Fresh off a brilliant effort in the film, Philomena, where he starred opposite Dame Judi Dench, Steven Coogan turns his attention to British-born comic genius, Stan Laurel. Coogan will star opposite John C Reilly (Talladega Nights) who will portray Oliver Hardy in the film, Stan & Ollie. Written by Jeff Pope, who co-wrote Philomena with Coogan, Stan & […]
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If you’ve ever wondered why it takes 2 years between new Sherlock episodes, one has to understand just how popular and busy the two main stars have been, not to mention the packed schedules of co-creator/writers, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. We all know how crazy busy Benedict Cumberbatch is but his Sherlock co-star, Martin Freeman, is right up there […]
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Several years ago, 21-year-old Nathan Feist, a student at Cornell University in New York, succeeded where Basil Fawlty (and, O’Reilly) failed by bringing a semblance of functionality to the most dysfunctional hotel in the seaside town of Torquay on the ‘English Riviera’. Exhibited at the BrickFair, Virginia LEGO convention back in 2014, his intricate LEGO recreation of the famous […]
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It has been (gulp!) just over four decades now since John Cleese (a.k.a. Basil Fawlty) last gave an automobile a ‘damn good thrashing’ for not starting. It was a cold October night in 1975 when Basil, in yet another attempt to climb the Torquay social ladder, left his friend Andres’ restaurant with duck in hand during […]
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Sirs Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi, along with Frances De La Tour and Iwan Rheon, will return to their London Soho flat (a.k.a. London Studios) to tape a new episode of the comedy series, Vicious. According to the British Comedy Guide, the one-off special will follow what was, originally, the final episode of Series 2 […]
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No sugar plums dancing in this mind palace. Nothing but visions of Minty and Simon Marchmont and Posh Nosh dancing in my head this holiday season as the brilliant talents of David Walliams and Joanna Lumley give their take on the mega-popular Great British Bake-Off series this Christmas Eve. Airing on BBC1 as part of the Walliams & […]
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Not the Nine O’Clock News, the late 70s/early 80s television sketch comedy series designed as a comedic alternative to the Nine O’Clock News on BBC1, featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture. Produced by John Lloyd (best known for his work on such comedy television programs as Spitting Image, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Blackadder and QI, Not the […]
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Is there no end to the brilliant comedy news coming out the UK? Already this week, in conjunction with their Landmark Sitcom Season which will celebrate 60 years of British Comedy on the Beeb in 2016, came the announcement concerning 21st century remakes of several classic British comedies including Porridge, Up Pompeii, Are You Being Served?, Good […]
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Ever the eternal dreamer, David Brent is still trying to launch a music career. A decade removed from his stint as manager of the Slough branch of Wernham Hogg Paper Merchants, Brent started a new career as a talent manager in the music industry, trying to help urban solo artist Dom Johnson, played by UK rapper […]
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On the heels of yesterdays announcement that the BBC is looking into reviving several classic British sitcoms, including the Ronnie Barker classic, Porridge, and the Michael Crawford’s Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, as part of their forthcoming Landmark Sitcom Season. Officials at the BBC announced that the series would mark 60 years since Hancock’s Half Hour transferred from radio […]
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