ALISTAIR MCGOWAN

Alistair McGowan is an impressionist, actor, writer of jokes, plays and sketches, stand-up comedian and, latterly, pianist.

His early career on Spitting Image and The Big Impression, two of TV’s most popular shows, made him a household name. An inspired and inspiring entertainer, Alistair is in demand for theatre touring, voice-overs and corporate engagements. Adding to his well-known stand-up, Alistair recently toured three shows,  An Evening Shared with Jasper Carrott & Alistair McGowan, The Piano Show and Radio Live.

At the age of 49, Alistair went back to the piano (having reached Grade 2 as a nine-year old), achieving a No. 1 Sony album that grew into successful live concerts with a difference. The Piano Show, much-loved short piano pieces interspersed with Alistair’s trademark impressions, is ‘the classical concert you’ve always wanted to see’. A second piano album followed.

In 2023, Alistair moved to the beautiful town of Ludlow, in Shropshire, where he set up the Ludlow Piano Festival, featuring celebrity piano concerts and piano concerts ‘with a difference’, a mix of words, music, dance and comedy. The 2024 programme “includes a headline act from Italy whose ‘Baroque and Roll’ programme has to be seen (and heard) to be believed”. Alistair is also a patron of the Ludlow Fringe, and Flapjack Press has just published a book of his poetry, ‘Not What We Were Expecting’. See Tour Dates for a listing of Alistair’s appearances at poetry and piano events around the country.

 

 

ALISTAIR MCGOWAN – The Piano Show

Following his Sony album reaching No 1 in the Classical charts, Alistair McGowan combines his talents as a master impressionist and comedian with his new-found talent as a classical pianist.

Alistair’s stunning impressions mixed with much-loved piano gems by Chopin, Elgar, Grieg, Debussy, to name but a few – expect a lot of beautiful music with a large dose of his trademark comedy!

“…the audience drank it in… Alistair can become classical music’s secret weapon”
David Mellor, The Mail on Sunday

“Alistair McGowan’s impressions are faultless”
The Sunday Times

“He plays the piano splendidly”
The Observer

“Alistair plays an impressive range of pieces with enviable touch and feeling”
Charles Owen, pianist.

“Two shows for the price of one: laugh-out-loud comedy and some surprisingly sensitive piano playing”
James Lisney, pianist.

“Inspired and inspiring!”
Anthony Hewitt, Concert pianist.