Tony Way
Encyclopedia
Tony Way is an English
actor
, comedian
, and writer
, who is best known for playing various characters, in the hit BBC
sketch comedy
TV series Tittybangbang
and playing the character Dave in the hit comedy movie, Ali G Indahouse
.
Way was born Tony Paul Way in Rochford
, Essex
located in East England. He grew up in Wickford
, Essex
where he attended the Beauchamps School. He now lives in East London
.
, Stephen Burge and Glynne Wiley started making amateur comedy videos as sketch group Stay Alive Pepi while still at sixth form college in their home town of Wickford, Essex.
The videos were viewed and enjoyed by Bob Mortimer
and The Fast Show
's Charlie Higson
who gave Way his first television appearance in a Suit You sketch on the Fast Show. Way has gone on to write and perform in many popular television comedy shows, particularly Tittybangbang. Way has also performed in several television dramas and feature films including Tunnel of Love, Finding Neverland, Cheeky, Ali G Indahouse and Fairytales.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, who is best known for playing various characters, in the hit BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
TV series Tittybangbang
Tittybangbang
Tittybangbang is a female-led television sketch comedy, performed by Lucy Montgomery and Debbie Chazen, which ran between 2005 and 2007 on BBC Three. The show was largely written by Bob Mortimer and Jill Parker and produced by their company Pett Productions.-History:Bob Mortimer and Lisa Clark...
and playing the character Dave in the hit comedy movie, Ali G Indahouse
Ali G Indahouse
Ali G Indahouse is a British comedy film directed by Mark Mylod and starring the fictional character Ali G, who is performed by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen...
.
Way was born Tony Paul Way in Rochford
Rochford
Rochford is a small town in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England. It is sited about 43 miles from Central London and approximately 21 miles from the Essex county town, Chelmsford...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
located in East England. He grew up in Wickford
Wickford
Wickford is a town in the south of the English county of Essex, with a population of more than 32,500. Located approximately 30 miles east of London, it falls within the District of Basildon along with Basildon, Billericay, Laindon and Pitsea....
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
where he attended the Beauchamps School. He now lives in East London
East End of London
The East End of London, also known simply as the East End, is the area of London, England, United Kingdom, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames. Although not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries, the River Lea can be considered another boundary...
.
Early career
Way started his career in comedy and acting aged 17 when he, Rhys ThomasRhys Thomas (comedian)
Rhys Thomas is an English comedian and actor.-Career:His breakthrough came while working as a runner on Shooting Stars, when he showed Charlie Higson and Bob Mortimer some sketches he had performed in college...
, Stephen Burge and Glynne Wiley started making amateur comedy videos as sketch group Stay Alive Pepi while still at sixth form college in their home town of Wickford, Essex.
The videos were viewed and enjoyed by Bob Mortimer
Bob Mortimer
Robert "Bob" Renwick Mortimer is an English comedian and actor, who is best known for his double act with Vic Reeves...
and The Fast Show
The Fast Show
The Fast Show, known as Brilliant in the US, was a BBC comedy sketch show programme that ran for three series from 1994 to 1997 with a special Last Fast Show Ever in 2000. The show's central performers were Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Simon Day, Mark Williams, John Thomson, Arabella Weir and...
's Charlie Higson
Charlie Higson
Charles Murray Higson , more commonly known as Charlie Higson - also Switch - is an English actor, comedian, author and former singer...
who gave Way his first television appearance in a Suit You sketch on the Fast Show. Way has gone on to write and perform in many popular television comedy shows, particularly Tittybangbang. Way has also performed in several television dramas and feature films including Tunnel of Love, Finding Neverland, Cheeky, Ali G Indahouse and Fairytales.
Film
- "The Girl With The Dragon TattooThe Girl with the Dragon TattooThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an award-winning crime novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson. It is the first book in the trilogy known as the "Millennium series"....
" (2011) (Plague) - AnonymousAnonymous (film)Anonymous is a political thriller and historical drama which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2011. Directed by Roland Emmerich and written by John Orloff, the movie is a fictionalized version of the life of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, an Elizabethan...
(Thomas Nashe) - London BoulevardLondon BoulevardLondon Boulevard is a 2010 British film noir released in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2010. It is based on a novel by Ken Bruen with screenplay and direction by William Monahan, marking his directorial debut...
(Lone Pap) - Down TerraceDown TerraceDown Terrace is a 2009 British crime film directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Robert Hill, Robin Hill and Julia Deakin.-Plot:Upon release from prison, Bill and his son Karl arrive home at Down Terrace in Brighton...
(Garvey) - Winner Fantastic FestFantastic FestFantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse, Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News, Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, and Tim McCanlies, writer of The Iron Giant and Secondhand Lions. The festival focuses on genre films such as horror,...
- Best Feature and Best Screenplay & Best British Film at London's Raindance Film FestivalRaindance Film FestivalRaindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates from various cities including: London, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin and Brussels... - Legend of the Golden Fishcake (Gavin)
- Trimming the Fat Short Film (James 'Hendy' Henderson)
- Beyond the PoleBeyond the PoleBeyond the Pole is a 2010 British mockumentary adapted from the cult BBC radio series of the same name. It received its UK cinema release in 2010. Directed and produced by David L...
Film (Landlord) - Finding NeverlandFinding NeverlandFinding Neverland is a 2004 semi-biographical film about playwright J. M. Barrie and his relationship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan, directed by Marc Forster. The screenplay by David Magee is based on the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan Knee...
Film (Set Mover), - Ali G IndahouseAli G IndahouseAli G Indahouse is a British comedy film directed by Mark Mylod and starring the fictional character Ali G, who is performed by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen...
Film (Dave) - CheekyCheekyCheeky Weekly was a British comic published every Monday by IPC Magazines Ltd. It ran for 117 issues from 22 October 1977 to 2 February 1980, failing to be published for 3 weeks in December 1978 due to an industrial dispute. It merged with stable-mate Whoopee!, initially as a 16-page pull-out...
Film (Rick)
Television
- Mongrels (Gary)
- MoneyMoney (2010 TV series)Money is a British television series based on the novel of the same name by British author Martin Amis, published in 1984. First aired in 2010, the two part series was produced for the BBC and stars Nick Frost in the lead role as John Self, with Joshua Harris and Hattie Morahan also featuring in...
(Fat Paul) - 2009 Unwrapped with Miranda Hart (Arthur)
- The Impressions Show with Culshaw and StephensonThe Impressions Show with Culshaw and StephensonThe Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson is a British comedy sketch show which stars impressionists Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson. A second series was broadcast between 14 November 2010 - 23 December 2010 and a third series started on the 26 October 2011 at 8.30pm on BBC One...
(Various) + (Writer) - Shooting Stars 09 (Various)
- Above Their Stations (Techno Benson)
- The WallThe WallThe Wall is the eleventh studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd. Released as a double album on 30 November 1979, it was subsequently performed live with elaborate theatrical effects, and adapted into a feature film, Pink Floyd—The Wall.As with the band's previous three...
(Leona Lewis, Mark Ronson, Various) + (Writer) - No HeroicsNo HeroicsNo Heroics is a British superhero-comedy television series, which began on 18 September 2008. The show is ITV2's first original sitcom. It was nominated for Best New British TV Comedy of 2008 at the British Comedy Awards.-Setting:...
(Praying Mantis) - Torn Up Tales (Clint 'The Beast' Beastwood)
- Fairytales - Rapunzel (Boris Stojkovic)
- TittybangbangTittybangbangTittybangbang is a female-led television sketch comedy, performed by Lucy Montgomery and Debbie Chazen, which ran between 2005 and 2007 on BBC Three. The show was largely written by Bob Mortimer and Jill Parker and produced by their company Pett Productions.-History:Bob Mortimer and Lisa Clark...
3 (Sketch performer) - BlunderBlunder (TV series)Blunder was a Channel 4 comedy sketch series shown in the UK on E4 and repeated on Channel 4. No announcement of a second series has yet been made.-Characters:-The Baron:...
(Sketch performer) + (Writer) - ExtrasExtras (TV series)Extras is a British sitcom about extras working on TV and film sets and in theatre. The series was co-produced by the BBC and HBO, and is created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, both of whom also star in it...
(Chef) - TittybangbangTittybangbangTittybangbang is a female-led television sketch comedy, performed by Lucy Montgomery and Debbie Chazen, which ran between 2005 and 2007 on BBC Three. The show was largely written by Bob Mortimer and Jill Parker and produced by their company Pett Productions.-History:Bob Mortimer and Lisa Clark...
2 (Sketch performer) - TittybangbangTittybangbangTittybangbang is a female-led television sketch comedy, performed by Lucy Montgomery and Debbie Chazen, which ran between 2005 and 2007 on BBC Three. The show was largely written by Bob Mortimer and Jill Parker and produced by their company Pett Productions.-History:Bob Mortimer and Lisa Clark...
(Sketch performer) - Tunnel of LoveTunnel of loveTunnel of love may refer to:* Tunnel of love , an amusement park boat ride* The Tunnel of Love, a 1958 film starring Doris Day* The Tunnel of Love, a 1954 novel by Peter De Vries...
(Spiff) - Monkey TrousersMonkey TrousersMonkey Trousers was a short-lived comedy series on ITV in 2005, featuring Alistair McGowan, John Thomson, Ronni Ancona, Mackenzie Crook, Griff Rhys Jones, Neil Morrissey, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Marc Wootton and Steve Coogan...
(Various) - My Family
- The All Star Comedy Show (Various)
- Swiss ToniSwiss ToniSwiss Toni is a fictional used-car dealer played by Charlie Higson, and also the title of a sitcom in which he is the main character. Swiss Toni is a 50-something car dealer going through a midlife crisis. To Toni almost any situation in life is best understood as being "like making love to a...
- CrashCrash (2008 TV series)Crash is an American television drama series set in Los Angeles, California. It is the first original series produced by the Starz network. The network ordered a 13 episode season which premiered on October 17, 2008. The series is based on the 2004 film of the same name. It was developed for...
(Pilot for CH4), (Various) + (Writer) - HardwareHardwareHardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....
(Cliff) - Eleven O'Clock Show (Writer)
- Small PotatoesSmall Potatoes"Small Potatoes" is a 1997 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the twentieth episode broadcast in the show's fourth season. "Small Potatoes" features former X-Files writer Darin Morgan as Eddie Van Blundht, a man who has the ability to change his form to appear as anyone.- Plot...
(Elwood) - Fun at the Funeral ParlourFun at the Funeral ParlourFun at the Funeral Parlour was a comedy series broadcast on BBC Choice for two series in 2001 and 2002. It was set in a Welsh funeral directors called Thomas, Thomas, Thomas and Thomas....
- Series 1 & 2 (Gwynne Thomas), - Bang Bang... It's Reeves & Mortimer (Various)
- Black BooksBlack BooksBlack Books is a British sitcom television series created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan and produced by Nira Park, first broadcast on Channel 4 from 2000 to 2004...
(Cinema Clerk/Burger Boy) - Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)Randall & Hopkirk is a British television series, produced by Working Title Films for BBC One. It is a remake of the 1960s television series Randall and Hopkirk and stars Vic Reeves as Hopkirk and Bob Mortimer as Randall, Emilia Fox as Jeannie, and Tom Baker as Wyvern.- Background :Two series...
(Hammer of God) - SpacedSpacedSpaced is a British television sitcom written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, and directed by Edgar Wright. It is noted for its rapid-fire editing, frequent pop culture references and jokes, eclectic music, and occasional displays of surrealism and non-sequitur humour...
(Paper Boy) - BarkingBarkingBarking is a suburban town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, in East London, England. A retail and commercial centre situated in the west of the borough, it lies east of Charing Cross. Barking was in the historic county of Essex until it was absorbed by Greater London. The area is...
(Sketch Performer) + (Writer) - The Fast ShowThe Fast ShowThe Fast Show, known as Brilliant in the US, was a BBC comedy sketch show programme that ran for three series from 1994 to 1997 with a special Last Fast Show Ever in 2000. The show's central performers were Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Simon Day, Mark Williams, John Thomson, Arabella Weir and...
(New Boy)
Radio
- The Don't Watch With Mother Sketchbook (Radio), (Roger Mills, Various) + (Writer)
- Loose EndsLoose EndsIn common conversation, the phrase loose ends usually refers to unresolved issues.Loose Ends may also refer to the following:In music:* Loose Ends * Loose Ends...
(Radio), (Guest sketch performer)
Stage
- Richard Sandlings Perfect Movie - Queens Head, London (Special Guest)
- Lenny Beige's Night Of Legends - Pigalle Club, London (Guest Performer)
- Oram and Meeten's Club Fantastico - Lowdown, The Albany, London, (Various, Guest Performer)
- Stay Alive Pepi - Canal Cafe, London, (Various, Sketch Performer + Writer)
- Stay Alive Pepi - Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, (Various, Sketch Performer + Writer)
- Stay Alive Pepi - De Hems, London, (Various, Sketch Performer + Writer)