LES BUBB

Les Bubb’s unique style makes him difficult to pigeonhole… He’s been described as a talking mime; an actor; a dancer; an acrobat and a comedian. TIME-OUT suggests “he’s arguably the best, probably the most imaginative, and certainly the most accessible clown you’ll find treading – and hitting – the boards”.
His highly distinctive brand of visual humour succeeded in breaking barriers of language, and his solo-shows received international acclaim.

Les Bubb was born in Liverpool. Years of academic hyperactivity ended with the discovery of Liverpool Children’s Theatre. He then joined the Everyman Youth Theatre; the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and the Welsh College of Music & Drama.
His first taste of physical comedy was aroused in 1982 by Desmond Jones who suggested him to go Paris to explore his body further!
On an Arts Council bursary, he crossed the Channel to study with the formidable Etienne Decroux and the more flamboyant Philippe Gaulier. He practised his craft on the streets of Paris and Europe, and discovered he could use his body and make people laugh in the process.

Nowadays Les Bubb is a popular performer in TV, Cabaret & Theatre. He has toured extensively both in England and abroad. He has supported Lenny Henry; Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry; and Chas’n’ Dave. He has appeared on The Max Headroom Show, After Ten with Tarbuck, Paul Daniels Magic Show and took ‘Friday Night Live’ by storm.
Among the festivals he did are in the U.K.:
Edinburgh Festival; London International Mime Festival; Time-Out Festival; Glastonbury plus major British Fringe Festivals;
and abroad: Montreal Just For Laughs; Vancouver World Expo; Olympic Games in Barcelona; Limburg Festival; Cologne Comedy Festival; Arosa Comedy Festival; International Festival of Acrobatic Art Wuhan (China); Rio de Janeiro and many others in every part of the world.
His TV credits include:
Kansai TV (Tokyo); The Max Headroom Show (C4); Fun Factory (Sky); Fall & Rise of New Variety (LWT); What’s All This Then? (BBC1); Going Live (BBC1); Get Fresh (TSW); Friday Night Live (LWT to C4); After Ten with Tarbuck (LWT); Paul Daniels Magic Show (BBC); Ran Fun (Germany); Lippes Lachmix (Germany); Benissimo (Switzerland); HBO Special (USA); Funny People (NBC) and many others in Germany, Spain, France, Austria etc.
He also appeared in feature films such as The Comic Strip presents “Eat The Rich” (RIO FILMS); “Harry Potter Part 1 and 2”; “Invincible” (by Werner Herzog).

Other activities include Theatre tours in the U.K., Germany, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland and Austria; seasons at the Crazy Horse Saloon (Paris); corporate functions and commercials (Kleenex, Rank Xerox, Siemens Fujitsu and many others); benefits for Comic Relief; AIDS Research; Amnesty International.