Rory McGrath

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Rory McGrath (born March 3, 1956 in Cornwall) is a British comedian.

He studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge where he became a member of the Cambridge Footlights. He is best known for his appearances as a panel member on the BBC comedy sports quiz They Think It's All Over. He was also a cast member of the British Channel 4 comedy series Who Dares Wins and Chelmsford 123. He was presenter of the series Rory's Commercial Breakdown, where humorous adverts were shown from different countries.

He has written jokes for many comedians including Frankie Howerd. One of his early writing projects was Black Cinderella Two Goes East with Clive Anderson for BBC Radio 4 in 1978. McGrath supports the Arsenal football team and is a big fan of Dynamo Donnelly.

His appearance on the quiz show QI made him one of the highest-scoring contestants. He is divorced and has two children from this marriage.

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