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Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs

Lily began her career as a pub and club entertainer, where she worked for years, building her audience and honing her talent. Lily moved from South London's Royal Vauxhall Tavern to the London Palladium, sharing the bill with Victoria Wood in 1993 and appearing there in her own show in 1994.

In June 1995 Lily took over as the Big Breakfast'S celebrity interviewer and became known to millions as the 'Queen of the Boudoir'. Since then Lily has graced (and indeed disgraced) many a famous television sofa - from Richard and Judy's to Des O'Connor's. She has also hosted her own television series - Life Swaps for BBC2 and the cult hit - Live From The Lilydrome for Granada.

In November 1996 Lily performed in front of a celebrity audience for the hilarious hour-long ITV special An Evening With Lily Savage. The show attracted over 12 million viewers and was entered for the Montreaux Festival '97 by ITV Network. The show went on to win the award for 'Most Popular Entertainment Programme' at the National Television Awards in October 1997 followed by the 'Best Entertainment Programme' Award at the British Comedy Awards in December 1997.

Lily enjoys popping up on kids' TV, ranging from Bang Bang Chicken on the popular kids' programme Pirates, to looning on The Ant And Dec Show. Other television work includes: Top Of The Pops, That's Showbusiness, Clive James, Des O'Connor, Co-host on Smash Hits Poll Winners Party '96, Late License, The Steve Wright Show, The New Statesman and Brookside.

A sell-out tour in May 1995 (also available on video Lily Savage - Live At The Garrick) was followed by a highly successful twelve-week run in the West End of Prisoner Cell Block H - The Musical. Prisoner then went on the road for a sell-out national tour.

Lily spent the summer of '96 appearing on the North Pier in Blackpool - The Lily Savage Variety Show broke box-office records and ended its four-month run at the beginning of November. This was closely followed by the launch of the video An Evening With Lily Savage, the extended version of the TV special featuring out-takes and gags TV couldn't show. Lily returned to more sell-out nights in Blackpool, this time in the 3,000 seater Opera House with Lily's Christmas Cracker which ran raucously through Christmas and New Year. She was a guest on ITV's Christmas Day extravaganza Christmas With The Stars.

1997 was an even busier year. Lily continued to do guest appearances on TV, including a dramatic entrance in punk gear at An Audience With Elton John and the occasional phone-in on Richard And Judy. From 10th March until 7th June Lily was again on tour nationally with Prisoner Cell Block H - The Musical, and no sooner was that over than she was working on the writing of her new series for BBC1, The Lily Savage Show. The six-part series was transmitted on Sundays at 10.00pm on BBC1 and ran through until 21st December. The Untransmittable Lily Savage Show was a video compilation of some of the 'untransmittable' moments of the recording of the show, released in December. A Christmas Special of Blankety Blank was screened on Boxing Day. In November 1997 Lily was voted 'Best Comedian/Comedienne' by readers of Smash Hits and then went on to be awarded 'BBC TV Personality of 1997' by the Variety Club of Great Britain.

During 1998 Lily recorded two hit series of Blankety Blank and made a much-talked-about appearance on Parkinson with Cilla Black. She wrote her book Lily Savage: A Sort of A-Z Thing which went on sale on October 29th. Lily also appeared in a sell-out nationwide tour which started on the 2nd September in Bournemouth and finished 7th November in Liverpool. A live video was recorded during the tour, Lily Savage The Live Show, which went on sale 16th November

Adding to her awards, Lily won TV Quick awards for 'Funniest Person on TV '98' and 'Best Gameshow '98' for Blankety Blank. She was also awarded 'Personality of the Year 1998' at the Scouseology Awards in Liverpool.

Lily went on to play Miss Hannigan in Annie at the Victoria Palace Theatre which ran from 15th December 1998 until 7th February 1999. She joined the National tour from 13th April 1999 in Bradford, going on to Glasgow, Edinburgh, and later in the year, Manchester, Leeds, Aberdeen and Liverpool. Another series of Blankety Blank was televised on BBC1 Aug/Sept 1999, followed by a Christmas Special. Lily was awarded 'Most Popular Entertainment Presenter' at the National Television Awards held in October 1999.

Lily rejoined Annie at the beginning of November '99 for six weeks before doing panto in Birmingham (The Hippodrome), appearing as the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In October 1999 Lily moved channels to work with Carlton Television writing and recording new programmes. The first series of Lily Live was shown on ITV in September/October 2000. Lily then returned to the theatre for her cherished role as the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton on 22nd December 2000 breaking box office records.

In the spring of 2001 Lily appeared in a new series of Blankety Blank closely followed by a second series of the Lily Live show. Lily made a spectacular appearance at the Royal Variety Performance together with Cilla Black and Barbara Windsor. They chose a scene from Gypsy and practically stole the show.

Lily had Christmas 2001 off panto, but appeared in Manchester in December 2002 as the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and in Bristol (Christmas 2003).

• Victoria Palace Theatre, London
• 17/12/04-23/01/05

Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs

Lily began her career as a pub and club entertainer, where she worked for years, building her audience and honing her talent. Lily moved from South London's Royal Vauxhall Tavern to the London Palladium, sharing the bill with Victoria Wood in 1993 and appearing there in her own show in 1994. In June 1995 Lily took over as the Big Breakfast'S celebrity interviewer and became known to millions as the 'Queen of the Boudoir'. Since then Lily has graced (and indeed disgraced) many a famous television sofa - from Richard and Judy's to Des O'Connor's. She has also hosted her own television series, Life Swaps for BBC2 and the cult hit Live From The Lilydrome for Granada. In November 1996 Lily performed in front of a celebrity audience for the hilarious hour-long ITV special An Evening With Lily Savage. The show attracted over 12 million viewers and was entered for the Montreaux Festival '97 by ITV Network. The show went on to win the award for 'Most Popular Entertainment Programme' at the National Television Awards in October 1997 followed by the 'Best Entertainment Programme' Award at the British Comedy Awards in December 1997.

Lily enjoys popping up on kids' TV, ranging from Bang Bang Chicken on the popular kids' programme Pirates, to looning on The Ant And Dec Show. Other television work includes Top Of The Pops, That's Showbusiness, Clive James, Des O'Connor, co-host on Smash Hits Poll Winners Party '96, Late Licence, The Steve Wright Show, The New Statesman and Brookside.

A sell-out tour in May 1995 (also available on video; Lily Savage - Live At The Garrick) was followed by a highly successful twelve-week run in the West End of Prisoner Cell Block H - The Musical. Prisoner then went on the road for a sell-out national tour. Lily spent the summer of '96 appearing on the North Pier in Blackpool - The Lily Savage Variety Show. This was closely followed by the launch of the video An Evening With Lily Savage, the extended version of the TV special featuring out-takes and gags TV couldn't show. Lily returned to more sell-out nights in Blackpool, this time in the 3,000 seater Opera House with Lily's Christmas Cracker which ran raucously through Christmas and New Year. She was a guest on ITV's Christmas Day extravaganza Christmas With The Stars. 1997 was an even busier year. Lily continued to do guest appearances on TV, including a dramatic entrance in punk gear at An Audience With Elton John and the occasional phone-in on Richard And Judy. Lily was again on tour nationally with Prisoner Cell Block H - The Musical, and no sooner was that over than she was working on the writing of her new series for BBC1, The Lily Savage Show. The Untransmittable Lily Savage Show was a video compilation of some of the 'untransmittable' moments of the recording of the show, released in December. A Christmas Special of Blankety Blank was screened on Boxing Day.

In November 1997 Lily was voted 'Best Comedian/Comedienne' by readers of Smash Hits and then went on to be awarded 'BBC TV Personality of 1997' by the Variety Club of Great Britain.

During 1998 Lily recorded two hit series of Blankety Blank and made a much-talked-about appearance on Parkinson with Cilla Black. She wrote her book Lily Savage: A Sort of A-Z Thing. Lily also appeared in a nationwide tour during which a live video, Lily Savage The Live Show was recorded.

Adding to her awards, Lily won TV Quick awards for 'Funniest Person on TV '98' and 'Best Gameshow '98' for Blankety Blank. She was also awarded 'Personality of the Year 1998' at the Scouseology Awards in Liverpool.

Lily went on to play Miss Hannigan in Annie at the Victoria Palace Theatre in 1998. She joined the national tour in Bradford, going on to Glasgow, Edinburgh, and later in the year, Manchester, Leeds, Aberdeen and Liverpool. Another series of Blankety Blank was televised on BBC1 in Aug/Sept 1999, followed by a Christmas Special. Lily was awarded 'Most Popular Entertainment Presenter' at the National Television Awards held in October 1999. Lily rejoined Annie at the beginning of November '99 for six weeks before doing panto in Birmingham (the Hippodrome), appearing as the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

In October 1999 Lily moved channels to work with Carlton Television, writing and recording new programmes. The first series of Lily Live was shown on ITV in 2000. Lily then returned to the theatre for her cherished role as the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton in 2000/2001. In the spring of 2001 Lily appeared in a new series of Blankety Blank, closely followed by a second series of the Lily Live show. Lily made a spectacular appearance at the Royal Variety Performance together with Cilla Black and Barbara Windsor. They chose a scene from Gypsy and practically stole the show.

Lily had Christmas 2001 off panto, but appeared in Manchester in December 2002 as the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. She is delighted to be appearing again as the Wicked Queen in Bristol this Christmas (2003).

• Hippodrome, Bristol
• 19/12/03-18/01/04

Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs

Lily began her career as a pub and club entertainer, where she worked for years, building her audience and honing her talent. Lily moved from South London's Royal Vauxhall Tavern to the London Palladium, sharing the bill with Victoria Wood in 1993 and appearing there in her own show in 1994.

In June 1995 Lily took over as the Big Breakfast'S celebrity interviewer and became known to millions as the 'Queen of the Boudoir'. Since then Lily has graced (and indeed disgraced) many a famous television sofa - from Richard and Judy's to Des O'Connor's. She has also hosted her own television series Life Swaps for BBC2 and the cult hit Live From The Lilydrome for Granada.

In November 1996 Lily performed in front of a celebrity audience for the hilarious hour-long ITV special An Evening With Lily Savage. The show attracted over 12 million viewers and was entered for the Montreaux Festival '97 by ITV Network. The show went on to win the award for 'Most Popular Entertainment Programme' at the National Television Awards in October 1997 followed by the 'Best Entertainment Programme Award' at the British Comedy Awards in December 1997.

Lily enjoys popping up on kids' TV ranging from Bang Bang Chicken on the popular kid's programme Pirates, to looning on The Ant And Dec Show. Other TV work includes Top Of The Pops, That's Showbusiness, Clive James, Des O'Connor, co-host on Smash Hit's Poll Winners Party '96, Late License, The Steve Wright Show, The New Statesman and Brookside.

A sell-out tour in May 1995 (also available on video Lily Savage - Live At The Garrick) was followed by a highly successful twelve week run in the West End of Prisoner: Cell Block H - The Musical. Prisoner then went on the road for a sell-out national tour.

Lily spent the summer of '96 appearing on the North Pier in Blackpool. The Lily Savage Variety Show broke box office records and ended its four-month run at the beginning of November. This was closely followed by the launch of the video An Evening With Lily Savage, the extended version of the TV special, featuring out-takes and gags TV couldn't show.

Lily returned to more sell-out nights in Blackpool, this time in the 3,000 seater Opera House with Lily's Christmas Cracker, which ran raucously through Christmas and New Year. She was a guest on ITV's Christmas Day extravaganza Christmas With The Stars.

1997 was an even busier year. Lily continued to do guest appearances on TV, including a dramatic entrance in punk gear at An Audience With Elton John and the occasional phone-in on Richard And Judy. From 10 March until 7 June Lily was again on tour nationally with Prisoner: Cell Block H - The Musical and no sooner was that over than she was working on the writing of her new series for BBC1, The Lily Savage Show. The six-part series was transmitted on Sundays at 10.00pm on BBC1 and ran through until 21 December.

The Untransmittable Lily Savage Show was a video compilation of some of the 'untransmittable' moments of the recording of the show released in December. A Christmas Special of Blankety Blank was screened on Boxing Day.

In November 1997 Lily was voted 'Best Comedian/Comedienne' by readers of Smash Hits and then went on to be awarded 'BBC TV Personality of 1997' by the Variety Club of Great Britain.

During 1998 Lily recorded two hit series of Blankety Blank and made a much talked about appearance on Parkinson with Cilla Black. She wrote her book Lily Savage: A Sort of A-Z Thing, which went on sale on October 29th. Lily also appeared in a sell-out nationwide tour which started on the 2nd September in Bournemouth and finished on the 7th November in Liverpool. A live video was recorded during the tour, Lily Savage The Live Show, which went on sale on the 16th November.

Adding to her awards, Lily won TV Quick awards 'Funniest Person on TV '98' and 'Best Gameshow '98' for Blankety Blank. She was also awarded 'Personality of the Year 1998' at Scouseology Awards in Liverpool.

Lily went on to play Miss Hannigan in Annie at the Victoria Palace Theatre, which ran from 15 December 1998 until 7 February 1999. She joined the national tour from 13 April 1999 in Bradford, going on to Glasgow, Edinburgh, and, later in the year, Manchester, Leeds, Aberdeen and Liverpool.

Another series of Blankety Blank was televised on BBC in August/September 1999, followed by a Christmas Special. Lily was awarded 'Most Popular Entertainment Presenter' at the National Television Awards held in October 1999.

Lily rejoined Annie at the beginning of November '99 for six weeks, before doing pantomime in Birmingham (The Hippodrome) appearing as the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

In October 1999 Lily moved channels to work with Carlton Television, writing and recording new programmes. The first series of Lily Live was shown on ITV in September/October 2000. Lily then returned to the theatre for her cherished role as the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton on 22 December, breaking box office records.

In the spring of 2001 Lily appeared in a new series of Blankety Blank, closely followed by a second series of the Lily Live show. Lily made a spectacular appearance at the Royal Variety Performance together with Cilla Black and Barbara Windsor. They chose a scene from Gypsy and practically stole the show.

Lily had Christmas 2001 off pantomime, but will be appearing in Manchester in December 2002 as the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Another series of Blankety Blank, which was recorded towards the end of 2001, has been screened on ITV this year.

• Opera House, Manchester
• 19/12/02-12/01/03

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

"Sniff… Sniff… What's that I smell? Not children I hope? I haven't always been catching children you know! I used to look after them in the orphanage in Annie when I was Miss Hannigan. Come Christmas time I shall become the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and have a marvellous time frightening more children and spoiling Snow White's fun. Ha! Ha! Ha!"

Paul O'Grady is best known for his creation of the outrageous 'blonde bombsite' Lily Savage. Lily began her career as a pub and club entertainer, where she worked for years building her audience and honing her talent. In 1993 Lily shared the bill with Victoria Wood at the London Palladium and appeared there in her own show the following year. In 1996 Lily performed in front of a celebrity audience for the TV special An Evening With Lily Savage. The show went on to win the award for Most Popular Entertainment Programme at the National Television Awards and Best Entertainment Programme Award at the British Comedy Awards.

Lily has appeared in a string of sell out theatrical shows over recent years. In 1996 The Lily Savage Variety Show on the North Pier in Blackpool broke box-office records with its four-month run and was followed by more sell-out nights at Blackpool's Opera House with Lily's Christmas Cracker and The Lily Savage Show national tour in 1988. She starred in the West End adaptation of Prisoner Cell Block H - the Musical and as Miss Hannigan in Annie at the Victoria Palace Theatre. Last year Lily played the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in Southampton, a role she will be reprising this Christmas at Manchester's Opera House. Late last year Lily appeared on stage at the Royal Variety Performance in a comedy excerpt from Gypsy together with Cilla Black and Barbara Windsor.

Lily's TV career took off in 1995 when she joined The Big Breakfast as celebrity interviewer and became known to millions as the 'Queen of the Boudoir'. Since then Lily has graced (and indeed disgraced) many a famous television sofa - from Richard and Judy's to Des O'Connor's. She has hosted several of her own television series - Live from the Lilydrome, Life Swaps, The Lily Savage Show, Lily Live and of course Blankety Blank.

Lily was awarded Most Popular Entertainment Presenter at the National Television Awards in 1999. She was voted Best Comedian/Comedienne by readers of Smash Hits and awarded BBC TV Personality of 1997 by the Variety Club of Great Britain. In 1998 Lily won TV Quick awards for Funniest Person on TV and Best Gameshow for Blankety Blank. Lily was also awarded Personality of the Year 1998 at the Scouseology Awards in Liverpool. In 1998 Lily even found time to write her first book Lily Savage: A sort of A to Z Thing.

Paul O'Grady as himself has made two ground breaking travel shows for ITV - Paul O'Grady's Orient and Paul O'Grady's America, winner of a Gold Medal at New York Festivals 2001. His next TV project is to be Eyes Down, a new sitcom for the BBC to be shown next year.

• London Palladium
• 16/09-07/12/02

Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs

Lily began her career as a pub and club entertainer, where she worked for many years, building her audience and honing her talent. Lily moved from South London Royal Vauxhall Tavern to the London Palladium sharing the bill with Victoria Wood in 1993 and appearing there in her own show in 1994.

In June 1995 Lily took over as the BIG BREAKFAST'S celebrity interviewer and became known to millions as the "Queen of the Boudoir". Since then Lily has graced (and indeed disgraced) many famous television sofas from Richard and Judy's to Des O'Connor's. She has also hosted her own television series - LIFE SWAPS for BBC2 and the cult hit - LIVE FROM THE LILYDROME for Granada.

In November 1996 Lily performed in front of a celebrity audience for the hilarious hour-long ITV special AN EVENING WITH LILY SAVAGE. The show attracted over 12 million viewers and was entered for the Montreaux Festival '97 by ITV Network. The show went on to win the award for "Most Popular Entertainment Programme" at the National Television Awards in October 1997 followed by the "Best Entertainment Programme Award" at the British Comedy Awards in December 1997.

Lily enjoys popping up on kids TV ranging from Bang Bang Chicken on the popular kid's programme PIRATES, to looning on THE ANT AND DEC SHOW. Other television work includes: TOP OF THE POPS, THAT'S SHOWBUSINESS, CLIVE JAMES, DES O'CONNOR, Co-host on SMASH HIT'S POLL WINNERS PARTY '96, LATE LICENSE, THE STEVE WRIGHT SHOW, THE NEW STATESMAN and BROOKSIDE.

A sell-out tour in May 1995 (also available on video LILY SAVAGE - LIVE AT THE GARRICK) was followed with a highly successful twelve week run in the West End of PRISONER CELL BLOCK H - THE MUSICAL. PRISONER then went on the road for a sell-out national tour.

Lily spent the summer of '96 appearing on the North Pier in Blackpool - THE LILY SAVAGE VARIETY SHOW broke box-office records and ended its four month run at the beginning of November. This was closely followed by the launch of the video AN EVENING WITH LILY SAVAGE, the extended version of the TV special featuring out-takes and gags TV couldn't show.

Lily returned to more sell-out nights in Blackpool, this time in the 3,000 seater Opera House with LILY'S CHRISTMAS CRACKER which ran raucously through Christmas and New Year. She was a guest on ITV's Christmas Day extravaganza CHRISTMAS WITH THE STARS.

1997 was an even busier year. Lily continued to do guest appearances on TV, including a dramatic entrance in punk gear at AN AUDIENCE WITH ELTON JOHN and the occasional phone-in on RICHARD AND JUDY. From March until June Lily was again on tour nationally with PRISONER CELL BLOCK H - THE MUSICAL and no sooner was that over than she was working on the writing of her new series for BBC1, THE LILY SAVAGE SHOW. The six-part series was transmitted on BBC1 and ran through until December. THE UNTRANSMITTABLE LILY SAVAGE SHOW was a video compilation of some of the untransmittable moments of the recording of the show released in December. A Christmas Special of Blankety Blank was screened on Boxing Day.

In November 1997 Lily was voted "Best Comedian/Comedienne" by readers of Smash Hits and then went on to be awarded "BBC TV Personality of 1997" by the Variety Club of Great Britain.

During 1998 Lily recorded two hit series of BLANKETY BLANK and made a much talked about appearance on PARKINSON with Cilla Black. She wrote her book Lily Savage: A Sort of A to Z Thing which went on sale on October 29th. Lily also appeared in a sell-out nationwide tour which started on the September in Bournemouth and finished in November in Liverpool. A live video was recorded during the tour, LILY SAVAGE THE LIVE SHOW.

Adding to her awards, Lily won TV Quick Awards "Funniest Person on TV '98" and "Best Gameshow '98" for BLANKETY BLANK. She has also been awarded "Personality of the Year 1998" at Scouseology Awards in Liverpool.

Lily was nominated for the "Top BBC1 Comedy Personality" at the British Comedy Awards 1998.

Lily went on to play Miss Hannigan in ANNIE at the Victoria Palace theatre which ran from December 1998 until February 1999. She joined the national tour from April 1999 in Bradford, going on to Glasgow, Edinburgh, and later in the year Manchester, Leeds, Aberdeen and Liverpool.

A new series of BLANKETY BLANK has just been televised on BBC1 and a Christmas Special follows. Lily was awarded "Most Popular Entertainment Presenter" at the National Television Awards held in October 1999.

Lily rejoined ANNIE at the beginning of November for six weeks before coming to the Birmingham Hippodrome to appear as the Wicked Queen in SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS.

• Birmingham Hippodrome
• 22/12/99-15/01/00

Stonewall Equality Show

How did you spend your last birthday?
Drunk.

Do you ever lie about your age?
Never. I'm 31 and proud of it.

Who is the oldest person you know?
Thora Hird.

Name any six people you would like to have round for dinner.
Ozzy Osbourne, George Melly, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mo Mowlam, Judy Finnegan and Liz Dawn.

What is your favourite celebratory drink or meal?
Cider and fish & chips from a Yorkshire chippie.

Where did you spend your most memorable holiday?
In a cell in Manila.

What is your favourite television programme?
Of all time? The Avengers, of course!

What single change would contribute most to equality for lesbians, gays and bisexuals?
Free plastic surgery.

What is your favourite flower?
The triffid.

Where will you be on New Year's Eve this year?
On me back.

• Royal Albert Hall, London
• 28/11/99

Annie

Lily began her career as a pub and club entertainer at what was, for many years, South London's premier dinner and dance venue The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, where she worked for many years building her audience and honing her talent. From there she went across the Thames to the London Palladium, sharing the bill with Victoria Wood in 1993 and in her own show in 1994.

Television snapped her up and in 1995 Lily took over as the Big Breakfast's celebrity interviewer and became known to millions as the "Queen of the Boudoir". She made two television series Life Swaps for BBC2 and the cult hit Live From The Lilydrome for Granada. She has made many guest appearances on a cornucopia of shows from That's Showbusiness, Clive James, Des O'Connor, not forgetting Richard and Judy, to The New Statesman and Brookside as well as the kid's shows Pirates and The Ant and Dec Show. Lily has hosted Late Licence, Top of the Pops and the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party. In 1996 Lily performed in front of a star studded audience for the award winning ITV special An Evening With Lily Savage watched by over 12 million viewers.

She still found time to go on the road and had a sell-out stand-up tour in 1995 as well as a highly successful twelve week run in the West End with the debut of Prisoner Cell Block H - The Musical. Prisoner went on the road in early '96 for a sell-out national tour.

Lily spent the summer of '96 in Blackpool - The Lily Savage Variety Show broke box-office records at the North Pier during its four-month run. She couldn't stay away and spent Christmas at Blackpool's Opera House with Lily's Christmas Cracker which ran raucously through to the New Year. She was a guest on ITV's Christmas Day extravaganza Christmas With The Stars.

1997 saw Lily on the road again for another successful Prisoner tour and no sooner was that over than she wrote and starred in the new series for BBC1, The Lily Savage Show. 8 million viewers saw the six-part series every Sunday night leading up to Christmas. She made her Blankety Blank debut on Boxing Day with her Christmas Special and a dramatic drunken appearance at Elton John's Audience With...

This year Lily has made two hit series' of Blankety Blank as well as her much talked about Parkinson Show appearance with Cilla Black. She has also gone into print for the first time with her book Lily Savage - a sort of A to Z thing, which came out in October. It's Lily's guide to life, packed with tips such as how to vomit in public places without being seen and her best hangover cures as well as her views on everything from pan pipes to poison and goatees to Ulrika Jonson.

There is also a new video out Lily Savage - The Live Show which was recorded in Edinburgh during her recent sell-out tour.

Recent Awards include: Most Popular Entertainment Programme - National Television Awards - October 1997, Best Entertainment Programme - British Comedy Awards - December 1997. Both of these were awarded for An Evening With Lily Savage.

Best Comedian / Comedienne - readers of Smash Hits - November 1997. BBC TV Personality of 1997 - Variety Club of Great Britain. Funniest Person on TV and Best Gameshow of 1998 - TV Quick Awards 1998.

• Victoria Palace, London
• 15/12/98-07/02/99

The Royal Variety Performance 1998

• Lyceum Theatre, London
• 07/12/98

The Lily Savage Show

Television snapped her up and in 1995 Lily took over as the Big Breakfast's celebrity interviewer and became known to millions as the "Queen of the Boudoir". She made two television series - Life Swaps for BBC2 and the cult hit - Live From The Lilydrome for Granada. She has made guest appearances on a cornucopia of shows from That's Showbusiness, Clive James and Des O'Connor, not forgetting Richard and Judy, to The New Statesman and Brookside as well as the kid's shows Pirates and The Ant and Dec Show. Lily has hosted Late Licence, Top of the Pops and the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party. In 1996 Lily performed in front of a star-studded audience for the award winning ITV special An Evening With Lily Savage watched by over 12 million viewers.

She still had time to go on the road and had a sell-out stand-up tour in 1995 as well as a highly successful twelve week run in the West End with the debut of Prisoner Cell Block H - The Musical. Prisoner then went on the road in early '96 for a sell-out national tour.

Lily spent the summer of '96 in Blackpool - The Lily Savage Variety Show broke box-office records at the North Pier during its four-month run. She couldn't stay away and spent Christmas at Blackpool's Opera House with Lily's Christmas Cracker which ran raucously through to the New Year. She was a guest on ITV's Christmas Day extravaganza Christmas With The Stars.

1997 saw Lily on the road again for another successful Prisoner tour and no sooner was that over than she wrote and starred in her new series for BBC1, The Lily Savage Show. 8 million viewers saw the six-part series every Sunday night leading up to Christmas. She made her Blankety Blank debut on Boxing Day with her Christmas Special and a dramatic drunken appearance at Elton John's Audience With...

This year Lily has made two hit series of Blankety Blank as well as her much talked about Parkinson Show appearance with Cilla Black. In between Blankety Blank and this tour she has been working hard writing her book, Lily Savage's A to Z Sort of Thing, which will be out in October. It's Lily's guide to life, packed with tips such as how to vomit in public places without being seen and her best hangover cures as well as her views on everything from goatees to semen stains and pan pipes to Ulrika Jonson.

After this tour Lily will be appearing in the West End and then taking an exotic holiday. If Marbella is full then Carol Vorderman's camper van is at her disposal.

• On tour
• 02/09-07/11/98

Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Lily began her career as a pub and club entertainer, moving from South London's Royal Vauxhall Tavern to the London Palladium, sharing the bill with Victoria Wood in 1993 and appearing there in her own show in 1994.

Lily Savage has graced (and indeed disgraced) many a famous television sofa - from Richard and Judy's to Des O'Connor's. She has also hosted her own television series - 'Life Swaps' for BBC2 and the cult hit - 'Live From The Lilydrome' for Granada.

After a sell-out tour in May 1995, followed by a West End run of 'Prisoner Cell Block H - The Musical', Lily then went on the road for a sell-out national tour, revived again in 1997. 'The Lily Savage Variety Show' broke all box office records in Blackpool in '96, a year which also saw the hilarious ITV award winning special 'An Evening with Lily Savage'.

Her new series for the BBC 'The Lily Savage Show' is being transmitted this autumn.

• London Palladium
• 23/11/97

Lily's Christmas Cracker

• Opera House, Blackpool
• 20-31/12/96

The Lily Savage Show

Since then Lily has graced (and, indeed, disgraced) many a famous television sofa - from Richard and Judy's to Des O'Connor's. She has hosted her own television series, Lifeswaps, for BBC2, along with the cult hit Live From The Lilydrome, with Granada. Additionally, Lily recently recorded a celebrity-strewn Evening With Lily Savage for ITV. She enjoys popping up on children's television, from playing Bang Bang Chicken on the popular kids' programme Pirates, to looning on The Ant & Dec Show. Other television work includes Top Of The Pops, That's Showbusiness, Clive James, Late License, The Steve Wright Show, The New Statesman and Brookside.

Last year saw Lily conclude a national sell-out tour, with a video subsequently recorded and released entitled Lily Savage - Live At The Garrick. This year Lily has been touring the country once more with Prisoner Cell Block H - The Musical, which came straight form a 12-week run in London's West End.

Blackpool here she comes! Miss Savage is delighted to be appearing on the North Pier this season in a show that will surely confirm her status as one of the UK's finest entertainers.

• North Pier, Blackpool
• 19/07-02/11/96

Prisoner Cell Block H The Musical

Lily began her career as a pub and club entertainer, where she worked for years, building her audience and honing her talent. Lily moved from South London's Royal Vauxhall Tavern to the London Palladium, sharing the bill with Victoria Wood in 1993 and appearing there in her own show in 1994.

Lily has graced (and indeed disgraced) many a famous television sofa - from Richard and Judy's to Des O'Connor's. She has also hosted her own television series - Life Swaps for BBC2 and the cult hit - Live From The Lilydrome for Granada.

In November 1996 Lily was seen performing in front of a celebrity audience for the hilarious hour-long ITV special An Evening With Lily Savage. The show attracted over 13 million viewers and has been chosen as the ITV Entertainmenr entry for the Montreaux Festival '97.

She enjoys popping up on kids' TV, ranging from Bang Bang Chicken on the popular kid's programme Pirates, to looning on The Ant & Dec Show. Other TV work includes: Top Of The Pops, That's Showbusiness, Clive James, Des O'Connor, Co-host on Smash Hit's Poll Winners Party '96, Late License, The Steve Wright Show, The New Statesman, Brookside, Ant & Dec and The Southbank Show.

A sell-out national tour in May 1995 also available on video Lily Savage - Live At The Garrick was followed by a highly successful 12 week run in the West End of Prisoner Cell Block H - The Musical, Prisoner then went on the road for a sell-out national tour.

Lily spent the summer of '96 appearing on the North Pier in Blackpool. The Lily Savage Variety Show broke box office records and ended its 4 month run at the beginning of November. This was closely followed by the launch of the video An Evening With Lily Savage, the extended version of the TV special featuring out-takes and gags TV couldn't show.

Lily returned to more sell-out nights in Blackpool, this time in the 3,000 seater Opera House with Lily's Christmas Cracker, which ran raucously through Christmas and New Year. She was a guest on ITV's Christmas Day extravaganza Christmas With The Stars.

Until June Lily can be seen in a national tour of Prisoner Cell Block H - The Musical and this will be closely followed by the recording of a television series to be screened in the autumn.

• On tour
• 1996 & 1997

Lily Savage

... in the far off land of Birkn'ed, live a gorgeous young virgin Kim Novak look-a-like. She was sought by the finest in the land but she was not happy... Then one day a good fairy took pity and appeared in a shimmer of light. "Sweet Lily" she said, her fairy wings glistening in the light of the setting sun, "why are you so sad?" Lily looked up, with tears dropping from her emerald eyes. Sitting alone in the Tower of Eternal Glory, year after year had made Lily lonely surrounded by books and knitting, so she was careful and deliberate before she spoke. Her imprisonment had been harsh but the lack of sun had kept Lily's delicate skin a perfect rose white. The Good fairy rested her hand on Lily's and spoke again. "Tell me, sweet one - why are you so unhappy?" Lily's ruby lips quivered as she drew breath to speak. "Good Fairy", she said, "why don't you shove it, floating up there like a whore on acid - my Bunty's just married a Hells Angel, Jason's tattoo has gone septic and I've got you trying it on asking stupid arse questions about whether I'm alright, so just get back on your broom and sod off..."

WELCOME TO LILY SAVAGE ON TOUR 1995

This delectable beauty...

... was born on a serge blue policeman's cape outside the Legs Of Man public house. Liverpool did not know what had hit it during one summer of the 1950's - Lily is decidedly cagey about the exact date, but for those historians amongst you, it was rumoured that this diva's birthday fell on the feast day of St. Veronica. It was also the day that Ruth Ellis was hanged.

Surprisingly, Lily never actually knew her father. Apparently he was a rugged Irish seaman - Lily's mum does seem to recollect a broad Irish accent after conception. And during negotiation.

Her striking mother was the infamous lady wrestler from the Wirral - the posh bit. She was known as Hellcat Savage, and went onto adopt a sister for Lily.

Vera was the unfortunate sister left on Hellcats grimey doorstep. According to Lily... she is rather ugly.

Lily was semi-educated at the exceedingly well-known St. Winifreds Reform School.

This actually followed on from her well-publicised first shop-lifting conviction - due to be filmed as a t.v. mini-series during the summer of 1995.

Lily is from what you and I might call a 'classically socially deprived background', though consultant psychologists are at odds to categorise any of the Savage clan.

Later on in her illustrious career, Lily was dismissed from the nursing profession (BUPA, General Medical and Walthamstow Williams Retirement Establishment) for being 'far too provocative'. She then went on through a large succession of no-where jobs. Her career ultimately peaked as senior counter assistant on the Pick N Mix at the local Lambeth Woolworths. Eventually our Lily became known as the INTERNATIONAL SEX KITTEN FOR THE 90'S.

She is renowned for her remarkable platinum curls, with Sir David Attenborough once mistaking her blonde bee-hive for a local Maori's hut.

She loves to hob-nob with the rich and famous and can count Christopher Quentin, Paul Raymond and the Krays as her personal chums. (She's also an occasional clairvoyant...)

In her colourful past she has personally liaised with a number of Rochdale politicians. Lily has also slid gracefully between the poly-cotton of some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, namely Long John Baldry, the Bay City Rollers and Dana...

But away from all this glitz and glamour lives a down-to-earth bastion of the bus queue, and a veritable pillar of society.

Amongst her many acquired' knick-knacks, Lily resides in her run-down Lambeth Council flat attending to the Union of Catholic Mothers (Vauxhall Branch) as their Outings Secretary. She is also a highly respected Riot Consultant with accolades from L.A., Toxteth, Moss Side, Brixton and the Poll Tax riots under her belt. Lily was once the bain and scorge of all West End store detectives. Ultimately though, Lily's faith is constantly tested by those around her.

Daughter Bunty, recently married but still at convent school, gave Lily a grand-daughter, Kylie-Marie. Her son Jason, known to the local paparazzi as The Stockwell Arsonist, is currently residing in Risley Remand Centre.

Love of animals is something Lily prides herself on. It is no surprise then to learn that living with Lily is sister Vera, her whippet called Queenie - both equally incontinent - and two Persian moggies which are permanently on heat. Lily always has a fresh supply of rubber gloves.

So, from her start in the business as Miss Pears 1959 and Miss New Brighton Baths, through to winning a 'classical dancing' competition at the Striperama Club in 1984 (and subsequent arrest), Lily Savage takes to the boards tonight. Last tine she toured to pay off the rent. This time she's back to wreak havoc.

• On tour
• 02/04-30/05/95

The Equality Show

At present Lily is on a nationwide tour (not to mention valium) to pay off ten years back rent. This being paid she will be able to live happily ever after in her grotty Lambeth Council flat.

• London Palladium
• 24/10/93

Victoria Wood & Lily Savage

Lily is a former Miss Pears (1959), Miss New Brighton Baths, and after winning a 'classical dancing' competition at the Striparma Club in 1984, she 'took to the boards'

Lily is now an International Sex Kitten. She is renowned for her platinum curls (David Attenborough once mistook her blonde beehive for a Maori's hut). She hob-nobs with the rich and famous and can count Christopher Quentin, Paul Raymond and the Krays as her personal chums. In her colourful past she has liaised with Rochdale politicians and has slid under the sheets with some of the biggest names in the music world - Long John Baldry, the Bay City Rollers, and Dana

Away from all this glamour Lily lives amongst us in a tumbledown Lambeth Council flat. Here 'around the hearth' Lily is paradoxically both a pillar of society (Outings Secretary for the Union of Catholic Mothers, Vauxhall Branch) and a highly respected Riot Consultant - L.A., Toxteth, Brixton and Poll Tax riots under her belt. Lily is also the scourge of all West End store detectives.

Lily's faith is constantly tested by those around her. Daughter Bunty, still at convent school, recently presented Lily with a granddaughter, Kylie-Marie; and son Jason, known to the local paparazzi as The Stockwell Arsonist, is currently residing in Risley Remand Centre. Living with Lily is her sister Vera, and a whippet called Queenie - both equally incontinent - and two Persian moggies which are permanently on heat!

Lily started her career at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in 1985 and ever since has been voted Capital Gay's 'Entertainer of the Year'. Her appearance in Best of the Festival at the Edinburgh Festival in 1991 earned her international acclaim and a Perrier Award nomination. Since then Lily has sold out a tour of Australia, a return season in Edinburgh and numerous runs at London's Bloomsbury Theatre including Lily Savage's Christmas Box (1991), Just Lily (1992) and A Spoonful Of Savage. She is a favourite at the Hackney Empire, where she has just hosted the London Fringe Awards.

Being a woman of many talents Lily's career has not been confined to the stage. Her television credits are endless including appearances on The Bill, The Funny Farm for STV, Ring My Bell for LWT and Jonathan Ross. Lily is no stranger to the catwalk and has sported many a design in her time. Katherine Hamnett spotted her potential and included her in the launch of her new collection on the Seine in Paris. Lily also donated her elegance to an evening of glamour at the Royal Albert Hall for the benefit of Fashion Aid. Her face has been known to appear in the glossies, Vogue and Woman's Own to name but two!

If you regularly tune into the airwaves you may have had the indescribable pleasure of hearing Lily creating sheer pandemonium!

• London Palladium
• 04/07/93

London Lambda Awards 1987

• Duke Of York's Theatre
• 13/12/87