Roy Chubby Brown

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Roy Chubby Brown (born Royston Vasey; 3 February 1945) is an English stand-up comedian whose act consists of blue humour, constant profanity, a free speaking style and lack of concern for political correctness.Prior to his entertainment career, Vasey had a rough upbringing and left home at the age of fourteen, moving from job to job, eventually ending up imprisoned.

Once released, he began his performing career alongside his cousins as a drummer in their band The Pipelines, who mainly featured at working men's clubs.

When the group split, Vasey formed a comedy duo with a fellow ex-Pipelines bandmate.

The duo named themselves 'Alcock and Brown', as they shared the same surnames of the pilots of the first transatlantic flight, therefore wearing goggles during their performance.

The group eventually disbanded, with Vasey continuing as a comedic act by himself, retaining the goggles. In 1972, Vasey's manager asked him whether he would try performing blue comedy, to which Vasey agreed.

His initial performances as 'Roy "Chubby" Brown' were met with offended attendees, mainly Vasey being assaulted and sworn at.

He eventually began to perform at larger venues, with his breakthrough coming in 1990, as Universal Pictures signed him to a home video contract, where he would release concerts annually every Christmas, eventually going on to sell 250,000 copies.

They would also release U.F.O. in 1993, a film about Vasey's character being kidnapped by aliens.

In 1995, his parody of Living Next Door to Alice hit the UK charts.

From 1999, he starred in The League of Gentlemen as the town's mayor, of which the (fictional) town was named 'Royston Vasey'. He released his most recent home release in 2017, and continues to perform concerts in the United Kingdom, and occasionally overseas at British tourist destinations.

As well as his stand-up performances, Vasey also releases music albums.

Early life

Vasey was born at 78 Broadway in Grangetown, Middlesbrough in the North Riding of Yorkshire and has a sister named Barbara. He left home at the age of fourteen, spent time living rough, and moved from job-to-job, at one point joining the Merchant Navy. He became homeless and for some time slept in a fishing boat in Redcar. In 2011, he said "I was more or less living off scraps. Then I got arrested and taken to a detention centre and then I got borstal, then I went to jail just being a complete and utter ****hole really."

Whilst in prison, Vasey read I Owe Russia $1200 by Bob Hope, which made him decide he wanted to be a stand-up comic. When he saw Ken Dodd perform live, he thought he was so good it inspired him to try comedy himself.

Vasey formed a comedy duo with a fellow ex-Pipelines band member. The duo named themselves Alcock and Brown, as they shared surnames with the pilots of the first transatlantic flight, wearing goggles during their performance. The group eventually disbanded, with Vasey continuing as a comedic act by himself; however the goggles stayed, and became a permanent part of his image.

Vasey's manager asked him whether he would try performing blue comedy, to which he agreed. In 1971, he took to the stage and said, "Good evening! My wife's got two cunts and I'm one of them." Vasey has said he was nearly beaten up, but that following that performance: "I knew I had something. I took the building site mentality and banter and took it to the stage. I was the first person ever to say the 'C' word on stage in the UK. To be honest, I never looked back."

Personal life

Vasey has seven children from three marriages. He met his current wife Helen in Scarborough in the late-1990s, and lives with her and their two children in Tetney, Lincolnshire.

Vasey was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2002 and had a vocal cord removed.

In 2006, he released an autobiography titled Common as Muck: The Autobiography of Roy 'Chubby' Brown. In December 2011, he self-published a collection of memoirs from his life and career called It's Funny Being Me.

Vasey is a supporter of Middlesbrough Football Club. He is a co-owner of the racehorse Rasaman.

In 2003, Vasey was fined £200 in Blackpool for assaulting a heckler by pulling him from his seat, dragging him across the floor and proceeding to attack him with a golf umbrella. Brown later claimed, "I just wanted the man to stop swearing and being abusive in front of women and children who were on the pier."

In 2014, Vasey was fined for reading The Sun newspaper whilst driving on the A19 road in North Yorkshire.

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Career

Vasey appeared on the UK television talent show New Faces as Roy Chubby Brown in the 1970s, finishing second to a country and western band. Since uttering the word 'arse' during his interview, he failed the audition for another television talent show, Opportunity Knocks.

Brown's image is portrayed by a clown-like stage costume, a multi-coloured patchwork jacket and trousers, a white shirt, a red bow tie, and moccasin slippers.

Brown's live broadcasts are rarely seen on television; however, a Brown show called Roy Chubby Brown: Britain's Rudest Comedian was broadcast on Channel 4 in May 2007.

Brown produced U.F.O., a science fiction film starring Roger Lloyd-Pack and Sara Stockbridge in 1993. Empire branded the film "a stand-up show," allowing the comedian to tell his sexist jokes to a race of aliens accusing him of being a misogynist" and rating it 1/5. In Robin Sheppard's film adaptation of Richard Milward's novel Apples, Brown voiced a talking lamppost.

He began to appear at larger venues, with his breakthrough coming in 1990 when Universal Pictures securing him to a home video platform, where he would continue to perform concerts on a daily basis until reaching 250,000 copies.

His most recent UK release was in 2019, and he continues to perform concerts in the United Kingdom and occasionally in foreign destinations.

Vasey was the town's mayor in the second series of The League of Gentlemen. Royston Vasey, the fictional town where the characters were based, had been named from the beginning.

"Life Next Door to Alice" is one of Alice's most well-known songs (Who says Alice? )" is a cover version of "Life Next Door to Alice," was released by Smokie. The record stood for 27 weeks in the UK Singles Chart, selling 400,000 copies and peaking at number 3 in August 1995. In the winter of 1996, Ray Hedges wrote "A Rocking Good Christmas" on his own; this reached number 51. Brown has also released two albums, Take Fat and Party (1995) and Fat Out of Hell (1996), which reached positions 29 and 67 in the UK Albums Chart respectively.

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