1. John Richard Hegley was born on 1 October 1953 and is an English performance poet, comedian, musician and songwriter.
10 Facts About John Hegley
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John Hegley has a reputation for wry and surreal humour, mostly performance-oriented or designed for younger audiences, and often sung or accompanied by music he himself plays; his material incorporates "a mix of anecdotes, jokes, idiosyncratic observations, confessions and surreal narratives".
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John Hegley was brought up in Luton and later Bristol, where he attended Rodway School.
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John Hegley has French ancestry and claims he is descended from the composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.
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John Hegley's paternal grandmother was a dancer with the Folies Bergere.
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John Hegley began his performing career at London's Comedy Store in 1980, and toured as one half of The Brown Paper Bag Brothers with Otiz Cannelloni.
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John Hegley received national exposure when he appeared with his backing band the Popticians on Carrott's Lib in 1983, and recorded two sessions for John Peel in 1983 and 1984.
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John Hegley frequently performs live and is a regular at the Edinburgh Festival.
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John Hegley's stage act includes elements of poetry, music, comedy and references to Luton Town Football Club.
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John Hegley performed these shows in 2010 with other performers, including comic Mackenzie Taylor, talking about mental illness.