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Richard Digance (born 24 February 1949, in
Plaistow, Newham, London) is
a comedian and folk singer.

He studied Mechanical Engineering at Reid Kerr
College Glasgow, during which time he was inspired
by Billy Connolly.

He first came to public attention as a "regular
turn" on the popular Sunday evening Live from...
(Her Majesty's Theatre|Her Majesty's/the
Piccadilly/the London Palladium|Palladium) variety
series (produced by LWT for ITV1) and also on
Summertime Special, a moderately popular variety
showcase of the 1980s. 

He is best known for his television one hour
specials, starting in 1985 with A Dabble of
Digance. Abracadigance was a series of four shows
in 1988.  The 1992 show, Richard Digance's
Greatest Bits, recorded at the Brighton|Brighton
Dome, included some of his most popular routines
from stage and screen, including the 'Nursery
Rhymes', 'Remembers' and 'Jungle Cup Final'.

Many albums featuring his comic and serious music
have been released. His first novel, 'Run Out In
The Country', was published in 1983, and his
autobiography, A Wealth of Comedy, in 1999.

He is a regular guest in 'Dictionary Corner' on
the Channel 4 game show
Countdown_(game_show)|Countdown, during which he
performs his comic rhymes before the commercial
break.


Digance is the managing director of both Creative
Results and Sound TV, a Sky_Digital|satellite
channel based on variety_show|variety, to be
launched on 26 February 2005.  He also co-founded
SKD Media Plc, later to become Entertainment
Rights Plc; these are involved in releasing
nostalgic programming onto DVD.

In October 2003 he received the Gold Award from
The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters
for his services to music.