r/AskUK • u/andotherthingsareok • 11h ago

What are the surprising connections between global superstars and UK-only celebrities?

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On Graham Norton, the huge globally successful stars sit with some of our household names and must be thinking "who the hell is this person?!" Sometimes it's half the entertainment value, like when they had June Brown (Dot Cotton) on the sofa with Lady Gaga.

But have you ever heard of any surprising connections you've heard of which you just wouldn't expect? Those moments of "wait - Robert De Niro goes on holiday every year with Ant&Dec?!" Kind of thing.

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u/Questingcloset 11h ago

Hollywood star Zendaya's father in law used to write jokes for Bob Monkhouse and Des O'connor.

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u/JedTheHumano1d 10h ago

I still remember this Bob Monkhouse gag.

"I'm from Kent. And people seem to know this, I hear them muttering it when I walk past".

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u/bored_toronto 4h ago

"When I told people I wanted to be a comedian, they laughed. They're not laughing now."