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'''David Lloyd Vitty''' ('Comedy Dave', born ] ] in ]), is officially the 'comedy director' for ] broadcast on ] in the ], although 'sidekick to Moyles' is a good description of his role.
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'''David Lloyd Vitty''' (born 24 April 1974)<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505013932/http://chrismoyles.net/mw/teamdave.shtml |date=5 May 2009 }}</ref> is a British radio presenter. He worked alongside ] at ], having originally been a broadcast assistant on Moyles' early morning show. He became the show's head writer and 'Director of Comedy' and moved with Moyles to the ] slot, and then to '']'', during which time the programme was known as '']''. In total, he spent 14 years from 1998 to 2012 working alongside Moyles.
David fell into his role by accident - he studied Radio Production at college, but never had any ambitions to be 'on air'. Whilst working as a 'tech op' at Radio 1 he met ]. The two clicked and Chris invited Dave to work with him on his early morning show. When Chris transferred to drive time in 1998, Dave went with him and accquired the moniker 'Comedy Dave'. This was a deliberately ironic name (as per "Little John"), to highlight the fact that he wasn't very funny at all, although these days his quips are quite amusing and his laugh is infectious.
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David's regular daily contribution to the current programme - ] - is the ''Tedious Link'', a spurious collection of loosely connected information, where one grain of fact leads miraculously into another by way of juxtaposition, which then eventually leads into the title of a song (or the ]s responsible for it), often a ''classic'' or memorable tune, which is usually played at precisely 9am, preceded by the ] friendly ].


Vitty has also presented other shows on ] and ], as well as some presenting work on television, including ]'s '']''. He is a former contestant on '']''.
Around 9.05am, Dave draws in a large quantity of breath and sings ''Let's get ready to ramble'' (sic), then holds onto the last syllable for a good 10-20 seconds, after which is played ''Battle Without Honour Or Humanity'', by ] from the film ].


==Background==
He supports ] and, although born in Hong Kong, spent much of his youth in ], ]. Dave married Emma Pontefract at the Tudor Barn close to ] on ] ].
Vitty was educated at ] and ], the name 'Comedy Dave' came from when he ran the tuck shop in the school hall and would regularly tell jokes in order to make more sales, many included impersonations of the teachers accents. After school, Vitty studied Radio Production at college, but never had any ambitions to be on-air. He began working as a copywriter<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327163832/http://www.studento.com/entertainment/bizarre/Dave-Vitty-talks-about-Daves-Best-Part-Time-Job-in-the-World-competition/ |date=27 March 2010 }}</ref> and then moved onto becoming a "tech op" for Radio 1 on 5 December 1996.


In 1997, Vitty met ] – they got on well with each other and Moyles invited Vitty to work with him on his early morning show. When Moyles transferred to ] in 1998, Vitty went with him and became "Comedy Dave" after comedian ] asked Vitty on the show who he was, he said "Super Dave" to which Hurst sarcastically responded "Comedy Dave more like" in reference to his formative years nickname.<ref></ref>
Since ], he has co-presented an occasional sport-themed show on Radio 1 entitled ], with ] sidekick ].

On 22 April 2011, Vitty and his wife, ] announced they were to split.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Vitty is a fan of ] as his father and other family members from the ] area were also a fans of the club.<ref></ref>

==The Chris Moyles Show==
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Vitty's regular daily contribution to '']'' was the "Tedious Link" (which launched September 2002 – a parody of ]'s now-defunct "Tenuous Link"), a collection of loosely connected information, where one fact lead into another by way of juxtaposition, which then eventually lead into the title of a song (or the musicians responsible for it), often a "classic" or memorable tune, which was usually played at precisely 9{{nbsp}}am, preceded by the ]. Once the song had been played he was 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 '']'' is usually played in the background). The theme music from the TV comedy show '']'' 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{{nbsp}}am, 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 ]. This feature was dropped on the show's return for the new year in January 2009.

It was announced on the show on 11 July 2012 that Chris Moyles would be leaving the Radio 1 Breakfast Show in September 2012. Moyles went on to play Herod in a UK tour of the ] musical '']'' in September – October 2012. It was unclear what activities Vitty would move on to, but on this show Moyles simply said "We're off.." implying that the whole team was leaving.

Vitty did not return when '']'' did in September 2015 on ].

==Marathon broadcast for Comic Relief==

Moyles announced in February 2011 that both he and Vitty would, in aid of ], attempt to present ], a record previously held by ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/celebrity-news-video/8389979/Chris-Moyles-sets-world-record-for-longest-broadcast.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321075435/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/celebrity-news-video/8389979/Chris-Moyles-sets-world-record-for-longest-broadcast.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 March 2011|title=Chris Moyles sets world record for longest broadcast|date=18 March 2011|work=The Daily Telegraph}}Jack Caba,</ref> The show began at 6:30{{nbsp}}am on Wednesday 16 March and at 7:31{{nbsp}}pm 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.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318190350/http://swns.com/chris-moyles-and-comedy-dave-attempt-world-record-radio-broadcast-161017.html |date=18 March 2011 }}, (Retrieved 16 March 2011)</ref> They continued to broadcast and at 8.30{{nbsp}}am Friday 18th broke the ]' record for the 'Longest Marathon Radio DJ (Team) Show'. By the end of the show at 10.30{{nbsp}}am, they had set a new record of 52 hours and raised £2.4&nbsp;million for ] 2011 via online and SMS donations.<ref> (Retrieved 13:13 Friday, 18 March 2011)</ref>

Subsequently, the total raised has increased to £2,821,831 and with an audience of 2.84&nbsp;million, it was the most popular live BBC Red Button radio feature ever.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/news/a310609/moyles-record-grabs-28m-on-red-button.html|title=Moyles record grabs 2.8m on Red Button|date=23 March 2011|work=Digital Spy}}Laughlin Andrew,</ref>

==Other radio work==

On 5 January 2013 Vitty made his debut on BBC Three Counties Radio presenting ''Saturday Breakfast'' for two weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012ddbd|title = BBC Three Counties Radio - Saturday Breakfast, with Dave Vitty}}</ref>

In 2018, Vitty returned to early morning on the new "Hits Radio", presenting alongside ] & ]. It was announced on 30 May 2019 that Vitty and Jones would leave the station, with Atkinson moving to the Drivetime show after her maternity leave.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/05/29/gethin-gemma-and-dave-exit-hits-radio-breakfast/|title = Gethin, Gemma and Dave exit Hits Radio Breakfast Show}}</ref>

==Stripey Horse==

In 2014 Vitty set-up a production company called Stripey Horse along with Nic Franklin, Luke Hammersley and Nicola Martin.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

==Band==
Vitty was part of the comedy ] band ] with ], a newsreader on '']''.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

==''Dancing on Ice''==

Vitty appeared on the 6th series of '']'' with British adagio ice skater ]. He was knocked out in the skate-off on Sunday 13 February 2011.

==Other work==

Vitty has co-presented cover shows on Radio 1 entitled '']'', with the ex- '']'' sidekick ]. On 30 December 2006, on the "Celebrity Couples Edition" of '']'', Chapman and Vitty won, beating the ] in the final round. They both toured student unions across the UK regularly on their 'Chappers and Dave World Tour', and raised money for both ] and ] by visiting football stadiums across the UK.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

On 28 February 2007, Vitty appeared in an edition of '']'', beating radio colleague, and former band member of ], ]. He previously presented a programme called ''Shed Sports 1'' on ] and co-presented on UK Play's '']''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Vitty appeared on BBC game show, '']'' in an episode aired on 26 September 2009. He failed to get through any of the holes except for the very first.<ref></ref>

On 29 December 2009, Vitty appeared on '']'', raising money for ]. 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 ].{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Between 2010 and 2012, Vitty provided the narration for Channel 4 series '']'' for a total of four series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s136/coach-trip/news/a266317/comedy-dave-to-narrate-new-coach-trip.html |title=Comedy Dave to narrate new 'Coach Trip' |work=Digital Spy |date=23 August 2010 |access-date=30 April 2011}}</ref>

In 2020, Vitty started co-hosting ''Fuelling Around'', a motoring podcast with British Touring Car Championship driver ].{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} It was confirmed on 30 March 2021, that the chat-show style offering would be returning for a second series.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-30|title=Fuelling Around podcast earns second series|url=https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/blog/2021/03/fuelling-around-second-series.html|access-date=2021-04-08|website=Fluxposure|language=en}}</ref> He hosted a first live show<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/blog/2021/10/fuelling-around-podcast-live-debut.html | title=Relive top night as Fuelling Around podcast makes live debut | date=21 October 2021 }}</ref> with an appearance from ] marking the start of a third series in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/blog/2021/11/fuelling-around-podcast-bradley-walsh.html | title=Fuelling Around podcast: Chasing a dream with Bradley Walsh | date=3 November 2021 }}</ref>

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British radio DJ (born 1974)

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David Vitty
BornDavid Lloyd Vitty
(1974-04-24) 24 April 1974 (age 50)
British Hong Kong
EducationBedford School
Spouses
  • Emma Pontefract ​ ​(m. 2003; div. 2006)​
  • Jayne Sharp ​ ​(m. 2008; div. 2011)​
Children1
Career
Show
StationHits Radio (2018-2019)
Time slot6:30 am – 10 am
StyleDisc jockey
CountryUnited Kingdom
Websitewww.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chrismoyles

David Lloyd Vitty (born 24 April 1974) is a British radio presenter. He worked alongside Chris Moyles at BBC Radio 1, having originally been a broadcast assistant on Moyles' early morning show. He became the show's head writer and 'Director of Comedy' and moved with Moyles to the drivetime slot, and then to Radio 1 Breakfast, during which time the programme was known as The Chris Moyles Show. In total, he spent 14 years from 1998 to 2012 working alongside Moyles.

Vitty has also presented other shows on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 5 Live, as well as some presenting work on television, including Channel 4's Coach Trip. He is a former contestant on Dancing on Ice.

Background

Vitty was educated at Glenealy Junior School and Bedford School, the name 'Comedy Dave' came from when he ran the tuck shop in the school hall and would regularly tell jokes in order to make more sales, many included impersonations of the teachers accents. After school, Vitty studied Radio Production at college, but never had any ambitions to be on-air. He began working as a copywriter and then moved onto becoming a "tech op" for Radio 1 on 5 December 1996.

In 1997, Vitty 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 Hurst sarcastically responded "Comedy Dave more like" in reference to his formative years nickname.

On 22 April 2011, Vitty and his wife, Jayne Sharp announced they were to split.

Vitty is a fan of Everton F.C. as his father and other family members from the Prenton area were also a fans of the club.

The Chris Moyles Show

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Vitty's regular daily contribution to The Chris Moyles Show was 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 lead into another by way of juxtaposition, which then eventually lead into the title of a song (or the musicians responsible for it), often a "classic" or memorable tune, which was usually played at precisely 9 am, preceded by the Greenwich time pips. Once the song had been played he was 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 am, 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.

It was announced on the show on 11 July 2012 that Chris Moyles would be leaving the Radio 1 Breakfast Show in September 2012. Moyles went on to play Herod in a UK tour of the Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Jesus Christ Superstar in September – October 2012. It was unclear what activities Vitty would move on to, but on this show Moyles simply said "We're off.." implying that the whole team was leaving.

Vitty did not return when The Chris Moyles Show did in September 2015 on Radio X.

Marathon broadcast for Comic Relief

Moyles announced in February 2011 that both he 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. The show began at 6:30 am on Wednesday 16 March and at 7:31 pm 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. They continued to broadcast and at 8.30 am Friday 18th broke the Guinness World Records' record for the 'Longest Marathon Radio DJ (Team) Show'. By the end of the show at 10.30 am, they had set a new record of 52 hours and raised £2.4 million for Comic Relief 2011 via online and SMS donations.

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.

Other radio work

On 5 January 2013 Vitty made his debut on BBC Three Counties Radio presenting Saturday Breakfast for two weeks.

In 2018, Vitty returned to early morning on the new "Hits Radio", presenting alongside Gethin Jones & Gemma Atkinson. It was announced on 30 May 2019 that Vitty and Jones would leave the station, with Atkinson moving to the Drivetime show after her maternity leave.

Stripey Horse

In 2014 Vitty set-up a production company called Stripey Horse along with Nic Franklin, Luke Hammersley and Nicola Martin.

Band

Vitty was part of the comedy folk band Folk Face with Dominic Byrne, a newsreader on The Chris Moyles Show.

Dancing on Ice

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

Other work

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 toured student unions across the UK regularly on their 'Chappers and Dave World Tour', and raised money for both Comic Relief and Sport Relief by visiting football stadiums across the UK.

On 28 February 2007, Vitty appeared in an edition of Ready Steady Cook, beating radio colleague, and former 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 except for the very first.

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.

Between 2010 and 2012, Vitty provided the narration for Channel 4 series Coach Trip for a total of four series.

In 2020, Vitty started co-hosting Fuelling Around, a motoring podcast with British Touring Car Championship driver Jason Plato. It was confirmed on 30 March 2021, that the chat-show style offering would be returning for a second series. He hosted a first live show with an appearance from Bradley Walsh marking the start of a third series in November 2021.

References

  1. Chris Moyles Team – Dave Archived 5 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Interview with 'Comedy' Dave Archived 27 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "The Gospel According to Chris Moyles: The Story of a Man and His Mouth"
  4. "Dave Vitty | My Everton Story"
  5. "Chris Moyles sets world record for longest broadcast". The Daily Telegraph. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011.Jack Caba,
  6. "Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave attempt world record radio broadcast"; SWNS; 16 March 2011 Archived 18 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, (Retrieved 16 March 2011)
  7. "Chris Moyles breaks radio show record for Comic Relief" (Retrieved 13:13 Friday, 18 March 2011)
  8. "Moyles record grabs 2.8m on Red Button". Digital Spy. 23 March 2011.Laughlin Andrew,
  9. "BBC Three Counties Radio - Saturday Breakfast, with Dave Vitty".
  10. "Gethin, Gemma and Dave exit Hits Radio Breakfast Show".
  11. Hole in the Wall
  12. "Comedy Dave to narrate new 'Coach Trip'". Digital Spy. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  13. "Fuelling Around podcast earns second series". Fluxposure. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  14. "Relive top night as Fuelling Around podcast makes live debut". 21 October 2021.
  15. "Fuelling Around podcast: Chasing a dream with Bradley Walsh". 3 November 2021.

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