Allan Stewart is a Scottish entertainer, known for his appearances in pantomime, who has performed at the Royal Variety Performance. His son, David Stewart is a songwriter known for his work with the band, BTS while his daughter Kate is a singer.
Allan Stewart
Birth name
Allan Stewart
Born
(1950-07-30) 30 July 1950 (age 73) Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Stewart's career began in the 1960s when he performed as a cabaret pop singer and musician.
He got his break when he appeared in Hello, Good evening, and welcome, an all-round entertainment show in which a trio of multi-talented young entertainers present gags, impressions, sketches and music.
His next big show, his 1979 STV series, The Allan Stewart Tapes, were picked up by ITV network and broadcast during spring 1980. This resulted in Thames giving Stewart his own show in 1980, followed by a full series by Scottish Television.
In 1984 he appeared in Go For It alongside other impressionists, including Les Dennis and Bobby Davro, doing impressions of everyone from Esther Rantzen to Sergeant Bilko. He appeared with Davro again in 1985's Copy Cats, typical cheap-and-cheerful ITV Saturday evening entertainment from LWT. It featured an array of impressionists of varying quality.
Stewart then appeared in Live From Her Majesty's, however the night, 15 April 1984, will always be remembered for Tommy Cooper's fatal onstage heart attack. Stewart hosted The Comedy Crowd in 1988, a one-off barrage of skits and impressions for Easter. In 1989 he became host of Chain Letters which was partly broadcast during peak time.
In 1990 Stewart hosted eight half-hours of comedy taped at the Stakis Tree Tops Hotel in Aberdeen. Patter Merchants was screened in the early hours of the morning and featured a host of unknown faces making their television debuts.
In the early 1990s, Stewart presented some radio shows as a relief presenter on Clyde 1 and Clyde 2 in Glasgow.[1]
Stewart has performed in two televised Royal Variety Shows.[2] He appeared as the lead of a new version of Jolson & Co on a national tour from February to May 2009 to rave reviews.[3] Stewart had previously taken over from Brian Conley in the title role of Jolson: The Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre in the West End of London for the summer of 1996 while Conley was on holiday.[4]
He is known for his appearances in pantomime at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh alongside Grant Stott and Andy Gray (actor), where he also writes the script. In 2019 he released a book, Dear Aunty May, based around his comedy character, Aunty May. He also presents an annual Big, Big, Variety Show! at the Kings, usually featuring his Panto co-stars. The trio have also starred in a play, Canned Laughter. In 2021, he was supposed to be playing the role of Mother Superior in the musical Sister Act but it was postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Allan Stewart is a Scottish entertainer known for his appearances in pantomime who has performed at the Royal Variety Performance His son David Stewart is a songwriter known for his work with the band BTS while his daughter Kate is a singer Allan StewartBirth nameAllan StewartBorn 1950 07 30 30 July 1950 age 73 Glasgow Lanarkshire ScotlandMediumComedian actorGenresComedy television singerNotable works and rolesHello Good evening and welcome 1976 80 Chain Letters 1989 Contents 1 Career 2 TV appearances 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditStewart s career began in the 1960s when he performed as a cabaret pop singer and musician He got his break when he appeared in Hello Good evening and welcome an all round entertainment show in which a trio of multi talented young entertainers present gags impressions sketches and music His next big show his 1979 STV series The Allan Stewart Tapes were picked up by ITV network and broadcast during spring 1980 This resulted in Thames giving Stewart his own show in 1980 followed by a full series by Scottish Television In 1984 he appeared in Go For It alongside other impressionists including Les Dennis and Bobby Davro doing impressions of everyone from Esther Rantzen to Sergeant Bilko He appeared with Davro again in 1985 s Copy Cats typical cheap and cheerful ITV Saturday evening entertainment from LWT It featured an array of impressionists of varying quality Stewart then appeared in Live From Her Majesty s however the night 15 April 1984 will always be remembered for Tommy Cooper s fatal onstage heart attack Stewart hosted The Comedy Crowd in 1988 a one off barrage of skits and impressions for Easter In 1989 he became host of Chain Letters which was partly broadcast during peak time In 1990 Stewart hosted eight half hours of comedy taped at the Stakis Tree Tops Hotel in Aberdeen Patter Merchants was screened in the early hours of the morning and featured a host of unknown faces making their television debuts In the early 1990s Stewart presented some radio shows as a relief presenter on Clyde 1 and Clyde 2 in Glasgow 1 Stewart has performed in two televised Royal Variety Shows 2 He appeared as the lead of a new version of Jolson amp Co on a national tour from February to May 2009 to rave reviews 3 Stewart had previously taken over from Brian Conley in the title role of Jolson The Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre in the West End of London for the summer of 1996 while Conley was on holiday 4 He is known for his appearances in pantomime at the King s Theatre Edinburgh alongside Grant Stott and Andy Gray actor where he also writes the script In 2019 he released a book Dear Aunty May based around his comedy character Aunty May He also presents an annual Big Big Variety Show at the Kings usually featuring his Panto co stars The trio have also starred in a play Canned Laughter In 2021 he was supposed to be playing the role of Mother Superior in the musical Sister Act but it was postponed as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic TV appearances EditSunday Night at the London Palladium 1974 Looks who talking 1974 1977 1978 3 episodes ITV Border 5 Hello Good Afternoon evening and welcome 1976 1980 Scottish Television 6 The Allan Stewart Tapes 5 episodes December 1979 on Scottish Television 29 April 27 May 1980 on the ITV network The Allan Stewart show 1980 Thames Television 7 The Allan Stewart show 1982 Scottish television 8 Live From Her Majesty s Go For It 1984 London Weekend Television Copy Cats 1985 1987 London Weekend Television 4 series The Comedy Crowd 1988 Thames Television Chain Letters 1989 Tyne Tees Television Patter Merchants 1990 Grampian Television Scottish Television Hogmanay show 1980 s amp 1990s References Edit https www newspapers com search query Allan 20Stewart 20radio 20clyde amp p province gb sct amp dr year 1990 1999 amp sort score desc Allan Stewart Allan Stewart Retrieved 14 August 2012 Allan Stewart News JOLSON DATES Allanstewart com 12 November 2008 Archived from the original on 31 July 2012 Retrieved 14 August 2012 Al Jolson Life and Career Notable dates films broadcasts recordings and songs Hintsandthings co uk 23 October 1950 Retrieved 14 August 2012 BFI Film amp TV Database LOOK WHO S TALKING Ftvdb bfi org uk Archived from the original on 27 October 2008 Retrieved 14 August 2012 BFI Film amp TV Database HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON WELCOME 1979 Ftvdb bfi org uk 16 April 2009 Archived from the original on 21 October 2012 Retrieved 14 August 2012 BFI Film amp TV Database The ALLAN STEWART SHOW 29 12 80 1980 Ftvdb bfi org uk 16 April 2009 Archived from the original on 5 February 2009 Retrieved 14 August 2012 BFI Film amp TV Database The ALLAN STEWART SHOW 1982 Ftvdb bfi org uk 16 April 2009 Archived from the original on 3 June 2009 Retrieved 14 August 2012 External links EditThe Allan Stewart Show show on YouTube Official websitePreceded byAndrew O Connor Host of Chain Letters1989 1990 Succeeded byTed Robbins Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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