Duncan Norvelle

Duncan Norvelle

Duncan Norvelle (born 1958, in Hoton, near Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK) is a comedian in the variety tradition who appeared on television from the early and mid-1980s. He is probably most famous for his catch phrase "Chase Me!", leading to him often being referred to as Duncan "Chase Me" Norvelle.[1] Other catchphrases such as "Ram It", and "Don't force me" have proven less popular. He has 3 children, Sophie (with former girlfriend Trudi Dean), Yasmin (with ex-wife Tina Hall) and Jack (with current wife Jane).[2]

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Entertainment career

In 1984[3] or early 1985[4] (sources vary), he hosted an unscreened pilot dating show called "It's a Hoot"[3] for London Weekend Television. It was reported that both John Birt, LWT's Director of Programmes and the Independent Broadcasting Authority regulatory body had reservations about Norvelle's camp style in a dating show; the series was eventually re-titled Blind Date and hosted by Cilla Black.[4]

2008 saw him go out on tour as part of the Ricky Tomlinson Laughter Show.[1] Norvelle spent the 2009 Pantomime season playing Buttons in Cinderella in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

DVDs

Norvelle has an "In The Club" DVD of his own (released 16/01/2006 by Boulevard Entertainment) and also appears on the Ricky Tomlinson Laughter Show Live DVD. The latter includes a brief interview.

References

  1. ^ a b Ricky Tomlinson Meets Scargill
  2. ^ "The Daily Record 29 Sep 1998". http://www.thefreelibrary.com/BARRYMORE'S+WIFE+FALLS+FOR+ANOTHER+CAMP+COMIC.-a060560256. 
  3. ^ a b "British Film Institute's ScreenOnline". http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/533997/. 
  4. ^ a b Jennings, Luke (6 March 1994). "Independent on Sunday, 6 March 1994". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/granadas-hot-new-date-it-started-30-years-ago-as-one-mans-tentative-idea-today-as-blind-date-it-is-one-of-the-most-valuable-properties-in-british-television--and-like-it-or-not-a-part-of-our-national-heritage-1427314.html. Retrieved 1 May 2010. 

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