Paul Whitehouse
- 66 years old
- Welsh
- Actor and writer
Press clippings Page 7
How we made The Fast Show, with Paul Whitehouse and Simon Day
'The tailors were based on a guy who worked in a shop I went to as a teenager. His hand would go into your waistband and he'd say, "Oooh - a bit roomy in there!" My mum never liked those sketches'
Henry Yates, The Guardian, 26th September 2022Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse on the return of their hit show
"We were terrible. We thought, 'what have we done?'," Paul Whitehouse grins as he recalls the first ever day of filming.
The Yorkshire Post, 9th September 2022Gone Fishing Series 5 start date
Gone Fishing returns to BBC Two for a fifth series next week.
British Comedy Guide, 1st September 2022Bob Fleming is 'offensive to Covid sufferers'
Charlie Higson recreated his role for a reunion sketch with Paul Whitehouse last year, but the scene was cut by nervous executives. The skit was recorded for Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, with the genial character stumbling across Whitehouse and his pal Bob Mortimer as they recorded their hit angling series on a riverbank.
Chortle, 30th July 2022Bridget Christie comedy The Change reveals cast
Omid Djalili, Paul Whitehouse, Ashley McGuire, Monica Dolan, Tanya Moodie, Liza Tarbuck and Jim Howick are amongst the actors set to join Bridget Christie in her new Channel 4 comedy drama The Change.
British Comedy Guide, 5th July 2022Harry Enfield, Seann Walsh and Kevin Bishop piloting Man Cave sitcom
Harry Enfield, Seann Walsh and Kevin Bishop are piloting a sitcom called Man Cave, one of several recent collaborations between the trio.
British Comedy Guide, 28th June 2022Mortimer and Whitehouse spotted filming in North Wales
The comedy pair were pictured in Trevor near to where they are reportedly filming their new series.
Aaran Lennox, Daily Post, 24th June 2022Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing returns
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing has been recommissioned by BBC Two. A fifth series and Christmas special are believed to begin filming next week.
British Comedy Guide, 11th May 2022Paul Whitehouse: Only Fools is greatest sitcom ever
According to Paul Whitehouse, who took on the role of Grandad when the Trotters transferred to the West End in a successful musical, it is unlikely viewers will ever take a British comedy to their hearts quite like Only Fools And Horses.
Andy Halls, The Sun, 7th September 2021Gone Fishing, BBC2, review
Four series in, this gentle show is still perfection.
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 5th September 2021