Leigh Francis
- 51 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
Press clippings Page 11
Keith Lemon would never do Celebrity Big Brother
Keith Lemon has been approached to appear on Celebrity Big Brother in the past but has turned the show down flat, saying he'd rather 'rip my eyes out' than appear on the show.
Sarah Deen, Metro, 13th January 2018Keith & Paddy Picture Show to return
Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness will return to ITV to spoof six new blockbuster films in a second series of their Picture Show this Spring.
British Comedy Guide, 11th January 2018How Bo' Selecta! became proper boring
Leigh Francis's mix of relentless toilet humour and surreal celebrity satire made his twisted freakshow unmissable - until he let the slebs in on the joke.
James Donaghy, The Guardian, 30th October 2017ITV2 to follow Keith Lemon in the US
Keith Lemon is to star in a new ITV series about his attempts to find success in Los Angeles and break America.
British Comedy Guide, 4th October 2017Preview - The Keith & Paddy Picture Show
It is not often that ITV do comedy well but Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness have absolutely nailed this one - from the Star Wars spoof to tonight's wonderful Rocky skit, the pair have been consistently creative with their sketches and en-pointe humour.
Gareth Hargreaves, On The Box, 3rd June 2017Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness interview
"When I'm caressing someone, and he's got no top on, and all I can feel is that he's got really long armpit hair and it's tickling me, I'm just thinking: 'This is the least erotic thing I've ever done in my life.'" That's Paddy McGuinness, describing in gruesome detail what it's like to get intimate with Keith Lemon.
Ellie Harrison, Radio Times, 3rd June 2017TV Preview: The Keith & Paddy Picture Show, ITV1
Last instalment of the current series in which Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness recreate an iconic Hollywood movie in half an hour with the help of an all-star cast.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd June 2017The farce awakens as Keith Lemon (hairy) and Paddy McGuinness (lairy) continue their movie spoofing with Return of the Jedi. If it seems an odd choice - why not just do Star Wars? - the production team do an amazing job mimicking the design, cinematography and editing of the original, while guest artists Phillip Schofield and David Dickinson do excellent work as Yoda and the Emperor. Still self-indulgent bollocks, though.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 20th May 2017Those people who insisted a female-led Ghostbusters remake was disrespectful to the original might want to look away now. After having the time of their lives doing an am-dram Dirty Dancing last week, Lemon and McGuinness aim their proton accelerators at Ivan Reitman's high-spirited classic, roping in Robbie Williams, Sarah Parish and 'Allo 'Allo star Vicki Michelle to help spoof Zuul and the gang. It's short, at least.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 13th May 2017The Keith and Paddy Picture Show review
There was little danger of anyone shattering a funny-bone but this was nonetheless an effective dollop of slapstick to sweeten Lemon's often entirely sincere cinematic valentine.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 13th May 2017