Simon Lipson
Encyclopedia
Simon Lipson is an actor
, writer
, comedian
and impressionist
from England
.
His radio career has included being lead impressionist on BBC Radio 5 Live
's The Game's Up, regular presenter and impressionist on Interesting...Very Interesting, Radio 4
's Dead Ringers
, a regular panelist on BBC Radio 2
's And This is Them
and a frequent guest on Radio 4's Loose Ends
. His TV appearances have included BBC1's The Stand Up Show and Auntie's Sporting Bloomers, Channel 4's 100 Greatest Cartoons and 100 Funniest Moments and ITV
's Talking Telephone Numbers
and Celebrity Squares.
Lipson has performed three solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and in 2005, together with Philippa Fordham, his show He Barks, She Bites was nominated for the prestigious Dubble Act Award. Simon and Philippa were subsequently commissioned to write and star in their own sketch comedy show on BBC Radio 4. The Fordham & Lipson show was recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre in September 2007 and was broadcast that winter.
As a voiceover artist, Lipson has done numerous TV and radio commercials. He has also voiced cartoon characters on shows such as BBC2's Comedy Nation
. In addition, he has provided after dinner entertainment at numerous corporate events.
He made his first radio appearance on BBC Radio 5 Live
in May 1994 and his first television
appearance on LWT's Dial Midnight later that August. He soon became a regular at many comedy clubs in London
, including Jongleurs
, the Comedy Cafe and The Comedy Store
.
He started his performing career on a whim in 1993 - he was formerly a solicitor
who co-founded a legal recruitment business, Lipson Lloyd-Jones in 1987, of which he was then the Managing Director.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, writer
Writer
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, comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
and impressionist
Impressionist (entertainment)
An impressionist or a mimic is a performer whose act consists of imitating the voice and mannerisms of others. The word usually refers to a professional comedian/entertainer who specializes in such performances and has developed a wide repertoire of impressions, including adding to them, often to...
from England
England
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.
His radio career has included being lead impressionist on BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
's The Game's Up, regular presenter and impressionist on Interesting...Very Interesting, Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's Dead Ringers
Dead Ringers (comedy)
Dead Ringers is a UK radio and television comedy impressions broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and later BBC Two. The programme was devised by producer Bill Dare and developed with Jon Holmes, Andy Hurst and Simon Blackwell. It starred Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Phil Cornwell, Kevin Connelly and Mark Perry...
, a regular panelist on BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
's And This is Them
And This is Them
And This is Them was a short-lived radio program that aired from November 1999-December 1999. There were 7 half-hour episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 2. It starred Sean Hughes.-Notes and references:...
and a frequent guest on Radio 4's Loose Ends
Loose Ends (radio)
Loose Ends is a British radio programme originally broadcast on Saturday mornings, and then transmitted early Saturday evenings from 1998 by BBC Radio 4. It was hosted by Ned Sherrin until he became ill in late 2006 with a reported throat infection, and later throat cancer...
. His TV appearances have included BBC1's The Stand Up Show and Auntie's Sporting Bloomers, Channel 4's 100 Greatest Cartoons and 100 Funniest Moments and ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's Talking Telephone Numbers
Talking Telephone Numbers
Talking Telephone Numbers was a British game show that was produced by Celador and Carlton Television and aired on ITV from 28 February 1994 to 22 December 1997, hosted by Phillip Schofield and Emma Forbes, then later Claudia Winkleman, with Cash Peters appearing in filmed inserts .The programme...
and Celebrity Squares.
Lipson has performed three solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and in 2005, together with Philippa Fordham, his show He Barks, She Bites was nominated for the prestigious Dubble Act Award. Simon and Philippa were subsequently commissioned to write and star in their own sketch comedy show on BBC Radio 4. The Fordham & Lipson show was recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre in September 2007 and was broadcast that winter.
As a voiceover artist, Lipson has done numerous TV and radio commercials. He has also voiced cartoon characters on shows such as BBC2's Comedy Nation
Comedy Nation
Comedy Nation is a British sketch comedy television programme that premiered at midnight 9 January 1998 on BBC Two. The first series consists of 13 episodes, each containing 30 sketches. Each episode of the first series cost £29,000 to produce....
. In addition, he has provided after dinner entertainment at numerous corporate events.
He made his first radio appearance on BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
in May 1994 and his first television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
appearance on LWT's Dial Midnight later that August. He soon became a regular at many comedy clubs in London
London
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, including Jongleurs
Jongleurs
Jongleurs is a chain of comedy clubs in the United Kingdom. Maria Kempinska MBE established and opened the first Jongleurs club in 1983 in Battersea, London. In 1985 Maria then met her business partner John Davy, and together they built the Jongleurs brand. The company evolved into a corporate...
, the Comedy Cafe and The Comedy Store
The Comedy Store, London
The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in Soho, London, England, opened in 1979 by Don Ward and Peter Rosengard.It was named after The Comedy Store club in the United States, which Rosengard had visited the previous year...
.
He started his performing career on a whim in 1993 - he was formerly a solicitor
Solicitor
Solicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter including conducting proceedings in courts. In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers , and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...
who co-founded a legal recruitment business, Lipson Lloyd-Jones in 1987, of which he was then the Managing Director.