Rufus Jones
- 49 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Stan & Ollie review
Brilliant impersonations by Steve Coogan and John C Reilly lift the muted charm of this biopic about their troubled music-hall tour of Britain.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 21st October 2018'Stan & Ollie': London Review
Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly star as one of comedy's greatest-ever double-acts.
Demetrios Matheou, Screen Daily, 21st October 2018London film review: 'Stan & Ollie'
Portraying Laurel and Hardy's final comic collaboration with bittersweet affection, Jon S. Baird's film is a laid-back, gamely performed tribute
Guy Lodge, Variety, 21st October 2018Stan & Ollie review, LFF
Our critic reviews the Laurel and Hardy biopic, starring Steve Coogan and John C Reilly, as it closes out the London Film Festival.
Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 21st October 2018'Stan & Ollie': film review | London 2018
There was little that was bold or adventurous about Laurel and Hardy's comedy, which is doubtless why their films have not been rediscovered by younger generations over the past half-century; unusually for top comics, their work was benign, not subversive. But even if it only occasionally provokes big laughs, this sweet, small film makes you smile most of the way through, which may be a more uncommon feat.
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter, 21st October 2018Comedy world reacts to England World Cup win
Tweets from British comics reacting to England's win against Colombia.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd July 2018Channel 4 orders Rufus Jones sitcom series Home
Channel 4 has ordered Home, a sitcom series written by and starring Rufus Jones. The comedy was piloted in 2017 as part of the Comedy Blaps strand.
British Comedy Guide, 8th June 2018TV review: Urban Myths - Backstage At Live Aid
For the second short Urban Myths film in this run of reimagined famous events it is July 1985, we are backstage at Live Aid and, understandably, organiser Bob Geldof is in a bit of a tizzy. Nobody seems to want to go on, because they've twigged that the start of the show won't be broadcast live in America.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th April 2018Inside No. 9: Series 4, Episode 3 - Once Removed review
Inside No. 9 episodes are known for having at least one twist, but Once Removed has so many twists and turns it is hard to know where to start.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 16th January 2018Inside No. 9 - Series 4, Episode 3, Once Removed, BBC2
Just as you, well I, might have been thinking that Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton were going soft in this series, along comes Once Removed like a punch in the gob.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th January 2018