- Simon Lipson
Simon Lipson is an
actor ,writer ,comedian andimpressionist fromEngland .His radio career has included being lead impressionist on
BBC Radio 5 Live 's "The Game's Up ," regular presenter and impressionist on "Interesting...Very Interesting ," Radio 4's "Dead Ringers," a regular panelist onBBC Radio 2 's "And This is Them " and a frequent guest on Radio 4's "Loose Ends." His TV appearances have includedBBC1 's "The Stand Up Show " and "Auntie's Sporting Bloomers ," Channel 4's "100 Greatest Cartoons" and "100 Funniest Moments" andITV 's "Talking Telephone Numbers " and "Celebrity Squares ".Lipson has performed three solo shows at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe and in 2005, together withPhilippa Fordham , his show "He Barks, She Bites " was nominated for the prestigiousDubble Act Award . Simon and Philippa were subsequently commissioned to write and star in their own sketch comedy show on BBC Radio 4. "The Fordham & Lipson " show was recorded at theBBC Radio Theatre in September 2007 and was broadcast that winter.As a
voiceover artist , Lipson has done numerous TV and radio commercials. He has also voicedcartoon character s on shows such as BBC2's "Comedy Nation ". In addition, he has provided after dinner entertainment at numerouscorporate event s.He made his first radio appearance on
BBC Radio 5 Live in May 1994 and his firsttelevision appearance onLWT 's "Dial Midnight " later that August. He soon became a regular at many comedy clubs inLondon , includingJongleurs ,the Comedy Cafe and The Comedy Store.He started his performing career on a whim in 1993 - he was formerly a
solicitor who co-founded a legal recruitment business, Lipson Lloyd-Jones in 1987, of which he was then theManaging Director .
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