British Comedy Guide

Keith Allen

  • Actor, writer, director and producer

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Catherine Tate, Mathew Horne and Keith Allen win phone hacking damages and apology

The comics were among a number of celebrities who settled their cases with Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun and previously News of the World in the High Court this morning (5th December).

Chortle, 5th December 2023

Bonus-packed The Young Ones coming to Blu-ray

Iconic early "alternative comedy" sitcom The Young Ones has been comprehensively restored for a new Blu-ray release, which is to be packed with new and never-seen extra features.

British Comedy Guide, 28th October 2022

Liam Hourican stars in new film La Cha Cha

Character comic Liam Hourican has landed his first lead film role in La Cha Cha, a dark comedy directed by Twin Town's Kevin Allen.

British Comedy Guide, 3rd September 2020

Laugharne Weekend Festival saved

This year's Laugharne Weekend Festival will go ahead as planned. There was a risk that the future of the unique South Wales Festival was in jeopardy following the shock withdrawal of an annual £20,000 Arts Council grant, but a sucessful crowdfunding campaign and support from the Welsh Assembly has saved the day. The UK's quirkiest arts festival, running from 27 - 29 March, celebrates 13 years with leading artists, comedians, musicians, authors and poets.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th March 2020

Comics complain of comedy industry's failings

The Fringe wouldn't be the Fringe without comedians complaining about the state of the industry. Now several of them have lined up to slam the comedy world for being too politically correct.

Chortle, 26th August 2017

Has comedy become too PC?

They say that much of the right-wing backlash being observed in the political mainstream across the world stems from how overly PC society has become. And if that's true, comedy may have a lot to answer for.

Jack Peat, The London Economic, 7th August 2017

New TV format based on Peter Cook's satirical Establishment club

Peter Cook's satirical brand The Establishment is due to be revived for a new TV series on Russia Today, with a talent search for new comedy voices about to get under way.

British Comedy Guide, 3rd August 2017

10 people you almost didn't recognise in Black Books

But did you notice these people...?

Jamie Pond, Anglonerd, 29th January 2017

Eddie the Eagle review

Taron Egerton flies in this comedic, partly fictionalised biopic of the unlikely ski jumping star.

James Mottram, The List, 24th March 2016

Eddie the Eagle review

The story of Eddie The Eagle is turned into an excellent family comedy drama by Dexter Fletcher.

Simon Brew, Den Of Geek, 10th March 2016

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