Rory Bremner

Scottish satirist Rory Bremner has enjoyed an eclectic career as an entertainer, bouncing from playwright to pop star to impressionist to comedian--all the while remaining faithful to the art of the send-up. Bremner was born in Edinburgh and educated at both Wellington College and King's College London (studying Modern Languages at the latter). In 1984, he entered the realm of television with a series of spot-on voice impressions on the ITV puppet program "Spitting Image." The next year, he had an even bigger brush with satirical success, releasing his 1985 fluke pop hit, "N-N-Nineteen Not Out," a cricket-centric parody of Paul Hardcastle's anti-war smash, "19." But Bremner wasn't after a music career, and the rest of the decade brought more television work. With his 1993 sketch comedy show "Rory Bremner, Who Else?" and 1999's politically focused and long-running "Bremner, Bird, and Fortune," Bremner earned BAFTA nominations and strong critical acclaim, solidifying his voice in the comedy world. His semi-regular appearances on the Channel 4 improv show "Whose Line is it Anyway?" provided a commercial showcase for his silliness (as well as earning Bremner the tag "The Man of a Thousand Voices" from host Clive Anderson). The new millennium brought continued success with his partners Bird and Fortune, as the duo, in 2008, launched their financial crisis mini-series spin-off, "Bremner, Bird, and Fortune: Silly Money."