Rory McGrath

Acting

Rory McGrath

Born March 17, 1956 · Cornwall, England, UK (age 70)

Patrick Rory McGrath (born 17 March 1956), known as Rory McGrath, is a British comedian, television personality, and writer. He came to prominence in the comedy show Who Dares Wins and was for many years a team captain on the gameshow They Think It's All Over. He acted in the sitcom Chelmsford 123 and appeared in the ITV reality show Sugar Free Farm.

Known For

HugeHuge · 2010
Huge
5.62010
MovieComedyDrama
A feuding double act try to make it in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy.
Sex, Secrets and Frankie HowerdSex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd · 2004
Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd
2004
Movie
A frank documentary about the scandalous private life of Frankie Howerd.
Rory McGrath's Commercial BreakdownRory McGrath's Commercial Breakdown · 1997
Rory McGrath's Commercial Breakdown
1997
MovieComedy
Rory McGrath takes a comical look at television commercials from around the world, ranging from the most bizarre to the most hilarious.
Comedians Do It On StageComedians Do It On Stage · 1986
Comedians Do It On Stage
1986
MovieComedy
A Group of Britain's top comedy and music performers gather at a London Theater, to give their support to the Oncology Club Fund. The Fund is a charitable organization which provides training for young doctors in the practical day to day care of patients with cancer.
Mel Smith: I've Done Some ThingsMel Smith: I've Done Some Things · 2013
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
4.02013
MovieDocumentary
A tribute to British comedian Mel Smith, who died in July 2013, aged 60, featuring home video footage, rare archive material and many classic sketches. Far more than a comic actor, Smith also wrote and edited a host of celebrated TV comedies in the 1980s and 90s. He was a theatre and film director, and as a TV producer he was responsible for several innovative comedy series. Friends and colleagues, including Griff Rhys Jones, John Lloyd and Richard Curtis, talk about Smith's talents, both in front of- and behind the camera. The programme also traces his time at Oxford and, before that, Latymer Upper School, where Smith's talents were first spotted.
The Very Best of They Think It's All OverThe Very Best of They Think It's All Over · 2005
The Very Best of They Think It's All Over
2005
MovieComedy
Celebrating its tenth year on the screen this hilarious compilation of the very best of the show features regulars David Gower, Gary Linekar, Rory McGrath, Lee Hurst, his replacement Jonathan Ross and hapless quiz master Nick Hancock. Of course that doesn’t include a decades worth of top sports and TV stars both on the teams and taking part in the infamous “feel the sportsman” round. More laddish and less staid than A Question Of Sport this really is the very best of They Think It’s All Over.
QIQI · 2003
QI
7.92003
SeriesComedy
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
Have I Got News for YouHave I Got News for You · 1990
Have I Got News for You
7.21990
SeriesComedy
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

Movies

HugeHuge · 2010
Huge
5.62010
MovieComedyDrama
A feuding double act try to make it in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy.
Sex, Secrets and Frankie HowerdSex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd · 2004
Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd
2004
Movie
A frank documentary about the scandalous private life of Frankie Howerd.
Rory McGrath's Commercial BreakdownRory McGrath's Commercial Breakdown · 1997
Rory McGrath's Commercial Breakdown
1997
MovieComedy
Rory McGrath takes a comical look at television commercials from around the world, ranging from the most bizarre to the most hilarious.
Comedians Do It On StageComedians Do It On Stage · 1986
Comedians Do It On Stage
1986
MovieComedy
A Group of Britain's top comedy and music performers gather at a London Theater, to give their support to the Oncology Club Fund. The Fund is a charitable organization which provides training for young doctors in the practical day to day care of patients with cancer.
Mel Smith: I've Done Some ThingsMel Smith: I've Done Some Things · 2013
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
4.02013
MovieDocumentary
A tribute to British comedian Mel Smith, who died in July 2013, aged 60, featuring home video footage, rare archive material and many classic sketches. Far more than a comic actor, Smith also wrote and edited a host of celebrated TV comedies in the 1980s and 90s. He was a theatre and film director, and as a TV producer he was responsible for several innovative comedy series. Friends and colleagues, including Griff Rhys Jones, John Lloyd and Richard Curtis, talk about Smith's talents, both in front of- and behind the camera. The programme also traces his time at Oxford and, before that, Latymer Upper School, where Smith's talents were first spotted.
The Very Best of They Think It's All OverThe Very Best of They Think It's All Over · 2005
The Very Best of They Think It's All Over
2005
MovieComedy
Celebrating its tenth year on the screen this hilarious compilation of the very best of the show features regulars David Gower, Gary Linekar, Rory McGrath, Lee Hurst, his replacement Jonathan Ross and hapless quiz master Nick Hancock. Of course that doesn’t include a decades worth of top sports and TV stars both on the teams and taking part in the infamous “feel the sportsman” round. More laddish and less staid than A Question Of Sport this really is the very best of They Think It’s All Over.

TV Shows

QIQI · 2003
QI
7.92003
SeriesComedy
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
Have I Got News for YouHave I Got News for You · 1990
Have I Got News for You
7.21990
SeriesComedy
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
Celebrity Antiques Road TripCelebrity Antiques Road Trip · 2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
6.02011
Series
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction
CountdownCountdown · 1982
Countdown
6.01982
Series
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
Whose Line Is It Anyway?Whose Line Is It Anyway? · 1988
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
7.71988
SeriesComedy
An un-scripted comedy show in which four guest performers improvise their way through a series of games, many of which rely on audience suggestions.
Chelmsford 123Chelmsford 123 · 1988
Chelmsford 123
7.41988
SeriesComedy
Chelmsford, Britain in the year AD 123; there is a power struggle between Roman governor Aulus Paulinus and the British chieftain, Badvoc. Britain is a miserable place, cold and wet – just the place to exile Aulus for accidentally insulting the Emperor's horse, but also give him something useful to do. Aulus, probably a play on Aulus Platorius Nepos, the governor of Roman Britain between 122 and 125, was a rather delicate Roman, who was usually outwitted by the scheming Badvoc, who hadn't had a haircut for twenty-five years.
They Think It's All OverThey Think It's All Over · 1995
They Think It's All Over
7.41995
SeriesComedy
They Think It's All Over is a British comedy panel game with a sporting theme produced by Talkback and shown on BBC One. The show's name is taken from Kenneth Wolstenholme's famous 1966 World Cup commentary quotation, "they think it's all over...it is now!" and the show used the phrase as the last line of every programme. In 2006 the show was axed after 11 years of being on-air.
What the Dickens?What the Dickens? · 2008
What the Dickens?
2008
SeriesComedy
What the Dickens is a television panel game hosted by Sandi Toksvig. Team captains were Dave Gorman and Tim Brooke-Taylor for the first series and Sue Perkins and Chris Addison for the second and third. It is recorded at Sky Studios in West London.
Three Men in a BoatThree Men in a Boat · 2006
Three Men in a Boat
5.02006
SeriesDocumentaryComedy
Three Men in a Boat is a television comedy/documentary series produced by Liberty Bell Productions for BBC Two starring Dara Ó Briain, Rory McGrath and Griff Rhys Jones, first shown on 3 January 2006. In this first rendition, the three participants rowed in a replica wooden skiff from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford. The BBC subsequently commissioned and aired Three Men in Another Boat, Three Men in More Than One Boat, Three Men go to Ireland, Three Men go to Scotland; Three Men go to Venice, and Three Men go to New England, broadcast in 2008, 2009, 2009/2010, 2010 and 2011 respectively. Every series, bar the first, has featured the music from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. In late October 2011, a production team was shooting in Provincetown, Massachusetts, America's oldest art colony, at the tip of Cape Cod.
Grumpy Old MenGrumpy Old Men · 2003
Grumpy Old Men
7.42003
SeriesComedyDocumentary
Series giving a voice to 35- to 54-year-old men, very probably the grumpiest sector of our society.
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of EverythingThe Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything · 2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
Series
Comedic British History
Industrial RevelationsIndustrial Revelations · 2002
Industrial Revelations
7.02002
SeriesDocumentary
Industrial Revelations is a Documentary show showing the connections between related industrial advances. The show's presenter has changed several times since the first series in 2002 hosted by Mark Williams.
Sugar Free FarmSugar Free Farm · 2016
Sugar Free Farm
2016
Series
Celebrities undertake a dietary experiment as they attempt to live entirely without sugar for two weeks, working on a farm where they enjoy healthy, wholesome food.
Rory McGrath's Pub DigRory McGrath's Pub Dig · 2012
Rory McGrath's Pub Dig
2012
SeriesDocumentary
Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On AngerLosing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger · 2008
Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger
2008
SeriesDocumentary
Griff Rhys Jones takes a startlingly honest look at anger in himself and others
Bloody BritainBloody Britain · 2004
Bloody Britain
7.02004
Series
Bloody Britain is a British history documentary, presented by TV comedian Rory McGrath and produced by Sophie Theunissen for the Discovery Channel. The series looks into Britain's more gruesome past, such as public executions and bloody battles. The show uses computer animation to create a more realistic and in depth program.
Rory and Paddy's Great British AdventureRory and Paddy's Great British Adventure · 2008
Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure
2008
SeriesDocumentaryComedy
Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure was a television documentary series presented by comedians Rory McGrath and Paddy McGuinness. The series was broadcast on Five between 13 August and 3 September 2008. The series followed McGrath and McGuinness travelling around Great Britain, taking part in, "strange but quintessentially British sporting events". Examples of sports that appeared in the series include cheese rolling, pie eating, bog snorkelling, Eton Fives and Egg Throwing. A second series, Rory and Paddy's Even Greater British Adventure, began on 20 September 2010 and ended on 18 October 2010.