Graham Fellows

Graham Fellows

Graham Fellows first shot to fame as creator of the 1978 novelty punk single Jilted John, which was propelled to No 4 with its refrain: 'Gordon is a moron’

These days, he is best known for his comic creation John Shuttleworth, a mild-mannered Sheffield would-be singer-songwriter in his fifties who starred in the BBC Two series 500 Bus Stops and Radio 4's The Shuttleworths. He has also toured extensively with his character, winning the 2000 Manchester Evening News Comedy Award for his show 2000 & John. In 2006, the chracter released his own documentary film, It's Nice Up North.

At the 1999 Edinburgh Fringe, Graham introduced his new character Brian Appleton, a minore figure in the history of rock and roll who later in his own Radio 4 series. As Brian, Graham toured with the indie band Belle & Sebastian and presented a new show for Channel 4 - Elvis Lives.

As an actor, Graham has featured as Les Charlton in Coronation Street and appeared in Coogan's Runand Time Gentlemen Please

His latest comedy character, Dave Tordoff, made his debut during Brian Appleton's 2004 tour, graduating to his own hour-long show at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe.

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John Shuttleworth's creator breaks character

Two part Radio 4 series for Graham Fellows

 John Shuttleworth creator Graham Fellows is to appear as himself in a two-part Radio 4 series this Christmas.

The series will cover real-life stories such as of how he ended up with a No 4 hit single at the age of 18 as Jilted John, a missed encounter with Morrissey and being the landlord to Mark Rylance.

Fellows will narrate the series as well as adopting the voices of his creations Shuttleworth and Brian Appleton.

He previously toured with similar biographical stories in 2018, with the show Graham Fellows Completely Out Of Character.

The two-part series, Excuse Me Are You John Shuttleworth, will be broadcast on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

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Published: 30 Nov 2020

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