Harry Enfield and Chums: Christmas Special 1997
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Christmas Special 1997
Season 1, Episode 1
Festive edition of the comedy show from 1997, featuring an alternative version of Perfect Day. With Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke
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Kathy Burke
(Actor)
.. Various
Born:
June 13, 1964
in
London
Best Known For:
Her comedy work.
Early-life:
Born Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke in Islington, London, on June 13, 1964. Her mother died of cancer when she was two, and she was raised by neighbours for the following few years before returning to live with her father and two older brothers. She attended the Maria Fidelis Secondary School in Euston, and while there, was encouraged to act. She later enrolled at the famous Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington. When Kathy was 17 she was spotted by film director Mai Zetterling who was looking for young actresses to appear in the film Scrubbers.
Career:
Burke first became familiar to TV audiences via roles in sketches by such performers as Harry Enfield, and French and Saunders. Through her association with Enfield, she became a household name thanks to her portrayal of the grotesque Waynetta Slob. She followed that up with the sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme, and continued to notch up rave reviews in both comedy and serious work; arguably her best performance came in Gary Oldman's movie Nil By Mouth. Since 2001 she has largely refrained from acting and has thrown herself into theatre directing to great acclaim. However, in 2011, she appeared in the acclaimed film adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, alongside her old mate Oldman. A year later wrote and featured in the semi-autobiographical sitcom Walking and Talking.
Quote:
"I've got no class agenda at all. But obviously it's better if I tell stories that I understand."
Trivia:
Burke won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for Nil by Mouth. She has also been nominated for several Baftas, British Comedy Awards and a National Television Award.
Harry Enfield
(Actor)
.. Various
Born:
May 30, 1961
in
Horsham West Sussex
Best Known For:
A huge array of comic creations.
Early-life:
Henry Richard Enfield was born on May 30, 1961, in Horsham, West Sussex. He is the son of TV, radio and newspaper journalist and presenter Edward Enfield. He has two sisters. He was educated at the independent Arundale School in Pulborough, Dorset House School, Worth School, Collyer's Sixth Form College and the University of York, where he was a member of Derwent College and read politics. He worked for a while as a milkman.
Career:
Enfield first came to public attention appearing on Channel 4's Saturday Live as a number of different characters created with Paul Whitehouse. These quickly entered the national consciousness. Among them were Stavros, a Greek restaurant owner with markedly fractured English; Tory Boy, a pompous Conservative MP; and Loadsamoney, an obnoxious character who constantly boasted about how much money he earned. In 1990, Enfield developed his BBC sketch show, Harry Enfield's Television Programme, later called Harry Enfield and Chums, with Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke. He has followed this up with sitcom and film work, including Kevin & Perry Go Large, but returned to the sketch format with Paul Whitehouse in 2008 in Harry & Paul (originally titled Ruddy Hell! It's Harry & Paul).
Quote:
"My idea of a good Christian is a priest who can speed-read the Mass, not a semi-demented American with a permanent grin."
Trivia:
Enfield made a cameo appearance as a tea lady during Blur's headline performance at the London 2012 Olympic closing ceremony.
Paul Whitehouse
(Actor)
.. Various
Born:
May 17, 1958
in
Cardiff
Best Known For:
The Fast Show.
Early-life:
Born on May 17, 1958, in Cardiff. He spent his first four years in the Rhondda Valley before his family moved to Enfield in north London. His father worked for the coal board, his mother however was an opera singer. He was a punk while a student at the University of East Anglia, where he met Charlie Higson, but dropped out after a year and moved back to London. He worked for Hackney Council and then became a plasterer.
Career:
Whitehouse and Higson later moved in together on a London housing estate where they met Harry Enfield. When the latter's comedy character Stavros took off in the late 1980s, the pair were asked to write for him. Whitehouse also wrote for Vic Reeves, and took inspiration for other characters from the people he worked with in the building trade. He and Higson later devised the award-winning Fast Show. Since then he's been dubbed the world's greatest actor by friend and fan Johnny Depp. Other projects include Jumpers for Goalposts, Happiness, Help, Kevin and Perry Go Large, Harry and Paul, and Bellamy's People.
Quote:
"I love what I do and get really well paid for it. I haven't got any grand design for my career, but I do put a lot of effort into it."
Trivia:
He supports Tottenham Hotspur FC.
