Jon Culshaw

Jonathan Peter Culshaw is a British comedian and impressionist born on June 2 1968 in Ormskirk, Lancashire.

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British - Comedian - Impressionist - June 2 - 1968 - Ormskirk - Lancashire

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He is famous for his work on BBC Radio 4 and BBC2's Dead Ringers and ITV's 2DTV and his contributions to BBC Radio 1, particularly on the Chris Moyles Show where he was a regular guest on the afternoon show in 2001-2. Live on Radio 1, he would phone up commercial organisations such as a Kwik Fit garage in the voice of Patrick Moore or Obi-Wan Kenobi, politely requesting whether they could service his X-wing fighter, and how much time it would take.

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BBC Radio 4 - BBC2 - Dead Ringers - ITV - 2DTV - BBC Radio 1 - Chris Moyles Show - X-wing

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In 2001-2 he had a programme on ITV called Alter Ego where he interviewed male celebrities in their own style of speaking, a form of simultaneous translation. Using the same production team, in early 2004, he had his own programme, The Impressionable Jon Culshaw which was commissioned for ITV1. His most famous cult impressions are British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Obi-Wan Kenobi (in the Alec Guinness persona), Russell Crowe, President George W. Bush, Ozzy Osbourne, Dale Winton, Radio 4's very own Godfather Brian Perkins, Sir Patrick Moore and Tom Baker (who played the fourth Doctor in Doctor Who).

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ITV - 2004 - The Impressionable Jon Culshaw - ITV1 - Tony Blair - Obi-Wan Kenobi - Russell Crowe - George W. Bush - Ozzy Osbourne - Dale Winton - Radio 4 - Brian Perkins - Patrick Moore - Tom Baker - Doctor Who

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He rose to fame in 1998 by impersonating William Hague while working for Capital Radio, and succeeding in contacting Number 10 Downing Street. He was put through to Tony Blair, and had a lengthy conversation with him.

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1998 - William Hague - Capital Radio - Number 10 Downing Street - Tony Blair

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He also appeared in the Doctor Who webcast Death Comes to Time.

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