British Comedy Guide

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Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry and Aisling Bea urge UK banks to stop financing fossil fuels

Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry and Aisling Bea are among celebrities calling on the five of the UK's biggest High Street banks to stop financing new oil, gas and coal projects.

Beth Timmins, BBC, 25th January 2023

Film review: The Phantom Of The Open

The Phantom Of The Open is Mark Rylance's vehicle to strut both his comic and dramatic chops and is destined to find an appreciative audience.

Thomas Duffy, Film Book, 27th June 2022

How I gatecrashed the open

The Daily Mail's film critic Brian Viner tells the incredible story of how he found himself alongside living legends at St Andrews - a carbon copy of a tale of cunning now gracing the silver screen as The Phantom Of The Open.

Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 21st March 2022

Mark Rylance is startlingly funny in The Phantom Of The Open

The actor channels Peter Sellers in this zippy story of the world's worst golfer.

Tom Shone, The Sunday Times, 21st March 2022

The Phantom Of The Open review

Impostor at the Open who'll hack his way into your heart.

Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 18th March 2022

The Phantom Of The Open: Gentle comedy makes the cut

True-ish comedy celebrates 'world's worst golfer'.

Donald Clarke, The Irish Times, 18th March 2022

The Phantom Of The Open review

Mark Rylance plays golfing imposter Maurice Flitcroft in a buoyantly comedic take on this astonishing true-life tale.

Emma Simmonds, The List, 18th March 2022

The Phantom Of The Open review

Dreams ace reality for Mark Rylance's deadpan comic underdog.

Nick Hasted, The Arts Desk, 17th March 2022

Fun, good-natured and schmaltzy: Phantom Of The Open reviewed

A British underdog comedy-drama about the world's worst golfer with lovely, warm, affectionate performances from Mark Rylance and Sally Hawkins.

Deborah Ross, The Spectator, 17th March 2022

Mark Rylance is a golfing imposter in feelgood comedy The Phantom Of The Open

Charming film tells the true story of an eccentric amateur who passed himself off as a pro.

Danny Leigh, The Financial Times, 17th March 2022

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