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'''Dudley Doolittle''' (real name '''Stephen "Steve" Pickering''') is a TV warm-up artist who worked on ''[[Countdown]]'' among other shows. He used to be the lead singer of a group called [http://www.manchesterbeat.com/groups/regjamesexplosion/regjames.php Reg James Explosion], and also sang in the bands Toby Twirl and Blinkers. He kept the audience entertained before each show was recorded with jokes and anecdotes, and often shared quips with the presenters and occasionally the contestants.
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'''Dudley Doolittle''' (real name '''Stephen "Steve" Pickering''') is a TV warm-up artist who worked on ''[[Countdown]]'' among other shows. He used to be the lead singer of a group called [https://www.manchesterbeat.com/index.php/groups1/reg-james-explosion-rochdale Reg James Explosion], and also sang in the bands [https://www.manchesterbeat.com/index.php/groups1/toby-twirl Toby Twirl] and Blinkers. He kept the audience entertained before each show was recorded with jokes and anecdotes, and often shared quips with the [[presenter]]s and occasionally the [[contestant]]s.
  
Dudley briefly appeared on the show dated [[Episode 5303|Friday 8 July 2011]], when former warm-up man [[Greg Scott]] was in the challenger's chair. He made a similarly brief appearance in the special episode of [[Episode S37|Friday 14 September 2012]], when host [[Nick Hewer]] suggested that he had sustained a leg injury on the slopes of Glenfiddich, as well as being mentioned and appearing during the introduction and conclusion of the 30th Birthday Championship game of [[Episode 5639|Friday 8 February 2013]]. A teatime teaser was dedicated to him in [[Episode 6663|Monday 11 September 2017]], with the scramble DUDLEYLED.
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Doolittle briefly appeared on the show dated [[Episode 5303|Friday 8 July 2011]], when former warm-up man [[Greg Scott]] was in the challenger's chair. He made a similarly brief appearance in the [[special episode]] on [[Episode S37|Friday 14 September 2012]], when host [[Nick Hewer]] suggested that he had sustained a leg injury on the slopes of Glenfiddich, as well as being mentioned and appearing during the introduction and conclusion of the [[30th Birthday Championship]] game on [[Episode 5639|Friday 8 February 2013]]. A teatime teaser was dedicated to him on [[Episode 6663|Monday 11 September 2017]], with the scramble {{word|DUDLEYLED}}.
  
Dudley sadly retired from his role in Countdown at the end of [[Series 79]], meaning bosses will have to find someone else to recycle the same jokes every day!
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Doolittle sadly retired from his role on ''Countdown'' at the end of [[Series 79]], meaning bosses will have to find someone else to recycle the same jokes every day!
  
==See also==
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==External Links==
*Dudley Doolittle's  [http://www.dudleydoolittle.com/about.html website]
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*Dudley Doolittle on the [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5126982/ Internet Movie Database].
  
 
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Revision as of 15:55, 30 September 2021

Dudley Doolittle (real name Stephen "Steve" Pickering) is a TV warm-up artist who worked on Countdown among other shows. He used to be the lead singer of a group called Reg James Explosion, and also sang in the bands Toby Twirl and Blinkers. He kept the audience entertained before each show was recorded with jokes and anecdotes, and often shared quips with the presenters and occasionally the contestants.

Doolittle briefly appeared on the show dated Friday 8 July 2011, when former warm-up man Greg Scott was in the challenger's chair. He made a similarly brief appearance in the special episode on Friday 14 September 2012, when host Nick Hewer suggested that he had sustained a leg injury on the slopes of Glenfiddich, as well as being mentioned and appearing during the introduction and conclusion of the 30th Birthday Championship game on Friday 8 February 2013. A teatime teaser was dedicated to him on Monday 11 September 2017, with the scramble DUDLEYLED.

Doolittle sadly retired from his role on Countdown at the end of Series 79, meaning bosses will have to find someone else to recycle the same jokes every day!

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