Brian Beacom
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Greg and Ford on the return of Still Game
...and why they owe it all to a packet of crisps.
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 16th August 2014Mrs Brown movie won't be a D'isaster
So why do sitcoms find it so hard to move on to celluloid?
Brian Beacom, Glasgow Evening Times, 24th June 2014Des McLean's comedy A-Z of Scotland
Des McLean explains how he learned about his country's history, about how he uncovered the fascinating stories of warring Scots' clans and epic struggles.
Brian Beacom, Glasgow Evening Times, 20th January 2014Simon Carlyle - comedy writer's star keeps rising
The idea of writing an Abigail's Party-like comedy set at New Year in Scotland sounds as inviting as your granny's soup, steak pie and black bun. And writer Simon Carlyle was perfectly placed to come up with the BBC drama, Two Doors Down.
Brian Beacom, Glasgow Evening Times, 31st December 2013Who is the real Mrs Brown?
Brendan O'Carroll's unlikely inspiration is a legendary Irish radical, reveals his biographer.
Brian Beacom, Radio Times, 25th December 2013Mrs Brown: The People's Princess?
Brendan O'Carroll's comic creation is generating Diana-like levels of public affection. Why has the nation has taken Mrs Brown to its bosum?
Brian Beacom, The Big Issue, 27th September 2013Stephen Carlin: how his gambling addiction inspired him
The Airdrie-born performer, rated by Stewart Lee in his all-time Top Ten stand-up list, reveals he was once a semi-professional gambler. In fact, he became so hooked on betting he was just one bounced cheque away from becoming homeless.
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 19th July 2013Brian Cox on his surprise move into television comedy
The very idea of screen legend Brian Cox's move into television comedy with a new BBC sitcom is without doubt a cause for celebration.
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 17th January 2013Interview: Eric Idle
Eric Idle is one of the country's most loved comedians. Born in South Shields, the comedian, actor, author, singer, and writer first rose to attention in the children's television comedy series Do Not Adjust Your Set, before going on to be part of the groundbreaking comedy team Monty Python. Since then Idle has starred in countless films, several Monty Python features, played in his own rock band, albeit a spoof one, and had an asteroid, 9620 Ericidle, named in his honour. In 2005 Monty Python's Spamalot, a musical comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, for which he wrote the music book and lyrics for, first opened in Broadway and has since toured all over the world. This February sees Spamalot reach the North East with six nights at the Sunderland Empire. Brian Beacom caught up with the comedy legend.
Brian Beacom, Giggle Beats, 28th February 2011Laugh? You'll want to write your own sitcom
Sanjeev Kohli is a man on a mission: to find out what makes great comedy.
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 18th February 2010