Which stand-up comedian has the real name of Royston Vasey?
The League of Gentlemen series. For television, Spent was renamed Royston Vasey - the given name of comedian Roy Chubby Brown, who appears in the series, notably as the Mayor of Royston Vasey in series 2. Along with "The Fast Show", the series is credited with the revival of the sketch show format in BBC comedy. Its influence can be seen on later series, particularly "Little Britain" (the first series of which was directed by Steve Bendelack and script-edited by Gatiss). Filming took place mainly on location in the north Derbyshire town of Hadfield and consequently had no live audience. A laugh track was
Royston Vasey Royston Vasey Royston Vasey is a fictional town in the BBC television comedy series "The League of Gentlemen". It was filmed in Hadfield, Derbyshire in England and is based on Alston, Cumbria. The preceding radio series "On the Town with the League of Gentlemen" was set in the equally fictional and almost identical town of Spent. Royston Vasey draws on the upbringing of all the League's members - Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson - all of whom were raised in the north of England. Royston Vasey is the real name of British stand-up comedian Roy 'Chubby'