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Colin Sell is a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 pianist
Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an musical ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers....
 who has appeared on the radio panel game
Panel game

A panel game is a game show, particularly popular in the United Kingdom, in which a panel of celebrities compete ? either in teams or individually....
s Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Whose Line Is It Anyway? was a short-form improvisational comedy TV show. Originally a United Kingdom radio programme, it moved to television in 1988 as a series made for Britain's Channel 4....
 and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue

I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to ISIHAC or simply Clue, is a BBC radio comedy panel game which has run since 11 April 1972....
. He became famous mostly for his long service on the latter show, where he was frequently the butt of host Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton

Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton , also known as Humph, was an England jazz musician and Presenter, and chairman of the BBC radio programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue....
's jokes. He is the Head of Music at East 15 Acting School
East 15 Acting School

East 15 is a United Kingdom drama school in Debden, Epping Forest, Loughton, Essex. It occupies an 18th century mansion, Hatfields, and has its own theatre, the Corbett, which is adjacent....
, Essex .

One of his early appearances was with the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, Surrey is a theatre presenting in-house productions which often tour and transfer into the West End theatre along with a variety of other performances including opera, ballet and pantomime....
 in Education company in the early 1970s, which also included two other well-known names; Elizabeth Estensen
Elizabeth Estensen

Elizabeth Estensen is an England actress, mainly on television. Her last name is clearly Scandinavian in origin, but English emphasis rules suggest it should be pronounced Ess-Ten-Sen....
 and Clive Hornby
Clive Hornby

Clive Hornby was an England actor, known for his part in ITV's Emmerdale as farmer Jack Sugden....
, both long-standing members of the Emmerdale
Emmerdale

Emmerdale, known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989, is a United Kingdom soap opera that has aired on ITV since 1972. It is set in the fictional village of Emmerdale in West Yorkshire, England, and was created by Kevin Laffan, with Keith Richardson serving as Executive Producer since 1986 and Anita Turner as Series Producer from Janu...
 cast.






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Colin Sell is a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 pianist
Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an musical ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers....
 who has appeared on the radio panel game
Panel game

A panel game is a game show, particularly popular in the United Kingdom, in which a panel of celebrities compete ? either in teams or individually....
s Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Whose Line Is It Anyway? was a short-form improvisational comedy TV show. Originally a United Kingdom radio programme, it moved to television in 1988 as a series made for Britain's Channel 4....
 and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue

I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to ISIHAC or simply Clue, is a BBC radio comedy panel game which has run since 11 April 1972....
. He became famous mostly for his long service on the latter show, where he was frequently the butt of host Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton

Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton , also known as Humph, was an England jazz musician and Presenter, and chairman of the BBC radio programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue....
's jokes. He is the Head of Music at East 15 Acting School
East 15 Acting School

East 15 is a United Kingdom drama school in Debden, Epping Forest, Loughton, Essex. It occupies an 18th century mansion, Hatfields, and has its own theatre, the Corbett, which is adjacent....
, Essex .

One of his early appearances was with the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, Surrey is a theatre presenting in-house productions which often tour and transfer into the West End theatre along with a variety of other performances including opera, ballet and pantomime....
 in Education company in the early 1970s, which also included two other well-known names; Elizabeth Estensen
Elizabeth Estensen

Elizabeth Estensen is an England actress, mainly on television. Her last name is clearly Scandinavian in origin, but English emphasis rules suggest it should be pronounced Ess-Ten-Sen....
 and Clive Hornby
Clive Hornby

Clive Hornby was an England actor, known for his part in ITV's Emmerdale as farmer Jack Sugden....
, both long-standing members of the Emmerdale
Emmerdale

Emmerdale, known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989, is a United Kingdom soap opera that has aired on ITV since 1972. It is set in the fictional village of Emmerdale in West Yorkshire, England, and was created by Kevin Laffan, with Keith Richardson serving as Executive Producer since 1986 and Anita Turner as Series Producer from Janu...
 cast. One of the songs Colin wrote for the company had the unforgettable lines: "I'm Flora McDribble, I live in the middle, Of bonnie Scotland - Och Aye the Noo!"

Colin appeared in an episode of Foyle's War
Foyle's War

Foyle's War is a United Kingdom detective fiction drama created by screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz, and commissioned by ITV after the long-running series Inspector Morse came to an end in 2000....
 as a pianist, and composed the score for a 1984 television production of Shakespeare's The Life and Death of King John
King John

The Life and Death of King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of King John of England , son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England....
.

Colin Sell also accompanied Barry Cryer
Barry Cryer

Barry Charles Cryer Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom writer and comedian. Cryer has written for many noted performers, including Dave Allen , Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Bruce Forsyth, David Frost , Bob Hope, Frankie Howerd, Richar...
 and Willie Rushton
Willie Rushton

William George Rushton, commonly known as Willie Rushton was an England cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the Private Eye satirical magazine....
 in their stage show "Two Old Farts in the Night". After the interval, Colin played (and sang) a solo: "We are the boys in the band".

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