Phil Cool

Phil Cool

Phil Cool (born Phil Martin in Chorley, Lancashire) is an English comedian, impressionist and guitarist from Chorley, Lancashire. After building up a live following, he came to wider public attention in the latter half of the 1980s and early 1990s in a number of television shows bearing his name, notably "Cool It" (BBC, 1985), with his ability to gurn. After the success of "Cool It", he moved to ITV for a further two series.

Whereas many of his impressionist peers concentrated on mimicking the voice of the target and changing in and out of a succession of hats, beards, spectacles and coats, Cool placed an emphasis on thrusting his eyebrows, lips and even, seemingly, his ears into the positions required of the part, rather than on costumes. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992415/bio Phil Cool - Biography ] ]

In 1992 Phil teamed up with friend and fellow performer Jasper Carrot and toured the country with their "Carrott & Cool" show, playing to sold out houses during the record 143 performances nation-wide. They revived that touring partnership again in 2003.

Resident in Chipping, Lancashire, he is still performing regularly for UK audiences as of 2008. [ [http://www.philcool.co.uk/news.htm Phil Cool ] ]

In addition to his solo gigs Phil has also recently (2008) been touring with fellow Lancastrian and guitarist Ken Nicol performing as Nicol and Cool, [ [http://www.nicolandcool.com/ Nicol and Cool ] ] providing a unique blend of music and comedy impressions.

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*imdb name|id=0992415|name=Phil Cool
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/c/coolit_1299000731.shtml The BBC's Comedy Guide to "Cool It"]
* [http://www.philcool.co.uk/ Highfield Productions' Official Site]


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