Now after decades of hiding behind wigs, string vests and over-the-top personalities, Fisher is preparing to start his UK tour, which will see him leave the acting behind to share stories from his life and career.
He revealed he was unsure at first as to whether he would like stepping out from behind the disguise to face a live audience as himself.
But after a test run almost eight years ago, Fisher has decided to give it ago.
He said: “When you work on television, there are no people and there is no feedback.
“It’s not as if the audience clap, so there is no connection.”
Fisher compares a live show to a tennis match between himself and the audience as he encourages them to participate and ask questions.
“I like the immediacy of it and the back and forth,” he added.
“I have one or two topics to jump between but I haven’t prepared anything and I don’t know what the audience is going to ask during the Q&A.
“It’ll be mostly personal with some show business, so that will be interesting.”