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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (born [[7 June (people)|7 June]] [[1969 (people)|1969]]) voiced [[Assembler 1]] in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] audio story ''[[The One Doctor]]''. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (born [[7 June (people)|7 June]] [[1969 (people)|1969]]) voiced [[Assembler 1]] in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] audio story ''[[The One Doctor]]''. | ||
Buxton has been at the forefront of [[British]] comedy since at least the | Buxton has been at the forefront of [[British]] comedy since at least the 1990s. His skills as a writer, director and actor have not only seen him in steady work since his early twenties, but have also transformed him into a personality equally likely to appear on British television as himself or as a character. In 2011, he hosted the long-running musical quiz show ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]'' with [[Phill Jupitus]]. | ||
He first came to light in a comedy duo with longitme friend Joe Cornish, with whom he wrote and starred in {{wi|The Adam and Joe Show}}. He was a writer on {wi|Big Train}}, a [[Simon Pegg]] sketch comedy show that was also one of [[Catherine Tate]]'s first gigs. | He first came to light in a comedy duo with longitme friend Joe Cornish, with whom he wrote and starred in {{wi|The Adam and Joe Show}}. He was a writer on {wi|Big Train}}, a [[Simon Pegg]] sketch comedy show that was also one of [[Catherine Tate]]'s first gigs. | ||
As an actor, he guest-starred in some of the biggest [[British]] comedies of the | As an actor, he guest-starred in some of the biggest [[British]] comedies of the 2000s, including {{wi|Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)|Randall & Hopkirk}} with [[Tom Baker]] and [[Matt Lucas]]; {{wi|Look Around You}} with [[Olivia Colman]] and [[Andrew Burt]]; {{wi|The IT Crowd}} with [[Katherine Parkinson]]; and {{wi|Hot Fuzz}} with [[Simon Pegg]]. | ||
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Revision as of 01:04, 12 August 2014
Adam Buxton (born 7 June 1969) voiced Assembler 1 in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio story The One Doctor.
Buxton has been at the forefront of British comedy since at least the 1990s. His skills as a writer, director and actor have not only seen him in steady work since his early twenties, but have also transformed him into a personality equally likely to appear on British television as himself or as a character. In 2011, he hosted the long-running musical quiz show Never Mind the Buzzcocks with Phill Jupitus.
He first came to light in a comedy duo with longitme friend Joe Cornish, with whom he wrote and starred in The Adam and Joe Show. He was a writer on {wi|Big Train}}, a Simon Pegg sketch comedy show that was also one of Catherine Tate's first gigs.
As an actor, he guest-starred in some of the biggest British comedies of the 2000s, including Randall & Hopkirk with Tom Baker and Matt Lucas; Look Around You with Olivia Colman and Andrew Burt; The IT Crowd with Katherine Parkinson; and Hot Fuzz with Simon Pegg.
