Rory Bremner
Rory Bremner
Roderick Keith Ogilvy "Rory" Bremner, FKCis a Scottish impressionist and comedian, noted for his work in political satire and impressions of British public figures. He is also known for his work on Mock the Week as a panellist, award-winning show Rory Bremner...Who Else? and sketch comedy series Bremner, Bird and Fortune, which featured veteran comedians John Bird and John Fortune...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth6 April 1961
independence whether
Like millions of Scots, I've agonised over whether to go for independence or remain with the Union.
america elected hope openly
It's a new world that's very, very difficult to make sense of. But we have a new hope. We have a new man. America has now elected its first openly black President.
analysis bread british cries distracted drown greater harder politics power rediscover sea speaking tradition truth understand unto
It's harder to take politics seriously, to understand the issues, than it is to drown it all in a sea of scorn. And while the world cries out for greater analysis and insight, we are distracted by bread and circuses, aka the 'Great British Bake-Off' and 'Tumble.' We should rediscover our tradition of satire. Of speaking truth unto power.
coffee starbucks
Politics now is rather like going into Starbucks for a coffee.
teacher firsts impression
My first public impression was my French teacher, Derek Swift.
reading radio computer
Multimedia? As far as I'm concerned, it's reading with the radio on!
scary reassurance figures
I am just fascinated by this reassurance from a menacing figure. It is rather frightening.
rights liberty speech
When you consider what Tony Blair was saying about liberty, human rights and that sort of thing, it would be terribly revolutionary to sell the speeches he and Jack Straw made in 1994.
country sorry war
But let's be clear. We're talking about a country where there's no opposition. As leader he can ignore Parliament and - sorry that's Tony Blair isn't it? Um, so he doesn't even have to ask the country before he goes to war - sorry that's still Tony Blair.
america world modern
William Hague, the world's favourite hairline.
break-up home wife
I remember driving home one evening while they were reviewing the papers on the radio. One of the articles was about me separating from my wife. It's a weird thing to listen to a news report about the break-up of your marriage.
dog names giving
It is almost impossible to say the name of Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawat without adding 'give a dog a bone'
media ideas television
That business aspect of the media, that Charlotte Street world, the advertising and programme executives, it leaves me absolutely cold. I'm supposed to be the director of a television company, but I've only ever seen that company as a vehicle for making the kind of programmes we wanted to make, getting our ideas on the screen.
school class childhood
I had an Edinburgh, middle-class childhood and a public school education,