Roy 'Chubby' Brown (born Royston Vasey, 3 February 1945) is an English stand-up comedian, famous for his sarcastic blue humour. The controversial nature of his act means he rarely appears on major television channels, and Brown has attracted accusations that his comedy style is outdated whilst also being described as "the most important comedian of the past 25 years". Brown was born in Grangetown in the North Riding of Yorkshire. He has a sister named Barbara. He left home at the age of fourteen, spent time living rough and moved from job to job and at one point joined the Merchant Navy. He served time in a young offenders' institution colloquially named borstal and also prison. He later found work as an entertainer in working men's clubs during the 1960s, first as a drummer and later as a comedy act under the name "Alcock & Brown". Brown appeared on the UK television talent show New Faces in the 1970s, coming second to a country and western band. He failed the audition for another tel...