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Born in Acocks Green, Birmingham, he started his own folk club at 16 called "The Boggery" in Solihull, where he would perform folk songs as well as MC. Before long, his banter with the audience overtook the actual songs and he became known more as a comedian than a singer. He had a surprise UK top 5 chart hit in 1975 with a novelty record called " Funky Moped ". The B-Side to this single was an obscene monologue parodying the animated children's TV series The Magic Roundabout.

His break into television was with Carrott's Lib , a Saturday night comedy show broadcast live on the BBC. This was followed by a string of different shows, most notably Carrott's Commercial Breakdown , which broadcast weird and wonderful adverts from around the world, and the sketch and stand-up shows Carrott Confidential and Canned Carrott , both of which also gave TV exposure to the comedy partnership of Steve Punt and Hugh DennisHugh Dennis (born Peter Dennis, 1962) is a UK actor, comedian and writer. A skilled impressionist, Dennis did voices for Spitting Image and with comedy partner Steve Punt, whom he met at university in Cambridge, appeared as resident support comics on two.

Canned Carrott also featured a regular policeFor the band, see The Police. For the Polish town, see Police, Poland. Police forces are government organisations ostensibly charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order. The word comes from the French, and less directly from the Greek pol drama spoofA spoof is a humorous take on an established idea, cultural movement, television program, movie, play, or book. Spoofs almost always make satirical humour of the movie or play, poking fun at various aspects while retaining the general plot or idea. They a called The Detectives , co-starring Robert PowellRobert Powell (born June 1, 1944), is a highly successful British actor with many film and television roles to his credit. Born in Salford, Lancashire, and educated at a local university, Powell took up acting while an undergraduate, but had to wait a few, which was spun off into its own series. He also starred in the sitcom All About Me .

He is part owner of the production company Celador , which makes Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. His daughter, Lucy DavisLucy Davis (born 1973) is a British actress. She is probably most famous for playing the character Dawn Tinsley in the BBC comedy, The Office''. Lucy also provides the voice of Hayley Jordan in The Archers on BBC Radio 4. In 2004 she won roles in the film, is an actress best known for playing Dawn in The OfficeThe Office is a British television comedy series written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. It first aired on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2001. Plot The series is set in Slough, England in a small branch office of the fictiti.

He is a proud supporter and director of Birmingham CityBirmingham City (BCFC) is one of Birmingham's two professional soccer teams (the other is Aston Villa F. Originally known as The Small Heath Alliance they became Birmingham F. in 1905 and Birmingham City F. After a number of years in the second flight lea and was made an OBE in 2002..