Roy Chubby Brown
- 79 years old
- English
- Stand-up comedian
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Roy Chubby Brown review
Approaching my first ever live Chubby gig last night, I fully expected to be as repulsed as I had been by seeing the truly unpleasant and peculiarly charmless Bernard Manning in all his creepy flesh. And I wasn't. At least not here.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th April 2018'Chubby' Brown gig scrapped after complaints to council
Managers at a council-owned venue told Brown his show could be "detrimental to the public image" of the organisation.
Michael Pringle, Daily Record, 24th April 2018Roy 'Chubby' Brown cancels gig after losing his voice
Roy 'Chubby' Brown has been silenced at last as he is forced to postpone his Cheltenham Town Hall gig this Thursday after losing his voice.
Louisa Baldwin, Gloucestershire Live, 8th November 2017Force everyone to try standup comedy to mend our world
The benefits to society would be profound - not least that people would learn the difference between a joke and a threat.
Jack Bernhardt, The Guardian, 31st July 2017Newcastle City Hall axe Roy 'Chubby' Brown gig
Teesside comic Roy 'Chubby' Brown has been left stunned after the show was cancelled due to his 'unpleasant, crude and offensive' act.
Chris Knight, Newcastle Chronicle, 30th July 2017Roy Chubby Brown to star in Benidorm
British comedian Roy Chubby Brown will be making a cameo in the hit ITV show Benidorm but his role has yet to be revealed
Female First, 8th June 201710 people you didn't expect to find in Royston Vasey
Given that the 100+ characters in the turn-of-the-century comedy horror The League Of Gentlemen are almost entirely played by three actors, you will probably be surprised to learn about these A-list cameos.
Jamie Pond, Anglonerd, 29th March 2017Roy 'Chubby' Brown's bag stolen
Roy 'Chubby' Brown had a bag containing pictures of his family and £2,500 cash stolen while he played a charity gig in Liverpool.
Connor Dunn, Liverpool Echo, 7th March 2017How class plays its part in offensive comedy
...and is the industry just too middle-class?
Chortle, 13th October 2016Hecklers force Roy 'Chubby' Brown off stage in Wrexham
A minority of persistent hecklers were out to ruin the show claimed the stand-up performer, who later returned to the stage.
Gary Porter, Daily Post, 22nd March 2016