Chuckle Facts — Since 2013

Extremely little-known facts about the world-famous Chuckle Brothers!

  1. Following an incident in his youth, Paul is terrified of fireworks. He wears noise-cancelling headphones and closes the curtains whenever he is at home in case someone sets one off.
  2. Paul's favourite band is Scooter.
  3. Paul can identify over 105 birds from their song.
  4. Paul doesn't understand how mirrors work.
  5. Despite being part-owner of a Derbyshire pig farm, Paul is actually vegetarian. "Business is business" he said when quizzed.
  6. Barry insisted that New Year resolutions start on the 1st of January regardless. Paul insists the 2nd to "ease you into the idea".
  7. Paul and Barry had a long standing mutual agreement they wouldn't buy each other Christmas presents, instead donating an equivalent to a local dog shelter under a pseudonym.
  8. Barry was afraid of tinsel and, as a result, all Christmas themed episodes of Chucklevision used a body double if he was required to handle it.
  9. An accomplished yet humble bassist, Paul can be heard on Adele's 2011 hit single, Rolling In The Deep
  10. When he was young, Paul had an imaginary friend called Mr Widdly. He was a pocket-sized elephant who only ate cream cheese.
  11. Following his successful litter-picking campaign in 2020, Canklow Woods in Rotherham will be renamed Chuckle Woods in honour of Paul.
  12. Under a pseudonym, Paul has written nine romance novels set during the Napoleonic War.
  13. In 1984, Paul invented Banana Bread.
  14. As of this year, apart from Barry, all of the other eight Chuckle Brothers have been married to a woman called Natalie at some point.
  15. During a recent trip to India, Paul sent over 32 video clips of himself saying "To me, to you" to Barry from his iPhone 5C
  16. Barry is a cat person while Paul can "take them or leave them".
  17. Barry Chuckle uses Lynx Africa antiperspirant
  18. Paul has two sugars in tea while Barry only has one.
  19. Barry Chuckle never uses contractions, similies, or gender-specific pronouns when speaking
  20. Paul was born with three kidneys but donated one to Barry who lost one in a game of poker.
  21. In 2004, for his 60th birthday, Paul bought Barry a stretch of the M6 toll road. Between Brownhills and Wall is The Barry Elliott Expressway
  22. Barry Chuckle is 'The Body' from gameshow The Cube
  23. Barry has a live-in life coach called Mahambe Singida who advises him on important decisions
  24. Despite his minor handicap, Paul Chuckle learned to knit as a child. Everyone in his family gets knitwear for Christmas, handmade by Paul.
  25. Paul's favourite day of the week is Thursday
  26. Barry Chuckle held the high score on Mortal Kombat at Mr B's Amusements in Blackpool for three years, 1993-1996.
  27. Barry can faithfully imitate the songs of almost all British garden birds.
  28. Following a motorbike accident, Paul has a metal plate in his head. Engraved with "To me, to you".
  29. Barry Chuckle is an accomplished poet, with many publications under a pseudonym
  30. Barry ignores the number 23 when counting.
  31. Once a year, Paul goes on a camping holiday with Dave Benson Phillips to the Peak District. Just the two of them.
  32. Life-long Chaplin fan, Barry, once damaged several teeth mimicking his hero by eating a leather boot. He's had dentures since the age of 17.
  33. Paul appeared in every episode of ITVs second favourite Yorkshire-based soap, Where The Heart Is, as it was filmed down the end of his road.
  34. Barry once had a part-time job putting the yellow bit in Creme Eggs
  35. Paul calls his cream slacks his "Lucky Pants" because Chucklevision has higher viewing figures in episodes featuring them.
  36. Amongst his hobbies, Paul lists "feeding peanut butter to dogs".
  37. Barry introduced Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes at a celebrity charity dinner party at his London pied-a-terre.
  38. While stranded on a desert island for 9 months, the Chuckle Brothers developed the concept of "To Me, To You" with rocks instead of children.
  39. Barry Chuckle eats a whole pineapple every day to aid digestion.
  40. Paul Chuckle and Pat Sharp haven't spoken since an incident in Rotherham Town Centre in 1991. Both claim to not remember what happened.
  41. Barry's stag party was organised by Andi Peters! They became lifelong friends after Barry played Edd the Duck over the summer of 1987.
  42. At 68, Barry Chuckle is still limber enough to bite his own toenails.
  43. There is a private theme park called Chuckle Towers in the grounds of Barry's mansion near Rotherham
  44. Ain't No Other Man by Christina Aguilera is about Barry following a tumultuous 6-month affair ended abruptly by Barry
  45. The plot of Inception is loosely based on an episode of Chucklevision from 1993
  46. Barry Chuckle would like to own an alpaca farm in South Yorkshire.
  47. Paul and Barry's parents are classical music fans and, as such, their children's middle names are Elgar and Listz respectively.
  48. Paul speaks fluent Danish.
  49. Blue Peter's Helen Skelton was a contestant on "To Me, To You!" when she attended Appleby Grammar School in 1996. Her team lost.
  50. Chucklevision is an anagram of "Once Civil Husk"
  51. Barry Chuckle isn't toilet trained.
  52. The original Paul died in a rock climbing incident in the early 80s and was replaced by his twin brother, Kevin.
  53. Paul and Barry are Ian Botham's cousins.
  54. Barry Chuckle dated Gillian Anderson for three months in 1999.
  55. Paul can fit a large baked potato in his mouth whole.
  56. Barry Chuckle invented the Poddington Peas but his unscrupulous flatmate claimed the copyright. To this day, Barry receives no royalties.
  57. In 1972, Barry left Yugoslavia after they made the wearing of mustaches illegal.
  58. Paul's mustache isn't real.
  59. Paul provides the voice of Stephen Fry for the Direct Line adverts on television.
  60. Prior to his showbiz career, Paul was a Wimbledon ballboy.
  61. Following an incident in childhood, Barry cannot eat pickles.
  62. From 1985 to 1993, Barry would unwind after shows by shoplifting Pick n Mix from Woolworths. He no longer does this.
  63. Barry co-wrote the Richard Hillman storyline in Coronation Street.
  64. The Chuckle Museum in Rotherham only closes on three days of the year; Paul's birthday, Barry's birthday, and Shrove Tuesday
  65. If Barry could be any fruit, it would be a strawberry.
  66. During his brief marriage to Pop Idol's Nicki Chapman, Paul entered the Guiness Book of World Records for eating the most BBQ chicken wings.
  67. Paul deliberately wears odd socks at all times.
  68. Barry can't pronounce "chrysanthemum"
  69. A church in a small Cuban town has been collecting donations for 18 years so they can hire the Chuckle brothers to star in their Nativity.
  70. Barry Chuckle prefers scrambled eggs with his cooked breakfast. Paul prefers them poached. Neither enjoys fried eggs.
  71. Although Barry claims to have been Mr Blobby, this is a tongue-in-cheek fabrication on his CV. Mr Blobby was actually played by John Virgo.
  72. Paul Chuckle is allergic to cotton.
  73. In 1972, Barry Chuckle was approached by NASA for a pioneering deep space project. He turned them down.