Graham Fellows
- 65 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
Press clippings
Chicken Town: First-look pictures
First-look images have been revealed of Chicken Town, a new film due to be released theatrically this summer. Graham Fellows stars as a green-fingered grandad who joins forces with two schoolfriends to deal with a shed filled with marijuana.
British Comedy Guide, 24th February 2025Interview: Graham Fellows on John Shuttleworth
There is a certain comic archetype that is particularly British. The likes of Pooter, Mainwaring, Hancock, Fawlty and Brent are in a tradition - going back to Falstaff, perhaps further - of hopelessly optimistic yet socially oblivious dreamers. One such character is John Shuttleworth, created and played by Graham Fellows.
Philip Patrick, The Spectator, 23rd February 2025"I've finally realised I like John Shuttleworth!" Graham Fellows on 40 years with his organ-plonking alter ego
He has notched up tours, albums, books and a sitcom. Why is he tortured by feelings of under-achievement? As Fellows hits the road, he pops an aniseed ball and discusses his new song - about an audience member falling off a cliff.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd January 2025The best live comedy of 2025: shows to book now
From the whimsy of Atsuko Okatsuka to a proper tour for Jazz Emu's Knight Fever, our expert selects the hottest tickets of the year.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 4th January 2025John Shuttleworth celebrates 40 years in showbiz via new tour and book
Comedy character John Shuttleworth is to embark on a new tour from February 2025. He will also release a new book, John Shuttleworth Takes the Biscuit, in March.
British Comedy Guide, 27th September 2024John Shuttleworth squares up to his own creator
Graham Fellows' film Father Earth records the Sheffield comedian's trip to Orkney with his dad - and a bid to step out of his alter ego's shadow.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th November 2022John Shuttleworth cave concert abandoned due to cliff rescue
John Shuttleworth was halfway through the show at Peak Cavern, known as the "Devil's Arse", at Castleton on Thursday when the alarm was raised.
Greig Watson, BBC, 20th May 2022John Shuttleworth 2022 tour dates
The versatile singer/organist and verbal rambler extraordinaire will be taking to the stage once again in 2022.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th February 2022John Shuttleworth extends his radio sitcom record
John Shuttleworth is poised to extend his record of having the longest-running sitcom on radio made exclusively by the same creator. Graham Fellows has confirmed The Shuttleworths has been recommissioned for two more, as-yet-untitled Radio 4 specials to air later this year.
British Comedy Guide, 19th January 2022John Shuttleworth to perform at the Devil's Arse
Every comedian has played some bad venues in their time - but only one is officially known as The Devil's Arse. Next year John Shuttleworth will become the first comic to perform stand-up in Peak Cavern, in the heart of the Peak District. It has been called the Devil's Arse for most of its history, mentioned by philosopher Thomas Hobbes in the 17th century and Daniel Defoe in the 18th, possibly because of flatulent-sounding noises that come from inside the cave when flood water is draining away.
Chortle, 4th November 2021