Rory Bremner
Rory Bremner
Roderick Keith Ogilvy "Rory" Bremner, FKCis a Scottish impressionist and comedian, noted for his work in political satire and impressions of British public figures. He is also known for his work on Mock the Week as a panellist, award-winning show Rory Bremner...Who Else? and sketch comedy series Bremner, Bird and Fortune, which featured veteran comedians John Bird and John Fortune...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth6 April 1961
Rory Bremner quotes about
school class childhood
I had an Edinburgh, middle-class childhood and a public school education,
moving british-politics target
British politics is more nuanced. Part of the problem with New Labour is that they are a moving target.
ideas people impression
I've no idea what they make of me. People usually don't recognise themselves in an impression.
opposites people way
It is a weird thing, because most people tend to get more conservative as they get older, but I find myself going the opposite way. I am sure that by the end I will be selling Marxist pamphlets on the Holloway Road.
cities voice tables
I used to do my Nelson Mandela voice to blag restaurant tables in Cape Town. It rarely worked. Now what a great city that is.
love-is europe sitting
I love the 6 Nations rugby. I feel very Scottish then. I feel very Scottish now, sitting in the middle of Chelsea. But thats part of our heritage - being part of Britain, part of Europe. I love being European.
spinning-plates comedian brain
I have late onset ADHD. I take on too much and end up spinning plates, but its entertaining, and it helps you make quick connections if youre a comedian, if you have a brain that can dance around too much.
white house eras
When George Bush finally leaves the White House, the satire industry will briefly join the rest of the economy in recession. It will certainly be the end of an era.
suffering medical mum
My mum called me scatty because I could never sit still. But there was no sense I was suffering from a medical condition as such.
clever people may
People may say that what I do is very clever, but it's not really at all. It's not Swift.
demand nervous columns
Now I'm instantly nervous about the demands of doing a weekly column.
writing tv-shows tvs
I'm much more used to the TV shows, which are demanding to write and perform but very fulfilling.
years waiting doe
Just when exactly does the Millennium begin? Some say 1999, some say 2000, and some say 2001. You wait a thousand years for one, and three turn up at once.
judgment blair said
Tony Blair has always said he will be judged by history. Now Alastair Campbell is history we await his judgment.