Lee Simpson

{{short description|British actor and comedian}}

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Lee Simpson is a British actor and comedian best known as a member of the improvisational group The Comedy Store Players.[http://www.comedystoreplayers.com/lee/ "Lee Simpson"] www.comedystoreplayers.com. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

He has appeared in a number of roles, including in the sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey and the films Paper Mask and Nuns on the Run, and played a key role in co-devising and narrating the improvisational radio show The Masterson Inheritance in the years 1993-1995. He was involved in Paul Merton Live At The London Palladium in 1994, along with fellow Comedy Store Players Paul Merton and Richard Vranch.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0801085/ "Lee Simpson (I)"]. www.imdb.com. Retrieved 29 September 2010. Before becoming involved in improvisation, he was, among other things, a croupier in a casino, a cinema projectionist, and a breakfast DJ.[http://www.improbable.co.uk/biography.asp?type=Core+company+members+-+Press "Biographies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718162951/http://www.improbable.co.uk/biography.asp?type=Core+company+members+-+Press |date=2011-07-18 }} www.improbable.co.uk/. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

He did his first performance with The Comedy Store Players in 1989, and became a member of the group in 1990.[http://www.thecomedystore.co.uk/whos_who_profile.php?id=94 "Who's who comedy directory"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210093540/http://thecomedystore.co.uk/whos_who_profile.php?id=94|date=2011-02-10}} http://www.thecomedystore.co.uk/. Retrieved 29 September 2010. In 1992 he appeared as Terry in the channel 4 sitcom Terry and Julian (not associated with Terry and June although the show's name was a spoof title). The programme only lasted one series which had six episodes.

Simpson has appeared on BBC Radio 4 in the improvised comedy series The Masterson Inheritance and the murder panel show Foul Play. On stage, he appeared in a 2017 production of Lost Without Words at the Royal National Theatre.{{cite web | url= https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/lost-without-words-older-actors-national-theatre_43124.html | title= We ignore older actors at our absolute peril | work=WhatsOnStage.com |first=Daisy |last=Bowie-Sell| date=14 March 2017 | accessdate=16 April 2021}}