Rory Bremner

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1961-04-06

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Biography

Roderick Keith Ogilvy "Rory" Bremner, FKC is a Scottish impressionist and comedian, noted for his work in political satire and impressions of British public figures.

Crew Roles

Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here

Writer

Creator

Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {47}

Self

1989-01-01 7.5

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend concert in 1988, Amnesty returned to the original formu ...

Genre :Comedy, Music

Self

2007-09-30 0

Channel 4 at 25

A documentary showcasing the shows of Channel 4 on it's 25th Anniversary. ...

Genre :Documentary

Self

2023-10-21 0

Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

Documentary in which the late impressionist's daughters get to the truth about their father's rise to fame and record-breaking success, and his sudden exit from public life. Features Mike Yarwood, Cla ...

Genre :Documentary

2003-01-05 0

Between Iraq and a Hard Place

The impressionist Rory Bremner and comedians Bird and Fortune take a look at the history of Iraq through a series of sketches, monologues and jokes. They begin with the formation of Iraq by the Britis ...

Genre :Comedy

Self - Presenter

2023-12-20 0

Mike Yarwood at the BBC

Rory Bremner looks back at the life and career of Mike Yarwood, master of the imitation game and one of the BBC's most successful stars of the 1970s and 80s. ...

Genre :

Bob Geldof

1985-12-24 6

Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol

Kenny gives us his rendition of Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol, "with apologies to C. Dickens, Esquire" ...

Genre :Comedy

Self - Host / Tony Blair

7

Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here

Rory Bremner looks back on the first year of Tony Blair's premiership through a series of sketches. ...

Genre :Comedy

Voice Over

1995-12-09 10

A Very Open Prison

The Home Secretary has his eye on the Prime Minister's job. But an experiment in the way the prisons are run leads to embarrassment - and escaped murderers! The fore runner of Crossing The Floor ...

Genre :Comedy, TV Movie

Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)

1995-05-26 7

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

A tribute to Kenny Everett broadcast after his death from AIDS in 1995. Comprising of many of his classic sketches from his 1980s BBC TV series, this tribute also features recollections from those who ...

Genre :Documentary, Comedy

Self

2008-12-25 0

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then

Comedy legend Stanley Baxter returns from retirement and returns to the Christmas schedules with a trawl through the very best of his classic sketches and routines, his memories of making the shows, p ...

Genre :Documentary, Comedy

Host / Presenter

2008-11-02 0

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

Rory Bremner takes a satirical look at the 2008 'credit crunch'. He spoofs politicians and other public figures to tell the story of the US and UK financial markets. ...

Genre :

Bob Geldof

1982-02-25 7

The Kenny Everett Television Show

Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett. ...

Genre :Comedy

Radio Actor (voice)

1989-11-16 7.5

Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood was a series of six one-off situation comedies written by and starring Victoria Wood in 1989, who took a break from sketches, two years after her very successful and award winning series ...

Genre :Comedy

Vicar

2007-04-22 7.1

Kingdom

Kingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions for the ITV network. It was created by Simon Wheeler and stars Stephen Fry as Peter Kingdom, a Norfolk solic ...

Genre :Drama

Self

2004-10-12 6.7

Who Do You Think You Are?

A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past. ...

Genre :Documentary, Family

Self

1978-01-08 5.3

An Audience with...

An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guest ...

Genre :Talk

Self

1990-09-28 7.1

Have I Got News for You

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs. ...

Genre :Comedy, News

Self - Guest Judge

2006-04-10 6.4

Great British Menu

Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a four-course banquet for a high-profile figure. ...

Genre :Reality

Self

1987-09-26 6

Going Live!

Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It was presented by Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene. Other presenters included Trevor and Simon, Peter Si ...

Genre :

Self

2015-04-07 0

Victoria Derbyshire

With original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news, Victoria Derbyshire presents the BBC's daily news and current affairs programme. ...

Genre :News, Talk

Self

2005-06-05 7

Mock the Week

Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy, with several rounds requiring players to deliver answers ...

Genre :Comedy

Self - Contestant

2017-09-04 6

Richard Osman's House of Games

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games. ...

Genre :Comedy, Talk

Self - Panellist

2019-02-01 0

Six Nations Sin Bin

Getting everyone ready for a Six Nations weekend. Gabby Logan and Gareth Thomas are joined by stars and famous fans to look ahead with previews, predictions and a packed crowd. ...

Genre :Talk

Self

1982-02-25 7

The Kenny Everett Television Show

Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett. ...

Genre :Comedy

Self

1988-09-23 7.6

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

An un-scripted comedy show in which four guest performers improvise their way through a series of games, many of which rely on audience suggestions. ...

Genre :Comedy

Host

1949-05-29 10

The BAFTA Awards

BAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including children's entertainment, at a number of annual ceremonies across the UK and in Los Angeles, USA. ...

Genre :Reality

Self

2006-08-14 4.6

The One Show

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One. ...

Genre :Talk

1999-10-17 6

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

Bremner, Bird and Fortune is an award-winning satirical British television programme produced by Vera Productions for Channel Four, uniting the longstanding satirical team of John Bird and John Fortun ...

Genre :Comedy

2008-04-06 5.5

Headcases

Headcases was an ITV satirical animation show based on current affairs. It employed the same satirical style as Spitting Image, 2DTV and Bo' Selecta! but using 3D animation created by UK Visual Effect ...

Genre :Animation, Comedy

Himself

1993-10-09 0

Rory Bremner...Who Else?

Genre :Comedy

Self

2003-01-16 7

This Week

Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo and friends with late night political chat. ...

Genre :Talk, News

Self

1995-09-10 7.5

The Frank Skinner Show

The Frank Skinner Show was a television chat show hosted by comedian Frank Skinner, which lasted nine series on British television between 1995 and 2005. As well as celebrity interviews, the shows in ...

Genre :Talk, Comedy

1986-03-03 0

Now - Something Else

Debut series for impressionist and satirist Rory Bremner. Stars Rory Bremner, Sara Crowe, John Dowie, Jeremy Hardy, Steve Steen and more. ...

Genre :

Self

1995-08-12 6

Soccer AM

Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League. Originally presented by Jane Hoffen, Gary Stevens and Russ Williams, they lasted ...

Genre :Comedy, Talk

Himself

1989-05-31 0

Rory Bremner

Genre :

Self

1988-10-03 5.2

This Morning

This Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech, live phone-ins, and competitions. ...

Genre :Talk, News

Self

2002-10-20 7.527

Top Gear

This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, per ...

Genre :Reality, Talk

President George W. Shrub

2002-07-14 6.143

Believe Nothing

Believe Nothing is a British ITV sitcom starring Rik Mayall as Quadruple Professor Adonis Cnut, the cleverest man in Britain, and Oxford's leading moral philosopher. He is paid huge amounts of money f ...

Genre :Comedy

Self

2006-04-19 0

School's Out

School's Out was a BBC television series hosted by Danny Wallace. Based on the premise of school subjects, celebrity contestants are asked questions they would have been asked at school. ...

Genre :

1988-05-05 0

The Rory Bremner Show

Rory Bremner lampoons UK politics and pop culture. ...

Genre :

Self

1982-05-04 4.5

Wogan

Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities. ...

Genre :Talk

Self

2003-09-11 8

QI

Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'. ...

Genre :Comedy, Talk

Self - Guest

2006-08-14 4.6

The One Show

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One. ...

Genre :Talk

Self

1998-01-09 0

Parkinson

Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show. ...

Genre :Talk

Mr Brough (voice)

1991-09-17 7.899

Bottom

Richie Richard (socially awkward, sexually inexperienced) and Eddie Hitler (carefree alcoholic ) are two social outcasts living on the dole. Trapped together in a squalid flat in Hammersmith, London t ...

Genre :Comedy

Self - Contestant

2021-12-18 6

The Weakest Link

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot? ...

Genre :Reality

2025-09-05 6.667

Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping

David Mitchell and Robert Webb combine forces with a host of exciting and innovative future stars. Will it result in a lot of funny, inventive, and very sweary sketch comedy? That is entirely a matter ...