Ian McKellen
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Mother Goose starring Ian McKellen and John Bishop - review
The star-studded pantomime hits the West End stage later this week.
Mickey Jo Boucher, What's On Stage, 12th December 2022Magneto inducts Jordan Gray into X-Men & Simon Pegg joins her sitcom
Jordan Gray recalls meeting Ian McKellen at her show, as Simon Pegg joins her upcoming ITV sitcom, Transaction.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd October 2022Star-studded Mother Goose panto gets four-month tour
A new, star-studded production of the traditional pantomime Mother Goose is to go on a four-month tour of the UK.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd October 2022Stephen Fry & Joanna Lumley in top 10 voices poll
In a poll commissioned by Virgin Media, Stephen Fry came second when the public were asked what was the nation's favourite voice, while Joanna Lumley came third. David Attenborough came first.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 7th December 2020Fry & McKellen back campaign for Joe Orton statue
Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry are among those backing a fundraising campaign to erect a statue of comic playwright Joe Orton in his hometown of Leicester.
Giverny Masso, The Stage, 25th July 2019Comedy stars to take part in Whodunnit spoof play
A number of comedians are due to guest star in Whodunnit [Unrehearsed], a new murder mystery spoof coming to London's Park Theatre.
British Comedy Guide, 30th May 2019Mr Bean makes his TV return in airline safety video
British Airways has released the director's cut of its new star-studded safety information video. The airline bagged an impressive A-list cast to 'audition' for a part in its new pre-take off clip in front of comedian Asim Chaudhry in aid of Comic Relief.
Digital Spy, 19th July 2017The grand bow-out of ITV's Vicious arrived in a "special" that wasn't at all. Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen and Frances de la Tour are all close to beatification in the British acting world and it says much about their talent that they have almost made this slipshod monotonal excretion watchable.
Almost. That's a qualification up there with saying McKellen might be "almost pregnant". Such a shame for him, for them all. Two elderly gays in a flat, camping it up with exaggerated moues and eyebrow-raising, and so very 1970s, but it might have worked with decent writing, or an any-way decent script. This one has apparently been written throughout by low-functioning and homophobic bacteria. They do try, the dear boys, but they're merely putting greasepaint on a pig.
Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 18th December 2016Preview - Vicious: A Year
ITV doesn't produce many sitcoms, but when they do they tend to pull in the viewers. Most TV critics may not be fans of Vicious, Benidorm or the revived Birds of a Feather, but the public like them.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 16th December 2016Vicious review
ITV's Vicious came to an end but not even Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi could send it off on a high.
Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 16th December 2016