Exhibition

Title: That's Not Me (1978)

Amber Films
(Producer)

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Actor Tim Healey, then part of Live Theatre, later known for his roles in Aufwiedersehen Pet and more, documented as he tries his hand as a stand-up comedian in the workingmen's clubs of North East England...more »

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That's Not Me (1978)

Amber Films (Producer)

33 mins, 16mm
Colour/optical
Documentary

In the late 1970s Live Theatre actor Tim Healey, later finding fame with Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and a number of other screen and stage roles, decided to try his luck as a stand up comedian playing the tough rounds of the North East’s workingmen’s clubs. This film follows his progress through rehearsal periods at home, up to his first performances including an appearance at the ‘comic’s graveyard’, The Neon Club, Jarrow, where he is inevitably paid off.

The film is structured around two interviews, one in his home, where he talks about his influences, his relationships with audiences, whilst demonstrating his rehearsal techniques. The second interview takes place in the then newly-opened Side Cinema where, viewing his own performances, including the ill-fated appearance at The Neon Club, he comes to the realisation, ‘That’s not me!’

AMBER FILMS
Made with financial assistance from Northern Arts.