Rory Bremner

mm Rory over the years there has been an ever changing sea of faces and voices. What keeps you passionate about your work?

RB The challenge of entertaining new audiences, writing topical material, and of course making people laugh!

mm Which voice has given you the most pleasure?

RB Probably Nelson Mandela- one of the most unusual- or Bill Clinton. Though Michael Howard and David Blunkett still get the best response

mm When working in the corporate scene it’s a relatively quick in and out – how do you like to prepare?

RB Ideally with a bit of background on the client and the event, so you can incorporate some material that’s unique to them- tap into their world and play with the issues that they’re talking about.

mm What are your top tips for making a corporate event work between a celebrity guest and the clients audience?

RB You need to respect the audience but you have a unique licence to make them laugh about what they do. So they feel you’re on their side, aware of their work and happy to entertain them. For the time you’re with the client, you’re theirs and you should enjoy the event.
That, and having no comfort break. Nothing kills the atmosphere and sends the audience scurrying off to the bar quicker than the announcement that there will be a short ‘comfort break.’ Even the phrase makes me squirm..

mm Thank you for answering questions for the ‘Speaker Spotlight’ – what is your next project that we can look forward to?

RB A Radio 4 satire show, of course Strictly Come Dancing in the autumn. And a new translation of Orpheus for Scottish Opera