Reece Shearsmith
- 55 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Reece Shearsmith interview
As his new collaboration with Steve Pemberton - Inside No. 9 - comes to our screens, Reece Shearsmith talks about his inspirations, so-called 'dark comedy' and a possible League Of Gentlemen reunion...
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 29th January 2014TV Preview: Inside No. 9
Fans of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's previous work will know they like to combine the hilarious with the genuinely unsettling, and this series is no exception. Causing huge laughs and genuine fear by turns, Inside No. 9 will certainly be one to watch.
The Velvet Onion, 20th December 2013Reece Shearsmith to star in Grease 2 concert
Reece Shearsmith is to star in Cool Rider, the Grease 2 concert that takes place at the Lyric Theatre in London next year.
The Stage, 7th November 2013Reece Shearsmith: I'm very unsure of myself as a person
Starring in a new film and two sitcoms, the fourth member of The League of Gentlemen is about to become a lot more visible. Not that he wants to.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th July 2013Reece Shearsmith interview: 'I'm not a personality'
He's written and starred in cult comedies The League of Gentlemen and Psychoville, but Reece Shearsmith has been quietly expanding his work to embrace theatre and now film - and all the while keeping under the radar.
Clare Black, The Scotsman, 6th July 2013Online extras planned for Inside No. 9
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are keen to explore how the series can make the most of digital media so we're going to invite the audience into an extra No. 9 by creating a special digital storytelling experience.
BBC Blogs, 18th June 2013Reece Shearsmith cast in Doctor Who drama
Reece Shearsmith, the former League of Gentlemen star, is to play the second Doctor in An Adventure in Space and Time.
Patrick Mulkern, Radio Times, 18th February 2013Filming begins on Inside No. 9, new show from Psychoville creators
Filming has begun on Inside No. 9, a new BBC Two series from Psychoville creators Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. An all-star cast has also been announced.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd December 2012Psychoville stars working on new horror comedy
Psychoville's Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are working on a new comedy horror show called Happy Endings.
British Comedy Guide, 6th September 2012Not even Julia Davis could rescue star-studded self-indulgence Bad Sugar, written by Peep Show duo Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong and the centrepiece of Channel 4's presumptuously-titled Funny Fortnight. The problem was the premise: a spoof of the telenovella, which, for the uninitiated, is a type of high-camp, short-form Spanish-language soap opera. Which prompts at least three questions: first, who has actually seen a high-camp, short-form Spanish-language soap opera? Second, why spoof a short-form, high-camp Spanish-language soap opera with British characters in a British locale? And finally, does high-camp, short-form Spanish soap opera not fall somewhere beside Donald Trump in the beyond-parody stakes? And so it was that, without any decent material to play with, a blue-chip cast (Davis, Sharon Horgan, Olivia Colman, Reece Shearsmith) mugged away exhaustingly. The pilot began with a fake "Previously on ..." montage, although I assume the corresponding "Next time on ..." montage was for real since a full series lies ahead. Which makes you wonder if all the good comedy commissioners have scarpered to Sky Atlantic.
Hugh Montgomery, The Independent, 2nd September 2012