- Rock Profile
"Rock Profile" was a
British television comedy show written by and starring comedy partnershipMatt Lucas andDavid Walliams (both now widely known for the sketch show "Little Britain "). "Rock Profile" first appeared on theUK Play channel in1999 with a second series following in2000 . The series was later shown onBBC Two .The show comprises a series of spoof interviews, involving
Jamie Theakston questioning Lucas and Walliams, who play famous musicians. The interviews are often bizarre and involve broad, unflattering caricatures or just downright fictional characteristics. They are often interspersed with videos by the featured artist, including humorous captions and congratulations from other impersonated celebrities.A special, "
Rock the Blind ", followedGary Barlow (Lucas) andRonan Keating (Walliams) as they recorded a charity single.Ted Robbins appears asPete Waterman , andSara Cox as herself.Cast
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David Walliams
*Matt Lucas
*Paul Putner in series 2 asRobbie Williams andPhil Daniels (in the Blur episode).
*Steve Furst playsRobin Gibb in theBee Gees episode
*David Foxxe playsNick Rhodes in theDuran Duran episode.Many characters bear a great deal of resemblance to Walliams' and Lucas' later project
Little Britain , like Lou Reed and Andy Warhol (Lou and Andy), Geri Halliwell (Majorie Dawes), Shirley Bassey (Bubbles) and Boy George and Marilyn (Vicky Pollard and Sebastian).Episodes
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List of Rock Profile episodes "Examples of characters
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Ringo Starr (Walliams) believes himself to beThomas the Tank Engine 's representative on earth. He claims that Thomas has asked him to do both good and bad things.
*Simon and Garfunkel Hate each other, and both try to prove that they are more successful than the other. They use a curtain or even a brick wall to separate themselves.
*Bono (Walliams) is an irritating Englishman, who loves to phoneSalman Rushdie and can't understand why his fellowU2 bandmates persist in speaking with an Irish accent. The Edge (Lucas) points out that it is because they were Irish.
*Elton John (Lucas) is a moody, temperamental prima donna.
*George Harrison (Lucas) speaks with a strongIndia n accent and keeps apoppadum in his top pocket, yet cannot understand why people keep talking about his Indian influences. He also produces bizarre films plots, for example, one man's love for his sandal.
* Lee and H from Steps (Walliams and Lucas respectively) are portrayed as five-year-olds.
*Liam Gallagher (Walliams) is a put-upon house husband whose wife,Patsy Kensit (Lucas), constantly embarrasses him and ruins his 'hard-man' image by exposing him as a friend of Mary andJeffrey Archer .
*Barry Gibb of theBee Gees is portrayed as a bully who bosses his brothers Maurice (Lucas) and Robin around. In the episode, Barry resembles the Cowardly Lion for The Wizard of Oz. He even has a tail.
*Geri Halliwell (Lucas) is a patronising moron who stalks and has delusions about marryingGeorge Michael (played by both Lucas and Walliams on separate occasions). According to Geri, everything is "Girl Power". "Allbase metals , Girl Power. TheRiver Nile , Girl Power.Clive Anderson , dictionary definition of Girl Power."
*Paul McCartney (Lucas) is sick to death of people asking about his solo-career. He announces "People keep asking me... what's the hidden message at the end of 'Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time'?... y'know, 30 years ago I was in a band calledThe Beatles ... but no one ever wants to talk about that!". When Theakston, overjoyed at Paul's apparent willingness to talk about the Beatles, questions him onJohn Lennon , McCartney soberingly muses "Y'know the saddest thing? No-one ever mentions him."
* Dave Stewart (Lucas) ofEurythmics is portrayed as a mad scientist who claims to have createdAnnie Lennox (Walliams) — a creature similar to that fromMary Shelley 's "Frankenstein " — from parts of corpses.
*Bez ofThe Happy Mondays is portrayed as a professionally trained dancer who went to the Ramhurst School, claiming that he was in the year aboveDarcey Bussell .
* Gary Barlow (Lucas) andHoward Donald (Walliams) fromboy band Take That dream of reforming the band. Gary is portrayed as a mean-spirited bully, upon whom the child-like Howard waits hand and foot. When Theakston asks Gary if he still speaks toRobbie Williams , Gary responds "Yeah, I phone Robbie up every week — don't tell him it's me though".
*Graham Coxon of Blur (Walliams) is portrayed as a musically inept, paranoid pyromaniac who speaks in hushed tones until he categorically states he didn't "start the fire".
*Andy Warhol (Lucas) is portrayed as living in a flat with his friendLou Reed (Williams). This sketch was the direct influence for "Lou & Andy" in "Little Britain ", only Lucas looks more like Andy Warhol and isn't in a wheelchair. They do however both use the exact same voices as Lou and Andy. Reed asks Warhol what he wants for his tea, to which Warhol replies "chippy", to which Reed goes into a long explanation about how he had chippy for his lunch and can't have it twice. Warhol replies "yer, I know", and a catchphrase was born. Reed - "So what do you want then?". Warhol - "Chippy".
*Kylie Minogue (Walliams) and her sisterDannii Minogue (Lucas) are extremely jealous of each other and, during their interview, take great pride in pointing out each other's failures. Dannii tells Kylie "the whole family was so proud when your last single went to number 27 in the charts".
* Prince is portrayed as an alcoholic Glaswegian tramp, performing his hits on acoustic guitar and harmonica as a busker. Although the introduction to the episode claims he is living inGlasgow , he is very obviously busking on the Uxbridge Road inLondon 'sShepherd's Bush .
* Tom Jones (Walliams) andShirley Bassey (Lucas).Both Lucas and Walliams would later go on to work with many of their characters including Boy George, Robbie Williams, George Michael and Elton John
ee also
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Little Britain
*Matt Lucas
*David Walliams External links
* [http://www.tv.com/rock-profile/show/11419/summary.html Rock Profile at TV.com]
*bbc.co.uk|id=comedy/guide/articles/r/rockprofile_66602910.shtml|title="Rock Profile" Comedy Guide
* [http://david-walliams.co.uk/rockprofile RockProfile.ws A Rock Profile Fansite]
* [http://david-walliams.co.uk/rockprofile/fan The Rock Profile Fanlisting]
* [http://www.walliamsandlucas.com WalliamsandLucas.com]
*imdb title|id=0220931|title=Rock Profile
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