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Norman Lovett was well into his thirties before he decided to be a stand-up comedian.
"Norman Lovett and Kitty" - Edinburgh Fringe 2003
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 Norman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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 BBC - Comedy Guide - I, Lovett
Norman Lovett was born in 1946 and brought up in the Essex seaside town of Clacton.
Lovett's delivery is slow, thoughtful and full of dangerously long pauses, and his material blends surrealism with a bizarre logic.
The sitcom I, Lovett had a similarly surreal edge, with the comic casting himself as an eccentric inventor who lives in a world created by his own imagination, where his constant companion is a talking dog, Dirk, and where inanimate objects - paintings, his letter-box and more - also speak to him.
www.bbc.co.uk /comedy/guide/articles/i/ilovett_1299001610.shtml   (249 words)

  
 Comedian: Norman Lovett
Alternative comedy pioneer Lovett knows a thing or two about delivery - his masterful use of the pause and his bemused avuncular persona is a textbook example of commanding an audience's attention with underplayed authority, rather than belligerent shouting.
Norman Lovett is a comedy genius, he has the rare ability to be hilarious without really doing anything at all.
Norman Lovett could never not be funny, I don't believe it, he's brilliant.
www.chortle.co.uk /comics/nlovett.html   (381 words)

  
 Dragon*Con Biography: [Norman Lovett]
Norman was well into his thirties before he decided to be a stand-up comedian.
Norman's TV appearances include roles on The Young Ones, The Tube, Weekend In Wallop, Baby Baby, Don't Miss Wax, Happy Families, Just For Laughs, Gordon the Gopher, Eastenders and his own series, I, Lovett.
Norman has had sellout dates in "The Lovett & Barrie" stand-up tour with Red Dwarf co-star Chris Barrie, sellout seasons of solo stand-up shows at Edinburgh Festival, and he's a regular contributor on The Fred McCauley Show, on BBC Radio Scotland.
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 Norman_Lovett encyclopedia and info, forum and guides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Norman Lovett (born October 31, 1946) is a British stand-up comedian and actor, best known for the role of Holly in Red Dwarf during the 1st, 2nd and 8th series, along with the final episode of the 7th series.
He has made a number of acting appearences such as The Ghost of Christmas past in a TV adaptation of A Christmas Carol, Mr Follett in The History of Tom Jones and two films The Criminal and Evil Aliens, Aswell as BBC sitcom Keeping up apperances.
He is married to Fi Lovett and has two daughters; Lily and Kitty.
saint-lucia.caribbean-forum.com /encyclopedia.php?title=Norman_Lovett   (350 words)

  
 Norman Mailer | AUTHOR CATALOG
Norman Mailer was born in 1923 in Long Branch, New Jersey, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
Wounded during World War II, Lovett is an amnesiac, and much of his past is a secret to himself.
Norman Mailer's The Time of Our Time is a giant retrospective, a rich, boisterous portrait of our times seen through the fiction and reportage of one of America's greatest writers.
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 Norman Lovett -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Norman Lovett (born October 31 1946) is a (The people of Great Britain) British (Click link for more info and facts about stand-up comedian) stand-up comedian and (A theatrical performer) actor, best known for the role of Holly in (A small cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter) Red Dwarf.
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 Back in the Red
The header 'Norman Lovett' seems too dark to me, though that could be just my monitor and there are 8 options - 'Welcome' - 'Red Dwarf' - 'Goodies' - 'Biography' - 'Family' - 'Gigs' and 'Contact', each with a special picture and description when you hover on them.
Norman reminisces on the early days of Red Dwarf and how her persisted in nagging Rob, Doug and Ed to all the character of Holly to be seen as the original idea of just a voice seemed crap to Norm.
There are also some exclusive photos of Norman on the Harley from Better Than Life and with the late Ron Pember who played Rimmers taxman in the same episode.
www.backinthered.freeserve.co.uk /normanlovett.html   (506 words)

  
 The Official Norman Lovett Website - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Norman was well into his thirties before he decided to be a stand-up comedian.
Norman is playing the part of a driving test examiner in a wry, fl comedy.
Norman is working on a TV project which he is very excited about.
www.normanlovett.co.uk /biography.htm   (302 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Special Report | 1999 | 08/99 | Edinburgh Festival 99 | Live after Red Dwarf
Until then, both Charles and Norman Lovett - the face of deadpan hologram Hollie - can be seen performing their stand-up routines at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Lovett's brand of comedy starts with more mundane material, but skillfully twists it into a riveting performance.
Lovett admits he now possess one himself: "You can only really do jokes about things you have yourself and have experienced yourself," he says.
news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/special_report/1999/08/99/edinburgh_festival_99/newsid_411000/411618.stm   (1064 words)

  
 YouTube - Norman Lovett's Slideshow Show
A snapshot of 'Red Dwarf' star Norman Lovett's new show, coming to the Edinburgh Fringe 2007 and then touring the UK in Autumn 2007.
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 Holly Heaven   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Aside from his recent live stand-up performances and appearance on the Red Dwarf DVD commentary track, Norman Lovett is continuing to update his acting CV.
Norman is also up for a role in the adaptation of popular novel The Girl With The Pearl Necklace (no sniggering, you).
Meanwhile the Lovett girls - Kitty (10) and Lily (12) - are also cracking their way into the 'biz.
www.reddwarf.co.uk /archive/holly_heaven.html   (441 words)

  
 Red Dwarf - Series 1 reviewed by AllZone4DVD.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The ship's computer Holly (Lovett) creates a holographic image of a crew member to keep Lister company and Lister is horrified to discover that it's none other than Rimmer.
On a side note, the cat that Lister smuggled aboard was pregnant and over 3,000,000 years the offspring have developed into almost human form and has the ability to talk whilst still maintaining the instincts of a cat.
If you are new to the series then you would be left decidely underwhelmed by the imagery contained on this DVD but for you purists of the series, you be in heaven as it's exactly as you'd remember it.
www.allzone4dvd.net /review_details.htm?id=181   (1212 words)

  
 Red Dwarf II
Three million years from now the only living human being is Dave Lister (Craig Charles), a lowly space technician belatedly resurrected from suspended animation, only to discover that a radiation leak has killed the rest of the crew.
His shipmates are Rimmer (Chris Barrie), a holographic duplicate of Lister's dead bunkmate; Holly (Norman Lovett), the ship's AI; and Cat (Danny John-Jules), a creature that evolved from Lister's long-dead pet.
Norman Lovett delivers some of the best one-liners as the ever-droll Holly.
www.scifidimensions.com /Apr03/reddwarf2.htm   (573 words)

  
 Bidean FullMoon Page
Norman started the show by saying he wasn’t like other comedians, and wasn’t going to pick on members of the audience.
Actually, I think Kitty and Lily have a bright future in comedy; they’ve got the sass and the suss to be very funny, and they are not as laconic as their old man. The encore as the Black Eyed Beans was hysterical, if only for Normans jester trousers.
In between bouts of being ousted from the stage by either or both of his jailbait sprogs, Norman meandered through a subtley bizarre set of surreal observations.
www.fullmoon.angelcities.com   (910 words)

  
 South Cheshire College - Danebank Theatre
To celebrate his patronage of Dane Bank Theatre, Norman Lovett (AKA Holly), star of BBC’s Red Dwarf, will be the host for an evening of stand up comedy.
Fresh from a hectic schedule at the Edinburgh Festival, Norman will be providing his unique style of comedy for the evening.
There will also be a chance to purchase Red Dwarf merchandise on the night and Norman will be signing autographs in the bar after the show.
www.s-cheshire.ac.uk /new_scc/whatson/danebank/nov04-6.htm   (90 words)

  
 Ganymede and Titan: John's Roundup - 15/4/04   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Norman Lovett is on in Nottingham this Sunday!
I'll just directly quote from the comedy club's mailing list, I'm afraid; I had a lovely clever piece written about it with loads of hilarious snide remarks, but I just can't be arsed doing it again.
Norman Lovett, the origianl 'Holly' from Red Dwarf is appearing Just the Tonic Comedy CLub this Sunday.
www.ganymede-titan.info /news/2004/april/15-2212.html   (447 words)

  
 Red Dwarf-Series 1 (1992)
The Cat, having evolved from cats, rather than apes, has a very interesting view on life, and everything that we associate with regular cats has been amplified and extended into a human-appearing character.
According to the documentary on this disc, this character was supposed to be a voice only, but Norman Lovett convinced them to place his face on screen, giving us the Holly that we see today.
Once you have entered the four numbers, you are taken to a 5:31 cartoon spoof of the documentary.
www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Reviews.asp?ReviewID=2309   (2955 words)

  
 Observation Dome: Norman Lovett Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Most of us will have already seen the Barclays ad that's being played in every single ad break at the moment, but for the benefit of our American cousins, here's a transcript.
See if you can guess which character Norman plays...
Lovett, will you stand-up please (8) by Cappsy / 23-08-05 @ 22:07 /
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 Fully Booked   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Outside of his involvement with Funnybone (previous news here, website now available via Wormholes) Norman Lovett continues to appear at various UK venues, bringing his remarkable stand-up act to the masses.
The date is Friday, November 19th, and you can contact the box office by emailing info@danebanktheatre.co.uk or calling 01270 654677.
Norman will also be attending the latest Memorabilia event at the Birmingham NEC.
www.reddwarf.co.uk /deck01/fully_booked.html   (173 words)

  
 Quietly Asked Questions
Robert Llewellyn's first TV show was with NORMAN LOVETT in the early 80's in a show called "Book 'Em And Risk It!" I think this is very odd and surreal.
Anyhow, one of the tracks on this is "John Peel Sings The Blues Badly", a satirical piece by Norman Lovett.
Norman Lovett appeared in an episode of Keeping Up Appearances.
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 Red Dwarf Series I
Dave Lister (Craig Charles) is the lowest technician on the totem pole aboard Red Dwarf, a huge asteroid-mining vessel in the far future.
Now Lister's only companions are a holographic representation of Rimmer; Holly, (Norman Lovett) the ship's droll, sarcastic computer; and Cat (Danny John-Jules), a slickly dressed "soul brother", the great-great-whatever grandson of Frankenstein - the result of three millennia of feline evolution.
Red Dwarf is Britain's other contribution to sci-fi comedy TV (the first being the late Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy).
www.scifidimensions.com /Feb03/reddwarf1.htm   (584 words)

  
 Who is your favourite Holly?
Series one and two saw Norman Lovett as the 6000 IQ Red Dwarf computer, Holly.
From series' three to five, Hattie Haydridge took over, after making a guest appearance as Hilly at the end of series two.
We have recently seen the reappearance of Norman Lovett in series eight, but who is the best?
www.reddwarf.vote.nhspeople.net /holly.htm   (72 words)

  
 Red Dwarf — Just the Shows: Series I-IV (1988-1992) reviewed by AllZone4DVD.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Series 3 begins with the World Television Society award winning special effects episode Backwards and two major cast changes - Kryten (Robert Llewellyn substituted David Ross who was appearing on stage in a run of Flea in her Ear) joined the crew as a regular.
The other change was Holly (Norman Lovett) who was now replaced with Hilly (Hattie Hayridge) to add a feminine presence to the show.
A new production designer, Mel Bibby was brought in to upgrade the sets and contemporize the ‘feel’ of the show, while costume designer Howard Burden was employed to create a fresh look for the characters.
www.allzone4dvd.net /review_details.htm?id=1239   (1579 words)

  
 Movie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Notoriously, and entirely appropriately, the original outline for Doug Naylor and Rob Grant's comedy SF series Red Dwarf was sketched on the back of a beer mat.
He bums around the spaceship with the perpetually uptight and annoyed hologram of his dead bunkmate, Arnold Rimmer (Chris Barrie, the show's greatest comedy asset) and a creature evolved from a cat (dapper Danny John Jules).
They are guided rather haphazardly by Holly, the worryingly thick ship's computer (lugubrious Norman Lovett).
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 The Characters...in brief
Originally a Class One Hologram, sustained by a mobile light bee and a great deal of Red Dwarf's power supply, Rimmer has been converted to hard light by the Gestalt Entity Legion, allowing him at last the gift of touch.
Holly has been played by Norman Lovett, then Hattie Hayridge, and then back to Norman Lovett.
Red Dwarf, a spaceship the size of a town, takes some running and that's where Holly, a tenth-generation Al hologrammic computer with an IQ of 6000 comes in, or at least he did once.
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 DigiGuide : Norman Lovett
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 Amazon.com: Red Dwarf - Series 1 & 2 (1989): DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
They are guided rather haphazardly by Holly, the worryingly thick main computer (lugubrious Norman Lovett).
The commentaries, all featuring the four main stars of the show (Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules, and Norman Lovett) are pretty good and fairly entertaining, but not all that informative.
Most of the interaction between the guys are jokes and put-downs (usually directed at Lovett, and his bald head), with the occasional story or reminiscence.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00007JZUB?v=glance   (1903 words)

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