Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson in a slightly bonkers clip from last year’s Christmas DVD.
In it, he drives a Jaguar XKR - wearing flippers!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ku2FfxxYsI
Axis of Apples
Show, don’t tell
The immense talent behind Father Ted and The IT Crowd is Graham Linehan. His recent appearance at the Edinburgh International Television Festival saw the creator of Moss and Father Dougal give a “masterclass” (a word he doesn’t like) in the art of sitcom writing.
The Guardian’s John Plunkett has very kindly paraphrased the details of [...]
Peter Kay’s Comedy Comeback!
After a four year break from writing to enjoy his young family and immense wealth, Peter Kay is back on television this autumn, starring in Britain’s Got The Pop Factor And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice – which the Bolton comic has also written and directed.
The show spoofs hit [...]
Sorry - More Ronnie Corbett!
[singlepic=51,320,240,,right]Of course, you should never apologise for quality… and thanks to David Walliams and Rob Brydon, Ronnie Corbett will be returning to our screens as the star of a new sitcom set in a care home.
Corbett has described the part of the aging lothario as a “sort of Hugh Hefner character”… and it’s [...]
The Kevin Bishop Show
The Friday night laugh fest that is The Kevin Bishop Show is a massive breath of fresh air from the former actor.
With
a fast-paced channel-hopping format (the pilot featured 42 sketches in
just 23 minutes), and a selection of recurring and fresh sketches each
week, Bishop has rewritten the sketch comedy genre.
Some of the regular sketches include:
Eric & Ern
There really isn’t enough Morecambe & Wise in the world, and this really is something I plan to redress.
As such, I’d like you to consider this list below of reasons why you should go over to Youtube and watch some Eric & Ern, or buy a DVD.
* Eric Morecambe was one of the singularly funniest [...]
Stan the Man
A statue of British comedy legend Stan Laurel is set to be unveiled in County Durham on August 30th, marking the comedian’s early years in Bishop Auckland with a £37,000 bronze working.
Few British acts of that era had comparable success - only Chaplin was more successful - and it certainly seems a shame that subsequent [...]
Al Murray & Harry Hill are BACK!
[singlepic=13,320,240,,right]ITV have revealed their Autumn television line up, with Harry Hill and Al Murray both returning to Saturday evenings.
The two very different standup acts bookend a new season of television starting in September with the new variety show For One Night Only vying for press attention against The X Factor.
ITV have got the big guns [...]
Geek it Up
[singlepic=71,320,240,,right]The third series of The IT Crowd will soon be hitting production, and the programmes’ makers have appealed for fans to provide some nerdy set dressing.
Writer Graham Linehan has revealed that he wants the set to look like “a geek’s Shangri-La”.
“In each series, I’ve felt we’ve nearly got there. Maybe this time, with [...]
Would I Lie To You? Mitchell is the Star
[singlepic=60,320,240,,right]A superb episode of Would I Lie To You? this week proved without a shadow of a doubt that despite the dry acerbic put downs of Angus Deayton and the cheerful northern humour of Lee Mack, David Mitchell is without a doubt the show’s star.
Not bad going either, as this week he was up against [...]
