Alistair McGowan: My friends laughed when I said I was doing comedy

Alistair McGowan: My friends laughed when I said I was doing comedy

Alistair McGowan is a man of many talents, as well as being one of the UKs most beloved impressionists. From award winning performances on the West End Stage, sell-out pianist shows and dominating the 90s and 00s sketch TV scene, he is a man that never disappoints to entertain.

In this episode, James O'Brien goes back in time to Alistair's school days, his warm upbringing in Evesham and to the moment where he got his big break at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The pair discuss the nuance of a great impression, why Gen-Z may struggle to understand the humour and what 2025 and beyond has in store for Alistair too. We will give you a hint, it's busy, very busy.

You can book tickets for on of Alistair's many ventures here

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Cor Hutton: The Quadruple Amputee Who Found Her Feet

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Jamie Oliver: “I’d gone from being skint to having a lot of money, I felt like a fake.”

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Leo Varadkar: Former Prime Minister of Ireland on Power and Letting Go

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Before becoming Ireland’s youngest Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar was a Dublin GP with bold ambitions and a belief that politics could be a kind of medicine for society.In this episode of Full Disclosure, Ja...

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Dr Richard Shepherd: Lessons from 23,000 Postmortems- including Hungerford, Hillsborough and Princess Diana

Dr Richard Shepherd: Lessons from 23,000 Postmortems- including Hungerford, Hillsborough and Princess Diana

Britain’s leading forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd has performed over 23,000 postmortems and given evidence in some of the most high-profile cases of our time, from Hungerford to Hillsborough,...

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Arabella Weir: At nine my mum said, “I can’t bear the sight of you”

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Actor, comedian and bestselling author Arabella Weir grew up in a family that prized intellect and appearances but struggled to offer love. In this episode of Full Disclosure, she tells James O’Brien ...

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Natalie Haynes: Greek Myths, Medea and the Comedy of Classics

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Natalie Haynes has never been easy to categorise. A stand-up comedian turned broadcaster and best-selling author, she has built a career out of making the ancient world vivid, funny and urgent. In thi...

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From The Vault: Brian Cox

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