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{{quote|"When England was a kingdom, we had a king. When we were an empire, we had an emperor. Now we're a country, and we have Margaret Thatcher."|The joke that got him fired from [[BBC|BBC Radio 2]] in 1981}} |
{{quote|"When England was a kingdom, we had a king. When we were an empire, we had an emperor. Now we're a country, and we have Margaret Thatcher."|The joke that got him fired from [[BBC|BBC Radio 2]] in 1981}} |
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[[Kenny Everett]] (born Maurice James Christopher Cole) was a British comedian, radio DJ and television entertainer. Everett is best known for his career as a radio DJ and for ''[[The Kenny Everett Video Show]]''. |
[[Kenny Everett]] (born Maurice James Christopher Cole) was a British comedian, radio DJ and television entertainer. Everett is best known for his career as a radio DJ and for ''[[The Kenny Everett Video Show]]''. |
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He began his career in show business on the British [[Buccaneer Broadcaster|pirate radio]] station [[wikipedia:Wonderful Radio London|Radio London]] in 1964, where he first adopted his [[Stage Name]] as an alias to avoid legal problems. (He had actually been offered a job at the [[BBC]] as a presenter on the ''[[BBC Light Programme]]'' on the basis of an audition tape, but declined it in favour of the less constrained world of pirate radio.) |
He began his career in show business on the British [[Buccaneer Broadcaster|pirate radio]] station [[wikipedia:Wonderful Radio London|Radio London]] in 1964, where he first adopted his [[Stage Name]] as an alias to avoid legal problems. (He had actually been offered a job at the [[BBC]] as a presenter on the ''[[BBC Light Programme]]'' on the basis of an audition tape, but declined it in favour of the less constrained world of pirate radio.) |
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== Death == |
== Death == |
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Everett was diagnosed as HIV positive in 1989, and he made his condition known to the public in 1993. He died from an AIDS-related illness, in the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, on 4 April 1995, aged 50. |
Everett was diagnosed as HIV positive in 1989, and he made his condition known to the public in 1993. He died from an AIDS-related illness, in the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, on 4 April 1995, aged 50. |
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==Shows presented== |
==Shows presented== |
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* [[Buccaneer Broadcaster]]: Got his start on the pirate station Radio London, where he was advised to change his name to avoid legal problems; he chose "Kenny Everett", taking "Everett" from American film comic actor [[Edward Everett Horton]], a childhood hero. |
* [[Buccaneer Broadcaster]]: Got his start on the pirate station Radio London, where he was advised to change his name to avoid legal problems; he chose "Kenny Everett", taking "Everett" from American film comic actor [[Edward Everett Horton]], a childhood hero. |
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* [[Catchphrase]]: Like his contemporaries [[Monty Python]], Everett's comedy boiled over with repeatable lines and quotes which could be heard echoed in pubs and workplaces after every broadcast. |
* [[Catchphrase (game show)|Catchphrase]]: Like his contemporaries [[Monty Python]], Everett's comedy boiled over with repeatable lines and quotes which could be heard echoed in pubs and workplaces after every broadcast. |
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* [[Closet Key]]: [[Freddie Mercury]]. |
* [[Closet Key]]: [[Freddie Mercury]]. |
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* [[Screwed by the Network]]: Thames Television scheduled ''The Kenny Everett Video Show'' against the BBC's top-rated show ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', apparently in an effort to kill it. When Everett ended the show and jumped to the BBC over this and other accusations of mismanagement, Thames attempted to claim copyright on his characters. While the effort was ultimately unsuccessful, it did force him to create several new characters for his BBC series ''The Kenny Everett Television Show''. |
* [[Screwed by the Network]]: Thames Television scheduled ''The Kenny Everett Video Show'' against the BBC's top-rated show ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', apparently in an effort to kill it. When Everett ended the show and jumped to the BBC over this and other accusations of mismanagement, Thames attempted to claim copyright on his characters. While the effort was ultimately unsuccessful, it did force him to create several new characters for his BBC series ''The Kenny Everett Television Show''. |
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* [[Spoonerism]]: "Cupid Stunt", Everett's dimly lascivious American B-film actress character. For bonus points she was originally to be called the equally spooneristic "Mary Hinge", but the BBC inexplicably objected to ''that'' name's implied obscenity. |
* [[Spoonerism]]: "Cupid Stunt", Everett's dimly lascivious American B-film actress character. For bonus points she was originally to be called the equally spooneristic "Mary Hinge", but the BBC inexplicably objected to ''that'' name's implied obscenity. |
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* [[Stage Name]]: Born "Maurice James Christopher Cole". |
* [[Stage Name]]: Born "Maurice James Christopher Cole". |
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