大象传媒

Explore the 大象传媒
This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving.

24 September 2014
Comedy
Disgusted, he says "please cancel my hotdog..."

大象传媒 Homepage
Entertainment
Comedy
Guide to Comedy
Ab Fab
Alan Partridge
Britain's Best Sitcom
The Office
Only Fools...
Shooting Stars
Smoking Room
More Shows 禄

Latest News
Newsletter
FAQs

Win Stuff
Games
Wallpaper
Quizzes

More on bbc.co.uk

大象传媒7 Comedy
Radio 4 Comedy

大象传媒 THREE


writersroom



Printable Version

Contact Us

Caroline AherneCaroline Aherne
Caroline Aherne was born in London but grew up in Withenshawe in Manchester. She studied drama at Liverpool Polytechnic, then took a job as a 大象传媒 secretary, all the while honing her performance skills on the comedy circuit.

She found national fame in 1994 with both The Fast Show and The Mrs Merton Show. Though 'Checkout Girl' was a popular character in the The Fast Show, it was Mrs Merton who really made her name.

The sweet old lady would ask the most outrageous, below-the-belt questions of her guest stars. She famously asked Debbie McGee, "So, what attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?". Aherne won Best Female Comedy Performance at the 1996 British Comedy Awards for the role.

As Mrs Merton's popularity diminished, Aherne struck gold a second time with The Royle Family. This was an unusual sitcom format: A working class family sat in front of the TV, and not much happened. When it did, you noticed. The secret of its success was its keen writing and perfect casting.

In 2001 Caroline Aherne announced her retirement from TV and emigrated to Australia. Within a year she had written and produced Dossa and Joe - a sitcom about an Aussie couple who don't do very much. She returned to Britain in 2002.

Aherne herself has become something of a reclusive figure since then, but hit the headlines again in mid-2003, when it was reported that she had sold her autobiography in a 拢1 Million deal.



Links:
More about Caroline Aherne in the Guide 禄禄
2002 Dossa and Joe - Writer, Director (TV)
1998 The Royle Family - Co-Writer, Performer (TV)
1994 The Mrs Merton Show - Writer, Performer (TV)
1994 The Fast Show - Writer, Performer (TV)

Aherne, Caroline
Atkinson, Rowan
Bailey, Bill
Barker, Ronnie
Bhaskar, Sanjeev
Brydon, Rob
Carr, Jimmy
Coogan, Steve
Corbett, Ronnie
Crook, Mackenzie
Davies, Alan
Davis, Julia
Deayton, Angus
Eclair, Jenny
Elton, Ben
Enfield, Harry
Evans, Lee
Freeman, Martin
French, Dawn
Gervais, Ricky
Henry, Lenny
Higson, Charlie
Hill, Harry
Hudd, Roy
Izzard, Eddie
Jason, David
Kay, Peter
The League of Gentlemen
Little, Ralf
Lucas, Matt
Lumley, Joanna
Marshall, Kris
Merton, Paul
Moran, Dylan
Morris, Chris
Mortimer, Bob
Murray, Al
O'Hanlon, Ardal
Pegg, Simon
Phillips, Sally
Popper, Robert
Reeves, Vic
Saunders, Jennifer
Serafinowicz, Peter
Skinner, Frank
Stevenson, Jessica
Syal, Meera
Tate, Catherine
Vegas, Johnny
Walliams, David
Whitehouse, Paul
Whitfield, June


About the 大象传媒 | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy