Andrew Collins (author, scriptwriter, ex-6music DJ and former Q and Empire editor) and Richard Herring (stand-up comedian, 90s TV funnyman) originally came together to examine Sunday newspapers on the former's BBC Radio show. In 2008 they reunited to offer the same service via podcast. The podcast, unconnected to the BBC, is somewhat more ribald than their previous, publicly-funded punditry.
Felix Dennis is one of Britain's best known entrepreneurs. He was born in Kingston-upon-Thames in 1947. After leaving Harrow College of Art, Dennis wasted a great deal of his youth playing in R&B bands. In 1971 he was imprisoned by the British government as a co-editor of OZ magazine at the culmination of the longest conspiracy trial in English history. Dennis recorded a single with John Lennon to raise money for a legal defence fund.
Jesse Ventura (born July 15, 1951 as James George Janos) is an American politician (former governor of Minnesota), retired professional wrestler and color commentator, Navy UDT veteran, actor, former radio and television talk show host, and author. His second book, ''Do I Stand Alone?'', was released also as an audio book, which was read by himself, which is the reason he is eligable for a artist page here at ''Last.fm''.
Kevin Thomson has previously played guitar and sung for noise rock bands such as Nice Strong Arm and Timco.
Together with Joe Goldring and Joe Byrnes (Tarnation) he created the instrumental Touched By A Janitor. This trio later transformed into his now current and primary band Enablers with the poet Pete Simonelli. Links:
Kevin Thomson on Soundcloud
There are at least six artists named Plastic:
1. a german electro - ebm band similar to A23 in style there album black colours has been hailed by many as a masterpice
http://www.myspace.com/plasticmusicde 2.Plastic are Agnieszka Burcan (vocal, keyboards, programming) and Pawel Radziszewski (guitar, scratches, programming). Their debut album is full of various music vibes. It takes you on a journey from dance, house through electro, funk, and drum’n’bass to chillout.
Stephen John Fry (born 24 August, 1957) is an English comedian, author, actor and director. He is the son of Alan Fry, an English scientist, and Marianne Neumann, an Austrian from a Jewish family. He was educated at Stout's Hill, Uppingham School, NORCAT (Norfolk College of Arts and Technology) and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he gained a 2:1 in English. He lives in Norfolk and London. He is an erstwhile comedy collaborator and good friend of Hugh Laurie. He was described as being "a man with a brain the size of Kent" in an interview with Michael Parkinson.
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David Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is an American humorous essayist and radio contributor. Much of his humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating, concerning his large family life, Greek heritage, various jobs, education, and his life in France with his boyfriend Hugh.
He was born in Binghamton, New York, and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. He dropped out of Kent State University in 1977, and ten years later graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago. In his teens and twenties, he dabbled in visual and performance art.
Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English author, actor, humorist and playwright. Early years Bennett was born in Armley in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The son of a co-op butcher, Bennett attended Leeds Modern School (now Lawnswood School), learned Russian at the Joint Services School for Linguists during his National Service, and gained a place at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.However, having spent time in Cambridge during national service, and partly wishing to follow the object of his unrequited love, he decided to apply for a scholarship at Oxford University.