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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 {{wi|Never Mind the Buzzcocks}} with [[Phill Jupitus]]. | 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 {{wi|Never Mind the Buzzcocks}} with [[Phill Jupitus]]. | ||
He first came to light in a comedy duo with | He first came to light in a comedy duo with longtime 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 2000s, including {{wi|Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)|Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)}} 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]]. | As an actor, he guest-starred in some of the biggest [[British]] comedies of the 2000s, including {{wi|Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)|Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)}} 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 15:39, 1 September 2017
Adam Buxton 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 longtime friend Joe Cornish, with whom he wrote and starred in The Adam and Joe Show. He was a writer on 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 (Deceased) 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.
