Steve Pemberton
- 57 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and executive producer
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The story behind The League of Gentlemen's characters
Today, the creepy townsfolk of Royston Vasey are taking to the road for the first time in 12 years.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 6th August 2018The 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 2018Urban Myths: The Sex Pistols vs Bill Grundy, review
A highly entertaining take on TV's filthiest tirade.
Gabriel Tate, The Telegraph, 31st May 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 2018In praise of Benidorm, the UK's most under-rated sitcom
It's a funny old game, comedy. Steve Pemberton's critical accolades for The League of Gentleman, and BBC2's late night cult hit, Inside No 9, are legion. But you'll be hard pressed to read glowing reviews of his eight years starring in the ITV comedy Benidorm. In fact you'll be hard pressed to read anything glowing from sniffy critics about the hit sitcom, despite its millions of viewers, longevity and viewer-voted National Television Awards. In fact, one critic went so far as to describe the viewing public a "disgrace" for voting for it.
Andrew Johnson, i Newspaper, 20th February 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 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