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Alexander Armstrong Comedian, Actor and Television Presenter "He's one of Britain's most familiar faces on comedy shows" Alexander Armstrong is a frequent guest host and panelist on BBC's Have I Got News for You and is the presenter of the BBC game show Pointless. He also presented a documentary Alexander Armstrong's Very Brish Holiday about the history of the great Brish summer. TOPICS: IN DETAIL: Comedy Trained as a professional classical singer, Alexander Armstrong met future Host comedy partner, and close friend, Ben Miller while studying at Cambridge in Presenter 1992. He and Ben toured the club circuit, and appeared on Saturday Night Live. In After Dinner 1996 he was nominated for the Perrier Award with Ben, and he co-starred in four series of Armstrong and Miller from 1997 to 2001. They renewed their partnership LANGUAGES: for The Armstrong and Miller Show in 2007. He has also appeared in a number of ﬁlms including Jackboots on Whitehall, Skellig, Matchpoint and Churchill - the He presents in English. Hollywood Years. In 2010 he featured in an episode of the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are? where he discovered that he was a descendant of William the Conqueror. He is also the voice of Mr Smith in BBC1's Sarah Jane Adventures. WHAT HE OFFERS YOU: Alexander Armstrong, also known as Xander, is a highly talented entertainer and presenter who is instantly recognisable throughout the UK and further aﬁeld through his appearances on prime me programmes. HOW HE PRESENTS: Alexander Armstrong is a versale and highly amusing character who puts everyone at ease with his relaxed, sophiscated style. © 2019 Celebrity Speakers Ltd To book call: +44 (0)1628 601 400 Email: [email protected] Visit: www.speakers.co.uk.

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