This was the second time The Armstrong and Miller Show had toured, the first tour being in autumn 2001. He also played Martin Baine-Jones for the Times Online's Timeghost podcast. [5][7], At Cambridge, Armstrong studied English, receiving a third-class degree, and sang bass baritone as a choral scholar with the college choir. He was eventually introduced to Ben Miller, who had also moved to London, through Jez Butterworth. [4] He attended Durham School and Trinity College, Cambridge on music scholarships. Photo Credits: Netflix; Pop TV; Robert Viglasky, Hartswood Films; Fred Hayes/Disney+, Fox, PopTV; Bettina Strauss/Netflix; Nicole Rivelli/Amazon, Netflix, Frank Masi/Apple, Disney, Jasper Savage/Hulu; Diyah Pera/CW. 1 Episode (2007), Scoop Isabel was daughter to Warwick the Kingmaker. 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He has been a frequent guest host on the BBC's satirical panel game Have I Got News for You, having appeared 32 times; he has, to date, made the most appearances of any guest, whether as host or panellist. [24] The band's first tour ran from 19 September to 6 November 2013. "[7], In August 2014, Armstrong was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue. In 1996, Armstrong and Miller performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and were nominated for the Perrier Award. After over a decade in television and comedy, Armstrong returned to his musical roots and put together his own cover band,[22] which plays a wide range of music from jazz to rock to pop classics. St Andrew St John, 15th Baron St John of Bletso, Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans, Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller, Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester, Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne, "Interview: Alexander Armstrong, president of the Lit & Phil", "Tough and tender side of the down-to-earth comedian Alexander Armstrong", "Interview: Alexander Armstrong on bringing variety back to Saturday night TV", "A Personal Introduction from Xander & Ben...", "Alexander Armstrong: can't curb his enthusiasm", "Pedigree Chum: Is Alexander Armstrong the poshest man in comedy? 4 Episodes (2020-2020), Pointless Celebrities In June 2016 he began recording his second album, Upon a Different Shore, scheduled for release on 28 October. After graduating in 1992, Armstrong moved to London with friends to pursue a career in acting and comedy. Armstrong's version was recorded under the Warner Classics label with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Download the TV Guide app for iPhone, iPad and Android! He has appeared in their advertisements and magazine to promote countryside shooting. Armstrong was born in Rothbury, Northumberland, on 2 March 1970,[citation needed] the youngest of three children, to physician Henry Angus Armstrong and Emma Virginia Peronnet (née Thompson-McCausland). 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[50] With Miller, he has formed a production company called Toff Media. 9 Episodes (2015-2017), Danger Mouse While waiting for acting roles, he worked in several north London bars and restaurants. David 1 Episode, Danger Mouse Since September 2014, Armstrong has presented the Saturday afternoon programme on the classical radio station Classic FM. Episode guide, trailer, review, preview, cast list and where to stream it on demand, on catch up and download. On 1 September 2006, Armstrong was chairman of the short-lived Channel 4 panel show Best of the Worst which featured team captains David Mitchell and Johnny Vaughan. Armstrong sang I Would Be True. Until he started his band, Armstrong mainly sang at his local parish church services or at weddings, away from the public eye. In 1997, Armstrong and Miller provided the voices for lead characters for the PC game 'Wings of Destiny', published by Psygnosis in 2000, as British airmen and Nazi officers covering the two comic-book plots in the game. On 1 June 2015, Armstrong presented a documentary, Rome's Invisible City, which used 3D scanning technology to discover the underground spaces below the city. [25] Armstrong impersonated Susan Boyle's Britain's Got Talent rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" in the show Your Face Sounds Familiar and surprised the judges by singing in falsetto. The duo decided to take a break and split for several years to forge their own solo careers. He is an actor and writer, known for The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007), Match Point (2005) and Scoop (2006). Armstrong is a second cousin to Imogen Stubbs[60] and Mary Wakefield.