caption website birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
martin lewis -lsb- http://www.martinlewis.com/ martinlewis.com -rsb- ashtead , surrey , england 24 july 1952 martinlewispromo.jpg martin lewis -lrb- humorist -rrb-
 martin lewis humorist personality , marketing strategist , writer , producer , radio & television
martin lewis -lrb- humorist -rrb-

martin neil lewis -lrb- born 24 july 1952 -rrb- is a us-based english humorist , writer , radio/tv host , producer , and marketing strategist .
he is known for his participation in a variety of projects in the arts and entertainment worlds including his work as the co-creator and co-producer of the `` secret policeman 's balls '' benefit shows for amnesty international -lrb- a series he created with monty python alumnus john cleese and amnesty fund-raising officer peter walker -rrb- and as a comedic performer and writer on american tv .
he hosts his own daily radio show - heard nationally in america on sirius satellite radio and worldwide on sirius internet radio .
he is an occasional contributor to `` the huffington post '' website .
described by `` l.a. weekly '' as `` a true renaissance man '' , lewis ' career has encompassed work in music , comedy , tv , radio , film , theatre , books and politics .
lewis ' official website credits the diversity in his professional life to his having been inspired by individuals he worked with early in his career who were noted polymaths , including sir peter ustinov , peter cook and monty python alumni michael palin and terry jones .
