British Comedy Guide

Eric

  • Comedian and military personnel

Press clippings Page 20

Eric Idle, comedian - portrait of the artist

'Making a bad film is always more enjoyable. You know it's crap, but you're having fun'

Laura Barnett, The Guardian, 20th November 2012

Eric & Ernie's preview of Mr Preview

Rare footage of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise is to be aired tonight for the first time in 50 years.

The Sun, 20th November 2012

Rod Hull used Emu to grope his fans claims Eric Bristow

Legendary children's entertainer Rod Hull was a "pervert" who used his puppet Emu to molest fans, claims former darts player Eric Bristow.

Jen Blackburn and Laura Armstrong, The Sun, 18th November 2012

Eric Idle rewrites Galaxy Song with Professor Brian Cox

Monty Python star Eric Idle wrote the original 'The Galaxy Song' for the 1983 Monty Python's The Meaning of Life movie but got the physics in the lyrics totally wrong. He asked Brian to correct them and the new version is premiering during Brian's talks in Melbourne and Sydney.

Music News, 10th November 2012

American version of Have I Got News For You piloted

Have I Got News For You could be set to become an American TV format too, as the USA's TBS network has filmed a trial episode in preparation for a possible series.

British Comedy Guide, 10th November 2012

Sky Living comedy Gates gets the American treatment

Show that starred Joanna Page, Tom Ellis and Sue Johnston in the UK is to be re-imagined on NBC across the pond.

Daniel Bettridge, Radio Times, 6th November 2012

American re-make for BBC police sitcom Feel The Force

Feel The Force, the 2006 BBC Two sitcom about a pair of incompetent police officers, is to be re-made for the ABC network in America.

British Comedy Guide, 6th November 2012

The Late Great Eric Sykes, BBC Two, review

As this enjoyably straightforward documentary made clear, Sykes possessed a rare talent as both a fastidious wordsmith and a natural slapstick prankster.

Ceri Radford, The Telegraph, 3rd November 2012

Stephen Merchant gets 8-part American sitcom series

American network HBO has ordered an 8-part series of Hello Ladies, a sitcom in which Stephen Merchant will play an awkward version of himself.

British Comedy Guide, 2nd November 2012

Eric Lampaert interview

Stand-up Eric Lampaert tells Metro what he's watching on television, including Arrested Development and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.

Sharon Lougher, Metro, 18th October 2012

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