Michael Sheen
- Welsh
- Actor and executive producer
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I Talk Telly Awards 2020 nominations
After Life, Friday Night Dinner, Gavin & Stacey, Ghosts, Home, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees for the I Talk Telly Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 8th November 2020Jennifer Saunders to present ITV talk show in a car
Jennifer Saunders is to present Memory Lane, a ITV talk show in which she drives a guest around in a 1960s E-Type Jaguar.
British Comedy Guide, 6th November 2020Michael Sheen and David Tennant filming Staged Series 2
David Tennant and Michael Sheen are filming a second series of Staged, their critically acclaimed BBC One sitcom which sees them interacting via Zoom calls.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd October 2020Hulu buys Staged to stream in US
Staged, the Michael Sheen and David Tennant-starring lockdown comedy that has been a breakout hit after broadcasting on BBC One in the UK, has landed a U.S. streaming deal with Hulu.
Tom Grater, Deadline, 10th September 2020Staged debuts on Netflix with unseen material
Few viewers had many complaints while watching Michael Sheen and David Tennant in the hilarious lockdown comedy Staged earlier this year, apart from the fact the episodes were so short. Well, those fans are in luck, because the version of the show recently added to Netflix contains some extra bits that weren't broadcast in the original.
Patrick Cremona, Radio Times, 4th September 2020There's Something About Movies returning to Sky for Series 3
Sky One has ordered a third series of panel show There's Something About Movies, plus new runs of A League Of Their Own and its European Road Trip spin-off.
British Comedy Guide, 29th June 2020A double bill of lockdown larks with David Tennant, Simon Evans and Michael Sheen. Tonight, a new cast member, Adrian Lester, is dragged in by Simon to make him look good. Meanwhile, David finishes a draft of his screenplay and Michael worries about his neighbour when an ambulance turns up.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 24th June 2020The charming silliness of lockdown comedy Staged
At points it can seem a bit, well, staged (a few meandering scenes aside, it mostly feels scripted, not improvised). But it is nevertheless charming: absurdly silly in a quiet, understated way.
Anna Leszkiewicz, The New Statesman, 24th June 2020Staged confirms Sheen & Tennant's double-act greatness
Unlike some lockdown TV projects which have been borne forth on a wave of gratitude for the efforts made to keep calm and telly on, Staged is the real deal.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 23rd June 2020Review: Staged, BBC iPlayer
It is an absolute joy, mainly because of the chemistry between the two leads, who not only get on with each other, but are so willing to send themselves up and revel in self-deprecation.
Paul T Davies, BritishTheatre.com, 18th June 2020