Hey Jon
Frank's real name is Chris Collins
Jon got it wro-ong, Jon got it wrooo-ooong...nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah
(I think you're right though, Baddiel and Flapjack Unplanned would be much better)
Jim Moir = Vic Reeves
which is TRUE, nyah, nyah to you.
Jimeoin = Jimeoin Jimmy James
So there (unless, of course, you don't know who the hell that is, in which case, let's call the whole thing off)
Spike Milligan = Terence Allan Milligan
And of course....ummm....errr....
Sorry Jon, it's 1am over here, my brains gone a bit flaccid.
I think I've got a touch of Olympic fever too.
I think I can squeeze one more out....
Eric Morcombe=Eric Bartholemew
That's it - I'm spent. I'm a husk.
G'night
Yes, but why didn't they pick more interesting names?
Steve Stomper? Rick Montauban? Dave Marseilles? Barry Barracuda? Arnold Fascinating?...
Surely Roy "Twatty" Brown got it the wrong way round. If his real name IS Royston Vasey, which I believe to be the case, why change it to Roy Brown?
Harry Hill = Matthew Hall (so I believe)
Eddie Large = Edward McGuinness
Chevy Chase = Cornelius Crane Chase
Sorry, apart from Harry Hill, I don't appear to have mentioned anyone funny.
Oh, except Arthur Stanley Jefferson and Oliver Norville Hardy, which of course are the real names of Old Mother Riley and Kitty McShane.
Jasper Carrott -- surely a step up from Bob Davies.
"Frank Skinner" is apparently the name of a bloke on Chris Curry/Collins (and there's me thinking it was Cutler)'s dad's darts team. But note that real name/stage name stories are not notably reliable.
Julian Barratt from the Boosh was called Julian Pettifer (as in the ITV reporter and host of "Busman's Holiday") when he shared by house (briefly) in about 1991.
So you're saying they should really call themselves "Pettifer and Fielding"?
I think that's better.
>Jimeoin = Jimeoin Jimmy James
I think it is actually Jimeoin McKeown. I have seen on some websites that is is "Jimeoin Jimmy James", but I find that highly unlikely, even if he is from Ballymena.
Aha - Richard, you're right. I forgot he had a surname as well as that deluge of middle names (as far as I know most of them are on the birth certificate).
Jimeoin saw my first ever gig, and was profuse in his praise; he gave me a huge hug and gushed at me all night.
What can I say, I was younger and prettier then.
You mean the first gig you booked/put on, or did you try stand-up yourself?
My first standup performance.
I do standup, but don't necessarily identify myself as being such - more of a comedic performer ('cos I don't reckon I'm good enough/interested enough at straight standup in regular clubs!) I'm a dab hand at interactive stuff, radio, TV panels, etc though.
I compere my own night because it's cheaper.
Boothby Graffoe thought I was pretty good when he saw me. Is this a hallmark of quality?
Maybe I should change my name to Janet "Bloody" McLeod