It Ain't Half Hot Mum – where are they now?
WEBJan 21, 2019 — Following It Ain't Half Hot Mum, he appeared in two episodes of Only Fools and Horses as policeman Terry Hoskins, and as the recurring character of Ron Bigmore in Mr Majeika. He was briefly reunited with Windsor Davies in Never The Twain, playing a barman in two 1988 episodes. Mitchell died from cancer at the age of 53, in …
'Allo 'Allo: Where are they now? : Features 2017 - Chortle
WEBDec 14, 2017 — Richard Gibson, Herr Otto Flick. Now 63, the Ugandan-born actor left 'Allo 'Allo after eight series, with David Janson taking over the role of the Gestapo officer in the final season. Since then, he has worked as a radio actor, scriptwriter and voiceover artist, including guest starring in the 2003 Doctor Who audio drama Flip-Flop.
Andy Samberg flees Cuckoo's nest : News 2014 - Chortle
WEBFeb 11, 2014 — In the second series of Cuckoo, which stars Greg Davies and Helen Baxendale, Samberg's titular hippy character leaves Lichfield to explore the foothills of the Himalayas. There he goes missing and is eventually presumed dead, leaving his young widow Rachel, played by Tamla Kari, to mourn. Life …
GB News reveals line-up of comedians for its newspaper ... - Chortle
WEBJan 21, 2022 — GB News has signed up a regular roster of 13 comedians to appear on its late-night newspaper preview show Headliners. The ‘anti-woke’ channel has given the hour-long show green light as a seven-night offering after an initial launch last month.
Stewart Lee: Basic Lee : Reviews 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy …
WEBSep 28, 2022 — It’s a reviewers’ cliché to call something a masterclass of comedy, but Stewart Lee’s latest show is almost literally that, as he gives what can loosely be described as a lecture in the artform: talking about writing material in part one, performing it in part two.. His whole career has been underpinned by doing comedy about comedy – and Basic Lee is the most explicit expression of ...
Gyles Brandreth writes his first autobiography - Chortle
WEBJun 4, 2021 — Gyles Brandreth has written his first autobiography, at the age of 73. Odd Boy Out promises insight into the broadcaster, comic and former MP’s ‘often eccentric and at times tragic family background and early years’. Brandreth told trade website The Bookseller: ‘This isn’t the autobiography I had expected to write.
Marti Caine denied city honour because she won't show up to the ...
WEBJul 8, 2020 — Bureaucrats have rejected calls to honour the late comedy trailblazer Marti Caine on a walk of fame - because she wouldn’t be able to attend the unveiling.
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer : Book reviews 2022
WEBNov 23, 2022 — It’s an instant bestseller, thanks to the celebrity of its author, but The Satsuma Complex is also a cracking page-turner, shot through with Bob Mortimer ’s distinctively quirky comic flair. The story includes many of the usual crime thriller topes – from a possible femme fatale to the calmly intimidating nemesis – but also so many ...
The moment I knew I could never work with Rik Mayall again
WEBSep 18, 2023 — Adrian Edmondson says he knew he could no longer work with Rik Mayall once his double act partner started totting up who had the most jokes in their stage shows.. In his new memoirs, the comedian talks about how their groundbreaking comedy alliance, which began at university hit problems when Mayall’s ego got in the way of the comedy.
How Michael Portillo helped create Alan B'Stard - Chortle
WEBOct 28, 2019 — The role of amoral MP Alan B’Stard was written specifically for Rik Mayall by TV writing duo Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran at the request of the actor. Marks & Gran started their TV writing career by producing sketches and monologues for The Frankie Howard Variety Show. By the 1980s they had written hit …