Rory Bremner
Brydon &
Rob Brydon | Wondery
4.6 • 597 Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2024
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
This week on the pod, Rob is joined by the legendary impressionist Rory Bremner for a laughter-filled chat that’s as entertaining as it is insightful. Rory shares the fascinating story of how he got his start in comedy, complete with career highlights and backstage anecdotes. The pair swap stories about the comedy legends they both admire- and discover a surprising number of friends in common along the way.
Rory treats us to some of his most iconic impressions, sparking a hilarious back-and-forth as Rob shares his own takes on a few famous voices. The pair have such a great time, they forget to mention Rory’s upcoming tour, 'Making an Impression' - but trust us, it’s one to watch out for!
Expect behind-the-scenes stories, lessons from a life on stage, and what it takes to become one of the world’s greatest impressionists!
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| 0:00.0 | Let me be very honest with you here. I am recording this introduction for Rory Bremner a few days after we spoke, and there's a reason. Rory hit the ground running and basically gives a command performance of brilliant impersonations. It's a really enjoyable listen. |
| 0:22.6 | However, the reason he came in was essentially to promote his tour |
| 0:28.6 | because Rory is going on tour. |
| 0:32.6 | And we just hit the ground running, chatting and talking |
| 0:35.6 | and him performing for us to such an extent |
| 0:38.6 | that the tour was never mentioned. So please be in no doubt. Rory Bremner making an impression, |
| 0:47.3 | just Google him. He's going on tour. It'll be a fantastic show. Right. I've corrected that omission. Now enjoy, Bryden and the frankly |
| 0:59.3 | best in show, Rory Bremner. |
| 1:13.6 | Hello, an honour to be here. |
| 1:15.3 | I've been looking forward. |
| 1:16.5 | It's a great pleasure. |
| 1:19.1 | One day it'll come into your inbox. |
| 1:21.4 | They'll say Rob would like you to join him. |
| 1:26.5 | And yeah, it's just lovely because I've been a fan of you all for years and we do many of the same things. Yes, we do. |
| 1:27.1 | But you do them slightly better than I do. |
| 1:28.7 | And you can sing as I was just saying. |
| 1:30.8 | Now there's the old Bremena self effacement and self-deprecation, winning friends. No, I'm not. It's not. I'm very low in my list of priorities, but you are... |
| 1:26.8 | I've always wanted to sing in front of a big band, but that'll never happen. |
| 1:30.0 | You can't... You can't... What is it? You can't hit the notes or what? minorities, but you are... I've always wanted to sing in front of a big band, but that'll never happen. |
| 1:45.1 | Can you know what, you can't? |
| 1:46.1 | You can't... |
| 1:46.6 | What is it? |
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