# Charlie Chuck > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Charlie_Chuck > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Charlie_Chuck.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chuck > Source revision: 1356406744 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British comedian}} {{redirect|David Kear|the geologist|David Kear (geologist)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}} {{Use British English|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox comedian | name = Charlie Chuck | image = CharlieChuck2002.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Kear in 2002 | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|04|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Burmantofts](/source/Burmantofts), [Leeds](/source/Leeds), [West Yorkshire](/source/West_Yorkshire), England | death_date = | death_place = | medium = [Stand-up](/source/Stand_up_comedy) | active = | genre = | subject = | influences = | influenced = | notable_work= Uncle Peter in ''[The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer](/source/The_Smell_of_Reeves_and_Mortimer)'' | signature = | footnotes = | emmyawards = | britishcomedyawards = | website = {{website|https://www.charliechuck.co.uk/biography}} }} '''Charlie Chuck''' (born 21 April 1946) is the stage name of [British comedian](/source/British_comedy) '''David Kear'''. ==Biography== Kear was born on 21 April 1946,https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/c/279/charlie_chuck/newshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/128206249199947/posts/1211972847489943/ in [Burmantofts](/source/Burmantofts), [Leeds](/source/Leeds), [West Yorkshire](/source/West_Yorkshire), England.https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/25702424.comedy-legend-charlie-church-launches-new-autobiography/ He began his career as a [drummer](/source/drummer) with various bands in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including a stint with the Amazing Bavarian Stompers, with whom he performed on the children's television series ''[Tiswas](/source/Tiswas)'' in 1981. In the late 1980s he turned to solo [stand-up comedy](/source/stand-up_comedy) as the [surreally manic](/source/surreal_humour) Charlie Chuck, and in 1990 he was talent-spotted by the comedian [Malcolm Hardee](/source/Malcolm_Hardee), who arranged for him to appear on ''[Jools Holland Happening](/source/Jools_Holland)'' (also known as ''The Happening''), a [Sky TV](/source/British_Satellite_Broadcasting) series produced by [Noel Gay](/source/Noel_Gay) Television. He later appeared on the Sky TV talent show ''Sky Star Search'' where he was spotted by disc jockey [James Whale](/source/James_Whale_(presenter)), who booked him for several editions of his late-night series ''James Whale Radio Show'', radio show that was simultaneously broadcast on television by [Yorkshire Television](/source/Yorkshire_Television) on the [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) Network). Between 1993 and 1995, he was a cast member of the [BBC Two](/source/BBC_Two) TV series ''[The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer](/source/The_Smell_of_Reeves_and_Mortimer)''. He appeared performing his Charlie Chuck character act, but was always referred to as Uncle Peter. He also made regular guest appearances on chaotic British children's Saturday morning TV show ''[Scratchy & Co.](/source/Scratchy_%26_Co.)'', which aired on ITV from 1995 to 1998. His long-running Charlie Chuck stage act often involved the destruction of a [drum kit](/source/drum_kit) and was peppered by references to fantasy characters including One-Eyed Dog, Cakey Pig and a Donkey. The words "Donkey!" and "Woof! Bark! Donkey!" shouted out more or less at random had been part of his Charlie Chuck act and became his Uncle Peter catchphrases on the Reeves & Mortimer TV shows. As a result of these TV appearances, [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney) became a fan and invited Chuck to perform at one of his birthday parties.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/content/articles/2006/02/07/charlie_chuck_feature.shtml|title= BBC page on Charlie Chuck | access-date=2007-09-08}} In 2001 he appeared as his Charlie Chuck character in a series of TV adverts for [Cadbury](/source/Cadbury)'s [Double Decker](/source/Double_Decker_(chocolate_bar)) chocolate bars, with music by Lester Barnes.{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/c/279/charlie_chuck|title= Listed in Chortle comedy industry website | accessdate=2007-09-08}} In 2002 he appeared at the [Edinburgh Fringe](/source/Edinburgh_Fringe) in the comedy show ''Charlie Chuck is [Scrooge](/source/Ebenezer_Scrooge)'',Reviewed in ''[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)'', 14 August 2002 very remotely based on the [Charles Dickens](/source/Charles_Dickens) character, and, that same year, his company Charlie Chuck Productions also staged Scots comic [Ian Watt](/source/Ian_Watt)'s one-man Fringe show ''[John Laurie](/source/John_Laurie), Frazer & I'', which he directed as David Kear.{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_festival_2002/j/413/john_laurie%2C_frazer_%26amp%3B_i|title= Listed on Chortle comedy industry website | accessdate=2007-09-08}} In 2004 he guest-starred in the Edinburgh Fringe show ''Nudge''.{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_festival_2004/n/1427/nudge/review/|title= Reviewed on Chortle comedy industry website | accessdate=2007-09-08}} In 2006 he appeared as one of the acts in a five-hour memorial tribute show{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/misc_live_shows/m/1972/malcolm_hardee_tribute_show/review/|title= Reviewed on Chortle comedy industry website | accessdate=2007-09-08}} at London's [Hackney Empire](/source/Hackney_Empire) theatre in memory of his mentor, the late [Malcolm Hardee](/source/Malcolm_Hardee). In 2022 he appeared as Uncle Charlie in an episode of the BBC comedy ''[Mandy](/source/Mandy_(TV_series))''.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15134850/|title= IMDb: "Mandy" Who Are You, Do You Think? |website= [IMDb](/source/IMDb) | accessdate=2023-05-11}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.charliechuck.co.uk/ Official website] * {{IMDb name|0160974|Charlie Chuck}} * [http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/c/279/charlie_chuck Charlie Chuck] on [Chortle](/source/Chortle) {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chuck, Charlie}} Category:Living people Category:English male comedians Category:1946 births Category:People from Burmantofts --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Charlie Chuck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chuck) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chuck?action=history)). 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