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Death On The Tyne now filming
Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson will star in Death On The Tyne, a sequel to Murder On The Blackpool Express. Guest stars include Sue Johnston, Felicity Montagu, Doon Mackichan and James Fleet.
British Comedy Guide, 24th July 2018Murder On The Blackpool Express to return
British Comedy Guide understands that Murder On The Blackpool Express, the comedy drama set around a coach trip, is to return.
British Comedy Guide, 21st July 2018EIFF 2018: Eaten By Lions
Eaten by Lions is no doubt warm and funny; the kind of film destined to get a Sunday afternoon TV slot aimed at feel-good family viewing.
Theo Rollason, The Student Newspaper, 1st July 2018Eaten by Lions review
A great cast including Johnny Vegas and Asim Chaudhry bring a good dose of fun to the new British comedy Eaten By Lions, which premieres at the Edinburgh International Film Festival today. But director Jason Wingard can be clunky in his handling emotional moments - which lean towards over-sentimentalised cliché - and occasionally the comic ones, too.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st June 2018Review: Phil Ellis is Trying
The general fashion is for comedies to be about some underlying theme, or offering some insightful personal perspective. But if you know Phil Ellis from his stand-up, you won't be surprised that his first Radio 4 sitcom is an unabashedly old-fashioned gag delivery service.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th June 2018Johnny Vegas splits from wife
Comic reveals he and Maia Dunphy have parted ways with a 'heavy heart' after seven years of marriage.
Daily Mail, 14th May 2018Still Open All Hours Series 5 confirmed
Still Open All Hours will return to BBC One for a fifth series later in 2018. The recommission means that the sequel has now accumulated more episodes, and more series, than the original hit show.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd May 2018Home From Home, BBC1, review
Old-school sitcom should focus on characters, not contrived plots.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 28th April 2018Johnny Vegas as everyman hero
Gentle class-divide sitcom.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 21st April 2018The class-divide comedy set in the Lake District gets a series. When salt-of-the-earth Neil (Johnny Vegas) and family secure their decrepit holiday home, they feel as if they have made it - until they meet their posh neighbours. Tonight, Neil's problems are compounded by an ambiguous text and an unsightly wifi mast.
John Robinson, The Guardian, 20th April 2018