Joe Pasquale
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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'People take comedy too seriously': Joe Pasquale
It has been nearly 30 years since squeaky-voiced comedian Joe Pasquale's TV breakthrough on New Faces and his appeal has not diminished.
Jim Palmer, Kingston Guardian, 1st July 2015Interview: Joe Pasquale in Spamalot
London lad Joe Pasquale is going all posh in York for a second time on his return to the Grand Opera House.
Charles Hutchinson, The York Press, 12th February 2015Ha Ha Hood And The Prince Of Leaves - review
Last year it was Ha Ha Holmes with Joe Pasquale. This year it's Ha Ha Hood, Prince of Leaves. Ben Langley, proud begetter of the Ha Ha series, has some advice for the audience - "Lower your standards!". And, we might add, turn back the clock. It's as if the last thirty years never happened, and we're back in the Eighties, when Hi-de-Hi was a highlight of the telly schedules, with Cannon and Ball over on the other side.
Michael Gray, The Public Reviews, 24th August 2014Joe Pasquale interview
Joe Pasquale on being cast against type, illegal acts in theatres, and the best thing he found on a beach.
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 2nd October 2013Grown-ups who remember Sooty from the first time round will enjoy a thrilling flashback here as the Black Hand, Sooty's nemesis from the early 1980s, returns. Once known as a master of disguise, despite sporting a distinctive yellow and black outfit, the Black Hand is now played by Joe Pasquale. Detectives Secret Sooty and Agent Bone are brave enough to take him on, but will his exploding beans prove a challenge too far?
Emma Sturgess, Radio Times, 21st September 2013Review: Joe Pasquale - Blackpool Grand Theatre
Overall a very enjoyable evening which was met with well-deserved rapturous applause, surely ensuring Joe another full house when he next returns to Blackpool.
Alan Hebden, Blackpool Gazette, 13th August 2013Comedy? It isn't funny anymore
With the likes of Miranda Hart - she who is as funny as genocide (subjectively speaking) - one can almost forgive the new generation their flat gags, given that successful TV joke tellers, and therefore role models, are operating on a Joe Pasquale level.
Jason Holmes, The Huffington Post, 22nd May 2013Joe Pasquale swapping the ice rink for the boxing ring
Axed Dancing On Ice star Joe Pasquale is stepping off the skating rink - and into the boxing ring.
Jen Blackburn, The Sun, 12th February 2013Joe Pasquale voted off Dancing On Ice
Joe Pasquale last night became the latest celebrity to be kicked off Dancing on Ice.
The Sun, 11th February 2013Joe Pasquale: Lump on bum scared me... but it's muscle
Plucky comic Joe Pasquale feared having to quit Dancing On Ice after finding a strange growth on his bottom. But the viewers' favourite - who has already battled shingles on the show - was stunned when medics said the lump was actually muscle.
The Sun, 9th February 2013