- Paul Putner
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britishcomedyawards =Paul Putner (born March 1966) is an English comedian and
actor .He was born in
East Grinstead . He studied at LAMDA where he won, amongst other prizes, theKenneth More prize for comedy acting.His first significant TV role saw Putner as numerous characters in "
The Glam Metal Detectives " shown on BBC2. His real break in comedy came after he set up the club "The Regency Rooms" with fellow performersSteve Furst andOliver Darly . The club developed a cult following and was attended by many comics.Richard Herring saw Paul performing there and cast him in his play "Punk's Not Dead" at theEdinburgh Fringe . This role lead to many others including TV roles inLee and Herring 's showsHe has appeared in numerous British TV and radio shows, including "
This Morning With Richard Not Judy " (1998) (perhaps most notably as the Curious Orange, who appeared in every episode, but also in several other recurring roles), "Sir Bernard's Stately Homes " (1999), "Spaced " (1999), "Rock Profile " (2000), "The Day the Music Died " (2004 - present), "Look Around You " (2004) and "Little Britain " (2003-2005). He appeared in a minor role as a zombie in the comedy movie "Shaun of the Dead " in 2005, and could also be heard on the zombies' 'commentary' track on the DVD release. More recently he has appeared in theBBC Radio 4 sci-fi comedy "Nebulous " (2005), "Peacefully in their Sleeps " on Radio 4 in 2007 and "The Peter Serafinowicz Show " in (2007)He has also contributed material to programmes including "The Impressionable
Jon Culshaw ", "Little Britain ", "The Peter Serafinowicz Show " and is a co-creator of the website "TV Dregs".In 2005, Putner took the starring role (as a
mime ) in the 7th district section of the film "Paris, je t'aime " written and directed bySylvain Chomet . The film opened the "Un Certain Regard " section of the2006 Cannes Film Festival . From late 2005 until early 2007 Paul toured in the "Little Britain Live " show, performing many character parts to over a million people on two continents.External links
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* [http://www.tvdregs.com TV Dregs]
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