British Comedy Guide

Frank Tully

  • Actor

Press clippings Page 33

Tanyalee Davis: Actual Size

The gross imagery will stick with you longer than any jokes about the awful situation, but as with this whole hour, it's her devil-may-care attitude and inherent good humour that sells the tale.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th February 2016

Review: Lee Nelson: Suited and Booted - Salford

Brodkin is clearly a talented performer but on this occasion seems to have lost some of the power behind his punch. Nelson's charm and energy is evident in the first half but disappointingly, is let down by some weak material in the second half.

Donna Kelly, The Reviews Hub, 8th February 2016

Eric Idle blogs about touring with John Cleese

It's a kangaroo tour of Australia and New Zealand. I shall be hopping round the antipodes. My companion is the legendary John Cleese, a man who has been making me laugh hysterically for 53 years.

Eric Idle, 6th February 2016

John Cleese slammed over advert by Timothy West

Actor Timothy West, whose wife played the long-suffering Sybil in the classic sitcom, says it was a mistake to recreate the scene of Basil thrashing his car for Specsavers.

Hannah Hope, The Mirror, 4th February 2016

John Cleese: political correctness is destroying comedy

The veteran comedian said we are close to living in a society with no freedom of expression.

Emma Powell, Evening Standard, 2nd February 2016

John Cleese revives Basil Fawlty for TV advert

Cleese has recreated the 1975 scene in which a frustrated Fawlty berated his broken down car before giving it a "damn good thrashing" with a branch. Cleese agreed to rewrite the scene for Specsavers opticians as he thought it would be "genuinely funny".

BBC News, 24th December 2015

Lee Mack confirms Not Going Out sequel plans

A family-centric sequel to hit BBC One sitcom Not Going Out is in development, Lee Mack has confirmed.

British Comedy Guide, 16th December 2015

John Cleese won't work for the BBC again

John Cleese has blasted the BBC as he insisted he has no interest in returning to TV.

Alistair McGeorge, The Mirror, 26th November 2015

John Cleese to oversee Fawlty Towers stage show in Australia

John Cleese is to oversee the first official Fawlty Towers stage adaptation. Fawlty Towers - Live on Stage will launch in Australia in August 2016.

British Comedy Guide, 25th November 2015

Iain Lee 'quits' BBC radio show after 'bigot' row

The well-known stand-up clashed with Christian lawyer Libby Powell during an on-air interview over anti-gay Biblical passages.

Ian Burrell, The Independent, 17th November 2015

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