The character that first brought him to the attention of television audiences in the UK, Kevin Turvey was created and test-driven in stand-up shows at Londons Comedy Store before being brought to 1981s A Kick Up The Eighties, an award-winning sketch show that ran for three years on BBC2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhSOldqndPQ Described by Mayall as the most boring man in the world and an accent and a mood," perpetual anorak Turveys schtick was that he was tasked to investigate a different subject each week, delivering a long, desperately over-excited rambling monologue to camera in his typically broad yet nasal East Midlands accent. "What's funny about Kevin is that he thinks he knows what he's doing. He's patronising; here's someone more stupid than you trying to explain things, Mayall said of his oddball creation. Turvey would be cherry-picked to star in his own one-off special, a fly-on-the-wall style mockumentary Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind The Green Door in 1982, further cementing Mayalls burgeoning reputation as a comedy talent to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsiRknynMpo
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