Roy Chubby Brown Discography at Discogs Profile: Born: February 3 1945 Grangetown, Redcar, England Roy 'Chubby' Brown the self proclaimed 'crudest and rudest' comedian was born in the depressed steel-making town Grangetown. He left home when he was 14. His blue-period came to the fore after an appearance on Opportunity Knocks in the mid seventies where he came fourth to a spoon player. His manager George Forster suggested that he should go completely blue as there were so many clean comedians around struggling to make a living. At first he had difficulty with the swearing but now it is the swearing that the people come to expect. He is really poking fun at himself and male inadequacy, a third of his audience are women who can relate his act to the men in their lives. "I decided to go right over the top and be the rudest man in the country and I haven't looked back." Sites: Roy 'Chubby' Brown — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm 1 track Do you know what kind of music this is?

Tag this artist Roy 'Chubby' Brown (real name: Royston Vasey, born February 5, 1945 Redcar, Middlesbrough) is an English comedian known for the adult nature of his comedy, his foul mouthed approach and his outrageous costumes. He typically wears a pilot's hood and flight goggles, along with a colourful jacket in his stage performances. The controversial nature of his act means that he rarely appears on major television channels. The 50 funniest people in Britain (part two) | Stage | The Guardian Close The following correction was printed in the Observer's For the record column, Sunday December 14 2003 In the article below we placed Paul Merton among the 50 funniest people in Britain for - among other things - 'never quite letting Ian Hislop forget he is his straight man'. But the joke we quoted as Merton's funniest moment on Have I Got News for You, was actually Hislop's...

League of Gentlemen Jeremy Dyson (37), Mark Gatiss (37), Steve Pemberton (36) and Reece Shearsmith (34) Why: Though their original sketch show, which won them the Perrier Award in 1997, was more in the revue style, they are best known for the characters of their Bafta-winning television series. These inhabitants of the village of Royston Vasey (the real name of the conservative comic Roy 'Chubby' Brown) are true grotesques, the comic heirs of Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast, Goya's monsters and the exaggerated, often disturbing creatures of folk tale. The incestuous, pig-snouted Edward and Tubbs, with their obsession with 'local people'; the butcher Hillary Briss, who sells human flesh; Papa Lazaro, who abducts women to his terrifying travelling circus with the phrase 'You're my wife now, Dave'; all these are horribly funny creations that reach back to much older traditions that have almost disappeared from British comedy. Funniest moment: Last year's Christmas special is the best thing they've done - recreating the old portmanteau horror film in comic mode.

What next: Jeremy and Mark are writing novels, Reece has just finished filming the new Reeves and Mortimer series Cateric and Steve is in Egypt filming Death on the Nile. Their script book and series three on DVD are on sale now. Graham Linehan, 34 Arthur Mathews, 44 Why: No need to enumerate the plaudits Linehan & Mathews garnered in the late Nineties; Loaded voted Father Ted sitcom of the decade. The duo's skewed worldview tickled the ribs of stoners and straights alike, perhaps because the blend of surreal and slapstick was so perfect. Between them, the duo have had a hand in everything from Smith & Jones to Brass Eye and Black Books; they are responsible for drawing attention to (if not actually making) Ardal O'Hanlon, Graham Norton, Pauline McLynn and Dylan Moran. Funniest moment: Ted and a group of priests go Christmas shopping and suddenly realise they've ended up in the lingerie section. Ted has to lead them out, commando-style. What next: Linehan has a project in progress for Channel 4, Mathews has written a musical, Macartacus (...

and Keano), and the pair are collaborating on a new comedy drama. Francesca Martinez, 23 Why: Before Martinez took to the stage, after five years in Grange Hill, the idea of laughing at disability was anathema to most comedy audiences. But Martinez, who has cerebral palsy, had the confidence to accept that her appearance often gives rise to funny situations. After winning the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award in 2000, she took her first full-length show, I'm Perfect, to Edinburgh. She's smart enough to know that audiences expect jokes about her CP, but it's not her only focus; she's a warm and mischievous performer. Funniest moment: She won an army of fans when she appeared as a guest on Frank Skinner's chat show. What next: Currently writing a sitcom for the BBC. Paul Merton, 46 Why: For bringing to Have I Got News for You a genuine surrealism that cuts through the clubbable smugness. For proving that inspired improvisation always trumps contrived script. For never quite letting Ian Hislop forget he is his straight man.

For never talking to the guest who sits beside him, whether it's Jonathan Aitken or a tub of lard. For continually making us overlook the contrivance of Room 101. For realising after a series of 'Simpson and Galton...' that he is not Tony Hancock. Funniest moment: Reading the News of the World's story about Angus Deayton to Angus Deayton: '"He made me groan all night". What were you doing, reading the autocue?' What next: More Have I Got News For You and Room 101. Less Tony Hancock. Shazia Mirza, 27 Why: As the first female Muslim stand-up in Britain, Mirza was not short of attention when she started out in 2000, but the events of 9/11 thrust her into the spotlight; her dry, deadpan observations about the business of being a Muslim woman were the perfect antidote to a potential demonisation of her faith and culture. Funniest moment: 'My name is Shazia Mirza.

At least, that's what it says on my pilot's licence.' What next: CBS is making a 60-minute documentary about her, while she continues with gigs here and abroad, including Kosovo, Sweden, Switzerland and the US next year. Dylan Moran, 32 Why: The perma-drunk, chainsmoking misanthrope Bernard Black, Moran's character in Black Books, is an exaggeration of the stand-up persona that won him the Perrier in 1996, the youngest recipient of the award at the time. His brand of shambolic, hectoring whimsy delights audiences, but he has also proved himself a versatile actor, appearing in How Do You Want Me? alongside the late Charlotte Coleman, and this year with Michael Caine in The Actors. Funniest moment: Episode four of the first series of Black Books, in which Bernard attempts, with a steaming hangover, to remember what he could possibly have done the night before to make his oldest friends disown him. What next: Third series of Black Books. Chris Morris, 38 Why: For thinking he'd failed because his Brass Eye paedophile show, which so outraged the Daily Mail, did not go far enough.

For doing Jeremy Paxman better than Jeremy Paxman on The Day Today. For announcing the sad death of Michael Heseltine live on radio (and getting fired for it). For having Phil Collins spout tosh about paedophiles while wearing a T-shirt saying 'Nonce Sense'. For effectively strangling at birth the fledgling political career of floppy-haired Tory MP David Amess, who was moved to autocue from the heart about the dangers of the fabricated drug 'cake': 'One girl vomited up her own pelvic bone.' For remembering that satire does not have to say it's sorry. Funniest moment: His discussion with Eve Pollard about the ethics of keeping a three-foot diameter, genetically modified testicle alive in an incubator. What next: A Morris response to Operation Shock and Awe is already overdue. Al Murray, 35 Why: The great great great great grandson of Thackeray, Murray's Pub Landlord is one of the finest characters in British comedy. And he'd be proud to hear that, because good old-fashioned Britishness brings a tear to the Landlord's eye.

The character first appeared in 1994 as part of Harry Hill's pub band, and finally won the Perrier Award in 1999 after four years of nominations. The Pub Landlord also starred in his sitcom, Time, Gentlemen, Please, which Murray co-wrote with Richard Herring. Funniest moment: 'The French aren't here to defend themselves. And we know how good they are at that.' What next: Touring in 2004; has just released the DVD My Gaff, My Rules. Ross Noble, 27 Why: For the past two years this shaggy Geordie has been the biggest-selling show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Noble can improvise an hour's worth of brilliant material from one or two audience responses. Watching him on stage is an exhilarating hurtle through the strange flumes of his imagination; he specialises in glorious freeform nonsense. Funniest moment: Sonic Waffle, his live show of 2002, was outstanding. But offering to be Ian McKellen's body double - the Geordie Gandalf - on Have I Got News for You was pretty good too.

What next: Touring Australia next year then preparing for Edinburgh again. Graham Norton, 40 Why: The first openly gay chat show host. As cheap and tacky as Woolworth's Christmas display, he first made it big as the Riverdance-loving Father Noel in Father Ted. He did so well as Jack Docherty's holiday cover on Five that Channel 4 offered him his own talk show. With rude websites and loads of innuendo, it's a favourite stopover with the international HRT set (Joan, Jerry, Dolly, Cher, Elton and Liza). Funniest moment: Getting Mo Mowlam to marry two dogs on air. Persuading Nigella to dress up as the Virgin Mary. What next: Recently signed to the American channel Comedy Central for two years in a deal worth £7 million. Denise O'Donohue, 48 Jimmy Mulville, 48 Why: Co-founders of the TV production company Hat Trick, they've revolutionised British comedy - bringing us Father Ted, Drop the Dead Donkey, Whose Line is it Anyway?, Have I Got News for You, The Kumars at No 42 and Room 101.

Mulville, a former comedian, is credited as the creative force, while O'Donoghue is the business brain. Funniest moment: Snooty newsreader Sally Smedley deflowering a constant stream of lorry drivers and rough trade in Drop the Dead Donkey. What next: World domination. In June Mulville and O'Donoghue trousered £11m each when they sold 45 per cent of Hat Trick to a venture capital firm. They are making a foray into drama with In Denial of Murder, based on Don Hale's campaign to free Stephen Downing. Paul O'Grady, 48 Why: Because O'Grady (aka Lily Savage) lives up to his stage name whether in costume or not. His vicious tongue saves him from being just another cuddly female impersonator. Unlike other character comedians, O'Grady is as funny as his alter ego, which is why he has made such a successful transition from lippy Lily to a globetrotting travel presenter who owes little to the Michael Palin school of polite awe. Funniest moment: Hungover in Shanghai on Paul Grady's Orient he launched into a glorious attack on his high-tech hotel.

'I don't want to do a degree course in computer studies before I can wipe my arse,' he raged. What next: Will appear in Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Christmas special. Sally Phillips, 33 Why: In Smack the Pony, Phillips and her co-stars Doon Mackichan and Fiona Allen pioneered a sketch show in which women made jokes, often quite brilliant un-PC ones, about subjects other than men and chocolate. Having said that, their 'Lonely Hearts' sketches, featuring psychotic Russian au pairs and women with facial hair, were particularly splendid. Funniest moment: Breakthrough role as the giggly receptionist in I'm Alan Partridge. What next: Filming Bridget Jones: The End of Reason, and Tooth, alongside Jim Broadbent and Stephen Fry. Has written and performed in Cancun, a comedy pilot for the BBC. Jon Plowman, 50 Why: As the head of comedy entertainment at the BBC, Plowman commissions 'the sort of stuff people talk about at dinner parties'. He brought us The Office, The League of Gentlemen, Coupling and Absolutely Fabulous. His career began at the Royal Court before he moved into TV.

When French and Saunders asked him to produce their new show, his career as a comedy producer was born. Funniest moment: The sketch where Dawn and Jen are rebuked by a schoolmarmish Jane Asher - 'It's not clever, it's not funny.' What next: Gossip has Plowman tipped as a future director-general of the BBC. Matt Pritchett, 39 Why: His cartoons are regarded as the funniest in the business. Since 1988 he has been pocket cartoonist on the Daily Telegraph. As the grandson of the novelist V.S. Pritchett, Matt wears his pedigree lightly. He studied graphics at St. Martin's and, unable to get work as a cameraman, was a waiter in a pizza restaurant, drawing cartoons in his spare time. Funniest moment: 'Any Tory leadership contest.' What next: The Best of Matt 2003 is published by Orion. Vic Reeves, 44 Bob Mortimer, 44 Why: They're the true heirs of Morecambe and Wise. Unlike Eric and Ernie, they don't have a straight man, although on their outrageous quiz show, Shooting Stars, Reeves did most of the clowning.

Despite their ubiquitous presence during the last decade, they've rarely made a bad move. Funniest moment: 'Ulrika, true or false: Niagara Falls is turned off at night?' - Bob Mortimer on Shooting Stars. What next: Will star in The All Star Comedy Show with Steve Coogan, next year on ITV1. Jennifer Saunders, 45 Why: With Dawn French, Saunders pioneered the concept of women behaving badly. They were loud, bawdy - and unapologetically differently sized. Then Absolutely Fabulous reinvented both Joanna Lumley and June Whitfield. Stretched thread-thin over four series, the Ab Fab joke recently made an unexpected recovery in series five. Funniest moment: Eddie and Patsy in Val d'Is¿re: 'These earrings with this snowboard?' What next: French & Saunders Christmas special. Saunders voices the Fairy Godmother in Shrek 2, out next year. Frank Skinner, 46 Why: Teetotal, thinks David Baddiel is funny and died on his arse co-hosting last year's Brit Awards - yet our love for this Brummie chat show host seems undiminished.

He forsakes his competitors' egocentric interruptions for a relaxed interviewing style that puts his guests centre-stage, if not always at ease (as Matthew Kelly recently demonstrated). End-of-show singalongs epitomise his combination of tradition and a willingness to experiment. Funniest moment: Recently had Ron Jeremy and Mo Mowlam duet 'I've Got You, Babe'. By anyone's standards, a novelty: on primetime ITV1, a miracle. What next: Starring as a taxi driver in new sitcom, Shane; more Unplanned shows with Baddiel; and a mooted return of Fantasy Football. Linda Smith Why: The first female team captain on Radio 4's clubby News Quiz, Smith has forced the old boys to raise their game. Talent for deft, surreal observation also helped her storm the male bastion of Have I Got News for You?. Was recently voted The Wittiest Living Person by listeners to Radio 4's Word of Mouth. In her own words: 'I've decided to stay in my late thirties forever.' Funniest moment: On David Blunkett: 'Satan's bearded folk singer'. What next: Touring in February.

A new series of A Brief History of Time-Wasting on Radio 4 next year. Meera Syal, 42 Why: As one of the creators of Goodness Gracious Me, Syal is part of an Anglo- Indian comedy explosion ('like Jewish humour with a suntan!'). Worth over £4 million according to the Asian Rich List, this year Syal broke an interracial advertising barrier (where Asians only flog curry) to appear in a Walkers crisps ad with Gary Lineker. Arguably the only stand-up with an MA in psychotherapy. Films include Anita and Me, based on her best-selling novel, and Bhaji on the Beach. Funniest moment: During an interview with Richard and Judy on the Kumars, she begged Richard, "Please don't get up, your hair must be very heavy." What next: Tweaking her script for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bombay Dreams, which is off to Broadway. Harry Thompson, 43 Why: The prolific writer-producer has been behind many of the most successful comedy series over the last decade including Da Ali G Show, Harry Enfield and Chums, Have I Got News for You and They Think it's All Over.

He spotted Sacha Baron Cohen's talent and helped create spoof interviewer Ali G. Currently working on Monkey Dust, the most subversive show on television. The topical animated series is dark and unafraid to tackle taboo subjects such as paedophilia, taking us to Cruel Britannia, a creepy place where the public are hoodwinked by arrogant politicians and celebrities. This edgy show doesn't always work, but when it does there is nothing quite like it. Funniest moment: The demise of smug Pop Idol judge Dr Fox on Monkey Dust. What next: A new series next year. The 3 Non-blondes Tameka Empson, 26, Jocelyn Jee Esien, 28, and Ninia Benjamin, 29 Why: Hidden camera shows are usually the preserve of sneery white men. Think Dom Joly or the original Candid Camera. Both relied on poking fun at hapless members of the public. The 3 Non-Blondes have succeeded in turning the genre on its head in a series which started on BBC3 and received a holy grail transfer to BBC2.

Approaching strangers in shopping centres demanding a kiss, or standing on the Tube with a skirt around the ankles, each Non-Blonde is laughing with everyone, not at them. More refreshingly still, while the trio may be black and female, the show doesn't revolve around either characteristic, but allows them to add a surreal top note to a sketch if it's needed. Funniest moment: An African queen (Empson) goes into a posh London hotel with her entourage (Jee Esien and Benjamin) who scatter petals in her wake and demand to know where they can keep the elephants. What next: The second series transfers to BBC2 in the new year, and there's a Christmas special on BBC3 on 21 December. Don Ward, 67 Why: Ward founded The Comedy Store above a strip club in Soho. Nearly 25 years later, it has moved premises and doubled in size but sustains its ability to draw top-notch comics in the face of growing competition (notably from the Jongleurs chain). Ward attributes his success to his former career as a standup: 'I know performers, I know what they like.

They don't want too big a room, they want the audience facing forward, good sound, no table service. They don't want stags and hens in. There isn't a disco.' Funniest moment: Robin Williams's legendary Store appearances, when he would drop by unannounced to perform impromptu sets. What next: Producing a TV documentary about the Store's 25 years, and expanding the company to add to satellite Stores in Leeds and Manchester. Victoria Wood, 50 Why: Wood casts an affectionate but ruthless eye over the female underworld of M&S knickers, eating disorders, the school run and colonic irrigation. Many of her sketches such as Acorn Antiques, a parody of the wooden acting and wobbly sets of Crossroads, have entered the comic lexicon. And just as we were beginning to wonder whether her act was a little too cosy for its own good (although her live shows are absolutely filthy), she brought us the Dinnerladies.

It's astonishing to think she has held our attention for 30 years (she first hit our screens in 1973 when she won the ITV talent show New Faces), while her friendship with Julie Walters has developed into one of British comedy's most enduring double-acts. Funniest moment: 'Let's Do It', Wood's hilarious musical tribute to a randy housewife and her uninterested husband. What next: She is writing a musical. · Research: Oliver L. Mann, Serena Davies. Contibutors: Tim Adams, Rachel Cooke, Serena Davies, Liz Hoggard, Harriet Lane, Dee O'Connell, Akin Ojumu, Oliver L. Mann, Stephanie Merritt, Molloy Woodcraft Roy Chubby Brown : definition of Roy Chubby Brown and synonyms of Roy Chubby Brown (English) 5 External links Early life and career Brown was born in Grangetown , in, North Riding of Yorkshire , and left home at the age of fourteen. He has a sister, Barbara. He lived rough and held many jobs, at one time joining the merchant navy , and served time in borstal and prison.

[6] He later moved into working men's clubs in the 1960s, first as a drummer and later as a comedy act, under the name 'Alcock & Brown'. [2] He appeared on the television show New Faces in the 1970s and came second in the show, losing to a country and western band. Brown failed the audition for Opportunity Knocks after saying the word ' arse ' during his interview.[ citation needed ] Success as a blue comedian Part of Brown's image is his stage costume; he typically wears a flying helmet and goggles , a multicoloured patchwork jacket and trousers, white shirt, red bow tie and moccasins . During his long career, he has caused offence by mocking various concepts, including race, women, the Queen Mother (whose death occurred hours before Standing Room Only began recording) and himself. His ribald act causes offence to many[ weasel words ], yet he maintains a strong fan base. Brown's shows are rarely seen on television, as nearly all of his material is highly sexist and contains a lot of strong language, especially the word " cunt ".

[2] However, a show about Brown's comedy was broadcast on Channel 4 on 8 May 2007. One of the rituals of his shows is that they always start with the crowd shouting "You fat bastard!" repeatedly, to which he dances. He then approaches the microphone and says "fuck off!" This heckling occasionally continues during his act. His real name, Royston Vasey , was used as the namesake for the fictional town in the comedy television show The League of Gentlemen . He also made several cameo appearances as the foulmouthed mayor of the town. In the 1980's VHS and cassette versions of his live performances were available to buy at the live shows, With the advent of low cost CD & DVD duplicating the formats available have changed. Old originals of Brown's VHS and Cassette audio tapes have been found to be sought after and by some[ weasel words ] deemed quite collectable. Film In 1993 Brown released a film called U.F.O . starring himself and Roger Lloyd Pack ; in it he is abducted by aliens while staying in a hotel in Blackpool during his live shows.

In 2012, Brown is set to appear as a talking lamppost in Robin Sheppard 's film adaptation of Richard Milward 's book, Apples. Music One of his best known songs is "Living Next Door to Alice (Who the Fuck is Alice?)" — a cover version of "Living Next Door to Alice" recorded with Smokie . The record spent 19 weeks in the UK Singles Chart , peaking at number 3. [7] He released a solo single in the winter of 1996 called "A Rocking Good Christmas", written by Ray Hedges ; this reached number 51. [8] Brown has also released two albums, Take Fat and Party (1995) and Fat Out of Hell (1996); they achieved positions 29 and 67 in the UK Albums Chart respectively. [8] Personal life Brown is married to Helen, his third wife, with children and has homes in Middlesbrough and Lincolnshire .

In 2003 he was fined £200 in Blackpool for assaulting a fan who had sworn at him; of the incident, Brown said "I have traditional values and I wanted the man to stop swearing in front of women and children who were on the pier." [9] Brown was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2002, [10] and had a vocal cord removed. [6] In 2006 he released an autobiography, Common as Muck: The Autobiography of Roy 'Chubby' Brown. He is also co-owner of the racehorse "Rasaman". [11] On 8 April 2009 Brown's son, Martin Reilly, 36, of Stillington, County Durham , was jailed for four years for conspiracy to supply cocaine and possession of heroin and cannabis , [12] having admitted offences dating from a November 2008 arrest. [13] [14] Brown was understood to have little contact with his son.

[13] On 12 December 2009, it was announced that Brown was facing a charge of common assault on a woman, after an incident in a car park in Middlesbrough on 2 September 2009. [15] At Teesside Magistrates' Court on 5 January 2010, Brown denied the charges via his solicitor. [16] He was acquitted on 16 March 2010. [17] In December 2011, he self published a collection of short stories from his life and career with Fast-Print Publishing called 'It's Funny Being Me' [18] . He is a supporter of Middlesbrough F.C. . [19] Stand up releases Whilst Brown has been performing for over 30 years, his live shows have been released around Christmas time since 1990.

They have been released by Channel 5 (1990), PolyGram (1991–1998) and Universal (1999–present) Between 1990 and 1999 they were released only on VHS, between 2000 and 2004 they were released on VHS and DVD, between 2005 and 2009 they were released only on DVD and from 2010 they were released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The release due for November 2011 will be delayed in 2012 due to venue, technical and timing issues. Releases From Inside The Helmet (1990) The Helmet Rides Again (1991) The Helmet's Last Stand (1992) Exposed (1993) Obscene and Not Heard (1997) Chubby Goes Down Under and Other Sticky Places (1998) You Fat Bastard!

(1999) The Good, the Bad & the Fat Bastard (2007) Dirty Weekend In Blackpool (2008) Too Fat to Be Gay (2009) Pussy and Meatballs (2010) Roy Chubby Brown: Britain's Rudest Comedian Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 4 reviews in total 6 out of 6 people found the following review useful: Jabs at a point that isn't really there but still quite a well made and researched doco 14 May 2007 STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning Royston Vasey, aka Roy 'Chubby' Brown, is Britain's rudest comedian, infamous for his outrageously racist, sexist and homophobic gags. It's an accolade that's meant he's never been allowed to perform on TV. But this appears to have been more of a blessing than a curse as it's meant his army of fans know what to expect and routinely buy his merchandise, from his videos, DVDs, audio cassettes and show tickets.

As a result he's done very well for himself, while more well known blue comedians like Jim Davidson have gone bankrupt. But for all this, he insists his stage persona of Chubby Brown is different from that of his real life persona of Royston Vasey, a settled down family man still recovering from a throat cancer operation two years ago. Film maker Will Yapp attempts to assess how true this is, following the man around for a few months in 2005, as he performs shows, reveals his family life, re-visits his home town of Middlesborough and appears on TV for the first time in 18 years on The Frank Skinner Show, doing an interview defending his craft.

I have seen a few of Chubby Brown's shows and although his act is based on him appealing to the lowest common denominator (which, of course, you never go broke from!) I must admit in his own way he is quite a clever and witty man, in spite of the lager swilling louts who are usually associated with attending his shows (who annoy him at the start by constantly heckling his act!) Although his work looks a little out of place in amongst some of the more 'refined' comedy videos/DVDs I own, I do quite like him and find him quite funny. But this is a documentary trying to probe how bigoted he really is, not how funny he is, and on that level there's a bit to be desired but it is still a neat and slick doco that gets under the skin of the man quite well. Yapp seems convinced the guy is a bit of a relic from the dark ages, and tries to make him come across this way.

But listening to Chubby through-out you get the impression he's not as bigoted as people take him to be and that what bigotry he does have was just instilled in him from a young age and as a result of where he's from, freely admitting that until he saw a black man for the first time in his late teens he thought 'they were all from Africa with studs in their noses and spears in their backs' and even opening up, admitting that 'anywhere north of Watford we're a bit behind on the times.' The most shocking moment, after a work out at the gym, opens questions but if you think about it it's probably a matter most people in the UK are fed up of, with asylum seekers coming over here trying to change our way of life. Yapp tries to use this as the main focal point for his argument against Chubby but it's not really fair. Chubby even admits once he went too far, telling a joke on the day Bob Marley died that 'now there's enough sh!t for everyone' but as a message board user pointed out this was actually just a joke about ganga, although a little tactless right at that time.

It makes you wonder who was more out of order, Chubby or the Rastafarian fellow who reportedly turned up at the studio 'wanting a word' with Chubby. We also learn about Chubby's criminal past, with spells in borstals and prison, but when you take a trip to where he lives and see what a rough, run down area this is, although you can't excuse it, you can see what may have driven him to it. One downer is Chubby using the 'I just do an act, it's up to people what they make of it' line, but judging by the mentality of some of the people who go to his shows, you kind of see him as feul to the fire. People are responsible for their own actions, of course, but like I say...But he makes no inkling that he'll give it all up tomorrow and why should he when he's done so well off the back of it? Yapp makes a Michael Moore sort of mistake with his film, to make their prosecution/defence case a bit too one sided without even considering the other point of view.

But this is still a well made and well researched doco where you can make up your own mind on this most controversial of comedians anyway. *** Was the above review useful to you? 2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: Interesting and engaging but hard not to see the missed potential - Yapp's old colleague Theroux could have done better from United Kingdom 4 June 2007 Roy "Chubby" Brown was once a family entertainer but decades ago he made the decision to "go blue" and hasn't looked back. Now he plays to about 150,000 fans annually, sells a live DVD every Christmas and has a turnover of over £40,000,000 from sales of tapes and DVD's. However, other than League of Gentlemen and a few other very brief appearances, he has mostly been out of the mainstream and off television. Will Yapp spends a month with Royston Veasey to try and work out what is show and what is real.

Shown on Channel 4 in a late night slot and screened with warnings before the film and in each and every commercial break, this film is certainly not one that you should watch if you are upset by rough language or coarse humour. Indeed this is pretty much the reason for the film because Yapp seems keen to explore the character of Veasey (Brown) in the style that he once did with Louis Theroux. It is understandable then that Yapp shares this style but just a shame that he has struggled to really escape the shadow of Theroux whether it be with this film or with the earlier film with Bruce Forsyth. Here he gets a great subject but doesn't really manage to do a great deal with it as a director, instead the film is really made by "Chubby" himself when he lets his guard down. As a casual viewer who has never seen more than a clip of the man, you almost want him to be a total racist and monster but he really isn't. Instead what you get is a reasonably self-effacing character at times who never pretends to be more than a Blackpool stand-up who plays to small crowds of drunks.

Using this version of him as the base, the film becomes interesting as this is contrasted with some of the racist things that he comes out with as part of his normal life  some of it is like his stand-up and it is extremely racist, no matter what he says. Yapp doesn't make the most of this. We do see Veasey discuss his views but he gets away with the weakest logic and thinnest of excuses for what he does. He claims "it is just a laugh" but only really once does he even get close to making a solid argument; Yapp doesn't push it though and it did rather make me wish that he had stayed behind the camera and continued to let Theroux do the probing because I suggest he could have done more. This is not to say that he gets nothing from the experience, because it is interesting as a character profile, but I really could have done with fewer scenes of him performing and more time with the man himself observing him and chatting to him. One major trick that was either forbidden or missed was that Yapp barely touches with the people that Veasey appeals to.

It is here that the point was to be made and it was here that Yapp could have confronted Veasey with something more substantial to discuss. It might be "a laugh" to Veasey but Yapp is correct when he points out that when the racist material comes out, the audience tend to cheer more than they laugh  and the difference in this reaction is obvious and telling. He makes this point himself but personally I would have liked him to get down around the audience before and after the who and spent time chatting till he got something that he could use (although I appreciate the mostly drunken audience might have meant that that would have taken ages). Overall then an interesting affair but it doesn't probe and explore anywhere near as much as I wanted it to. Yapp gets a great subject but he doesn't manage to get the most from it and sadly yet again he does rather show himself to be a few notches below what I would have expected from Theroux. Veasey is a very intriguing character though and the film is carried by how he is both pleasant and offensive by turns. Still though for what it does it is hard not to see it as being loaded with missed potential. Was the above review useful to you? Comic Hero or sell out?

Yapp's in-objectivity fails to let the audience decide from Clydebank, Scotland 27 August 2009 Roy "Chubby" Brown. The helmet wearing, obese, vulgarian of a man who fills the air with foul expletives and offencive jokes about race, sex and sexuality to an audience of thousands. Roysten Vasey. A successful family man who came from the wrong side of the tracks and has made good with his life. These are the opposing sides of one man. But how closely related is the "Chubby" Brown personae to Roysten Vasey forms the basis of this intriguing documentary by filmmaker and writer, Will Yapp. Having only ever viewed one screening of Brown's live show's several years ago. I had come to the conclusion that I would never be a fan of his prehistoric, vile un-politically correct humour. Not that I find it offencive. Merely out-dated. But that's hardly the point of this documentary which more or less examines Roysten Vasey.

Aired on Channel 4 it followed him as he goes about his daily life and prepares for upcoming show's(mainly in his main stage haunt of Blackpool) which include a guest spot on "The Frank Skinner Show". His first mainstream television appearance in roughly twenty years. He's a man who admittedly has cashed in on his cult status and It's the fact that he's never entered the mainstream that has undeniably been a key to his lucrative career. A fact that he speaks quite candidly about with film-maker Yapp. He even goes as far as confess to once being a clean "family" comic. Lowering himself to the lowest common denominator as it was the more surefire alternative to him making a name for himself. Whether this path made by Vasey Is condonable leave up to the minds of the individual viewing this expose. But love him or hate him, the chubby comic it seems isn't afraid to say that he Isn't ashamed of his chosen material. Whether he's as racist as people think he is and that he's sold his soul to the devil is something that Yapp himself seems convinced to prove. It's hard not to understand why Vasey himself would wish for the "good" life that he now has.

Having come from the poorer side of his northern roots where there were little opportunities to improve your financial/career situation. It's little wonder that as a young man. Roysten became something of a delinquent who eventually spent parts of his early life in and out of borstals and prisons. So It's no surprise that when Roy saw a way out of this spiralling decline that he welcomed it with open arms. But with a couple of failed marriages behind him it has come at some cost although he now still to this day enjoy's wedded bliss with his third, more youthful wife who he shares two children with. He seems to genuinely adore his attractive young spouse as well as his offspring who he regularly dotes upon. Contrary to the foul mouthed, perverted comedic personae that we largely associate with the man. But contradictory to this we also see Vasey's darker, serious side. We see his explosive temper when he's out driving while accompanied by Yapp. Cursing at fellow drivers who rubs him up the wrong way in a fit of road rage. While he later shares his political views with Yapp while a close friend and associate enthusiastically agrees with him. Discussing points on immigration and asylum seekers.

Contradictory to what may be seen as the "PC" alternative. He even discusses how a black woman's vagina compares to the image of a chocolate walnut whip. It's a comedic aside which although potentially offencive may not be as mean spirited as is intended. But which Yapp clearly exploits to further his own personal agenda. And while Yapp is entitled to his views he makes no secret of them and as a result his documentary loses some of the objectivity that any such piece should contain. Taking whatever opportune moment to challenge Vasey's way of thinking and his politically incorrect work. It's fairly obvious that Yapp doesn't seem to credit his audience with the intelligence to form their own opinion on the man with the evidence at hand. Clearly attempting to manipulate the viewer whether it be when talking to his subject face on or with carefully placed voice overs. It's at the heart of this where Yapp chiefly fails and is perhaps a little unfair. Potentially trying to try and convict the man by thinking he can exploit the naivety of his audience Which can be perceived as condescending.

But where it also proves inferior is that the film-maker never focus's enough on challenging the consequences of Vasey's stand up act and how it seems to vindicate the opinions and attitudes of his core audience. Which I might add seem to be largely comprised of knuckle dragging Neanderthals who to think that black men and woman swing in trees. Of course this is an exaggeration but you get my point. Has he sold out in a selfish effort to provide for himself and his family? The answer sadly could be yes and yet while I value his freedom to choose whatever material he deems fit to use. It does have a less then desirable effect on how some Brits view modern Britain and It's current diverse range of cultures. Vasey potentially could be doing some harm although in fairness it would more likely be a minority as opposed to the majority that his humour speaks to. Summing up, Yapp manages to dispel some of the preconceptions you might have of the man and while it offers some interesting insights it doesn't quite succeed in It's task. We don't totally get a satisfactory conclusion to really how racist he really is.

More a glimmer of the man he might actually be but a man who Isn't quite as black and white as he may seem. Result: Interesting but flawed. Was the above review useful to you? 1 out of 2 people found the following review useful: A following of one of the greatest comedians Britain has bore, no strings no bells and whistles bare faced fun. from United Kingdom 26 March 2008 Roy Chubby Brown, one of the best people to come out of Britain reveals just a little more to us as he offers a delve into his own life. He displays to us how he works and what he does when he not working, as well as the highs and lows of his work even when things go wrong. The best thing about this guy, is that this nonsense about watching what your saying just simply doesn't apply, and this is what makes him great.

People everywhere cry about freedom of speech but yet you can of course say anything apart from.....(Get what I mean?) Chubbs pushes things to the limits and shows us how its done, the only shame is that decently half educated buffoons criticise his work with fancy English jargon, according to their own tastes, failing to understand under all that stuck up bravado, the reason why they invented the word 'BIAS'. This is a man who has done well for himself despite multiple hardships, and should be commended accordingly. This I believe should be - Britains Funniest Comedian. Was the above review useful to you? The League of Gentlemen - How is The League of Gentlemen abbreviated? The League of Gentlemen - How is The League of Gentlemen abbreviated? (redirected from The League of Gentlemen) Also found in: Wikipedia . The League of Gentlemen (UK fantasy football league) TLOG The Last Of Gracie (Lima, OH band) TLOG The League of Gentlemen (UK TV show) TLOG TLOG Training Log (health & fitness) Want to thank TFD for its existence?

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