| Karl Lucas | |
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| Birth name | Karl John Lucas |
| Born | 27 March 1972 Manchester, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Notable works and roles | Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice (2008) Phoenix Nights (2001–02) Osbournes Reloaded. [1] (2008–09) Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002–present) Three Sony Awards (1999/2000). [2] (2004) |
Karl John Lucas (born 27 March 1972) is an English comedian, actor [3] and writer, [4] who has written for and appeared in a number of television, music videos and radio comedy programmes, as well as various theatre productions.
Lucas worked on Galaxy 102's Breakfast show which collectively won three Sony Awards (1999/2000) — [2] Gold in 1999 and Silver in 2000 for Best Breakfast Show. Lucas was writer and comedy sidekick on the show and was awarded his own Sony Award (Bronze) for his part of the 'Sticker Vicar' in 1999. [1]
Lucas is a graduate of the University of Salford, with a BA Honours and HND in Performing Arts. He graduated with distinction in 1996 and is listed on the Manchester Evening News' 'Hall of Fame'. [5]
Lucas played Richard, a member of the fictional Pop group 2 Up, 2 down on Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice (2008) a spoof on the talent show genre of programmes. Some of the shows most memorable moments saw 2 Up 2 Down singing a duet with Rick Astley, getting Hip-Hop dance lessons off Lionel Blair and Richard's rap in the middle of "The Winner's Song" (co-written by Gary Barlow).[ citation needed ]
He is one of the only British comedians who has worked as a warm up on American TV shows: America's Got Talent and Osbournes Reloaded. [6]
Karl is the sole director of Pink Walrus Productions Limited. [7]
Lucas has worked with Peter Kay [4] on many of his TV, DVD, music and stand-up projects, as a writer, [1] actor and director. He was a tour manager for Peter Kay's "Mum Wants a Bungalow" Tour and filmed/directed a documentary called One Hundred and Eighty: The Tour Documentary. Lucas supports Comic Relief and has donated his time as a consultant writer/backstage director on the Comic Relief charity singles "500 Miles" and "Is this the way to Amarillo", and has cameo appearances in both videos.[ citation needed ]
Lucas has written scripts, story lines, additional material, sketches and provided material for Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice , [1] The Coronation Street Panto, Coronation Street , You've Been Framed, [4] Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway , [1] [4] A Question of TV, Soap Fever , [4] Loose Women , [1] Max and Paddy's Power of Two , [1] and Osbournes Reloaded in the U.S. [1]
In 2011 he wrote and directed This Morning 's first ever live Pantomime. Cinderella featured the regular cast in an all singing and dancing live spectacular.[ citation needed ]
Lucas has been a TV warm-up man since 1994. His first professional job in TV was a warm-up man on University Challenge. He has since worked on such shows as Loose Women [9] Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway , Strictly Come Dancing, and The Voice UK. He also worked on Epic Win and Let's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel .[ citation needed ]
Lucas worked in the USA as a Content Producer (2008–09) for Fremantle Media on Osbournes:Reloaded.
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Lucas is also a disc jockey [6] having worked at Nightclubs and Venues all around the UK (including the infamous Hacienda nightclub), and in the USA where he DJ'd the America's Got Talent wrap party at CBS Studios. [1] [10]
In 1999 The Galaxy 102 Breakfast Show was awarded the Gold for best breakfast show and the Bronze Award for the 'Sticker Vicar'. [1] In 2000, the Galaxy 102 Breakfast Show was awarded a silver Sony Award, [2] Karl's third Sony Award. Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice was Peter Kay's first original show for four years, and achieved 7.1 million viewers – making it one of Channel 4's highest rated shows of all time.[ citation needed ]
Winner of 'Best Comedy Performance' at the RTS Awards – describing it as "brilliantly visually realised, and a perfect parody of the genre"; the series received 'Best British Comedy Television Programme' award from BAFTA LA [15] and the 'Best Music/Variety Program' at the Banff World Television awards and also received an Emmy nomination for International Comedy in 2009. [16]
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