Jack Docherty
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Jack Docherty | |
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| Born | John Docherty 1962 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Other names | John |
| Known for | Comedian, Writer & TV Presenter |
Jack Docherty (born 1962 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish comedian and was born John Docherty. He came to public fame with his chat show, The Jack Docherty Show, which was broadcast on Five from the channel's launch. In the tradition of American late-night talk shows, the show featured a house band and bandleader Pete Baikie, the band being titled (after the end of a supposed competition to name the band) "Pete Baikie and The Peetles". The show was broadcast every weekday night, although toward the end of its run it was often renamed Not The Jack Docherty Show and presented by guest presenters including Graham Norton, whose career was advanced significantly by the show, and Melinda Messenger.
He was a writer on Spitting Image, Radio Active (under his original name, John Docherty), an actor on the Channel 4 sketch show Absolutely and has appeared in panel quizzes such as Have I Got News For You. He and Moray Hunter wrote and starred in the Absolutely Productions sitcom, Mr. Don and Mr. George, and he has guest-starred in several television shows, including Red Dwarf. In 2000, he starred in the Rob Grant sitcom, The Strangerers. He and Moray Hunter also stared in Humdrum, an animated short film by Aardman.
In 2000, he was chosen to be the host of the BAFTA awards in London. Notoriously, he began the night by revealing the twist ending to The Sixth Sense, a move that did not go down well with the audience and many of his subsequent jokes fell flat throughout the evening in what was a forgettable night for the presenter.
In 2007 he was involved in the pilot episode of Welcome To Strathmuir starring John Gordon Sinclair which was shown on BBC Two Scotland, and he co-wrote The Cup for the BBC in 2008.
Absolutely
Jack and Moray Hunter wrote In Other Words The Bodgers, a Radio 4 comedy show. It ran for four episodes. They were joined in 1986 by Morwenna Banks and John Sparkes, and the group went on to make six episodes of Bodgers Banks & Sparkes. Don and George made their first appearance in this radio series.
The team set up Absolutely Productions in 1986, which would produce shows such as Absolutely, Mr. Don and Mr. George, Stressed Eric, and Trigger Happy TV and radio programs such as Baggage. Between 1986 and 1989, when Absolutely premiered, the team was joined by Gordon Kennedy and musician Peter Baikie.
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