How Did Harry Enfield Meet Paul Whitehouse?

Harry Enfield and Comedy writer, Paul Whitehouse, met in a pub and became friends.

Paul lived in Hackney, London, and was a member of the band The Higsons at the time.

“I met Harry through a mutual friend in the early Eighties, when Harry used to do a passable Prince Charles impersonation over a pint in my local pub in Hackney”, Paul had once said.

Who Is Harry Enfield?

Harry Enfield is an English comedian, actor, writer and director.

Born on May 30, 1961, Harry is known for the TV shows, the BBC sketch show Harry Enfield’s Television Programme, later retitled Harry Enfield & Chums, with Whitehouse and Kathy Burke.

He is also known for Harry & Paul, and for playing comic characters such as Kevin the Teenager and “Loadsamoney”.

Harry attended the independent Arundale School in Pulborough, Dorset House School, Worth School, and the University of York.

Harry appeared in the series Gone to the Dogs, and in the sitcom Men Behaving Badly, in which he starred along with Martin Clunes, Caroline Quentin and Leslie Ash.

Other sitcoms he has appeared in include Upstart Crow, and The Windsors.

Harry was married to Lucy Lyster, but they split in 2020, after 23 years of marriage.