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Count Arthur Strong Review : Somebody Up There Licks Me
Steve Delaney appeared as Count Arthur who appeared in Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show, a series that appeared on BBC Radio 4 from 2005 to 2012, and is the central character in the BBC sitcom Count Arthur Strong, which first appeared on 8 July 2013. (judging by appearances). Count Arthur is based on many influences and people from Delaney’s youth from the 1960’s onward: next-door neighbours, relatives, and eccentric shopkeepers. Steve Delaney created Count Arthur in the 1980s, when he was a drama student at Central School of Speech and Drama in London, and performed him at the end-of-term show, having drawn inspiration from characters he met during his childhood. But he put the character to one side for several years, during which he worked as an actor, appearing in television in dramas such as Juliet Bravo, The Flying Lady (never heard of that one), Casualty, The Bill, All Creatures Great and Small (hope he never had to put his arm up a cows backside) and Agatha Christie's Poirot (thought we recognised him - a brilliant french accent he did too).
The Count Arthur Strong Rap
Uploaded on 13 Sep 2010
From Count Arthur Strong's The Musical? Arthur performs a rap in his own inimitable style.
Comedy gold at it’s very best.
Has anybody got the right time please …. I’ll tell you what time it is …. Please …. it’s Arthur time
Flying lesson - Count Arthur Strong: Series 2 Episode 2 preview - BBC One
The clocks going back leads Arthur to a mix-up with a flying lesson.
Category Comedy
Licence Standard YouTube Licence
A selection of videos starring Count Arthur Strong for you to view and enjoy
Count Arthur Strong - information, links, photos and videos about this great comedy character and his television show
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The lovable Count Arthur Strong is described as an elderly, pompous, mostly out of work deluded thespian from Doncaster in Yorkshire. He appears to suffer from attention deficit disorder, memory loss, and is apt to use malapropisms in his attempts to sound educated. A brilliant transition from radio to screen makes this one of the best sitcoms ever made in our books. A great supporting cast adds humour to the show but Arthur steals every scene - we love him. It is his name on the tin after all.
The sitcom Count Arthur Strong, first aired on 8 July 2013 on BBC 2.
The second series of Count Arthur Strong, was broadcast on 6th January 2015 and moved to BBC1.
In 1997 Delaney resurrected Count Arthur for his stand-up comedy routine in clubs. (about time). The character was performed at the Edinburgh Festival for several years and BBC Radio 4 launched a series for him in 2005 entitled Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! A second radio series was recorded at the Komedia theatre, Brighton and broadcast on Radio 4 in 2007. By 2012 the show had run to seven series. The series won the Sony Gold Comedy Award, the highest accolade for radio comedy, at the Radio Academy Awards in 2009.
Each consequent visit to Edinburgh brought more support from audiences, which turned Count Arthur into something of a cult figure. Richard Daws and Komedia Entertainment came on board in 2002 for "Count Arthur Strong’s Forgotten Egypt", which became Count Arthur’s most successful Edinburgh to that point. Steve Delaney then entered an intensive period of production, culminating in more than 350 live shows performed over five further Edinburgh Fringe runs and nine national tours. This covered live shows from "Forgotten Egypt!" to "Command Performance" in 2012.
In 2004 the character stepped onto national radio after a series of speculative pilots recorded at Komedia Brighton. Count Arthur first appeared on BBC Radio 2 as a regular guest on the Mark Radcliffe show, before featuring in his own BBC Radio 4 sitcom, Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! Produced by Komedia Entertainment and Smooth Operations, the show won the Sony Award for Best Radio Comedy in 2009 and became a cornerstone of BBC Radio comedy; almost 50 half-hour episodes were broadcast between 2005 and 2012.
In 2008 Steve Delaney and Komedia Entertainment partnered with Graham Linehan and Talkback to create a TV version of the successful radio series. A quiz show format called The Entertainment Game was piloted in 2010 for the BBC, which was followed by the commissioning of scripts for a sitcom for BBC Two that became Count Arthur Strong. The first series was broadcast in 2013 and the second series of Count Arthur Strong, was aired on 6th January 2015 and moved to BBC1. A time of joy for Arthur fans everywhere.
Komedia started in 1994, converting a Grade II-listed former billiard hall in Brighton’s Kemp Town area into a theatre and cabaret bar, and presenting a programme of trademark variety. Komedia now has venues in both Bath and Brighton.
Count Arthur Strong has got his very own website with plenty to satisfy even the most ardent fan. News, info on his book, online videos and upcoming events. There’s an online shop and information on his radio & TV shows. You can even get a gem of wisdom from the ‘Counts’ Horoscope Generator’
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Count Arthur Strong
SERIES 1
Episode 1
Memory Man
Michael Baker tracks down Count Arthur Strong, a music hall performer and former partner of Michael's recently deceased father, for help with his father's biography. A great introduction to all the regular characters we’ll get to know and love.
Episode 2
Arthur.com
Michael gives Arthur a laptop in return for helping him write his father's biography. A fabulously funny episode this one, featuring the ‘ice cream van’ and the Jack The Ripper tour - great writing and great acting.
Episode 3
The Radio Play
Arthur is given a small role in a radio play when the original actor is unable to attend the recording, due to getting drunk at the hands of Arthur. Very funny ‘cup of tea’ scene in this episode.
Episode 4
Arthur's Big Moment
The customers lock themselves in to the café's back room during a riot. Arthur takes the opportunity to entertain this captive audience with his one-man musical act. Lots of fun for us viewers but not so much for those trapped in the room with him.
Episode 5
Doctor Two
After Michael is bitten by one of Arthur's dog-sitting dogs, he and Arthur pay a visit to the hospital. Their friend Katya comes with them. Get your tissues out for this one if you haven’t seen it yet. You’ll be crying with laughter one minute and crying tears of sorrow the next.
Episode 6
The Seance
The café clientele are depressed after the death of Katya. Bit of a spoiler there if you haven’t seen the previous episode. Arthur holds a seance in an attempt to contact her to say a final goodbye.
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ABOUT ARTHUR: Comedy genius Count Arthur Strong ranks strongly as one of the best comic creations of all time in our opinion. He’s now starring in his own BBC sitcom so make sure you tune in to watch.
Three generations set off to Swansea Grand Theatre to watch Count Arthur Strong in his new tour 'Somebody Up There Licks Me'. We were fully tooled up, our pockets were heavy with cheesy wotsits and our curly wurlys were slipped inside our socks in case we got frisked at the door. We got there early in the hope we'd catch a glimpse of the great man himself as he swept past us with his entourage but no such luck. He must be busy in his dressing room negotiating with his manager or entertaining groupies we thought.
We sat down in what we convinced ourselves were the best seats in the house and patiently waited whilst Hawaiian music played softly in the background. The audience trooped in, the lights dimmed and suddenly there he was, the man himself, the comedy legend, the right honourable Count Arthur Strong. Rapturous applause greeted his entry and deep joy ensued as he opened his mouth. We sat there enthralled, a 50 something, a 30 something, and a 14 and a bit something, as he uttered those immortal words ... 'Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen' - the man's a comic genius we thought.
The first half flew by and the audience adored him. Arthur alone on stage would have been good enough, but we had the added bonus of his brilliant sidekick Malcolm in parts. I don't know if we were particularly lucky in Swansea to get a special surprise as well or if it will happen at other venues (.... enough said) and the audience loved it. Adam and Eve, varieties of nuts and dog dirt gets discussed (you'd have to have been there to appreciate how funny it was) and we were treated to a hilarious duet which ended the first half. The curtains closed and someone switched the lights on - had 45 minutes passed so quickly. We pictured Arthur now, relaxing in his dressing room enjoying his much deserved rider.
The 50 something took the opportunity to visit the latrine and got waylaid by the smell of popcorn on the way back to the seats. Three tubs please ..... how much .... okay, one tub please …. He calculated they were pretty big tubs and it’s polite to share. He'd seen himself in the mirror washing his own hands, but what about the others ….. he’d risk it …. plus the curly wurlys hadn't even been unwrapped yet. The lights dimmed, the curtains opened, the second half commenced and it was brilliant, even better than the first half. Arthur delved into his props box and the audience waited in anticipation - would he resurface as the Memory Man, or maybe bring out Tiny Tut - who knows, and you won’t either unless you go and see it.
Too many laugh out loud bits to talk about here - and we don’t want to spoil your enjoyment if you’re already booked to see the show. Another 45 minutes flew by, and it was all over. It was a night to remember and Count Arthur Strong had lived up to, and exceeded, all expectations.
Down in the foyer there was a table laden with goodies, could this night get any better. All three of us spotted the Count Arthur Face Mask so we beat our way to the front of the queue. It was ‘the last one’ said the lady so we consoled ourselves by buying books and DVD's from the money we'd saved not buying the extra popcorn. We decided to share the mask and made a pact to only wear it when all three of us were present in the same room.
Our final mission was to meet the man himself if it was at all possible. Could we achieve the holy grail of fandom, an autograph from our hero. We hung around the lobby until it was just us and the lady selling merchandise left - she eyed us supiciously (I knew we shouldn't have worn hoodies). We took a group decision to venture out and find the infamous 'stage door' where all the groupies hang out. Unfortunately there are a lot of doors outside the Grand Theatre and it was a cold night (thank god we'd worn our hoodies), so after two laps of the building we decided to head home. The 14 and a bit year old said 'leave me, save yourselves' but we never leave a man behind (plus he had school the next day) so we took turns wearing the mask and signed each others books instead.
A great series opener this one. Michael returns to find that Arthur has written a racy novel for the over-70s. Michael passes it to his agent Sheila to look at. Then he discovers that the central characters are called Michael and Sheila so a plan is hatched to steal the manuscript before she reads it. Whilst she is away for the weekend they pose as 24 hour painters. Arthur, Michael and the gang decide to break into her house, unaware that Sheila has house guests.
Episode 2
The Day the Clocks Went Back
Arthur recalls how fifty years ago he fell for a girl called Eileen but she rejected him to go out with a pilot from the Royal Air Force. Brilliant look back scene of Arthur in the ‘Rockers’ gang going up against the ‘Urchins’. Michael decides it would be a nice present for Arthur to book him a flying lesson. Unfortunately at the airfield Arthur meets another new pupil, Jeremy, and both mistake the other for the flight instructor. Arthur discovers that Jeremy was also jilted and persuades him to impress his girlfriend by flying to France to win her back, before jumping out with the only parachute. A classic episode this one..
Episode 3
We’re Listening
Kept awake by midnight roadworks Arthur puts himself forward as a local election candidate to put a stop to them keeping him up. His slogan is ‘We're Listening' - which is something he never does during his election campaign, until he is temporarily deafened and agrees with everybody. This puts him way ahead in the polls but then he is called upon for a photo shoot with his election rival which results in a brawl.
Episode 4
Stuck In The Middle
A rogue cowboy plumber who has been ripping off the cafe's customers makes the mistake of calling on Arthur to repair his boiler. A brilliant episode this one, which leaves the poor unfortunate plumber laid up in bed after an unfortunate accident. Arthur tends to his needs echoing those scenes in the film ‘Misery’. Having seen the psychiatric assessment of Arthur for his failed audition for 'Celebrity Flat Share' café owner Bulent is convinced that Arthur is a dangerous psychopath and goes to his house with Michael where they find the plumber.
Episode 5
Still Life
Michael is pleased when he learns that he is to be featured in a documentary interview. However he is afraid that Arthur, who has taken over from the late Billy the Living Statue, will upstage him - which he does of course. Great scene when Arthur struggles to stay still as a living statue. To make himself seem more interesting Michael tells a series of lies and once more Arthur steals the limelight.
Episode 6
The Affair
After all his trousers catch fire Arthur moves in temporarily with Michael and they immediately clash over Wheeler Dealers on the television amongst other things. A trip to buy more trousers ends in Arthur's arrest after he mistakes the lift for a changing room. An exasperated Michael now befriends café regular John the Watch and is accused of disloyalty by Arthur. Brilliant scene when Michael returns home to be confronted by the spurned Arthur. Cafe waitress Sinem organises a group therapy session to talk things through
Episode 7
Fame At Last
This brilliant final episode starts with Arthur talking on the phone to a cold call salesman. Whilst wearing his tap dancing shoes Arthur is outraged to see that on the Psychic Hotline television channel somebody has stolen his mind reading act. He goes to the studio to complain and, as a result, is employed as a TV psychic but the fame goes to his head. Michael also has good news when a Hollywood director wants him to go to America to work on a film screen-play. Decisions have to be made, and having recently found love with Sinem, he doesn’t know what to do. Arthur has some good advice …. or is it. An absolute corker of an episode this one to end the second series. Roll on series 3.
COUNT ARTHUR STRONG - The TV Series
Steve Delaney as Count Arthur Strong, an elderly, pompous, out-of-work actor with delusions that he is a show business legend.
Rory Kinnear as Michael Baker, a writer is using Arthur's anecdotes to help write his late father's biography
Chris Ryman as Bulent, the irascible, hot-tempered owner of Arthur's local café.
Zahra Ahmadi as Sinem, Bulent's younger sister.
Andy Linden as John the Watch, a regular at the café and close friend of Arthur's.
Dave Plimmer as Eggy, a quiet, gentle, café regular obsessed with eggs and conspiracy theories.
Ruth Posner as Katya, a café regular and Arthur's greatest fan.
Directed by: Graham Linehan & Richard Boden
The Count Arthur Strong TV series is written by Steve Delaney himself & the brilliantly talented Graham Linehan - a dream duo who have adapted the character perfectly for television.
COUNT ARTHUR STRONG - The Radio Show
Many people may have discovered Count Arthur only after he appeared on the telly - however there was a world before the TV, and a pretty big one at that. Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show was hugely popular and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Written by and starring Steve Delaney, it features Count Arthur Strong, of course (the clue is in the title), and each episode follows the Count in his daily business and causing confusion in almost every situation. First broadcast on 23 December 2005, Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! has had seven series and two radio specials. In 2009 the show won the Gold Sony Radio Academy Award for comedy, the highest honour for a British radio comedy.
Much like the TV show, he is a former variety star, though on radio he is living in the North of England. The Count, now in his old age, has delusions of grandeur. He has selective memory loss, never hearing what he doesn't want to. A typical conversation for the Count will involve his confusing both himself and others, while becoming drastically sidetracked from the matter in hand, where he is usually oblivious to the chaos he causes. However, he more often than not blames the people he is talking to for causing the confusion in the first place.
As an actor Count Arthur speaks about the TV shows and films he has appeared in whenever possible, including "Bridge Up The River Kwai", where he claims to have appeared alongside Alec Guinness, apparently resenting the fact that Guinness got the part instead of him, although he does point out that he took over the role for the musical version. He also seems resentful that Sean Connery beat him to the lead role in Doctor No, the title of which he often confuses with either Doctor Who or Doctor Dolittle. He has had roles, or at least sat in a car, in numerous TV series and films, such as Juliet Bravo and of course "The Man Who Had Some Shoes."
The Count believes himself to be an expert on Egyptology, leading to the show "Count Arthur Strong's Forgotten Egypt". This stems from his army days when he toured Egypt as part of the cast of what he calls Piddler On The Roof.
He claims to have many show business friends although, apart from Guinness, this seems limited to brief conversations with Anita Harris and Jimmy Clitheroe. He also appears to have a mixed relationship with Edward Woodward. While resenting Woodward's success, he also claims that his advice meant that "for the first time in years, Edward Woodward can cross his legs when he sits down". Woodward's name causes the Count many problems, calling him "Edward Woodwardward", "Edward Woodwind", "Edward Woodbine", "Wedward Goodwood" etc.
In some of his stage shows and radio series, the Count has been joined by his protégé, Malcolm Titter (stage name Malcolm de Tinsel) played by Terry Kilkelly. Malcolm is a budding actor and playwright, and goes to the Count for acting lessons. The result is that the naive Malcolm's work is shown to be utterly abysmal. There are other regular characters in the series played by Alastair Kerr, Dave Mounfield, Joanna Neary (series one), Sue Perkins (series two and three and the Christmas and Edinburgh specials) and Mel Giedroyc (since series four). These characters include Arthur's butcher Wilf Taylor; cafe owner Gerry; Geoffrey the church hall caretaker; female friend Sally. Other guest appearances have been made by Barry Cryer, a showbiz colleague of Arthur's, Kate Van Dike, Martin Marquez in shows 4 and 5 of series 7, and Peter Serafinowicz.
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