Jon Culshaw
Comedian | Impressionist
Jon Culshaw is warmly regarded by many as Britain’s best impressionist with a catalogue of over 350 voices and impersonations including Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Professor Brian Cox, Barack Obama, Alan Carr, John Bishop and Michael McIntyre.
Bio
His corporate entertainment track record is unmatched both in terms of number of shows performed and the quality of the feedback from clients who have hired him to perform at their events. To hire Jon Culshaw is to hire the master of entertaining any kind of corporate audience, whether as an awards host, an after-dinner comedian or hosting Press Events and product launches. He thrives in any events setting, having performed to 20 people in a dining room to 1500 in a conference hall. He’s the perfect choice to hire for private parties and always makes time to research the host’s favourite voices and to socialise afterwards.
Jon first made international headlines in 1998 by calling the switchboard of No. 10 Downing Street and fooling the operators with his impression of William Hague. He was put directly through to Prime Minister Tony Blair. The incident was mentioned at Prime Minister’s Question Time and reported in Hansard.
He is perhaps best known as a lead voice on the hugely successful BBC Radio 4 and BBC Two comedy Dead Ringers, which has had an incredible run of over 25 series across radio and TV.
Further TV credits include Spitting Image, The Impressionable Jon Culshaw, The Nightly Show, Parkinson, The Royal Variety Performance, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, 2DTV, Head Cases for ITV, and Jon Culshaw’s Commercial Breakdown (BBC1) and BBC1’s The Impressions Show alongside Debra Stephenson. Jon is also a regular guest on current affairs programmes including The Now Show and Secret World (BBC Radio 4).
The man of many voices also presented on Channel 5’s The Secrets of the National Trust and More 4’s Walks with Dog, both of which see him exploring aspects of British heritage and countryside, finding out fascinating facts and meeting interesting people.
A lifelong astronomy enthusiast, Jon was a part of the team on the world’s longest-running programme, The Sky at Night, first appearing with Sir Patrick Moore on the show’s 50th anniversary. As a self-confessed fan of Doctor Who, Jon is responsible for voicing many of the audiobooks, with frighteningly accurate Tom Bakers and Jon Pertwees.
Following a sold out debut tour, 2019 & 2020 saw Jon embark on his second and third UK tour of The Great British Take Off with Dead Ringers producer, Bill Dare. The conversational show sees the pair perform unscripted, unrehearsed, spontaneous comedy and conversation as politicians, sports personalities and celebrities old and new are all up for a roasting!
2022 saw Jon take on the role of ‘Mr Starmaker’ Hughie Green in ‘LENA’, a powerful play written by the BAFTA and Olivier Award-winning Tim Whitnall, recounting the true story of Scottish singing sensation, Lena Zavaroni and her rise to fame. . In 2022 Jon also performed at the iconic Edinburgh Festival in ‘Les Dawson: Flying High’ a funny, affectionate and poignant celebration of his comedy hero, written by Tim Whitnall and directed by Bob Golding. His one man portrayal of the comedy great received rave reviews and Jon subsequently toured the production playing to audiences up and down the country.
