Julian Clary

Julian Clary is, in my view, one of British comedy's great survivors. He arrived in the 1980s with sequins, innuendo, and a delivery so deadpan it disarmed audiences before they could be shocked, and he has never once diluted the act. What impresses me is the range hiding behind the camp: novels, pantomime seasons that sell out year after year, and a Celebrity Big Brother win that showed the public's genuine affection for him. Staying visibly, unapologetically himself through decades when that carried real professional risk took courage as much as wit. That consistency, to me, is his finest punchline.

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Name (English)

Julian Clary

Name (Japanese)

ジュリアン・クレアリー

Reading

じゅりあん・くれありー

Born

May 25, 1959 (age 67)

Origin

Surbiton, United Kingdom

Occupation

comedian / novelist / actor / television presenter / improviser

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Boar

University

Goldsmiths, University of London

• Official sitehttps://www.julianclary.co.uk/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian%20Clary
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6307060

Tags

• comedian
• novelist
• actor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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