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Michael Cumming
Michael Cumming

Michael Cumming

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Brass Eye tapes to be screened in London cinemas

Director Michael Cumming is taking his Brass Eye out-takes - in the form of docu-film Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes - on tour around the UK, including a slew of London dates.

Will Noble, Londonist, 20th September 2024

Brass Eye film goes on the road again

Screening dates for Michael Cumming's Oxide Ghosts.

Chortle, 6th September 2024

Stewart Lee and Michael Cumming developing a film about Kevin Eldon

Stewart Lee and Brass Eye director Michael Cumming are developing a film about their regular collaborator Kevin Eldon and the Irish singer Val Doonican.

British Comedy Guide, 7th April 2023

Michael Cumming on the continuing legacy of Brass Eye

2022 marks 25 years since the arrival of Brass Eye, and director Michael Cumming is heading out on the road to celebrate.

Neil Fox, The Quietus, 30th January 2022

Brass Eye: Secrets from the UK's Most Controversial Comedy

As it celebrates its 25th TV anniversary, director Michael Cumming talks about working with Chris Morris and his documentary homage Oxide Ghosts.

Daniel Dylan Wray, Vice.com, 28th January 2022

Brass Eye at 25: Interview with director Michael Cummings

Twenty-five years ago today, Brass Eye first aired on Channel 4. Jay Richardson spoke to director Michael Cumming about his experience harnessing the maverick talent of Chris Morris, and the film, Oxide Ghosts, that he's assembled from outtakes of the groundbreaking satirical series.

Jay Richardson, Chortle, 28th January 2022

TV review: Toast Of Tinseltown, BBC Two

The script is superb and and the visual gags are the icing on the cake, from the 1970s titles (Columbo 1974?) to the gaggle of ancient in-joke celebs in the "Colonial Club" including David Hockney, George Melly and Tom Baker in his Doctor Who iteration.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th January 2022

TV review: Sandylands, series 1, episode 1

Despite having a storyline that's quite intriguing and containing some decent actors, and it only being three episodes long, it's not a series I plan to watch any more of.

Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 6th March 2020

Gold announces new sitcom Sandylands

Sanjeev Bhaskar, David Walliams, Sophie Thompson, Craig Parkinson and Simon Bird are amongst the stars announced for new Gold sitcom Sandylands.

British Comedy Guide, 17th September 2019

Oxide Ghosts: the Brass Eye Tapes - review

This is one for Morris completists, I think. If you have no idea who he is or what Brass Eye was, this really isn't going to be much help. And the chances are you'll leave the cinema feeling distinctly underwhelmed.

Philip Caveney, Bouquets & Brickbats, 17th September 2017

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