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	''' Peter Goodwright''' (12 May 1936<ref>{{cite book\|title=International Film and TV Year Book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dZxmAAAAMAAJ\|year=1979\|publisher=Screen International, King Publications Limited\|page=484}}</ref> – 2 November 2020) was an English comedic impressionist. He appeared on the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] impressions show ''[[Who Do You Do?]]'' in the 1970s.<ref name=RadioTimes>{{cite book\|last=Lewisohn\|first=Mark\|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy\|publisher=BBC Books\|year=1998\|page=816\|isbn=978-0-563-36977-6}}</ref> Goodwright was born in [[Haslington]], [[Cheshire]].		\| image = Peter Goodwright.jpg
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			''' Peter Goodwright''' (12 May 1936<ref>{{cite book\|title=International Film and TV Year Book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dZxmAAAAMAAJ\|year=1979\|publisher=Screen International, King Publications Limited\|page=484}}</ref> – 2 November 2020) was an English comedic impressionist. He appeared on the [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] impressions show ''[[w:Who Do You Do?\|Who Do You Do?]]'' in the 1970s.<ref name=RadioTimes>{{cite book\|last=Lewisohn\|first=Mark\|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy\|publisher=BBC Books\|year=1998\|page=816\|isbn=978-0-563-36977-6}}</ref> Goodwright was born in [[w:Haslington\|Haslington]], [[w:Cheshire\|Cheshire]].

	==Career==		==Career==
	Goodwright has been referred to as "the godfather of impressionists".<ref name="Stirling2011">{{cite book\|author=John Stirling\|title=Never Work with Children Or Animals\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y4g_xkunzDMC&pg=PA58\|date=12 May 2011\|publisher=Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks\|isbn=978-0-9565102-9-7\|pages=58}}</ref> On radio in the 1950s, he appeared in ''[[The Clitheroe Kid]]'' and the last episode of ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''; where he impersonated Tony Hancock as he specialised in impersonating radio performers.<ref name="Stirling2011"/> As well as ''Who Do You Do?'', he made several television appearances, including on ''[[Jokers Wild (TV series)\|Jokers Wild]]''. He was a panel member on the [[BBC Radio 2]] comedy game ''The Impressionists'' and appeared on the ''[[Royal Variety Performance]]'' in 1987. He worked with [[Harry Enfield]] in the spoof documentary biopic ''[[Norbert Smith: A Life]]'' in 1989, and also appeared on stage in farces by [[Ray Cooney]].<ref>[https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/9597/peter-goodwright-dies Bruce Dessau, "Comedian/Impressionist Peter Goodwright Dies", ''Beyond the Joke'', 3 November 2020]. Retrieved 3 November 2020</ref>		Goodwright has been referred to as "the godfather of impressionists".<ref name="Stirling2011">{{cite book\|author=John Stirling\|title=Never Work with Children Or Animals\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y4g_xkunzDMC&pg=PA58\|date=12 May 2011\|publisher=Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks\|isbn=978-0-9565102-9-7\|pages=58}}</ref> On radio in the 1950s, he appeared in ''[[The Clitheroe Kid]]'' and the last episode of ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''; where he impersonated Tony Hancock as he specialised in impersonating radio performers.<ref name="Stirling2011"/> As well as ''Who Do You Do?'', he made several television appearances, including on ''[[w:Jokers Wild (TV series)\|Jokers Wild]]''. He was a panel member on the [[w:BBC Radio 2\|BBC Radio 2]] comedy game ''The Impressionists'' and appeared on the ''[[w:Royal Variety Performance\|Royal Variety Performance]]'' in 1987. He worked with [[w:Harry Enfield\|Harry Enfield]] in the spoof documentary biopic ''[[w:Norbert Smith: A Life\|Norbert Smith: A Life]]'' in 1989, and also appeared on stage in farces by [[w:Ray Cooney\|Ray Cooney]].<ref>[https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/9597/peter-goodwright-dies Bruce Dessau, "Comedian/Impressionist Peter Goodwright Dies", ''Beyond the Joke'', 3 November 2020]. Retrieved 3 November 2020</ref>

	His death, aged 84, was reported in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/11/03/47232/peter_goodwright_dies_at_84\|title=Peter Goodwright dies at 84\|website=chortle.co.uk\|date=3 November 2020\|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref>		His death, aged 84, was reported in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/11/03/47232/peter_goodwright_dies_at_84\|title=Peter Goodwright dies at 84\|website=chortle.co.uk\|date=3 November 2020\|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref>

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{{short description|English comedian}}
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''' Peter Goodwright''' (12 May 1936<ref>{{cite book|title=International Film and TV Year Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dZxmAAAAMAAJ|year=1979|publisher=Screen International, King Publications Limited|page=484}}</ref> – 2 November 2020) was an English comedic impressionist. He appeared on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] impressions show ''[[Who Do You Do?]]'' in the 1970s.<ref name=RadioTimes>{{cite book|last=Lewisohn|first=Mark|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy|publisher=BBC Books|year=1998|page=816|isbn=978-0-563-36977-6}}</ref> Goodwright was born in [[Haslington]], [[Cheshire]].

==Career==
Goodwright has been referred to as "the godfather of impressionists".<ref name="Stirling2011">{{cite book|author=John Stirling|title=Never Work with Children Or Animals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y4g_xkunzDMC&pg=PA58|date=12 May 2011|publisher=Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks|isbn=978-0-9565102-9-7|pages=58}}</ref> On radio in the 1950s, he appeared in ''[[The Clitheroe Kid]]'' and the last episode of ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''; where he impersonated Tony Hancock as he specialised in impersonating radio performers.<ref name="Stirling2011"/> As well as ''Who Do You Do?'', he made several television appearances, including on ''[[Jokers Wild (TV series)|Jokers Wild]]''. He was a panel member on the [[BBC Radio 2]] comedy game ''The Impressionists'' and appeared on the ''[[Royal Variety Performance]]'' in 1987. He worked with [[Harry Enfield]] in the spoof documentary biopic ''[[Norbert Smith: A Life]]'' in 1989, and also appeared on stage in farces by [[Ray Cooney]].<ref>[https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/9597/peter-goodwright-dies Bruce Dessau, "Comedian/Impressionist Peter Goodwright Dies", ''Beyond the Joke'', 3 November 2020]. Retrieved 3 November 2020</ref>

His death, aged 84, was reported in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/11/03/47232/peter_goodwright_dies_at_84|title=Peter Goodwright dies at 84|website=chortle.co.uk|date=3 November 2020|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id= 0329577|name=Peter Goodwright}}
* {{Discogs artist|Peter Goodwright}}

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