<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> http://www.smugroberts.co.uk/ </Td> </Tr> <P> Andy Robert Wilkinson (born 1960), better known by his stage name of Smug Roberts, is an English stand up comedian and actor . Born in Harpurhey, Manchester, Wilkinson attended North Manchester High School for Boys before taking various jobs such as a relief pub landlord and the coach of a football team in Toronto, Ontario, Canada . He also ran a signwriting business for a time . </P> <P> In 1995, he tried stand - up comedy for the first time at the Frog and Bucket comedy club, adopting the stage name "Smug Roberts"; the "smug" came from an event in his life where people teased him for being a "smug bastard" and the "Roberts" was adapted from his middle name . Caroline Aherne and her then - husband Peter Hook watched his set and she put him in contact with an agent . Six weeks later, Roberts performed his first one - man gig . In 1998, he released the novelty anthem "Meat Pie, Sausage Roll (Come on England, Gi's a Goal)" as "Grandad Roberts", both the character and song (originally a jingle referencing Oldham Athletic A.F.C. rather than England) stemming from his afternoon radio show on Key 103 . At the end of 1999, he compered the re-opened Embassy Club, on the invitation of Bernard Manning's son Bernard Jr . On his appointment, City Life comedy editor Marissa Burgess said, "I personally don't hold with Bernard Manning's comedy, so changing hands to Smug Roberts I feel can only be a good thing ." </P> <P> In 2000, he headlined with Paul Merton and John Thomson at the opening night of the Manchester Comedy Store . His appearance there lead to a role in the film 24 Hour Party People (2002). Roberts has also appeared on television, with roles in Cutting It, Buried and Cold Feet . He has appeared in every television production by Peter Kay, except for Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere . </P>

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