John Cooper Clarke

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75 titles

Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
James Coburn and the Rum Bastards Self Self See fewer		Post-Prod

Television in Production (1 title)	Episodes	Status
A Kind of Existence: The Gabrielles Wish Story (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer		Post-Prod

Past Film & Video (12 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The Souvenir (2019) Performer: "Gimmix! Play Loud", Writer: "Gimmix! Play Loud" Performer: "Gimmix! Play Loud", Writer: "Gimmix! Play Loud" See fewer		$78K	$1MM	$1.8MM
Howard Marks and the Lance of Destiny (2014) (Short) - Actor Actor See fewer	£2K
Who Killed Bambi? (2013) Lyrics: "Full Time Looser", "The Face Behind The Scream" Lyrics: "Full Time Looser", "The Face Behind The Scream" See fewer				$1.2MM
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke (2012) Thanks Thanks See fewer	£25K
Ill Manors (2012) John Cooper Clark (as John Cooper Clark) John Cooper Clark (as John Cooper Clark) See fewer	£100K			$714K
Rust and Bone (2012) Performer: "Evidently Chickentown", Writer: "Evidently Chickentown" Performer: "Evidently Chickentown", Writer: "Evidently Chickentown" See fewer	€16MM	$27K	$2.1MM	$26MM
Control (2007) John Cooper Clarke, Soundtrack ("Evidently Chicken Town"), Performer: "Evidently Chicken Town" John Cooper Clarke, Soundtrack ("Evidently Chicken Town"), Performer: "Evidently Chicken Town" See fewer	€4.5MM	$28K	$872K	$8.2MM
Punk: Attitude (2005) Performer: "36 Hours", Writer: "36 Hours" Performer: "36 Hours", Writer: "36 Hours" See fewer
El factor Pilgrim (2000) Lyrics: "Evidently Chicken Town", "Ambar Pool", "Ghost Of Al Capone" Lyrics: "Evidently Chicken Town", "Ambar Pool", "Ghost Of Al Capone" See fewer
Middleton's Changeling (1998) The Poet The Poet See fewer
Ten Years In An Open Necked Shirt (1982) Dialogue, Poetry Dialogue, Poetry See fewer
Urgh! A Music War (1981) Performer: "Health Fanatic", Writer: "Health Fanatic" Performer: "Health Fanatic", Writer: "Health Fanatic" See fewer

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Past Television (7 titles)	Episodes
Mandy (2021) (TV Series) - Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (1 episode, 2021) Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (1 episode, 2021) See fewer We Wish You A Mandy Christmas (Dec 20, 2021) Season 2, Episode 0 - Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come See fewer	1
The Sara Cox Show (2019) (TV Series) - Writer: "I Wanna Be Yours" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2019) Writer: "I Wanna Be Yours" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Episode #1.3 (Apr 27, 2019) Season 1, Episode 3 - Writer: "I Wanna Be Yours" (uncredited) Writer: "I Wanna Be Yours" (uncredited) See fewer	1
Gotham (2014) (TV Series) - Writer: "I Wanna Be Yours" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2014) Writer: "I Wanna Be Yours" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Viper (Oct 20, 2014) Season 1, Episode 5 - Writer: "I Wanna Be Yours" (uncredited) Writer: "I Wanna Be Yours" (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Sopranos (2007) (TV Series) - Performer: "Evidently Chickentown" (1 episode, 2007), Writer: "Evidently Chickentown" (1 episode, 2007) Performer: "Evidently Chickentown" (1 episode, 2007), Writer: "Evidently Chickentown" (1 episode, 2007) See fewer Stage 5 (Apr 15, 2007) Season 6, Episode 14 - Performer: "Evidently Chickentown", Writer: "Evidently Chickentown" Performer: "Evidently Chickentown", Writer: "Evidently Chickentown" See fewer	1
Kazuko's Karaoke Klub (1989) (TV Series) - Performer: "Money" (1 episode, 1989) Performer: "Money" (1 episode, 1989) See fewer Episode #1.4 (Jun 15, 1989) Season 1, Episode 4 - Performer: "Money" Performer: "Money" See fewer	1
The Innes Book of Records (1981) (TV Series) - Guest (1 episode, 1981), Performer: "Evidently Chickentown" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1981), Writer: "Evidently Chickentown" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1981) Guest (1 episode, 1981), Performer: "Evidently Chickentown" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1981), Writer: "Evidently Chickentown" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1981) See fewer Episode #3.2 (Oct 5, 1981) Season 3, Episode 2 - Guest, Performer: "Evidently Chickentown" (uncredited), Writer: "Evidently Chickentown" (uncredited) Guest, Performer: "Evidently Chickentown" (uncredited), Writer: "Evidently Chickentown" (uncredited) See fewer	1
The English Programme (1981) (TV Series) - Performer: "Health Fanatic", "I Married A Monster From Outer Space", "Kung Fu International" (as John Cooper-Clark) (1 episode, 1981) Performer: "Health Fanatic", "I Married A Monster From Outer Space", "Kung Fu International" (as John Cooper-Clark) (1 episode, 1981) See fewer Poetry: I See a Voice (Sep 21, 1981) Season 14, Episode 1 - Performer: "Health Fanatic", "I Married A Monster From Outer Space", "Kung Fu International" (as John Cooper-Clark) Performer: "Health Fanatic", "I Married A Monster From Outer Space", "Kung Fu International" (as John Cooper-Clark) See fewer	1

Self (46 titles)
Would I Lie to You? (2015–2025) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (4 episodes, 2015) Self - Guest (4 episodes, 2015) See fewer Episode #18.7 (Feb 21, 2025) Season 18, Episode 7 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Match of the Day FA Cup (2025) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2025) Self (1 episode, 2025) See fewer 2024/25 Third Round: Manchester City vs. Salford City (Jan 11, 2025) Self Self See fewer
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2016–2025) (TV Series) - Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Dictionary Corner Guest (8 episodes, 2016) Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Dictionary Corner Guest (8 episodes, 2016) See fewer Episode #27.2 (Jan 10, 2025) Season 27, Episode 2 - Self - Dictionary Corner (as Dr. John Cooper Clarke) Self - Dictionary Corner (as Dr. John Cooper Clarke) See fewer See more See fewer Loading
The Tommy Tiernan Show (2024) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2024) Self (1 episode, 2024) See fewer Episode #8.12 (Mar 23, 2024) Season 8, Episode 12 - Self Self See fewer
Countdown (2023) (TV Series) - Self - Dictionary Corner (5 episodes, 2023) Self - Dictionary Corner (5 episodes, 2023) See fewer Episode #87.45 (Mar 24, 2023) Season 87, Episode 45 - Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Rachel Riley's Rude Words! (2021) (Video) - Self - Dictionary Corner Guest (uncredited) Self - Dictionary Corner Guest (uncredited) See fewer
Portrait Artist of the Year (2020) (TV Series) - Self - Sitter (1 episode, 2020) Self - Sitter (1 episode, 2020) See fewer John Cooper Clarke, Fearne Cotton and Haydn Gwynne (Feb 18, 2020) Season 6, Episode 5 - Self - Sitter Self - Sitter See fewer
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2019) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2019) Self (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Episode #9.7 (Nov 19, 2019) Season 9, Episode 7 - Self Self See fewer
Songs of Praise (2019) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2019) Self (1 episode, 2019) See fewer The UK's Favourite Hymn (Sep 29, 2019) Self Self See fewer
Desert Island Discs (2019) (Podcast Series) - Self (1 episode, 2019) Self (1 episode, 2019) See fewer John Cooper Clarke, poet (Jul 21, 2019) Self Self See fewer
Dennis and Lois (2019) Self Self See fewer
Distraction Pieces Podcast (2018) (Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) See fewer John Cooper Clarke - Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #240 (Nov 21, 2018) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (2018) Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer
Pointless Celebrities (2014–2018) (TV Series) - Self - Contestant (2 episodes, 2014) Self - Contestant (2 episodes, 2014) See fewer Academia (Jan 13, 2018) Season 10, Episode 38 - Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer Writers (Nov 8, 2014) Season 6, Episode 23 - Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer
Jools's Hootenanny (2016) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2016) Self (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Episode #24.1 (Dec 31, 2016) Season 24, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
The Safe House: A Decline of Ideas (2016) Self Self See fewer
Only Connect (2016) (TV Series) - Self - Royal III (as Dr John Cooper Clarke) (1 episode, 2016) Self - Royal III (as Dr John Cooper Clarke) (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Sport Relief: Royal III v BBC (Mar 14, 2016) Season 11, Episode 29 - Self - Royal III (as Dr John Cooper Clarke) Self - Royal III (as Dr John Cooper Clarke) See fewer
The Secret Life of Books (2015) (TV Series) - Self - Presenter (1 episode, 2015) Self - Presenter (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Confessions of an English Opium Eater (Nov 2, 2015) Season 2, Episode 4 - Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer
Rhymes, Rock and Revolution: The Story of Performance Poetry (2015) (TV Movie) - Self - Host Self - Host See fewer
Whatever Happened to Rock 'n' Roll? (2015) (TV Movie) - Self - Panellist (uncredited) Self - Panellist (uncredited) See fewer
How to Be Bohemian with Victoria Coren Mitchell (2015) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2015) Self (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Episode #1.3 (Jun 22, 2015) Season 1, Episode 3 - Self Self See fewer
Anarchy in Manchester (2014) (TV Series) - Self - Narrator (voice) (6 episodes, 2014) Self - Narrator (voice) (6 episodes, 2014) See fewer Episode #1.6 (Nov 7, 2014) Season 1, Episode 6 - Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer See more See fewer Loading
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline (2014) Self Self See fewer
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2014) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2014) Self (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Episode #28.3 (Oct 13, 2014) Season 28, Episode 3 - Self Self See fewer
Football Focus (2014) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2014) Self (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Episode #14.28 (Feb 7, 2015) Season 14, Episode 28 - Self Self See fewer
Have I Got News for You (2013–2014) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2013) Self (2 episodes, 2013) See fewer Episode #47.8 (May 23, 2014) Season 47, Episode 8 - Self Self See fewer Episode #45.6 (May 10, 2013) Season 45, Episode 6 - Self Self See fewer
He Wasn't Just the Fifth Member of Joy Division (2014) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Celebrity Mastermind (2014) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2014) Self (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Celebrity Mastermind 2013/2014: Episode 6 (Jan 3, 2014) Season 12, Episode 6 - Self Self See fewer
John Cooper Clarke: South of the Border - Live from London's South Bank (2013) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Punk Britannia (2012) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2012) Self (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Punk: 1976 - 1978 (Jun 8, 2012) Season 1, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke (2012) Self Self See fewer
All Tomorrow's Parties (2009) Self Self See fewer
Get This (2007) (Podcast Series) - Self (voice) (1 episode, 2007) Self (voice) (1 episode, 2007) See fewer Episode #1.51 (Feb 2, 2007) Season 1, Episode 51 - Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) Self Self See fewer
Behind the Music (2006) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2006) Self (1 episode, 2006) See fewer Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias (Jul 29, 2006) Season 9, Episode 5 - Self Self See fewer
Punk: Attitude (2005) Self - Punk Poet Self - Punk Poet See fewer
Whine Gums (TV Series) - Self Self See fewer
The Jack Docherty Show (1997) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1997) Self (1 episode, 1997) See fewer Episode dated 16 December 1997 (Dec 16, 1997) Self Self See fewer
Kazuko's Karaoke Klub (1989) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1989) Self (1 episode, 1989) See fewer Episode #1.4 (Jun 15, 1989) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self Self See fewer
Loose Talk (1983) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 1983) Self - Guest (1 episode, 1983) See fewer Episode #2.4 (Sep 27, 1983) Season 2, Episode 4 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Something Else (1979–1982) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1979) Self (2 episodes, 1979) See fewer If You Didn't See... (Nov 5, 1982) Season 7, Episode 6 - Self Self See fewer Episode #2.1 (Sep 15, 1979) Season 2, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
Pop Quiz (1982) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1982) Self (1 episode, 1982) See fewer Episode #2.8 (May 29, 1982) Season 2, Episode 8 - Self Self See fewer
Urgh! A Music War (1981) Self Self See fewer
The English Programme (1981) (TV Series) - Self (as John Cooper-Clark) (1 episode, 1981) Self (as John Cooper-Clark) (1 episode, 1981) See fewer Poetry: I See a Voice (Sep 21, 1981) Season 14, Episode 1 - Self (as John Cooper-Clark) Self (as John Cooper-Clark) See fewer
The Old Grey Whistle Test (1978–1981) (TV Series) - Self (3 episodes, 1978) Self (3 episodes, 1978) See fewer Episode #10.33 (Jun 2, 1981) Season 10, Episode 33 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
The London Weekend Show (1978) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1978) Self (1 episode, 1978) See fewer Funny Punk (Jan 22, 1978) Self Self See fewer

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Archive Footage (8 titles)
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2020–2025) (TV Series) - Self - Special Guest (archive footage) (as Dr. John Cooper Clarke) (1 episode, 2025), Self - Dictionary Corner Guest (archive footage) (2 episodes, 2020) Self - Special Guest (archive footage) (as Dr. John Cooper Clarke) (1 episode, 2025), Self - Dictionary Corner Guest (archive footage) (2 episodes, 2020) See fewer Best Bits 7 (Sep 18, 2025) Season 28, Episode 7 - Self - Special Guest (archive footage) (as Dr. John Cooper Clarke) Self - Special Guest (archive footage) (as Dr. John Cooper Clarke) See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Would I Lie to You? (2022) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (2 episodes, 2022) Self (archive footage) (2 episodes, 2022) See fewer The Best Bits (Jun 3, 2022) Season 15, Episode 11 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer The Unseen Bits (Apr 1, 2022) Season 15, Episode 10 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Desert Island Discs (2020) (Podcast Series) - Self (archive sound) (1 episode, 2020) Self (archive sound) (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Classic Desert Island Discs - John Cooper Clarke (Apr 26, 2020) Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer
New British Canon (2020) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (voice) (1 episode, 2020) Self (archive footage) (voice) (1 episode, 2020) See fewer "Do I Wanna Know?" & How Arctic Monkeys Broke America (Jan 15, 2020) Season 1, Episode 6 - Self (archive footage) (voice) Self (archive footage) (voice) See fewer
Have I Got News for You (2013–2014) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (2 episodes, 2013) Self (archive footage) (2 episodes, 2013) See fewer Episode #48.11 (Dec 19, 2014) Season 48, Episode 11 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Episode #46.11 (Dec 20, 2013) Season 46, Episode 11 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978 (1986) (TV Special) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The Old Grey Whistle Test (1980) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (2 episodes, 1980) Self (archive footage) (2 episodes, 1980) See fewer Pick of the Year 1980 (Dec 31, 1980) Season 10, Episode 12 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Pick of the Year 1979 (Jan 11, 1980) Season 9, Episode 16 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

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