Simon Day

Simon Alvin Day (born 7 June 1962) is an English comedian most famous for his roles in the sketch show The Fast Show, the sitcom Grass, and a series of comedic adverts for Powergen.

Career

Day was born in Camberwell, London, and rose to fame as a stand up comic, winning the Time Out new act of the year in 1991 with his music hall character Tommy Cockles. He then appeared on the BBC One show Paramount City as a weekly guest. He continued working live all over England before joining up with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer for two tours and two series of Big Night Out. He continued to work with Vic Reeves throughout the Nineties.

In 1994 he appeared as a cast regular in Saturday Zoo,Channel 4's Saturday night extravaganza where he appeared as his groundbreaking white rapper Ice Pick. TV credits include Heartbeat, Jonathan Creek, Sensitive Skin, Love Soup, Driving School, and Skins. Film credits include Shakespeare in Love, as a ferryman on the Thames.

Also in 2005/2006 he collaborated with The Transit Kings on their soaring ambient track "The Last Lighthouse Keeper" which appears on their debut album Living in a Giant Candle Winking at God.