Toby Foster
Народився 13 серп. 1969 р. · Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Toby Foster (born 13 August 1969) is a British comedian, actor, radio presenter, promoter and festival producer. He is best known for his long-running BBC Radio Sheffield show, and for his appearances in the television work of Peter Kay. Foster went to the Barnburgh Junior School, followed by Lacewood Primary School, Dearneside Comprehensive and Wath Comprehensive in Rotherham. Foster appeared in Channel 4's Phoenix Nights as Les Campbell, one half of eponymous work mens club's backing band, Les Alanos. Foster went on to work with show creator and star Peter Kay on several projects, including That Peter Kay Thing and Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere. He is affectionately referred to as "One-Take" Toby by friend and co-star Peter Kay, because of his belief that he never gets his lines wrong. Foster made a cameo as "Northern Comic" in the 2007 Christmas Special of BBC Television series Extras. His character appeared as a contestant in the reality show Celebrity Big Brother, alongside co-writer and star Gervais' Andy Millman, Lionel Blair, Lisa Scott-Lee and X-Factor contestant Chico Slimani. In 2008, he worked on the British comedy film Snappers, which was shot on location in Torbay. The film also stars Joss Stone, Matt Milburn, Tim Healy, Suranne Jones, Matt Slack and John Bowe, amongst others. It remains unreleased. Since 2019, Foster has provided the narration for Yesterday's Bangers and Cash, a factual entertainment programme following a family-run classic car auction in Thornton le Dale, North Yorkshire.
