Reece Shearsmith
- 55 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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The League of Gentlemen: laughing in the dark
Twenty years ago "four northern lads" brought their blackly comic vision of small-town life to our screens. Now The League of Gentlemen are back to expose the shadowy heart of England.
Kate Mossman, The New Statesman, 25th July 2018The 30 best living comedians
In the run-up to the Edinburgh Festival our comedy critic Dominic Maxwell ranks the funniest comics working now.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st July 2018Inside No. 9 & Paddington 2 win South Bank Show Awards
Inside No. 9 has won the Best Comedy Award at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards. The programme's creators and stars Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton collected the award at a ceremony in London from their League of Gentlemen colleague Mark Gatiss. Paddington 2 won Best Film.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st July 2018Inside No. 9 to return for live special
Ahead of the fifth series of Inside No. 9, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton will film a special Halloween episode of their show, to be broadcast 'live' on BBC Two in October.
British Comedy Guide, 19th June 2018Inside No. 9 and This Country win BAFTAs
The BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2018 have been held tonight, with the stars of This Country and Inside No. 9 all picking up prizes.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd April 2018Reece Shearsmith reveals source of his inspiration
As The League of Gentlemen prepare a UK tour, the co-creator of the dark comedy describes how a 1920s Swedish horror film ignited his love of black humour.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Guardian, 8th April 2018DVD review: Inside No.9 - Series Four
Inside No. 9 remains head and shoulders above virtually everything else on TV.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 20th February 2018Every Inside No. 9 episode ranked
Over four largely impossible-to-predict series to date, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's anthology show Inside No. 9 has become one of the most consistently creative on television.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 7th February 2018Opinion: your perfect Inside No. 9 series
Without further ado cue the Top Of The Pops-style music and let's have a look at the latest positions with previous positions in brackets...
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th February 2018Review: Inside No. 9 - Tempting Fate
The ending was also oddly abrupt and left me feeling a bit disappointed underfed by the episode. It felt like an extra 15-mins would have helped, as the second half seemed rushed.
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 7th February 2018