Famous Locals Past and Present

[Scarlette]

Neither of them are Brixtonites. The woman from the Brittas Empire is.

Whoops, I was citing East Dulwich as local, sorry.

 

[Orang Utan]

Whoops, I was citing East Dulwich as local, sorry.

It is local!
And so is Tulse Hill

 

[story]

the guitar band or the drum n bass collective?

The guitarosauruses

 

[story]

Neither of them are Brixtonites. The woman from the Brittas Empire is.

The mad skinny one from Green Wing?

I got her autograph when I saw her in Tesco. She was charming. It ws quite a disappointment.

Oh curses... can't remember his name... the gentle annoyed one on Radio Four's News Quiz... Jeremy Hardy!! Him! I've seen him about in Brixton.

 

[clandestino]

Amita Dhiri

Not sure if she's a definite local though. I just saw a women who looked like her the other day...

 

[Orang Utan]

The mad skinny one from Green Wing?

I got her autograph when I saw her in Tesco. She was charming. It ws quite a disappointment.

You actually went up to someone and asked for an autograph?
And you still don't remember her name?
Do you mean the Scottish one? Michelle Gomez?

 

[clandestino]

One of the Super Furries and Rhys Ifans used to live on a road off Acre Lane. Tim and Laetitia from Stereolab lived in Brixton too.

 

[Dubversion]

They don't have to be - they just have to have lived locally

Yeh, otherwise Van Gogh and Gregor Fisher might be in trouble too

 

[story]

You actually went up to someone and asked for an autograph?
And you still don't remember her name?
Do you mean the Scottish one? Michelle Gomez?

Well I didn't go up to her. She was behind me in the queue.

I recognised her, and we were collecting autogrpahs at the time. For a sick child, or something.

No, not the Scottish one, the one married to Mr Brittas.

 

[Dubversion]

Danielle Dax used to live on Brixton Water Lane....

 

[story]

There's a young black model with amazing hair who lives in Brixton. No idea what her name is. I see her in the press, and I see her in the street.

 

[twistedAM]

One of the Super Furries and Rhys Ifans used to live on a road off Acre Lane. Tim and Laetitia from Stereolab lived in Brixton too.

She's still local and playing at a local venue soon

Past residents to add;

Nico
John Cooper Clarke

 

[Dubversion]

is Oval Mansions too far?

Ian Dury

 

[Tricky Skills]

I'm loving Rab C Nesbitt and Billy Ocean so far - sums up Brixton for me

 

[Donna Ferentes]

If East Dulwich counts who's that loud comedian woman who lives in a house near Denmark Hill station? She's probably been mentioned already but as I can't remember her name, I wouldn't know!

I believe it was as a result of mentioning that Van Gogh lived nearby that Waldemar Januszcak made disparaging remarks about Brixton for which I extracted an apology from him.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

By the way, did Eddy Grant?

 

[Orang Utan]

If East Dulwich counts who's that loud comedian woman who lives in a house near Denmark Hill station? She's probably been mentioned already but as I can't remember her name, I wouldn't know!

Jenny Eclair

 

[Donna Ferentes]

I have to say though, if East Dulwich is local how come it takes so fucking long to get from one place to the other? Even if the 37 ever turns up....

 

[sojourner]

Johnny Vegas

And NO dillinger, I do NOT sound like him

 

[Orang Utan]

It only takes 40 minutes to walk to

 

[Donna Ferentes]

It only takes 40 minutes to walk to

So is Battersea local too?

 

[Orang Utan]

By the way, did Eddy Grant?

Well, he was always going down to Electric Avenue, and then, I believe, he was going to take it higher.

 

[Orang Utan]

So is Battersea local too?

Yes of course!

 

[Orang Utan]

Johnny Vegas

Where?

 

[Dubversion]

well if we're counting Battersea, we can count Balham. And if we're counting Balham, just about every comedian for the last 20 years.

 

[sojourner]

Where?

St Helens! He also used to work in the pub round the corner from me



(and I rented him an office once, for 2 months)

 

[Orang Utan]

St Helens! He also used to work in the pub round the corner from me

That's definitely not local

 

[Donna Ferentes]

well if we're counting Battersea, we can count Balham. And if we're counting Balham, just about every comedian for the last 20 years.

Well, every London comedian.

 

[Orang Utan]

well if we're counting Battersea, we can count Balham. And if we're counting Balham, just about every comedian for the last 20 years.

Heheh, that's true - Tooting's in as well - I meant SW London basically

 

[sojourner]

That's definitely not local

It fucking is to me