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What the f*** did I do last night? : the memoir of an accidental comedian
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What the F*** Did I Do Last Night?: The memoir of an accidental comedian
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By Rowland Rivron
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At 17, Rowland Rivron had already fulfilled his ambitions as a professional drummer gigging in London’s West End. All that changed in the 1980s when he fell in with the new and anarchic ‘alternative comedians’. Alongside Rik Mayall, Ade Edmondson, Alexei Sayle and others, he appeared in such culturally defining shows as The Comic Strip Presents, The Young Ones, The Tube and of course French & Saunders, where he appeared as the charismatic Duane, one half of the inimitable Raw Sex.
But the real story is what went on behind the scenes because, possessing the constitution of an ox, he fast got reputation as a party animal and loose cannon. When he wasn’t having penalty shoot-outs with Diana Ross in her Ritz suite or upsetting countless Hollywood stars, he could be found cycling down the staircase of the Groucho Club or setting fire to himself for money. Wherever he went there was bound to be trouble, hilarity and an eye-watering bar bill.
In What the F*** Did I Do Last Night? he bares his soul (and quite a lot else) in a tale of hilarious encounters, death-defying escapades and shameless unprofessionalism. You have to read it to believe it.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherPan Macmillan
Release dateFeb 4, 2011
ISBN9780283071331
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A jazz drummer who went on to become a comic, presenter and TV personality, Rowland Rivron won lifetime membership of the Groucho Club in a game of cards in 1984 and never looked back. As envied for his outrageous celebrity lifestyle as he is loved for his TV persona, his recent television credits include Come Dine With Me, Total Wipe Out, Celebrity Masterchef and many more. He is the author of a memoir titled What the F*** Did I Do Las At 17, Rowland Rivron had already fulfilled his ambitions as a professional drummer gigging in London’s West End. All that changed in the 1980s when he fell in with the new and anarchic ‘alternative comedians’. Alongside Rik Mayall, Ade Edmondson, Alexei Sayle and others, he appeared in such culturally defining shows as The Comic Strip Presents, The Young Ones, The Tube and of course French & Saunders, where he appeared as the charismatic Duane, one half of the inimitable Raw Sex.
But the real story is what went on behind the scenes because, possessing the constitution of an ox, he fast got reputation as a party animal and loose cannon. When he wasn’t having penalty shoot-outs with Diana Ross in her Ritz suite or upsetting countless Hollywood stars, he could be found cycling down the staircase of the Groucho Club or setting fire to himself for money. Wherever he went there was bound to be trouble, hilarity and an eye-watering bar bill.
In What the F*** Did I Do Last Night? he bares his soul (and quite a lot else) in a tale of hilarious encounters, death-defying escapades and shameless unprofessionalism. You have to read it to believe it.
Rowland Rivron
British actor and writer
Rowland Rivron | |
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| Born | Rowland John Rivron (1958-09-28) 28 September 1958 (age 66) Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Spouse | Monica Appleby |
| Children | 3 |
Rowland John Rivron (born 28 September 1958) is a British writer, comedic actor and television personality.
Early career
Rivron played the comic character 'Dr Martin Scrote' on the Jonathan Ross chat show The Last Resort, and also played Scrote on Night Network's Bunker Show. This became a series for Channel 4 called Set of Six about Scrote and his brothers. In 1989 he and Jools Holland starred in The Groovy Fellers. In the early 1990s he presented his own chat show, Rivron, in which he, his guests and the entire set floated in the River Thames. He also made an appearance in the children's schools series Cats' Eyes.
Music
Rivron played drums on Fat Les's 1998 single "Vindaloo". As one half of the band "Raw Sex" (with Simon Brint) he also featured regularly on BBC TV's French and Saunders show.
Rivron featured on drums in the "Sophisticated Fool" song and "All We've Got To Do Is..." song from A Bit of Fry and Laurie, also on BBC TV. He was a contributing writer to Rhythm, a UK drumming magazine, and is a regular guest on Jools Holland's BBC shows. Rivron appeared on the children's TV programme Blue Peter at age 15, playing the drums.
For eighteen months Rivron drummed for Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. He later played with the Idiot Bastard Band, with Adrian Edmondson, Phill Jupitus, Simon Brint and Neil Innes.
Television
Presenting
Rivron regularly presented television shows such as Holiday and Summer Holiday. Rowland Rivron presented the comedy BBC Radio 2 shows Jammin' and Radio Rivron, and starred in the Channel 5 programme Trust Me - I'm A Holiday Rep. He also