Rory Bremner

Acting

Rory Bremner

Born 1961-04-06 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Roderick Keith Ogilvy "Rory" Bremner, FKC is a Scottish impressionist and comedian, noted for his work in political satire and impressions of British public figures.

Acting credits

Being Stanley Baxter poster
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A portrait of Stanley Baxter, Scotland’s most dazzling TV star of the 1970s and ’80s, whose groundbreaking sketches and lavish specials made him a household name. Behind the fame, Baxter lived a hidden double life as a gay man in a hostile era, balancing public brilliance with private secrecy. Made shortly before his death, the film draws on personal archives and recordings to reveal the man behind the legend.

Being Stanley Baxter

2025

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then poster
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Comedy legend Stanley Baxter returns from retirement and returns to the Christmas schedules with a trawl through the very best of his classic sketches and routines, his memories of making the shows, plus some brand new material, including his contemporary take on the Queen's Christmas Message to the Commonwealth.

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then

2008

Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs poster
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Documentary in which the late impressionist's daughters get to the truth about their father's rise to fame and record-breaking success, and his sudden exit from public life. Features Mike Yarwood, Claire Yarwood, Charlotte Yarwood, Michael Crawford, Rory Bremner and more.

Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

2023

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett poster
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A tribute to Kenny Everett broadcast after his death from AIDS in 1995. Comprising of many of his classic sketches from his 1980s BBC TV series, this tribute also features recollections from those who knew him.

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

1995

A Very Open Prison poster
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The Home Secretary has his eye on the Prime Minister's job. But an experiment in the way the prisons are run leads to embarrassment - and escaped murderers! The fore runner of Crossing The Floor

A Very Open Prison

1995

Channel 4 at 25 poster
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A documentary showcasing the shows of Channel 4 on it's 25th Anniversary.

Channel 4 at 25

2007

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball poster
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After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend concert in 1988, Amnesty returned to the original formula that had been so successful in the 1976-1981 era with a primary focus on comedy. Pat Duffy was dropped from organising any further benefit events for Amnesty and for the 1989 show, Amnesty hired producer Judith Holder.

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

1989

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7.0

Rory Bremner looks back on the first year of Tony Blair's premiership through a series of sketches.

Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here

Mike Yarwood at the BBC poster
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Rory Bremner looks back at the life and career of Mike Yarwood, master of the imitation game and one of the BBC's most successful stars of the 1970s and 80s.

Mike Yarwood at the BBC

2023

Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol poster
6.0

Kenny gives us his rendition of Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol, "with apologies to C. Dickens, Esquire"

Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol

1985

Between Iraq and a Hard Place poster
10.0

The impressionist Rory Bremner and comedians Bird and Fortune take a look at the history of Iraq through a series of sketches, monologues and jokes. They begin with the formation of Iraq by the British in the early 20th Century, through the bombing of villages to control the tribes, the establishment of a king in the area through to the modern day trade meetings with Saddam Hussein.

Between Iraq and a Hard Place

2003

Behind the camera