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Gavin & Stacey. Gavin (Mathew Horne)
Mathew Horne

Mathew Horne

  • 46 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and director

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Catherine Tate's Nan to star in a film

Feature film This Nan's Life will be based around Catherine Tate's Nan character. Mat Horne and Katherine Parkinson co-star.

British Comedy Guide, 20th May 2019

Cast revealed for Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes

The cast for Gold's forthcoming series Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes has been revealed. Kevin McNally, Robert Bathurst, Bernard Cribbins, Kevin Eldon, Mathew Horne, David Hayman and Tom Rosenthal will star.

British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2019

Kevin McNally and Robert Bathurst to star in new version of Dad's Army

Kevin McNally and Robert Bathurst will play Captain Mainwaring and Sergeant Wilson in Dad's Army - The Lost Episodes.

British Comedy Guide, 9th November 2018

Agatha Raisin to return

Agatha Raisin, the TV comedy drama series starring Ashley Jensen, is to return for another series. However, this time it'll be made by American streaming service Acorn TV.

British Comedy Guide, 15th January 2018

Porters: preview

Dave has only dipped its toe in the water with a commission of three episodes, but the results from this test are back - and the prognosis for Porters is definitely good.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th September 2017

Hot on the heels of Gavin and Stacey, two of the sitcom's stars (the male ones, obviously) were given their own sketch show. Much like the recent election, it started off as a safe bet - riding the wave of Gavin and Stacey's astounding popularity - before ending up such a spectacular failure nobody could remember why it ever seemed a good idea in the first place.

It wasn't just because Horne & Corden was bad - although it was. Many of the sketches relied almost exclusively on jokes about Corden's weight, making for an uncomfortable not to mention inane half hour. But when Corden stops jiggling his stomach, the show isn't as heinous as its infamous critical mauling might suggest. What was most objectionable about the pair's below-par japes was that it was such a nightmarishly crap imitation of the friendship between Smithy and Gavin that it threatened to dull the brilliance of Gavin and Stacey itself.

Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 29th June 2017

The Miser review

This play is only remotely likeable when it is openly mocking its own failings.

Annabel Mellor, West End Wilma, 15th May 2017

Review: The Miser at the Garrick Theatre

Hits the contemporary spot: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Sean Foley and Phil Porter's adaptation of Molière.

Amelia Forsbrook, Exeunt Magazine, 13th March 2017

Review: The Miser

'Comedy first, psychological insight later' is Sean Foley's take on The Miser, and indeed his production is fresh, funny and farcical. But maybe his cast can afford to relax a bit more - they're all excellent, after all.

What's On Stage, 13th March 2017

The Miser review

An evening that is often very funny indeed, albeit one that certainly chooses immediate comic fizz and fervour over finesse.

Tom Birchenough, The Arts Desk, 13th March 2017

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