Brian Conley: The Best Of Brian Conley

Brian Conley is one of the UK's most versatile and popular performers, a household name thanks to such diverse characters as Dangerous Brian, Nick Frisby It's a puppet, Doug Digby and Al Jolson. He studied Performing Arts at The Barbara Speake Stage School and has been touring nightclubs with cabaret acts since the age of 16. He began his TV career as a warm up man for Terry Wogan, Noel Edmonds and Kenny Everett, but soon started appearing in front of the cameras with regular appearances in Five Alive and Live From The Palladium. He was soon snapped up by ITV and given his own starring vehicle, this was Brian Conley This Way Up which was followed by The Brian Conley Show. He was then offered the lead roll in Time After Time which was awarded The British Comedy Award for Best ITV Sitcom. He then went on to play the hugely popular Doug 'Dynamo' Digby, starring opposite Amanda Holden and Noddy Holder in The Grimleys, presented The National Lottery Show Live, provided all the voices for the children's computer animated series Busy Buses, hosted his own chat show for ITV, starred in An Audience With as well fitting in numerous Royal Variety Performances, the highlight of which was hosting the last Royal of the 20th-century. On top of all these appearances and achievements Conley has also enjoyed a successful acting career starring in Circus with John Hannah and Eddie Izzard, Unconditional Love alongside Kathy Bates, Dream with Sinead Cusack, Arthur's Dyke with Pauline Quirk and joined Sean Bean and Christian Bale in the cult film Equilibrium. Brian has also spent many years acting on stage in West End musicals, his most recent role being Caracticus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang! Bang! He is now touring with his stand-up show The Best Of Brian Conley.