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Paul Shearer

English actor and journalist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Paul Shearer is an English actor, best known for his roles in The Fast Show and The Russ Abbot Show.[3] Together with Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, and Hugh Laurie, Shearer was a member of the Cambridge University's Footlights ensemble which won the first ever Perrier Comedy Award in 1981.[4] As of 2024, Shearer works as a property journalist.[5]

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Personal life and education

Shearer attended Lancing College between 1973 and 1978. He graduated from St John's College, Cambridge in 1981 with a degree in computer science.[6] After graduating he lived in a flat with Peter Cook and Hugh Laurie.[7] He married actor Vicky Licorish in 1994.[8] On 30 October 2024, their 25-year-old child Cal Shearer, who was transgender, non-binary and autistic, was found dead in their dorm room at St John's College, Oxford, in an apparent suicide by hanging.[9][10]

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Footlights

On the Footlight committee, Shearer held the position of "Club Falconer", which, according to Fry, "went back to the days when the Footlights were quartered in Falcon Yard."[11] He partnered with Nick Hytner in a sketch Graffiti on the Wall. He also wrote for A Sense of Nonsense and The Cellar Tapes.[12]

Television

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A selection of television appearances include:

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Also, Les Dennis Laughter Show,[32] Abracadabra – children's comedy,[33] CHBC,[34] The Max Headroom Show and Who Dares Wins.

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Radio

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Theatre

1988: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves at Cambridge Arts Theatre[46] 1991: Teechers at Duke's Theatre[47]

Writing

Shearer was a writer on the following shows:

  • 1982: There's Nothing to Worry About
  • 1983 – 1984: Alfresco
  • 1985: Once Upon a Time… BBC Radio 4[48]
  • 1994: The Fast Show
  • 1994: Nice Day at the Office – sitcom for BBC[49]
  • 1995: If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? – Radio 4 comedy[50]
  • 1999 – 2001: See It Saw It children's game show for BBC One[51]
  • 2011: Kees & Co

As a property journalist Shearer has written for The Financial Times,[52] The Times[53] and France Magazine.

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See also

  • Fry, Stephen The Fry Chronicles (2011) Pub. Penguin ISBN 0-7181-5791-5

References

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