Rory McGrath
Comedian
BBC iPlayer relaunching as a dedicated Wii Channel...facts just aren't that interesting. Also, sometimes it feels like it's just Stephen Fry showing off how good his memory is. And when Rory McGrath's there it becomes a giant pissing contest that's embarrass to watch. Memory is not intelligence... In this article: Stephen Fry, Beatles: Rock Band, Black Friday, Just Cause 2, Final Fantasy XIII, GameStop, Best Buy, Activision, and PS3 |
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Guardian | October 16, 2009
Dara O Briain: Appeal of rugby is lost in translation
...win over Toulouse. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images Greetings from Limerick. I'm here, at the home of Munster Rugby, along with Rory McGrath and Griff Rhys Jones, filming another one of those Three Men in a Boat documentaries the Beeb...
In this article: Ireland, Limerick, Tokyo, World Cup, JavaScript, Three Men in a Boat, and Griff Rhys Jones
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Wikipedia | September 25, 2009
They Think It's All Over (TV series)
...are revealed, they are asked for the connection between them for a bonus point. On many occasions, Rory McGrath liked to joke that he recognised the person in the photo, as an ex-girlfriend he'd previously had sexual encounters with.
In this article: Gary Lineker, They Think It's All Over, David Gower, Manchester United, Sharron Davies, Jonathan Ross, Kenneth Wolstenholme, Nick Hancock, and BBC One
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Rory McGrath
...dismissed from Hat Trick, for allegedly not pulling his weight. The confrontation came days after McGrath had left his wife and two young children. . McGrath was a panel member on the BBC comedy sports quiz They Think It's All Over ''...
In this article: Jimmy Mulville, BBC Radio 4, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Arsenal, Peter Cook, Trivial Pursuit, Bearded Tit, and Calcium
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Wales Online | August 10, 2009
Paddy and Rory are hot to trot
Aug 11 2009 by Emily Woodrow, Western Mail COMEDIANS Rory McGrath and Paddy McGuinness paid a visit to the Amman Valley Trotting Club at Tairgwaith last night to get a taste of harness racing. The duo visited the racetrack as part of...
In this article: Wales
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Independent.co.uk - UK | July 26, 2009
Revealed - the joker who will be Cameron
...Sweet preferred the thespian company of the famous Cambridge Footlights, where the likes of Griff Rhys Jones, Hugh Laurie, Rory McGrath and David Mitchell have cut their comedy teeth. Television viewers may recognise Sweet from a...
In this article: David Cameron, Labour Party, Tony Blair, Boris Johnson, Channel 4, The Inbetweeners, and Prince Charles
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The Press and Journal | July 19, 2009
Thrill-seekers tackle charity river race
blind man completes course to aid mountain rescue team Comedian Rory McGrath and a blind Blairgowrie man were among 80 participants who tackled the Glen Nevis River Race on Saturday. The fundraising challenge saw adventurers navigate a...
In this article: Fort William
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scotsman.com - Scotland | July 15, 2009
Treefest carves out niche again
...demos and saw milling. The famous Axe Throwing Team, who became the stars of last year's show when they featured on comedians Rory McGrath and Paddy McGuinness's television show, will also be back. The North American Indian Association...
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English Premier League | May 08, 2009
Emirates hosts Teenage Cancer Trust fun-run
...were joined by a celebrity team of fellow Arsenal fans formed of Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis, comedians Paul Kaye and Rory McGrath, actor David Harewood and former boxer Michael Watson. Former Arsenal defender Lee Dixon led the...
In this article: Teenage Cancer Trust, Arsenal, David Harewood, Cancer, Emirates, Denise Lewis, Paul Kaye, and Emirates Stadium
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Times Online | January 01, 2009
Jonathan Creek; Agatha Christie's Marple
...a stricken look across her face that was enough to put a chill into your cheesy mash. Griff Rhys Jones, Dara O'Briain and Rory McGrath returned to grizzle and josh with one another in the third of their watery adventures. The first was a...
In this article: Jonathan Creek, Dan Stevens, Agatha Christie's Marple, Alan Davies, Geraldine McEwan, Miss Marple, Griff Rhys Jones, and Amanda Burton
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | August 13, 2008
Last night on television: Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC1) - Rory & Paddy's Great British Adventure (Five)
...series with "Britain" or "British" in the title. Yesterday's first episode even began with the sound of Jerusalem, as comedian Rory McGrath went for two patriotic cliches in quick succession: that the villages of Britain are "a haven...
In this article: Patsy Kensit, Who Do You Think You Are?, Rory & Paddy's Great British Adventure, Reggie Kray, Richardsons, and First World War
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Patrick Rory McGrath (born 17 March 1956) is a British comedian.
He studied at Redruth Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, from which he received a third class degree. He became a member of the Cambridge Footlights. He is best known for his appearances as a panel member on the BBC comedy sports quiz They Think It's All Over. He was also a cast member of the British Channel 4 comedy series Who Dares Wins and Chelmsford 123. He was presenter of the series Rory's Commercial Breakdown, where humorous adverts were shown from different countries. In 1990, he hosted the game show Trivial Pursuit on BBC1.
He was cofounder, with Denise O'Donoghue and Jimmy Mulville, of the independent British TV production company Hat Trick Productions. However he left the company in 1992.
He has written jokes for many comedians including Frankie Howerd. One of his early writing projects was Black Cinderella Two Goes East with Clive Anderson for BBC Radio 4 in 1978.
McGrath supports Arsenal. He and Peter Cook (a Tottenham supporter) used to have a friendly rivalry over their respective clubs. On the night that Cook died, Tottenham had beaten Arsenal. McGrath found out about his friend's death by the fact that he hadn't received the traditional abusive phonecall the next morning.
McGrath has made 2 football DVDs titled: Own Goals and Gaffs - The Premiership in 2002 and More Own Goals and Gaffs in 2003.
Rory has written many songs over the years and intends recording an album in the near future. To mark 40 years since 1967, the psychedelic summer of love, he decided to write a nostalgic ditty in remembrance of those strange days: Where have all the Hippies Gone?.
- Birth Date:
- March 03, 1956
- Birthplace:
- Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Nationality:
- British
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