Duncan Norvelle

Duncan "Chase Me" Norvelle
Birth name	Duncan Norvelle
Born	Leicestershire, England
Medium	Stand-up, television
Nationality	British

Duncan Norvelle (born 1958, Hoton, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England) is an English comedian in the variety tradition, who appeared on television from the early 1980s. He is probably most famous for his catch phrases "Chase me!" and 'Keep out of the sight and reach of children!', leading to his often being referred to as Duncan "Chase me" Norvelle. His act was based on appearing to be a stereotypical camp homosexual, whereas Norvelle is heterosexual; he has three children: Sophie (with ex-wife Trudi Dean), Yasmin (with former girlfriend Tina Hall) and Jack (with wife Jane Lindsay).

Duncan worked at Courtaulds Hosiery before becoming a comedian in Shepshed Leicestershire. He also used to frequently visit the Brush club, Loughborough.

In 1984 or early 1985 (sources vary), he hosted an unscreened pilot dating show called "It's a Hoot" for London Weekend Television. It was reported that both John Birt, LWT's Director of Programmes and the Independent Broadcasting Authority regulatory body had reservations about Norvelle's camp style in a dating show; the series was eventually re-titled Blind Date and hosted by Cilla Black. 2008 saw him go out on tour as part of the Ricky Tomlinson Laughter Show. Norvelle spent the 2009 pantomime season playing Buttons in Cinderella in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

In December 2011, he appeared on Celebrity Come Dine with Me with Sean Hughes, Gina Yashere and Paul Tonkinson.

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