Duncan Norvelle - Wikipedia Duncan Norvelle Duncan `` Chase Me '' Norvelle Birth name Duncan Norvelle Leicestershire, England Medium Stand - up, television Nationality British Duncan Norvelle ( born 1958, Hoton, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England ) is an English comedian in the variety tradition, who appeared on television from the early 1980s. He is probably most famous for his catch phrase `` Chase me ! '', leading to his often being referred to as Duncan `` Chase me '' Norvelle. His act was based on appearing to be a stereotypical camp homosexual, whereas Norvelle is heterosexual. He has three children. Duncan worked at Courtaulds Hosiery before becoming a comedian in Shepshed Leicestershire. He also used to frequently visit the Brush club, Loughborough. Contents 1 Entertainment career 2 Health 3 DVDs 4 References 5 External links Entertainment career In 1984 or early 1985 ( sources vary ), he hosted an unscreened pilot dating show called `` It 's a Hoot '' for London Weekend Television. It was reported that both John Birt, LWT 's Director of Programmes and the Independent Broadcasting Authority regulatory body had reservations about Norvelle 's camp style in a dating show ; the series was eventually re-titled Blind Date and hosted by Cilla Black. 2008 saw him go out on tour as part of the Ricky Tomlinson Laughter Show. Norvelle spent the 2009 pantomime season playing Buttons in Cinderella in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. In December 2011, he appeared on Celebrity Come Dine with Me with Sean Hughes, Gina Yashere and Paul Tonkinson. Health Norvelle was hospitalised during the first week in April 2012 after suffering a stroke, leaving him paralysed down the left side of his body. After nine weeks in hospital, he cancelled his summer season with comedy duo Cannon and Ball, to be replaced by Stu Francis. Since August 2015 Norvelle has been back performing all over the country, choosing the Embassy Theatre, Skegness as his first performance after over three years off stage. Dvds Norvelle had an In The Club DVD released in January 2006 by Boulevard Entertainment ; and also appears on the Ricky Tomlinson Laughter Show Live DVD. The latter included a brief interview. References ^ Jump up to : `` Ricky Tomlinson meets Scargill at opening - GALLERY ''. The Star. 2008 - 03 - 06. Retrieved 2016 - 01 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Barrymore 's Wife Falls For Another Camp Comic ''. Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016 - 01 - 20. ^ Jump up to : `` BFI Screenonline : Blind Date ( 1985 - 2003 ) ''. Screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 2016 - 01 - 20. ^ Jump up to : Jennings, Luke ( 6 March 1994 ). `` Independent on Sunday, 6 March 1994 ''. The Independent. London. Retrieved 1 May 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` BBC News - Comedian Duncan Norvelle suffers stroke ''. BBC. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012. Jump up ^ `` Comedian returns to stage at Skegness following life changing illness ''. Boston Standard. External links Duncan Norvelle on IMDb This article about a British comedian or humorist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Duncan_Norvelle&oldid=825420168 '' Categories : Living people 1958 births British comedians People from Charnwood ( district ) British comedian stubs Hidden categories : Pages using Infobox comedian with unknown parameters All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 13 February 2018, at 08 : 38. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who was the comedian who said chase me
Answer: Duncan Norvelle