Julian Dutton is to bring his one-man tribute to John LeMesurier to the Edinburgh Fringe 2018 prior to a UK Tour
An Affectionate tribute to John LeMesurier one of Britain’s best-loved comedy stars, multi-award-winning writer and performer Julian Dutton (BBC1’s The Big Impression, BBC R4’s The Secret World) reveals the man behind the wry smile and urbane repartee that charmed millions and turned Le Mesurier into a household name as Sergeant Wilson in Dad’s Army.
As with many comedy stars, Le Mesurier’s life was not without tragedy – his broken marriage to Hattie Jacques, his betrayal by his best friend Tony Hancock – all these setbacks shook him, but his reputation as the quintessential English Gentleman never wavered. Packed with glorious reminiscences and stories from the Golden Age of Classic British Comedy, Julian Dutton’s show is a joyful and moving celebration of one of the most popular comic actors of our era.
Julian Dutton is a writer and performer whose work has won a British Comedy Award, a BAFTA, and a Radio Academy Gold Award. He is the co-creator & co-writer of the BBC TV comedy series Pompidou starring Matt Lucas; co-created, wrote & performed in four series of the BBC1 comedy hit The Big Impression with Alistair McGowan, and his CBBC sitcom Scoop ran for three series of 39 eps. He has written & performed in more than 200 radio comedy shows, including his own series The Harpoon, the spoof Boy’s Own Magazine comedy, and Truly Madly Bletchley, described by the Independent as ‘the most confident new sitcom since The Navy Lark.’ Most recently he won the Radio Academy Gold Award for writing & performing in the impressions series The Secret World with Bill Dare for BBC R4. He has toured as a comedian and impressionist and appeared in the West End supporting many of Britain’s top comics like Harry Hill and Al Murray.
Do You Think That’s Wise? will run at Cabaret Voltaire from 2 – 26th August at 1.10pm as part of the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
