Added: Dec 5, 2008
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"BIG BOOBS BERTHA" (MUSIC MEAN MACHINE MIX). ROY 'CHUBBY' BROWN, born Royston Vasey, on February 3rd, 1945 in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, U.K. is an English stand up comedian known for adult comedy, offensive language and outrageous costumes. The controversial nature of his act means that he rarely appears on major television channels, and Brown has attracted accusations that his comedy style is outdated whilst also being described as "The most important comedian of the past 25 years". It is claimed that he performs to over 350,000 people each year. Brown left home at the age of fourteen. He lived rough and held many jobs, at one time joining the merchant navy, and served time in Borstal and prison. He later moved into working men's clubs in the 1960s, first as a drummer and later as a comedy act, under the name "Alcock & Brown". He appeared on the television show New Faces in the 1970s and came second in the show, losing to a country and western band. Brown failed the audition for Opportunity Knocks after saying the word 'arse' during his interview. Part of Brown's image is his stage costume; he typically wears a flying helmet and goggles, a multicoloured patchwork jacket and trousers, white shirt, red bow tie and moccasins. During his long career, he has caused offence by mocking various things, including race, women, the Queen Mother (whose death occurred hours before Standing Room Only began recording) and himself. His ribald act causes offence to many, yet he still maintains a strong fan base. Roy's shows are very rarely seen on television, as nearly all of his material is highly sexist, racist and contains a lot of strong language, especially the 'c' word. However, a show about Brown's comedy was broadcast on Channel 4 on 8th May 2007. One of the rituals of his shows is that they always start with the crowd shouting "You fat bastard!" repeatedly, to which he dances. He then approaches the microphone and says "F*** Off!" This heckling occasionally continues during his act. One example is from "Standing Room Only": Brown is playing the piano when an audience member shouts something along the lines of "fat bastard", to which he replies "F*** Off, Daft Arse!" His real name, Royston Vasey, was used for the fictional village in the comedy television show The League of Gentlemen. He also made several cameo appearances as the foulmouthed mayor of the village. Whilst Brown has been performing for over 30 years, videos of his live shows have been released around Christmas time since 1990. Around 2000, DVD releases ran alongside VHS releases, until Brown's VHS releases were eventually scrapped. His shows are now released on DVD only.
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