Duncan Norvelle
Duncan Norvelle (born 2 April 1958, Hoton, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England) is an English comedian in the variety tradition who appeared on television from the early 1980s. He was often referred to as Duncan "Chase me" Norvelle, stemming from his catchphrase "Chase me!". His act was based on appearing to be a stereotypical camp homosexual, whereas Norvelle is heterosexual. He has three children. 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: the series was eventually re-titled "Blind Date" and hosted by  Liverpudlian singer and entertainer Cilla Black. In 1991, Duncan appeared on the ITV comedy panel game show "Through the Keyhole". 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 "" 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, and was replaced by Stu Francis. In August 2015 Norvelle chose the Embassy Theatre, Skegness as his first performance after over three years off-stage, promising that funds from his show would be allocated to the Stroke Association.