Rebecca 'Beccy' Huxtable (born 12 August 1981)^[1] is a British radio personality and producer, currently co-producing The Scott Mills Show with Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1.

Early life[link]

Rebecca was born in Taunton, Somerset. She attended Crispin School, going on to study journalism at Bournemouth University. ^[2]

Early radio career[link]

She gained experience in radio broadcasting at a local radio station, 2CRFM, which later went on to become part of The Heart Network.^[2][3]

Rebecca later worked freelance for Virgin Radio, and also briefly as a newsreader.

BBC Radio 1[link]

Rebecca currently appears on and co-produces The Scott Mills Show, broadcast from 1pm-4pm weekdays on BBC Radio 1.^[4] She has appeared on the show since April 2008, following her work with Sara Cox on the same station. Rebecca also produces The Scott Mills Daily Podcast which contains a daily slice of Scott's show.^[3] Rebecca turned on the Bridgwater Christmas lights in 2010 live on BBC Radio 1.

Awards[link]

In January 2010, Rebecca won the Funniest Radio Sidekick in the Loaded Lafta awards.^[5]

References[link]

External links[link]

• May 2009 Interview with Unofficial Mills Website
• Scott Mills Show Radio 1 Minisite

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Scott Mills
Scott Mills performing a DJ set
Born	(1973-03-28) 28 March 1973 (age 39) Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Residence	London
Occupation	DJ, Radio presenter
Employer	BBC
Known for	The Scott Mills Show
Salary	£130,000 (estimated)[1]

Scott Robert Mills (born 28 March 1973^[2]) is a British radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor, best known for presenting The Scott Mills Show on BBC Radio 1.^[3][4] As of the 2011 Contest, Mills commentates for the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest on BBC Three with fellow BBC Radio DJ Sara Cox.^[5]

Early radio career[link]

Mills began his career at the age of 16 as a DJ on his local Hampshire commercial radio station, Power FM, after barraging the station with demo tapes.^[3] Mills was given an opportunity to present a week worth of shows, and based on the success of this, he was immediately offered the 'graveyard slot' of 1:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. (six nights a week),^[6] making him the youngest permanent presenter on the mainstream commercial radio.^[3] Mills' popularity led to a quick move to the coveted late afternoon 'drive time'.^[7]

Mills moved from Power FM to GWR FM, staying with the station for two years,^[3] before joining Piccadilly Key 103 in Manchester where he again moved quickly from the late night slot to the mid-morning show.^[3] In 1995, Mills began to work for the new London station Heart 106.2.^[8]

Mills has provided various voice-overs, including the voice of the specialist of the in-store radio station Homebase FM,^[9] the voice-over for Blockbuster Inc.'s in-store infomercial channel Blockbuster TV, and recently the voice-over for The VH1 Album Chart on the UK television channel VH1.^[10]

BBC Radio 1[link]

Mills joined BBC Radio 1 in 1998 to present The Early Breakfast Show which broadcasts between the hours of 4am and 7am. In January 2004, Mills shifted to a weekend afternoon slot for just over 6 months, but in July 2004, he moved over to the weekday early-evening slot, initially covering for Sara Cox, who was on a maternity leave.^[11] As she did not return, the slot became The Scott Mills Show.^[8] Mills also provides holiday cover for other slots including The Chris Moyles Show as well as also regularly covering Reggie Yates on the official chart show.

The Scott Mills Show, as it currently features, runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday. Until 24 December 2009, it was co-presented by sport reporter and occasional presenter Mark Chapman (Chappers).^[12] The assistant producer was Laura Sayers until April 2008. The current assistant producer is Rebecca Huxtable, usually called 'Beccy' or 'Wacky Beccy' on air. The regular newsreader is Tulip Mazumdar. The producer of the show is Emlyn Dodd, although he is referred to on air as 'The one who doesn't speak'.^[13]

In 2006, The Sun newspaper reported that Mills' salary was £130,000 a year for his work with Radio 1.^[14]

Features on the show have included Laura's Diary, Flirt Divert, Innuendo Bingo, Rate my Listener and Your Call.^[15] On Fridays, the show is modified with more music, in the form of the two features The Wonder Years, which features a different track from each sequential year to the present day, and Ready For The Weekend? which is an hour of dance music.^[16]

Mills has a number of catch phrases, including "alright, treacle".^{[citation needed]} On Fridays, he opens the show by using another catchphrase "it's only bley Friday" which is usually shouted very loudly in an incoherent manner to a backing of a random piece of classical music. The phrase was originally adopted from the previous afternoon show host, Sara Cox.^{[citation needed]}

On 2 April 2012 he will move to the afternoon slot on BBC Radio 1.^[17]

[edit] Scott Mills: The Musical

On 14 May 2009, it was announced that a musical based on Mills' life would be performed at the Edinburgh Festival 2009. The musical ran for three nights between 11 August and 13 August at the Pleasance One Theatre in Edinburgh.^[18] The musical was born from an internet rumour that Mills would perform in Rick Rolling The Musical as Rick Astley and other 1980s musicians. He denied this rumour on his radio show, and listeners' suggestions to create a musical based on his life became a reality. Some songs for the musical were composed and sent in by listeners to his radio show. The musical is available for viewing on the BBC Radio 1 website.^[19]

Mills did another Edinburgh Fringe show in 2010.^[20] He was challenged to do a one-man show, as was his co-host, Rebecca Huxtable, his producer, The One That Doesn't Speak, and his ex-co-host, Mark Chapman. Mills did his show as 'The Bjorn Identity', the story of Jason Bjorn, essentially, the Bourne Identity to the music of ABBA.

Television work[link]

In addition to his radio work, he has also appeared on various television shows, playing both as a character and as himself. His main acting role was as reporter, Paul Lang in the BBC medical drama Casualty, appearing in episodes in both 2006 and 2007.^[21][22] He also had a cameo in the BBC Scotland soap opera River City after praising the show highly on his radio show.^[23]

Mills has appeared as a contestant or guest on programmes including Mastermind, Supermarket Sweep, Children in Need, Hollyoaks, Most Haunted and Never Mind the Buzzcocks,^[21] and has appeared in the show Identity, hosted by Donny Osmond.^[24]

He narrated the music TV show The Pop Years which, coincidentally, was also narrated by fellow BBC Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman. He has presented high-profile programmes including the Wednesday night National Lottery draw on BBC 1 and his own pilot (featured on the radio show) of Reverse-a-Word.^[21] He also currently narrates Dating in the Dark on Living. In February 2008, he presented Upstaged on the newly re-launched BBC Three.^[25] He currently hosts a BBC Three television show called Radio 1 on Three, which is inspired by his radio show.

In February 2011, Mills presented a documentary for BBC Three called The World's Worst Place to Be Gay?.^[26]

Other work[link]

In February 2011, it was announced that Mills would take part in the BT Charity Trek along with other celebrities as part of the 2011 Comic Relief Red Nose Day campaign. The celebrities spent five days in the Kaisut desert in north Kenya, covering 100 kilometres (62 mi) in temperatures up to 40°C.^[27]

Personal life[link]

Mills' parents are separated,^[11] although both feature in the show at sporadic intervals.^[15]

Mills came out as gay to the press in 2001 to avoid tabloid-style speculation.^[28] Occasionally on the show, deflective comments are made, and Mills often jokes that he "doesn't have much luck with the ladies". In his Guardian interview he explained, "I'd just like to be accepted as a normal bloke who is gay and is on the radio and the television."

Scott appeared at number 12 on the Independent on Sunday's Pink List for 2010.^[29] Mills was the 50th most influential gay person in Britain the previous year.^[30]

Mills was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Arts from Southampton Solent University on 2 November 2009.^[31]

Mills has supported climate change causes such as Global Cool.^[32]

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Scott Mills Radio 1
• BBC Press Office: Scott Mills biography
• Scott Mills at the Internet Movie Database
• Scott Mills on Twitter
• Scott Mills on Facebook
• Scott Mills's channel on YouTube

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Comedy Dave
Birth name	David Lloyd Vitty
Born	(1974-04-24) 24 April 1974 (age 38)  Hong Kong
Show	The Chris Moyles Show
Station(s)	BBC Radio 1
Time slot	6:30am - 10am
Style	Disc Jockey
Country	United Kingdom
Spouse(s)	Emma Pontefract (2003 - 2006) Jayne Sharp (2008 - 2011)
Children	Nicole Catherine Vitty
Website	Chris Moyles Chappers & Dave C&D MySpace folkface

David Lloyd Vitty (born 24 April 1974 in Hong Kong)^[1] is a long-term contributor on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 under the nickname 'Comedy Dave'. He was originally a broadcast assistant on the show, but is now the show's head writer and 'Director of Comedy'.

Background[link]

Vitty studied Radio Production at college, but never had any ambitions to be on-air. He began working as a copywriter^[2] and then moved onto becoming a "tech op" for Radio 1 on 5 December 1996. In 1997, he then met Chris Moyles - they got on well with each other and Moyles invited Vitty to work with him on his early morning show. When Moyles transferred to drive time in 1998, Vitty went with him and became "Comedy Dave" after comedian Lee Hurst asked Vitty on the show who he was, he said "Super Dave" to which Lee sarcastically responded "Comedy Dave more like".^[3]

Vitty supports Everton Football Club and spent much of his youth in Warrington, Cheshire, although he was educated at St Kevins.^[4] He married long term girlfriend Emma Pontefract at the Tudor Barn close to Burnham Beeches on 23 August 2003. Live on air on 6 September 2006, he announced that they had divorced. On 24 April 2007, Vitty announced on air that Jayne Sharp, his new television presenter partner, was six months pregnant with his child. Sharp went into labour on 2 August 2007, as announced by Jo Whiley on her mid-morning show. His daughter, Nicole Catherine Vitty, was born, weighing 7 lb 15 oz, on 2 August 2007. Vitty and Sharp then married on 23 August 2008. On 22 April 2011, Vitty and Sharp announced they were to split.^[5]

The Chris Moyles Show[link]

Vitty's regular daily contribution to the The Chris Moyles Show is the "Tedious Link" (which launched September 2002 - a parody of Jo Whiley's now-defunct "Tenuous Link"), a collection of loosely connected information, where one fact leads into another by way of juxtaposition, which then eventually leads into the title of a song (or the musicians responsible for it), often a "classic" or memorable tune, which is usually played at precisely 9 a.m., preceded by the Radio 4-friendly Greenwich time pips. Once the song has been played he is questioned by listeners and the rest of the crew about the validity of the information given out during the "Tedious Link" (the theme tune from Treasure Hunt is usually played in the background). The theme music from the TV comedy show Bottom was used as the "bed" (underlying music) for the feature but for January 2009 Chris Moyles unveiled a new purpose-written jingle and music.

Around 9:05 a.m., Vitty sang "Let's get ready to ramble", signifying the start of the feature "Half-Time in the Show", holding onto the last syllable for a good ten to twenty seconds, in the style of Michael Buffer. This feature was dropped on the show's return for the new year in January 2009.

Marathon Broadcast for Comic Relief[link]

Moyles announced in February 2011 that both himself and Vitty would, in aid of Comic Relief, attempt to present Radio 1's Longest Show Ever with Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave for Comic Relief, a record previously held by Simon Mayo^{[citation needed]}. The show began at 6.30am on Wednesday 16 March and at 7.31pm on Thursday 17th Moyles and Vitty reached the 37 hour mark which gained them the record for the Longest Radio Show in BBC Radio 1 history.^[6] They continued to broadcast and at 8.30am Friday 18th broke the Guinness World Records' record for the 'Longest Marathon Radio DJ (Team) Show'. By the end of the show at 10.30am, they had set a new record of 52 hours and raised £2.4 million for Comic Relief 2011 via online and SMS donations.^[7]

Subsequently, the total raised has increased to £2,821,831 and with an audience of 2.84 million, it was the most popular live BBC Red Button radio feature ever.^[8] 3.8 Million people watched on the Radio 1 Website.

Bands[link]

Comedy Dave is part of the comedy folk band Folk Face with Dominic Byrne also from The Chris Moyles Show.

Dancing on Ice[link]

Vitty appeared on the 6th series of Dancing on Ice (series 6) with British adagio ice skater Frankie Poultney. He was knocked out in the skate-off on Sunday 13 February 2011.

Other achievements[link]

Vitty has co-presented cover shows on Radio 1 entitled Chappers and Dave, with the ex- The Scott Mills Show sidekick Mark Chapman. On 30 December 2006, on the "Celebrity Couples Edition" of The Weakest Link, Chapman and Vitty won, beating the Chuckle Brothers in the final round. They both tour student unions across the UK regularly on their 'Chappers and Dave World Tour', and have raised money for both Comic Relief and Sport Relief by visiting football stadiums across the UK.

Vitty once accidentally took Simon Mayo's Radio 1 morning show off air for fifteen minutes.^[9]

On 28 February 2007, Vitty appeared in an edition of Ready Steady Cook, beating radio colleague, and fellow band member of Folk Face, Dominic Byrne. He previously presented a programme called Shed Sports 1 on Nuts TV and co-presented on UK Play's The Chris Moyles Show.

Vitty appeared on BBC game show, Hole in the Wall in an episode aired on 26 September 2009. He failed to get through any of the holes^[10]

On 29 December 2009, Vitty appeared on Celebrity Mastermind, raising money for Cancer Research UK. He finished third overall on 17 points after the general knowledge round, having recovered from scoring 6 points on the first round answering questions about British motorways.

Since 2010, David has provided the narration for Channel 4 series Coach Trip.^[11] He also features in the weekly Moan-In section of Richard Bacon's programme on BBC Radio 5 Live and has co-presented the football phone-in 6-0-6, also on 5 Live.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Comedy Dave at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile on ChrisMoyles.Net

Danny McBride
McBride in March 2009
Birth name	Daniel Richard McBride[1]
Born	(1976-12-29) December 29, 1976 (age 35) Statesboro, Georgia, US
Medium	Stand-up, film, television
Nationality	American
Years active	2003-present
Spouse	Gia Ruiz (2010-present)
Notable works and roles	Kenny Powers in Eastbound And Down Red in Pineapple Express Cody Underwood in Tropic Thunder Fred Simmons in Foot Fist Way, TheThe Foot Fist Way Thadeous in Your Highness Dwayne in 30 Minutes or Less Wolf Boss in Kung Fu Panda 2

Daniel Richard "Danny" McBride (born December 29, 1976) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, screenwriter, and voice artist.

Career[link]

In 2006, he played one of the lead roles in the low-budget comedy film The Foot Fist Way, which he wrote with friends and frequent collaborators Jody Hill and Ben Best. McBride appeared as a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on February 26, 2008 as the character Fred Simmons of The Foot Fist Way and advertised the new soft drink flavor "mountain mist" for Gatorade. McBride has appeared in the comedy films Hot Rod, The Heartbreak Kid, Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, Observe and Report, Due Date, and Your Highness. He currently writes and stars in the HBO comedy Eastbound & Down, about a washed up former major league baseball pitcher with anger management issues, also a collaboration with Hill and Best. The series is produced by Gary Sanchez Productions and the pilot episode premiered February 15, 2009. It features guest appearances from frequent collaborators Will Ferrell and Craig Robinson. On April 8, 2009, HBO announced it had renewed the series for a second season.^[2] In March 2009, McBride was offered a contract to play professional baseball with the Pensacola Pelicans, a minor league team in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. He received the offer for his role as Kenny Powers on Eastbound & Down. In addition, in 2010, he signed an endorsement deal with K-Swiss shoes, again performing in character as Powers. On October 27, 2010, it was announced that HBO had renewed Eastbound & Down for a third season.^[3] In 2011, he appeared as an antagonist in 30 Minutes or Less.^[4] He also played the eponymous roadie in the Tenacious D music video for Roadie in 2012.

Personal life[link]

McBride was born in Statesboro, Georgia and raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he attended Courtland High School.^[5][6] McBride married Gia Ruiz on October 15, 2010, at the Colony Palms Hotel in Palm Springs. Their son Declan was born in 2011 in Los Angeles.^[6][7] McBride is of Irish descent on his father's side and Jewish on his mother's.^[6][8] His father's family is from County Tyrone.^[1]

Filmography[link]

2003 Underworld Screenwriter

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Danny R. McBride

• Danny McBride at the Internet Movie Database

Azealia Banks
Banks performing at the NME Awards at the Brixton Academy in London in February 2012
Background information
Also known as	Miss Bank$
Born	May 31, 1991 (age 21)
Origin	Harlem, New York, United States
Genres	Hip hop, house, hip house, dirty rap, electronic
Occupations	Rapper, singer, lyricist
Years active	2009–present
Labels	XL (2009) Interscope (US) (2012–present) Polydor (UK) (2012–present)
Associated acts	Major Lazer Scissor Sisters
Website	azealiabanks.com

Azealia Amanda Banks (born May 31, 1991) is an American rapper, singer and lyricist from Harlem, New York signed to Interscope/Polydor, and formerly known under the pseudonym Miss Bank$. Banks rose in notability in 2011 when she topped NME's "Cool List" for the year. On December 5, 2011, the BBC announced that Banks had been nominated for the Sound of 2012, where she ultimately finished third.^[1] Her debut single, "212" featuring Lazy Jay, was released on December 6, 2011, charting in some European countries.

Biography[link]

1991–2009: Early life and career beginnings[link]

Banks was born in 1991. Her mother raised her and two older sisters in Harlem, after their father died when she was two years old. At a young age she became interested in musical theater, acting, and singing. Aged ten, she began performing in off-Broadway musicals with the Tada! Youth Theater in Lower Manhattan. She had lead roles in three productions (Rabbit Sense, Sleepover, and Heroes) in addition to performing as a soloist. Banks was trained in the performing arts at the LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan. At the age of sixteen, Banks starred in a production of the comedy-noir musical City of Angels. She never finished high school, instead choosing to follow her dream of becoming a recording artist.

Under the moniker 'Miss Bank$', she released her debut recording "Gimme A Chance" onto the internet in February 2009.^[2] The recording was accompanied by "Seventeen", a track produced by American DJ Diplo which sampled the Ladytron song of the same name.^[2] Later that year, Banks signed to record label XL Records and began working with producer Richard Russell; leaving the label later that year due to conflicting ideas.^[1][3]

[edit] 2010–present: Breakthrough and Broke with Expensive Taste

Following her departure from XL Recordings, Banks left behind the 'Miss Bank$' moniker and formally became Azealia Banks, which preceded a move to Montreal; where she began recording music alone. Using Youtube as a portal, Banks uploaded several demo tracks - including "L8R" and a cover of "Slow Hands" by Interpol. In September 2011, Banks released her debut single "212" as a free digital download from her website, which was subsequently officially released on December 6, 2011. The track has received critical acclaim, having been selected as BBC Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw's 'Record of the Week' and placed as #9 on Pitchfork's 'Top 100 Tracks of 2011' and received their Best New Music designation.

Though unsigned at the time, Banks began working with British producer Paul Epworth (of Adele, 21 fame) on a debut studio album. Four tracks from the album are slated as future releases for her February 2012 Two Door Cinema Club tour. It was announced in December 2011 that Banks would feature on "Shady Love", a track from American band Scissor Sisters' fourth studio album, though the feature would remain uncredited. An accompanying music video was released in January 2012 following its radio première from Annie Mac (BBC Radio 1) on January 4,^[4] though the release of the single was cancelled for unconfirmed reasons. It was announced in January 2012 that Banks had begun filming a music video for second single, "Liquorice" in Paris, France - and that Lady Gaga stylist Nicola Formichetti would be joining her as the video's director.^[5]