Arabella Weir Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Arabella Weir (born 6 December 1957, San Francisco, California, United States) is a British comedian, actress and writer. The daughter of former British ambassador Sir Michael Weir, she is best known for her roles in The Fast Show and for writing several books including the international best seller Does My Bum Look Big In This? (a catchphrase of one of her characters in the show). She is also well known for her books Onwards and Upwards and Cupid for which she also wrote the screenplay now owned by Working Title. Arabella has written for The Independent magazine, which is included with... MORE

Arabella Weir (born 6 December 1957, San Francisco, California, United States) is a British comedian, actress and writer. The daughter of former British ambassador Sir Michael Weir, she is best known for her roles in The Fast Show and for writing several books including the international best seller Does My Bum Look Big In This? (a catchphrase of one of her characters in the show). She is also well known for her books Onwards and Upwards and Cupid for which she also wrote the screenplay now owned by Working Title. Arabella has written for The Independent magazine, which is included with the Saturday edition and the Guardian newspaper and Weekend magazine. She continues to contribute regularly to both newspapers. Weir was a backing singer for a period in the band Bazooka Joe, which featured one Stuart Goddard, better known later on in his career as Adam Ant. She starred in the 2003 comedy series Posh Nosh, which she also co-wrote with Jon Canter. She contributes to the BBC2 comedy series, Grumpy Old Women. She made regular appearances in the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Smelling of Roses and "Down the Line". She has performed in Exile — a Doctor Who audio play by Big Finish Productions LESS