# Peter Goodwright

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{{Short description|English comedian (1936–2020)}}
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''' Peter Goodwright''' (12 May 1936<ref>{{cite book|title=International Film and TV Year Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dZxmAAAAMAAJ|year=1979|publisher=Screen International, King Publications Limited|page=484}}</ref> – 2 November 2020) was an English comedic impressionist. He appeared on the [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) impressions show ''[Who Do You Do?](/source/Who_Do_You_Do%3F)'' in the 1970s.<ref name=RadioTimes>{{cite book|last=Lewisohn|first=Mark|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy|publisher=BBC Books|year=1998|page=816|isbn=978-0-563-36977-6}}</ref> Goodwright was born in [Haslington](/source/Haslington), [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire).

==Career==
Goodwright has been referred to as "the godfather of impressionists".<ref name="Stirling2011">{{cite book|author=John Stirling|title=Never Work with Children Or Animals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y4g_xkunzDMC&pg=PA58|date=12 May 2011|publisher=Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks|isbn=978-0-9565102-9-7|pages=58}}</ref> On radio in the 1950s, he appeared in ''[The Clitheroe Kid](/source/The_Clitheroe_Kid)'' and the last episode of ''[Hancock's Half Hour](/source/Hancock's_Half_Hour)''; where he impersonated Tony Hancock as he specialised in impersonating radio performers.<ref name="Stirling2011"/> As well as ''Who Do You Do?'', he made several television appearances, including on ''[Jokers Wild](/source/Jokers_Wild_(TV_series))''. He was a panel member on the [BBC Radio 2](/source/BBC_Radio_2) comedy game ''The Impressionists'' and appeared on the ''[Royal Variety Performance](/source/Royal_Variety_Performance)'' in 1987. He worked with [Harry Enfield](/source/Harry_Enfield) in the spoof documentary biopic ''[Norbert Smith: A Life](/source/Norbert_Smith%3A_A_Life)'' in 1989, and also appeared on stage in farces by [Ray Cooney](/source/Ray_Cooney).<ref>[https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/9597/peter-goodwright-dies  Bruce Dessau, "Comedian/Impressionist Peter Goodwright Dies", ''Beyond the Joke'', 3 November 2020]. Retrieved 3 November 2020</ref>

His death, aged 84, was reported in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/11/03/47232/peter_goodwright_dies_at_84|title=Peter Goodwright dies at 84|website=chortle.co.uk|date=3 November 2020|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref>

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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id= 0329577|name=Peter Goodwright}}
* {{Discogs artist|Peter Goodwright}}

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Category:English impressionists (entertainers)
Category:Comedians from Cheshire
Category:People from Haslington
Category:English male comedians

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