British Comedy Guide
Johnny Vegas
Johnny Vegas

Johnny Vegas

  • 54 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Press clippings Page 13

TV: Home From Home, BBC One

If Vegas he has to be in the mainstream I'd rather see him in this than in Benidorm.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th April 2018

Johnny Vegas: 'Home From Home is a class comedy'

Johnny Vegas tells TV Times about his new holiday park comedy Home From Home...

What's On TV, 10th April 2018

The Generation Game, BBC1, review

Latest reboot lacked Brucie's genius for the impromptu.

Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 1st April 2018

Radio 2 announces Comedy Showcase 2018 line-up

Radio 2 has announced its 2018 Comedy Showcase pilot line-up. The 12 shows feature stars including Johnny Vegas, Joe Thomas, Rosie Cavaliero, Tim Key, Pippa Evans, Julian Clary and Josh Widdicombe.

British Comedy Guide, 23rd March 2018

In praise of Benidorm, the UK's most under-rated sitcom

It's a funny old game, comedy. Steve Pemberton's critical accolades for The League of Gentleman, and BBC2's late night cult hit, Inside No 9, are legion. But you'll be hard pressed to read glowing reviews of his eight years starring in the ITV comedy Benidorm. In fact you'll be hard pressed to read anything glowing from sniffy critics about the hit sitcom, despite its millions of viewers, longevity and viewer-voted National Television Awards. In fact, one critic went so far as to describe the viewing public a "disgrace" for voting for it.

Andrew Johnson, i Newspaper, 20th February 2018

Frank Sidebottom film gets world premiere next month

The Frank Sidebottom documentary Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story, will be released in UK cinemas later this year after its world premiere at next month's South By Southwest Film Festival in Texas, Chortle can reveal.

Chortle, 9th February 2018

Early Man review: A joyous claymation comedy

After a brief flirtation with Hollywood's DreamWorks, Bristol animation studio Aardman is back on home turf with Early Man. In this joyous claymation comedy, Wallace And Gromit director Nick Park poses that age-old question: what would happen if Stone Age Britons and Bronze Age Europeans slugged it out at football?

Andy Lea, The Daily Express, 28th January 2018

Early Man review: doesn't quite hit the back of the net

A team of prehistoric footballers take to the pitch in the latest stop motion animation from Aardman.

Will Gore, The Spectator, 26th January 2018

Johnny Vegas clarifies swear-filled NTAs 'barney'

Johnny Vegas has since clarified his hilarious reaction to Peter Kay's Car Share winning at the National Television Awards 2018. The 46-year-old was spotted shouting 'You b*****d' towards actor James Baxter.

Metro, 24th January 2018

Review: Early Man

Fun but forgettablel.

Chris Aitken, Short Com, 15th January 2018

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