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Royle family star Ricky Tomlinson considers MP bid
Liverpool actor and Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson could make a bid for parliament in the general election.
BBC News, 5th February 2010As the BBC cast Roy Hudd aside, they tell him...
After 50 years at the top of his game, Roy Hudd might have been forgiven for thinking he knew a thing or two about comedy. But a young thruster from the BBC put him straight one day over lunch to discuss his hopes of reviving his hugely popular comedy sketch radio show, The News Huddlines, which ran for 26 years.
Natalie Clarke, Daily Mail, 27th October 2009TV Review: The Funny Side of Politics
The Funny Side of Politics is basically Animals Do The Funniest Things, only with politicians instead of pets. They're not so different really, politicians - they're kind of the nation's pets. Down, Hazel! George Galloway actually was one. Here, pussy pussy pussy pussy.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 14th August 2009Shearsmith reveals a depth in the dark side
Reece Shearsmith is adamant that he is not some nutcase living out his deranged fantasies on screen. He just writes what he thinks is funny - and so what if that includes murder and necrophilia?
David Baldwin, Metro, 11th June 2009Review: Flipside presents The Bed Sitting Room at the NFT
A deeply detailed review into the film at a special National Film Theatre screening.
Scenester, Cinedelica, 26th May 2009Psychoville - Dark side of the loons
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, the creators of The League of Gentlemen, have conjured up another bizarre bunch of misfits for Psychoville. But, as they tell The Independent, their new horror comedy's inspirations go beyond Royston Vasey.
Gerard Gilbert, The Independent, 22nd May 2009TV Insider Blog
The Peter Kay X Factor spoof did incredibly well last night - 6.1m viewers on C4? Superb numbers there. And as a big fan of Mr Kay (more in the consistently funny sitcom Phoenix Nights than his nice-but-trad stand-up act) I was waiting with baited breath for it. The first hour was one of the biggest disappointments of the year for me. They forgot to put any jokes in.
TV Insider, 13th October 2008TV Insider Review
I watched esipode 2 of Beautiful People last night and laughed quite a lot. Any show with a musical montage from Annie, Joseph and, er, another one (musicals aren't my area of expertise) has to be good.
TV Insider, 10th October 2008'Shaun the Sheep' Makes His Way Stateside
Shaun the Sheep, a playful and energetic stop-motion animated television series from Aardman Animation, recently debuted on Disney Channel during Primetime Sundays. News of this acquisition by Disney Channel came only weeks prior to its premiere, but viewers familiar with the warm heartedness often leading its protagonists and the calamities they oft-engage feel blessed to once again get their hands on another alternate media animated property.
Aaron H. Bynum, Animation Insider, 9th July 2007