Paul Whitehouse
Paul Julian Whitehouse (born 20 May 1958) is a Welsh actor, writer, presenter and comedian. He was one of the main stars of the BBC sketch comedy series The Fast Show and has starred with Harry Enfield in the shows Harry & Paul and Harry Enfield & Chums. He has appeared with Bob Mortimer in the BBC series Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing and has also acted in films including Corpse Bride (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2010) and The Death of Stalin (2017).
In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was in the top 50 comedy acts voted for by comedians and comedy insiders.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.0272 |
| Birthday | 1958-05-17 |
| Place of Birth | Stanleytown, Rhondda, Wales, UK |
| Also Known As | Paul Julian Whitehouse, |
2005
Corpse Bride
7.586/10128
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his...
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Corpse Bride
2014
The IT Crowd Manual
8.2/18
This behind-the-scenes documentary features interviews with the creators and cast of the cult comedy "The IT Crowd", plus chats with celebrity fans.
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The IT Crowd Manual
2010
Alice in Wonderland
6.639/14740
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.
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Alice in Wonderland
1990
The Craig Ferguson Show
7/2
Craig Ferguson tells jokes and introduces filmed skits.
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The Craig Ferguson Show
2022
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
6.4/8
On a rainy day, a mother and daughter forego a trip to the park to bake pastries and partake in a two-person tea party when an unexpected guest menaci...
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea
1994
Smashie and Nicey's Top of the Pops Party
7/1
On New Year's Day 1964, Jimmy Savile ushered in a revolution in television broadcasting - a weekly show devoted to the pop charts. In the first of an...
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Smashie and Nicey's Top of the Pops Party
2002
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
5.4/10
Follow Robbie as he sets out to discover a mythical tribe of lost Viking warriors to help him save his friends from another dastardly plot by the evil...
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Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2015
Mortdecai
5.521/2753
An art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.
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Mortdecai
2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
8/2
Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.
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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2023
Dodger Special: Coronation
10/1
Dodger and the gang return to London to pull off their biggest mission yet: to rob the Crown Jewels ahead of the Queen's Coronation.
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Dodger Special: Coronation
1991
Amnesty International's Big 30
4/1
In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversa...
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Amnesty International's Big 30
2022
The Love Box in Your Living Room
8/1
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse tell the true story of Britain’s evolution over the last century through the life of the BBC, by turning complete fi...
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The Love Box in Your Living Room
1998
Ted & Ralph
7/6
One-off comedy drama featuring characters from award-winning BBC sketch series 'The Fast Show'. Ralph Mayhew (Charlie Higson) lives alone in a faded s...
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Ted & Ralph
1994
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
7.667/3
A mockumentary, rockumentary featuring the spoof radio DJ's from Harry Enfield's sketch shows. Telling of their rise to fame, their influence on music...
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Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
1999
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
6.063/32
Robbie the Reindeer arrives at the North Pole, ready to take his place as navigator on Santa's Christmas sleigh team. However, Robbie is soon plagued...
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Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
1999
Harry Enfield Undressed
0/0
Live show, featuring favourite Harry Enfield characters
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Harry Enfield Undressed
2017
The Death of Stalin
7.021/2123
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl...
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The Death of Stalin
2018
Ghost Stories
6.445/1274
Professor Philip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the test...
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Ghost Stories
2007
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
5.1/7
Robbie and Donner's wedding is interrupted when Donner is kidnapped by aliens. Robbie saves the day again though with the help of his friends and an a...
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Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
2015
An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
7/1
The show will celebrate not only their sketch characters, but also, for the first time, will introduce the real Harry and Paul, who appear almost live...
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An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
6.562/6756
Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
2010
Fry and Laurie Reunited
6.8/6
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie reunite for a TV special to mark the 30th anniversary of their partnership.
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Fry and Laurie Reunited
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
8.008/23047
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts...
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
Finding Neverland
7.318/3726
During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life...
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Finding Neverland
2018
King of Thieves
5.5/453
London, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in Britis...
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King of Thieves
1998
The Fast Show Live
8/4
Recorded live at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 1998, The Fast Show Live features all of the original cast of the highly successful sketch series (Car...
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The Fast Show Live
2018
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
7.1/20
It's not 1985 anymore...it's 1986, and Chuck Steel is 'the best God damn cop on the force' according to his long suffering boss, Captain Jack Schitt....
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Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
2019
The Personal History of David Copperfield
6.412/534
A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chron...
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The Personal History of David Copperfield
1999
Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
0/0
A look at how the Fast Show developed into one of TV's most successful series, with contributions from the creators, writers, cast and some famous fan...
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Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
1992
The Weekenders
8.5/2
Two friends search for a quality sausage at an open air meat festival.
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The Weekenders
2000
Kevin & Perry Go Large
4.997/158
When stubborn, spotty Kevin and his equally hopeless best friend Perry go on holiday to the party island Ibiza, they see it as their big chance to bec...
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Kevin & Perry Go Large
2010
Burke & Hare
6.078/508
Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.
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Burke & Hare
2014
Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s
7/1
As part of the BBC2 50th anniversary celebrations comedians Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse were commissioned to produce this spoof history of the c...
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Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s
2020
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
6.5/2
Bono estente! It's been over 25 years since quickfire sketch show classic The Fast Show first hit our screens, and what better way to celebrate its en...
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The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
2003
The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour
8/3
The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour (2003)
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The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour
2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
8.4/4
Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash discuss the creation of The Royle Family, with a look behind the scenes at the production of the show and interviews wi...
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The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2020
The Fast Show: More Blooming Catchphrases
0/0
Celebrating more of the comedy magic that made The Fast Show such a success in the 90s, taking a deeper dive into the archives to unearth stories behi...
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The Fast Show: More Blooming Catchphrases
2026
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
7.7/26
Featuring interviews from members of the casting, production design, costume design, and creature effects teams, follow the behind-the-scenes journey...
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