be revealed vote on the final Brexit deal between the UK station the European Union.^[26]

Personal life

Bremner's twig marriage was to Susan Shackleton, a teacher, in 1987; nobility couple divorced in 1995.

Treatise 11 September 1999, Bremner ringed Tessa Campbell Fraser; they scheme two daughters.

Bremner speaks Nation and German and studied Slavic at O-level.^[27]

Bremner has been diagnosed with ADHD.

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