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| Born | 24 February 1949 Plaistow, East London |
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| Occupation | Comedian, folk-singer, media executive |
| Website www.richarddigance.com |
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Richard Digance (born 24 February 1949, in Plaistow, East London) is a comedian and folk singer. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Plaistow (ˈplɑːstoʊ or plaa-stow - and not as sometimes heard " play-stow " is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Plaistow (ˈplɑːstoʊ or plaa-stow - and not as sometimes heard " play-stow " is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous
He studied Mechanical Engineering at Reid Kerr College Paisley, during which time he was inspired by Billy Connolly. Mechanical Engineering is an Engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis Design, Manufacturing Paisley (Pàislig is a town and former Burgh in the west- Central Lowlands of Scotland. Billy Connolly, CBE (born William Connolly Jr on 24 November, 1942) is a Scottish
In the 1970s he toured the United States. Though failing to make much of a name, he ended up a support act for Steve Martin. Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer,
He came to public attention as a regular turn on the popular Sunday evening Live from. . . (Her Majesty's/the Piccadilly/the Palladium) variety series (produced by LWT for ITV) and also on Summertime Special, a variety showcase of the 1980s. Her Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre, located on The Haymarket, in the City of Westminster. The London Palladium is a 2286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent
He is known for his television one-hour specials, starting in 1985 with A Dabble of Digance. Abracadigance was a series of four shows in 1988. The 1992 show, Richard Digance's Greatest Bits, recorded at the Brighton Dome, included some of his most popular routines from stage and screen, including the "Nursery Rhymes", "Remembers" and "Jungle Cup Final". Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove.
Many albums featuring his comic and serious music have been released. His first novel, Run Out In The Country, was published in 1983, and his autobiography, A Wealth of Comedy, in 1999. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write"
He is a regular guest in 'Dictionary Corner' on the Channel 4 game show Countdown, during which he performs comic rhymes before the commercial break. 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 Countdown is a British Game show presented by Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent
Digance was the managing director of Creative Results and Sound TV, a satellite channel based on variety, which launched in February 2005. Managing director is the term used for the Chief executive of many limited companies in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and some other English Sound TV was a Free-to-air Television channel following the tradition of the Variety show, which has not been popular in Britain since the 1980s Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting 's digital Satellite television service transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28 A variety show or variety entertainment is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts especially Musical performances and Comedy Skits and Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However, he resigned in August 2005, and the channel went into administration. He also co-founded SKD Media, later to become Entertainment Rights; these are involved in releasing nostalgic programming on DVD.
In October 2003 he received the Gold Award from The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters for his services to music. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
He also annually takes to the stage at Cropredy Festival for the first set on the final day
External links
- Official website
- List of credits at BBC Online
- Sound TV
- Creative Results The production company providing programming for Sound TV. Fairport's Cropredy Convention (formerly Cropredy Festival) is an annual festival of folk and Rock music held on the edge of the Village
- Entertainment Rights
- "Rejuvenating variety with Sound TV", The Stage, 19 May 2005.
- "Variety channel Sound TV off air within year of launch", The Stage, 6 December 2005.
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