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Clive Anderson
Born 10 December 1952 (1952-12-10) (age 55)
Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Occupation Television Presenter, Lawyer

Clive Anderson (born 10 December 1952) is a former barrister, now famous for being a successful comedy writer as well as a radio and television presenter in the United Kingdom. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Winner of a British Comedy Award in 1991[1], Anderson began his success during his 15 year law career with stand-up comedy and comedic script writing, before starring in Whose Line Is It Anyway? on BBC Radio 4. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " Whose Line Is It Anyway? (abbreviated to Whose Line? or WLIIA) was a short-form Improvisational comedy TV show He was also successful with a number of radio programmes, television interviews and guest appearances on Have I Got News For You and QI. Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. In traditional Chinese culture, qi (zh [[wikt氣 氣]] Pinyin qì, Wade-Giles ch'i Jyutping [2]

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Early life

Anderson was educated at Harrow County School for Boys in Middlesex,[3] where his group of friends included Michael Portillo. Harrow High School is a state Secondary school in the London Borough of Harrow in the north-west of London. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo (born 26 May 1953 is a British Journalist, broadcaster, former Conservative Party Politician and Cabinet Anderson attended Selwyn College, Cambridge where, from 1974 to 1975, he was President of Footlights. Selwyn College is a College of the University of Cambridge. It was founded in memory of the Rt Revd George Augustus Selwyn (1809&ndash1878 the first The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge England, run by the students [4] He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1976 and became a practising barrister, specialising in criminal law. The Call to the Bar is a legal Term of art in most Common law jurisdictions The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as Barristers A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different Jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential

Television

Anderson was involved in the fledgling alternative comedy scene in the early 1980s and was the first act to come on stage at The Comedy Store when it opened in 1979. Alternative comedy is a style of Comedy that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and 1980s which would eventually go on to become mainstream in the The Comedy Store is a Comedy club located in West Hollywood California, at 8433 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip. [5] He made his name as host of the improvised television comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway? which was full of his rapid-fire wit as well as the show-ending catchphrase "This is me, Clive Anderson, saying good night. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (abbreviated to Whose Line? or WLIIA) was a short-form Improvisational comedy TV show Good night. "[6]

Anderson hosted his own chat-show entitled Clive Anderson Talks Back on Channel 4 which ran for 10 series. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Anderson moved to the BBC in 1996 and the show's name changed to Clive Anderson All Talk and was aired on BBC One. In one famous incident in 1996, Anderson interviewed the Bee Gees, and throughout the interview he kept making jokes about their life and career which caused them to walk out. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. [6] Anderson once had a glass of water poured over his head by a perturbed Richard Branson. Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 is an English Business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies He also famously asked Jeffrey Archer, "Is there no beginning to your talents?". Jeffrey Howard Archer Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940 is an English Author and former Politician. Archer retorted that "The old jokes are always the best", for Anderson to reply "Yes, I've read your books!" The last series of Clive Anderson All Talk aired in 2001.

He has been a frequent participant on Have I Got News for You, notching up seven appearances in total. Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. He has also frequently appeared on QI. In traditional Chinese culture, qi (zh [[wikt氣 氣]] Pinyin qì, Wade-Giles ch'i Jyutping In 2007, he featured as a regular panelist on the ITV comedy show News Knight. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald, more commonly referred to as simply News Knight is a British television panel show shown on ITV One of his most memorable exchanges on HIGNFY occurred when he scathingly joked to fellow guest Piers Morgan that the Daily Mirror was now, thanks to Morgan (then its editor), almost as good as The Sun. Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965) is a former editor of British Tabloid newspapers the News of the The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language When asked by Morgan, "What do you know about editing newspapers?" he swiftly replied, "About as much as you do".

As a journalist for the BBC, he travelled around the world looking at problems 'in out-of-the-way places', though mostly arguing about whether they can film there. Our Man in. . . featured episodes on Monkeywrenching in American logging and 419 scams in Nigeria. Monkeywrenching is Economic warfare by Sabotage, or Ecotage, with the intent to slow down or halt activities which the monkeywrencher perceives An advance-fee fraud is a Confidence trick in which the target is persuaded to advance sums of money in the hope of realizing a very much larger gain Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal

In 2005 he presented the short-lived Celador panel game, Back in the Day, for Channel 4 . This article is about the television production company For the metal band see Cellador. A panel game is a Game show, particularly popular in the United Kingdom, in which a panel of celebrities compete — either in teams or individually Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began

In January 2008, he appeared on the second episode of Thank God You're Here and won. Thank God You're Here is a partially improvised comedy, based on the Australian version of the show with the same name.

On February 25, 2008, he started presenting Brainbox Challenge, a new game show for BBC Two. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Brainbox Challenge is a game show hosted by Clive Anderson and produced by BBC Manchester.

Comedy and newspaper writing

Anderson is a comedy sketch writer who has written for Frankie Howerd, Not the Nine O'Clock News, and Griff Rhys Jones/Mel Smith. Frankie Howerd OBE (born Francis Alick Howard, 6 March 1917 &ndash 18 April 1992) was a distinctive English Not the Nine O'Clock News is a Comedy Television programme shown on the BBC from 1979 to 1982 Griffith Rhys Jones (born 6th November or 16th November (depending on source speakers agent (6th or BBC (16th 1953 in Cardiff, Wales Mel Smith (born in Chiswick, London on 3 December, 1952) is an English Comedian, Actor, Film director [5] One of his early comedy writing projects was Black Cinderella Two Goes East with Rory McGrath for BBC Radio 4 in 1978. Black Cinderella Two Goes East (sometimes referred to as Black Cinderella II Goes East) was a radio Pantomime broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Patrick Rory McGrath (born 17 March 1956 is a British comedian He is famous for his fast, nervous delivery, and his close-to-the-knuckle witticisms.

As well as writing comedy, Anderson is also a frequent contributor to newspapers, and was a regular columnist in the Sunday Correspondent. The Sunday Correspondent was a shortlived British weekly national Broadsheet Newspaper. [6]

Radio

Currently, he combines his continuing interest in the law with his role as a radio presenter in the regular series Unreliable Evidence on Radio 4. He is also covering the Sunday morning 11am-1pm show on BBC Radio 2 until the end of January 2008. [7] He presented a Radio 4 programme The Wikipedia Story, [8] about Wikipedia and other encyclopedias, which featured Anderson making this correcting edit to Wikipedia's article on the UK politician Michael Portillo. ***************************************************************************************** * * An encyclopedia (or '''encyclopædia''') is a comprehensive written Compendium that contains Information on either all branches of Knowledge Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo (born 26 May 1953 is a British Journalist, broadcaster, former Conservative Party Politician and Cabinet It was announced in April 2008 that Anderson, who had previously filled in for host Ned Sherrin from 2006 until his death from throat cancer in 2007, would be taking over as permanent host of Loose Ends. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Edward George "Ned" Sherrin CBE ( 18 February 1931 &ndash 1 October 2007) was an English broadcaster author Loose Ends is a British Radio programme originally broadcast on Saturday mornings and then transmitted early Saturday evenings from 1998 by BBC Radio [9] He also hosts Clive Anderson's Chat Room on BBC Radio 2.

TV presenting

Shows he has presented include:

Verbal attacks

He bore the brunt of numerous jokes, insults, and running gags on Whose Line. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (abbreviated to Whose Line? or WLIIA) was a short-form Improvisational comedy TV show Mastermind is a British quiz show, well-known for its challenging questions intimidating setting and air of seriousness Brainbox Challenge is a game show hosted by Clive Anderson and produced by BBC Manchester. Various insults revolved around (among other things) his baldness and short neck. These jokes were especially prevalent during the Hoedown segment, which most of the contestants (especially Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie) actively despised. A hoedown is a type of American Folk dance or Square dance in duple meter and also the musical form associated with it Ryan Lee Stiles (born April 22, 1959) is an Emmy -nominated American - Canadian Actor and Comedian, whose work Colin Andrew Mochrie (born November 30, 1957) is a Scottish Canadian Actor and improvisational comedian.

When he guest presented Have I Got News For You, the panel joked about his baldness. Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. When he turned his head to speak to Ian Hislop, Paul Merton said, "Your head's full of hair now!" Hislop said the same when Anderson turned to speak to Merton. Ian David Hislop (born 13 July 1960) is an British Comedian, Scriptwriter and Editor of satirical magazine Paul James Martin (born 9 July 1957) better known by the Stage name Paul Merton, is an English Actor, Wit

Awards

The show "Whose Line is it Anyway" won a BAFTA award in 1989. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation [10] Later, Clive Anderson won both the "Top Entertainment Presenter" and "Top Radio Comedy Personality" at the British Comedy Awards in 1991. The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year [11]

Personal life

Anderson lives in Highbury, north London, with his wife and three children; Isabella, Flora and Edmund. Highbury is an area in the London Borough of Islington. It lies between the following places Finsbury Park, north of Highbury He supports Arsenal football club[12] and is President of the Woodland Trust. The Woodland Trust, founded in London, England in 1972, and now based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, is a conservation charity in [13]

Notes

  1. ^ Clive Andersonawards at IMDB retrieved August 27, 2007
  2. ^ Clive Anderson at BBC Radio 4 retrieved August 27, 2007
  3. ^ Maynard, Jeff. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Some Gaytonians. Virtual Gaytonian. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat
  4. ^ Footlights: Alumni. Cambridge Footlights. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat
  5. ^ a b Clive Anderson's Chat Room. BBC Radio 2. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat
  6. ^ a b c UKTV G2 Stars: Profile: Clive Anderson. UKTV Interactive Limited. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat
  7. ^ Unreliable Evidence. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat
  8. ^ Anderson, Clive (24 July 2007). Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Wikipedia Story. BBC Radio 4.
  9. ^ "Anderson goes full time on Radio 4's Loose Ends", MediaGuardian, 2008-04-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor  
  10. ^ Television and Television Craft Awards winners and nominees (Pdf). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat
  11. ^ Past winners: 1991. Michael Hurll Television. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat
  12. ^ Arsenal's A to Z: Famous fans. Arsenal Broadband Limited. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat
  13. ^ New advocate for native woodland: Woodland Trust welcomes Clive Anderson as president. The Woodland Trust. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat
Preceded by
Jon Canter		 Footlights President
1974 – 1975		 Succeeded by
Chris Keightley

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Persondata
NAME Anderson, Clive
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Television Presenter, Lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH 1952-12-10
PLACE OF BIRTH Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Jon Canter is an English Television comedy Scriptwriter writing for Lenny Henry and other leading comedians Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge England, run by the students A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
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