TV impressionist Alistair McGowan on mum's death, Huw Edwards rare Judi Dench expletive

EXCLUSIVE: TV impressionist Alistair McGowan on mum's death, Huw Edwards rare Judi Dench expletiveNow a respected pianist and poet, Alistair McGowan is used to making a big impression as the voice of everyone from Posh and Becks to Sven and Nancy and Dot Cotton3amFran Bowden Head of Features (Longform) and Hannah Britt, Senior Reporter Mirror Features14:00, 11 Apr 2026View 6 ImagesAlistair McGowan as David Beckham alongside Ronni Ancona as Victoria Beckham in Alistair McGowan's Big Impression(Image: BBC)Thirty years after ITV’s Spitting Image ended its original 12 year run, the man who voiced puppets including Noel Gallagher, Tony Blair, and Peter Mandelson, Alistair McGowan confesses: “I had my fill of politicians on Spitting Image. Politicians were more Rory Bremner’s bag. And I wouldn’t want to sully my mouth having to talk like Trump for any period of time. He’s utterly despicable and against everything I believe in.”‌Now 60, Alistair has lost none of his edge, although he is now also a respected pianist and poet, which is reflected in his new tour, Piano, Poetry & Comedy: 3 In 1 - running until October 10. He says: “I’ve always seen myself as an artist more than anything else, so to be able to use these other elements…I love that.”‌READ MORE: James McAvoy's rare 'relationships' insight amid marriage to famous wifeBut he is happy to reminisce about his amazing TV success, especially with the BAFTA winning Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression, which ran on BBC One (later as The Big Impression) from 1999 to 2004, which he starred in with actor, comedian and impressionist Ronni Ancona. It featured hilarious impressions, like those of David and Victoria Beckham, and Sven-Goran Eriksson and Nancy Dell’Olio.‌View 6 ImagesAlistair as Dot Cotton, with Todd Carty as Mark and Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale(Image: BBC)Alistair, who also fronted You Cannot Be Serious! on ITV in 2012 and The Week That Wasn’t on Sky One in 2018, says: “The only time I me...