[10] Also in 2004 Enfield provided the voice of "The Roaming Gnome" character used in Travelocity's U.S. advertising campaign. Not a lot of people know I don't know that, but I don't." One commercial in this series had Enfield as a yokel refusing a Dime bar—smooth on the outside, crunchy on the inside—because he preferred armadillos—smooth on the inside, crunchy on the outside. He is an actor and writer, known for Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000), Ruddy Hell! Calm down, calm down", which is what one of them says when the other two start arguing. He also provided voices for the British satirical puppet show Spitting Image, and starred as Dirk Gently in the BBC Radio adaptations of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul. Discover what to watch this November including a Marvel docu-series, a '90s reboot, and a Star Wars holiday celebration. Born in Horsham, Sussex, he is the oldest of three children, the son of English television, radio and newspaper journalist and presenter Edward Enfield. They have three children. Perry is faultlessly polite to Kevin's parents, Mr and Mrs Patterson, but in one episode we see he is just as rude to his own parents as Kevin is to his, whereas Kevin is faultlessly polite to them. [2][3], Enfield first came to wide public attention when appearing on Channel 4's Saturday Live as several different characters created with Paul Whitehouse. A pair of toddlers played by Enfield and Burke in oversized sets. Alright! He squatted in Hackney and worked for a while as a milkman. In 2000, Enfield appeared in his first leading film role playing Kevin alongside Kathy Burke, who played the character's (male) friend Perry—roles originally created for Enfield's television series—in Kevin & Perry Go Large. Became 'Tony Boy' (a parody of Tony Blair) after the 1997 General Election. A chronically absent-minded pub landlord who is easily confused, never manages to serve a drink and frequently mixes up his anecdotes, customer orders, money ("Now, you gave me a tenner"), the names of even his regular customers (one of whom was played regularly by Martin Clunes) and even his own marital status (Les: "Maureen! Smashie and Nicey appeared in an advert for Nestlés Fab Ice Lolly. The sketch Women: Know Your Limits! An infuriating know-it-all father who advised various people with both household tasks and diverse jobs, such as a football pundit. An obnoxious pair of old men who take great delight in persecuting younger people – although they do branch out by being cruel to other groups of people, so as not to discriminate. [1] was plagiarised by a Danish PR agency in a campaign video for the 2009 Danish Act of Succession referendum. In 2007, he played Jim Stonem in the Channel 4 series Skins. Julio is probably inspired by the arrival of Faustino Asprilla at Newcastle United in 1995 when South American players joining English clubs was almost unheard of. Whitehouse continues in this tradition, talking about extremely dreary things his neighbours were doing such as "do you know, he didn't call that woman back until... approximately two hours later. Enfield appeared in some television commercials before becoming famous, including one made in 1987 for Tetley. Wikis. In 1991 Harry also starred in the series Gone to the Dogs as Little Jim. Enfield's character initially asks for an autograph, but as their conversation develops, Enfield begins to get angry at Hill whilst describing a hypothetical situation of Hill driving through 'the estate' at 200 mph, ending in the inevitable, "OI! Later, another daughter is named Spudulika after Waynetta's favourite fast-food franchise Spudulike. They also intentionally misinterpret comments made to them as being sexual and flirtatiously tell off the victim for saying it.

The character is often mistaken for Tim Nice-But-Dim due to their similarities. This sketch has become more dated than most due to Freddie's frequent references to the EEC. Games Movies TV Video. It's Harry & Paul) started in 2007. Harry Enfield was born on May 30, 1961 in Horsham, Sussex [now West Sussex], England. A young German tourist in England who can't stop apologising for his country's actions "during ze Var". Enfield and his co-performers created another group of nationally recognised characters for these shows, such as Stan and Pam Herbert, who use the catchphrase "We are considerably richer than you" (in an exaggerated West-Midlands accent), Tim Nice-But-Dim, The Scousers, Smashie and Nicey, Wayne and Waynetta Slob, Annoying Kid Brother, who grew into Kevin the Teenager, and two old-fashioned presenters, Mr Cholmondley-Warner and Grayson.

It was then to be released on 19 November 2012, but was delayed once again to 11 March 2013, it has since been cancelled. It relies on Caine's ability to impart trivial information in the same way, starting with "Did you know..." and ending with ".. and not a lot of people know that.". For example, going up to a pink Fiat Panda that he assumed was his son's car or ordering Babycham at the local pub. [8], In May 2016, Enfield appeared as Prince Charles in the Channel 4 sitcom The Windsors.[9]. The characters also appeared in a series of TV adverts for Mercury Communications. In September 2013 Enfield appeared in the BBC Three comedy series Bad Education as Martin, the father of Jack Whitehall's character Alfie. His comedy series Harry & Paul (originally titled Ruddy Hell! In 1991, Enfield played Dermot in the sitcom Men Behaving Badly along with Martin Clunes, Caroline Quentin and Leslie Ash, originally on Thames Television. A notable scene was him going to the school reunion of another school. Through repeats, the characters proved popular, and in 1994, BBC One commissioned a new series called Harry Enfield & Chums. A superhero team who are forced to encounter everyday problems such as opening a bank account. In 1989, Enfield realised a personal project, Norbert Smith - a Life, a spoof on British theatrical knights slumming in the film industry. In 1990, Enfield developed his BBC sketch show Harry Enfield's Television Programme, later retitled Harry Enfield & Chums, with Whitehouse and Kathy Burke. Shaun is played by Ewen Bremner is several episodes. Harry Enfield & Chums (originally called Harry Enfield's Television Programme) is a British sketch show starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse.

(Contains an extended version, "Harry Enfield presents Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager (Christmas special from 1999, later included on, This page was last edited on 19 August 2020, at 09:12. The character appeared in TV adverts promoting British meat in the late 1990s and early 2000s. After he storms out, the host approaches an unnamed guest who is very clearly supposed to be Adams. He usually brings round his friend Perry, who persistently helps himself to food from the freezer. It first broadcast on BBC Two in 1990 in the 9 pm slot on Thursday nights which became the traditional time for alternative comedy on television. A parody of liberal attitudes in the Netherlands. He usually starts off friendly and inquisitive. After a short break from television, Enfield signed a new contract with BSkyB, but produced only one series, Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show. Many sketches involved the couple patronising another couple of similar age, desperate to convince the other couple (Pam's sister and her husband in a couple of sketches) that their greater wealth meant greater happiness or social importance, and their inability to accept the successes or talents of others as being noteworthy (such as the British couple they meet on a Spanish holiday who, fluent in Spanish, are dismissed as "showing off"). A third child, which Waynetta calls Canoe (supposedly named after actor Keanu Reeves), was born of an affair Wayne had with Naomi Campbell which resulted in octuplets. Wiki Content. and his diction when presenting his lines in many of his films.

The show spawned a slew of spin-off series and films. Most are only referred by their surnames, or outrageous alternative names. Daim did a number of adverts featuring Harry Enfield's Television Programme characters. I don't know. The two, particularly Smashie, briefly appeared in a series of TV commercials for Fab ice-cream lollies. Harry deliberately hurts Lulu, or more often tricks her into hurting herself, but then plays the innocent when their mother arrives to investigate, and asks for a "big hug", but that doesn't accept his apologies.

Enfield made a cameo appearance as 'the tea lady' during Blur's performance at the Olympics Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert in London's Hyde Park in 2012. [citation needed] William is loud-mouthed and becomes increasingly rude and insulting towards the host when she is unable to provide him with his choice of entree. In 2002 Enfield returned to the BBC with Celeb, a new series based on the comic strip of the same title in Private Eye, as the ageing rockstar Gary Bloke. Women: Know Your Limits!

George is a stereotypical insensitive plain speaking Yorkshireman; unfortunately he usually finds himself in a position of responsibility requiring creativity and sensitivity.

Explore Wikis; Community Central; Start a Wiki; Search Sign In Don't have an account? In Harry Enfield & Chums, he would be introduced at the end of the closing credits by Enfield who would announce: "The show's not over until the Fat Bloke sings!" Enfield also claimed to have mixed more recent Conservative politicians such as Michael Howard and Michael Portillo together in the character, on the allegation that they were "Tory Boys who have never grown up." Out-of-date Fab FM DJs Dave Nice and Mike Smash, a thinly veiled parody of some older Radio 1 DJs of the time. An old-fashioned father, looking and sounding suspiciously like Enfield's own, who struggles to accept his son's homosexuality. ", and walk off. He also has an unusual quirk where he becomes disorientated if he encounters something about Britain that isn't as good as in Germany. Wayne and Waynetta argue constantly over everything, including the name of their child whom they eventually name Frogmella because "it's exotic". Category:Characters | Harry Enfield Wiki | Fandom. Enfield has since admitted this sketch was loosely based on an abandoned idea called "The Gerry Adams Family", but claims that no one else wanted to do it in case it caused offence. [4] In May 1988, Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock used the term loadsamoney to criticise the policies of the Conservative government and journalists began to refer to the "loadsamoney mentality" and the "loadsamoney economy".[5]. In 2012, he starred with Simon Callow in the film Acts of Gordfrey, which opened in UK cinemas on 27 January.

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