Simon
Lipson
"Brilliant
and hilarious" The Guardian
"Awesomely
talented" Daily Telegraph
"He
hits every cue and every gag....a gifted mimic who instantly engages the audience"
The Stage
Simon
Lipson came into comedy in 1994 and reached the final of the Hackney Empire New
Act of the Year competition that same year. Since then he has clocked up an impressive
array of TV, radio, theatre and comedy club credits as a comedian, impressionist,
actor, writer and voiceover artist.
TV
The
Stand Up Show, BBC 1
Live At Jongleurs, ITV/UK Gold
Stand Up Show, Channel
4
Monkey Dust (Talkback), BBC 3
That's What I Call Television, ITV
100
Greatest Cartoons, Channel 4
100 Greatest Funny Moments, Channel 4
FIFA
World Cup Greatest Moments, ITV4
FIFA World Cup Funniest Moments, ITV4
Comedy
Lab, Channel 4
Comedy Nation, BBC 2
The Funny Farm, SKY 1
Football Focus,
BBC 1
Get Up Stand Up, Channel 4
Dial Midnight, LWT
5's Company, Channel
5
Auntie's Sporting Bloomers BBC 1
Tomorrow's World, BBC 1
Talking Telephone
Numbers, ITV
Celebrity Squares, ITV
RADIO
Fordham
& Lipson, BBC Radio 4 (4 part series)
Fordham & Lipson In Your Ear,
Radio 4 broadcast pilot
Pick of the Week, BBC Radio 4
Loose Ends, BBC Radio
4 (numerous)
The Game's Up, (lead impressionist), BBC Radio 5 Live
Interesting
Very Interesting, (host), BBC Radio 5 Live
Simon Lipson's Christmas Box, BBC
Radio 5 Live
Dead Ringers, BBC Radio 4
Week Ending, BBC Radio 4
Just
Juliette, BBC Radio 4
The Scoop, BBC Radio 4
The Fred MacAulay Show, BBC
Radio Scotland
Vanessa Feltz Show, BC Radio London
Sandi Toksvig Show, LBC
FILM
The
Bangor Boys, as Gareth Kryzwicki
THEATRE
Are
You Talking To Me Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Fringe 1996
Simon Lipson in Pieces
Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Fringe 1997
Losing It Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe
2002
He Barks She Bites Soho Theatre, 2003
He Barks She Bites, Pleasance,
Edinburgh Festival 2005 - nominated for the Dubble Act Award
VOICEOVERS
Simon
has voiced a vast range of radio and television commercials for many leading brands
including; Barclaycard, Carlsberg, Marks & Spencer, Thunderbirds, Tomy, The
Times, London Underground, Michael Owen Soccer Sack, Bodyform, Virgin Trains,
Nandos and California Raisins.
CORPORATE
Simon
is extremely experienced at compering corporate events, fronting corporate videos,
after dinner speaking and quiz hosting. Companies he has worked for include: Kodak,
Tottenham Hotspur FC, Moss Bros, Yorkshire Building Society, Sony PlayStation,
British Telecom and Mitsubishi Cars.
ADDITIONAL
REVIEWS
Paramount
Comedy on LOSING IT (Simon's solo show) Edinburgh Fringe 2002: "The show
is a hilarious mixture of sketches and stand-up. Along the way, we meet a plethora
of celebrities including Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen, Alan Hansen
and Dustin Hoffman showcasing Lipson's incredible skills as an impressionist."
On
HE BARKS SHE BITES (with Philippa Fordham)
"Mature character comedy…a
kvetch-perfect Woody Allen or a squeaky David Beckham instantly hit home…cracking
character comedians…witty, quick and sharp as a stiletto." Bruce Dessau,
Evening Standard
"a
well crafted sketch show that hits the audience right where it laughs" The
Stage
"They
show real people grotesque-ified. It's comedy with just the right kind of un-synthetic
madness." Daily Telegraph
