Character comedy is a method/genre used by some comedians. In character comedy the comedian performs as though he was a character created by him/her. A good deal of comedians have enjoyed fame from character comedy.
Alan Partridge is properly back on the scene. Alan Partridge is a character created by Steve Coogan. I'm always someone who chooses his words very carefully, but I fully believe that I am correct when I say that that THIS is actually too funny. Another big advocate for character comedy is Leigh Francis. Who?! Avid Merrion or more recently and possibly more recognisably as Keith Lemon, the Yorkshire based failed business man. Whilst securipole was the making of him it has been his crude yet strangely endearing sense of humour that has helped him to meteorically rise to the top of late.
I'm thinking that with so much character comedy around I should create a character in order to get to the top of British media and meet Georgie Thompson. None of the afformentioned charchters have a normal every day voice (nor do Borat or Ali G) so I'm going to have to be from somewhere that isn't 40 minutes away from London. Also I don't want any of the racism malarky associated with Borat. Wales. I am Welsh. Now I can't be too cliche Welsh. I'm from one of the trendier suburbs of Swansea. Now I need a goal in life, I'm a fame craving glamour model wannabe. I'll have to watch plenty of Zoolander and lots of Gavin and Stacey and then hopefully this character will come to life. One last thing, I need a name. Something consummately Welsh yet unique. Trevor Cadfael. Well with any luck I'll have a book and a telly show by this time next year. Either that or I forget about Trevor and never mention him again. We'll see.
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