Jon Culshaw - Honorary Degree - University of Leicester
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2013
- A short clip of Jon Culshaw receiving and responding to the presentation of the Honorary Degree (Doctor of Laws) from the University of Leicester.
Jon Culshaw was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire and educated at St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Ormskirk, and St John Rigby College, Wigan, His radio career began in hospital radio in Ormskirk and his first job was at Red Rose Studio (now Rock Fm) in Preston in 1987. He did voice-over work before coming to prominence as an impressionist in Spitting Image, where he voiced around forty characters, including John Major, then the Prime Minister. His work included BBC Radio 4 and BBC 2's Dead Ringers, which ran for eight years, ITV's 2DTV, BBC One's The impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson and contributions to BBC Radio 1, particularly on The Chris Moyles Show. His most famous impressions include former Prime Minister Tony Blair and President George W. Bush. He acted in mainstream television drams, and has participated in charitable TV fundraising events such as Comic Relief and Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire. He has been a keen amateur astronomer since childhood, inspired by the late Sir Patrick Moore a Distinguished Honorary Fellow and honorary gradate of this University, and by the BBC TV programme The Sky at Night. In recent yars he has appeared regularly on the programme alongside members of the University's Physics and Astronomy Department; in Novermber 2001 and again in December 2008, he impersonated a younger version of Sir Patrick.
In March 2011, he appeared on the 700th epidode of the programme, reading viewers' questions to the panel of experts. He appeared again the May edition, reporting on the Northern Lights.
He also makes use of his media fame and comedy skills to promote astronomy in other ways, in January 2012 he appeared on the BBC2 astronomy programme Stargazing Live and more recently spoke on the BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live about his passion for the subject.
This film was produced by External Relations, University of Leicester.
Edited by Hayley Evans
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A humble man proud of his heritage and superbly talented. I have seen him live and his tribute to Mike Yarwood is legendary. Bless him.
For such a gifted impersonator, John Culshaw is so humble, I love his take offs, he's uncannily spot on !
He's an amazing guy really nice everyone should be more like john
Always seems like a great guy, good on him.
He's brilliant, he's a truly decent man and proud he's from the north west
Brilliant. Manages not to speak down to anybody nor to kiss arse, just be entirely natural both with his Lancastrian roots and his exceptional talent for communication. Nice to see he managed to slip in some impressions - going seamlessly into Alan Bennett... and his Boris is, er, um, as the great Emperor Claudius might once have said, however, um, improbable that he ever, err, did so, jolly well spot on, wot!
Legend
All round top bloke
Another Honorary Degree, this time for a impressionist. Have we forgotten what makes people worthy and deserving. We really need to change what we value in people.
Did you not hear the long list of his contributions to entertainment by the introducer ?
Mange 2 he’s quite an expert in astronomy 🔭
I think it is deserved he's making everyone in the room smile
Do we not deserve to be human?
Most graduates are impressionists of their abilities which Universities encourage so the honorarium is a parody of the system.
Great impersonator but didn't think much of his Boris to be honest.
haha half the youngsters haven't a clue who he is doing.
Nice guy, but these honorary Degrees are wrong. Students have to work hard to get one, not just be given one. They are simply de-valuing the status of Degrees.
It’s PR, pure and simple. The student body recently appealed for members for some governing body at the University. What struck me was they were seeking “quality people”. The status of modern degrees are already devalued when that type of language defines the people they wish to sit on their boards.
Sadly, having graduated from there over two decades ago, I witnessed the educational decline in action as loans replaced grants. Degrees, en masse, mock the University sector. Students aren’t working hard on simplified degree courses. Once, only the best 5% made it there. And of that intake humanities were a focus in the proper Universities. Now even Leicester has abandoned the vibrant multitude of humanities one could study in favour of management degrees. It’s fast becoming a joke.
Not really..he's been forging ahead with his expertise in his craft for decades ,well deserved RESPECT!