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Nigel Planer
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Biography
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Nigel Planer is a British actor and writer associated with the alternative-comedy scene that developed around the Comedy Store and the Comic Strip. He became widely known through The Young Ones and The Comic Strip Presents, and his recording of “Hole in My Shoe” also reached a pop audience.
His stage career includes West End productions of Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Planer’s writing spans novels, plays, poetry and television, including the spoof actor’s autobiography I, an Actor, written with Christopher Douglas. His memoir Young Once recounts his early life and encounters with the performers who shaped 1980s British comedy.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- Associated Studios — Nigel PlanerComedy groups, television, recording, stage work and writing.
- Nigel Planer — Official websiteYoung Once memoir and early comedy context.