Julian Clary on a trailblazing career, staying true to yourself, and filling life with laughs
White Wine Question Time
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4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 July 2024
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Today’s guest has been a preeminent figure in British showbiz for the last forty years as a comedian, presenter, actor and author - it’s the delightful Julian Clary!
As he celebrates a decade of his children’s books ‘The Bolds’, Julian chats to us about a career that began in the working men’s clubs of the 1980s and has since taken him to every stage and TV set in the land over four decades. From singing telegrams, smutty comedy specials and showgirls to the upcoming London Palladium pantomime with Jane McDonald, you couldn’t say it’s not a life well lived!
Julian Clary's children's book series The Bolds has been reissued for its 10th anniversary. Out now! (Andersen Press)
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| 1:35.0 | God are the days where we do the show and find that what sordid Gate Club was in the vicinity. |
| 1:42.0 | Right, we're off to stallions. |
| 1:45.2 | I went over to stay with her and so yes at this impersonable age being in a dressing room with a load of showgirls and feathers and sequins in the makeup and over oh yes, this is the light for me. |
| 2:01.0 | My act was, if you take away the homosexuality there's nothing |
| 2:07.3 | lot to talk about in terms of me being on the stage. |
| 2:17.0 | Consequently, I think I'm quite a lightweight person. If someone wants to have a serious conversation with me, |
| 2:21.0 | I tend to glaze over, you know don't think there is much depth going on here but I think |
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