Caroline Aherne
- English
- Actor, writer and producer
Press clippings
MP throws his weight behind Caroline Aherne statue plan
Lucy Beaumont this week floated the idea of erecting a memorial to The Royle Family and Mrs Merton star in the Manchester district where she lived from the age of two. Now the suburb's Labour MP Mike Kane - who was born and raised in the area - has thrown his weight behind the plan.
Chortle, 22nd November 2024Fast Show 2025 live tour confirmed
After a successful run earlier this year, An Evening With The Fast Show returns to the road and the stage in 2025 for a UK tour.
British Comedy Guide, 19th November 2024Lucy Beaumont wants to build a statue to Caroline Aherne
Caroline Aherne is to be immortalised with a statue if Lucy Beaumont gets her way, with the stand-up announcing a campaign to commemorate The Royle Family creator in the Wythenshawe district of Manchester where she grew up.
British Comedy Guide, 18th November 2024The week in TV: Caroline Aherne, Queen Of Comedy
The BBC's tribute to Manchester's comedy queen is unexpectedly emotional.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 31st December 2023Caroline Aherne's genius? She knew that ordinary people are the funniest of all
The best thing on TV this Christmas is BBC Two's film about the late comedian. It will make you howl with laughter - and sob, too.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 25th December 2023Arena: Caroline Aherne review
In such a short life she left a remarkable body of work, and this suitably warm-hearted documentary stands as fitting testimony to that amazing legacy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th December 2023Arena: Caroline Aherne review
Craig Cash and other friends and collaborators look back at the phenomenal, but sadly all-too short, career of a woman who insisted comedy didn't need jokes, only people.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 25th December 2023Arena: Caroline Aherne review
A fittingly grand tribute to an observational genius.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 25th December 2023How Caroline Aherne changed comedy
A new BBC Arena film exploring the work of the co-creator and star of The Royle Family will air on Christmas Day, seven years after her death. Katie Rosseinsky speaks to the filmmakers about her comedy legacy
Katie Rosseinsky, The Independent, 24th December 2023RTS North West award renamed in Caroline Aherne's honour
Passion Pictures and RTS NW have announced that the RTS NW Best Breakthrough Talent Award will become the Caroline Aherne Award in 2024.
Jon Creamer, Televisual, 21st December 2023