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Nira Park
Nira Louise Park (born December 1967) is a British television and film producer. Life and career Park founded award-winning UK film and television production company Big Talk in 1995. She left the company in July 2018 to launch a new production company, Complete Fiction Pictures, with Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish and Rachael Prior. Park is best known for her collaborations with Edgar Wright, having produced all of his work over the past two decades; their partnership began with the award-winning television series ''Spaced''. This also marked the beginning of their long-standing collaborations with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, which continued with the cult comedy ''Shaun of the Dead'' for which Park received a BAFTA Outstanding Debut Award nomination. The film was the first instalment of Wright’s iconic ''Three Flavours Cornetto'' trilogy, all starring Pegg and Frost. Park went on to produce Wright’s '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' and ''Baby Driver''. Park has also worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kid Who Would Be King
''The Kid Who Would Be King'' is a 2019 fantasy action-adventure film written and directed by Joe Cornish. A British/American venture, the film stars Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Tom Taylor, Dean Chaumoo, Rhianna Doris, Angus Imrie, Rebecca Ferguson, and Patrick Stewart. The plot follows a young boy who finds King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur and must use it to stop an ancient enchantress from enslaving the world with help from his classmates (and former bullies) from school. Distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film was released in the United States on 25 January 2019, and in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2019. Despite receiving positive reviews, the movie underperformed at the box office, with estimated losses for the studio ranging as high as $50 million. It was also the second to last film to be released by 20th Century Fox, before the Walt Disney Company took control of the studio as part of their acquisition of 21st Century Fox on March 20, 2019. Plot Alex is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raised By Wolves (British TV Series)
''Raised by Wolves'' is a British television sitcom written by Caitlin Moran and her sister Caroline Moran, first broadcast between 2013 and 2016. It follows a loose account of the siblings' youth in Wolverhampton, transposed to the modern day. Helen Monks and Alexa Davies star as the oldest sisters in a large family raised by an unconventional single mother. Broadcast history A pilot episode was developed by the BBC and broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 December 2013, and the show was subsequently ordered to series. A six-part series began broadcasting on Channel 4 on 16 March 2015. The first series attracted an average of 1.3 million viewers and 6.3% share of audience per episode, making it Channel 4's second highest-rating comedy of 2015. A second six-part series was filmed in late 2015, which began broadcasting on 2 March 2016. The show was cancelled on 9 August 2016 due to Channel 4's "commitments to new programmes" for the following year. On 18 October 2016, the Moran sisters l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Monahan (comedian)
Patrick Monahan (born 23 June 1976) is an Irish-Iranian comedian, who won the television competition series ''Take the Mike'' in 2001 and ''Show Me the Funny'' in 2011. He has performed regularly at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Monahan also holds the world record for "Longest Hug" at a time of 25 hours and 25 minutes, alongside fellow comedian Bob Slayer. They set this record at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013. Background Monahan's father was an Irish welder, who met Monahan's mother in a bank in Ahvaz, Iran prior to the Iranian Revolution, where Monhen was born. When he was 3 he and his parents and siblings had to leave the country during the '79 revolution, in company with his brother and sister, the three-year-old Monahan had to pose as his grandparents' son, because only one boy per couple could leave the country. Monahan has two passports – one Iranian and one Irish one, using his Irish passport for travelling. Career Live performances Monahan is a comedy festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Threesome (British TV Series)
''Threesome'' (stylised as ''threesome'') is a British television sitcom written by Tom MacRae and starring Stephen Wight, Amy Huberman and Emun Elliott. The series is focused around three friends—Alice, Mitch and Richie—who return home from a night out celebrating Alice's birthday and end up having a threesome, which results in Alice getting pregnant. Instead of getting an abortion, the three friends decide to raise the baby as a trio. The series began airing on 17 October 2011 on Comedy Central and Comedy Central HD. It is the first original scripted comedy commissioned by Comedy Central and is produced by Big Talk Productions. In February 2012, it was confirmed that Comedy Central had renewed the show for a second series. Although this included the possibility of a 22-episode third series, this did not happen. The show was remade in Finland in 2017, as '' Kolmistaan''. Premise ''Threesome'' is a sitcom about three inseparable friends on the verge of turning 30. Alic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Showcase
''Comedy Showcase'' is a series of one-off comedy specials featuring some of Britain's fledgling comedy talent. Its format is reminiscent of the much earlier ''Comedy Playhouse''. The format was replaced in 2012 by 4Funnies.Khalsa, Balihar (8 November 2012).C4 orders pilots for 4Funnies. Broadcast Now ''Broadcast'' is a monthly magazine for the United Kingdom television and radio industry, owned by Media Business Insight. History ''Broadcast'' was started in 1973 by Rod Allen, who went on to work at LWT, HTV and HarperCollinsInteractive. .... Retrieved on 16 November 2012. Series overview Episodes Series 1 (2007) Series 2 (2009) Series 3 (2011–2012) References External links *{{Channel4.com, programmes/comedy-showcaseBritish Sitcom Guide 2000s British comedy television series 2010s British comedy television series 2007 British television series debuts 2012 British television series endings Channel 4 sitcoms Television pilot seasons Television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Show Me The Funny
''Show Me the Funny'' is a British reality show in which a group of ten comedians of varying experience visit ten different cities around the UK, performing tasks that are somehow meant to equip them with local knowledge to work into five-minute-long new live routines, which they then showcase in front of a live audience. At the end of each show, one contestant was voted off by the judging panel of Alan Davies, Kate Copstick and a different guest judge in each city, with a live final at the Hammersmith Apollo on 25 August 2011. The eventual winner of the competition won a nationwide tour (with support from two of the runners-up) and their own DVD released in the run-up to Christmas. An unrelated show with the same title aired in the United States on Fox Family. Contestants Ignacio Lopez 24-year-old Spanish barman Ignacio Lopez got a job as an usher in a cinema, to get him closer to short films. His colleagues at the cinema pushed him into comedy at the end of 2009. Ignacio was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of
''King Of...'' is a British comedy panel show that aired on Channel 4 from 17 June to 8 July 2011 and hosted by Claudia Winkleman Claudia Anne Irena Winkleman (born 15 January 1972) is an English television presenter, radio personality, film critic and journalist. Between 2004 and 2010, she presented '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' on weeknights on BBC Two. Since .... The show featured two celebrity guests per episode and a studio audience. The guests discussed what is the 'king of' various categories. Episodes External links * *{{British Comedy Guide, tv, claudia_winklemans_king_of@c4kingofTwitter 2011 British television series debuts 2011 British television series endings 2010s British comedy television series 2010s British television talk shows Channel 4 comedy English-language television shows Television series by Big Talk Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday Night Dinner
''Friday Night Dinner'' is a British television sitcom written by Robert Popper and starring Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, and Mark Heap. The comedy is focused on the regular dinner experience of the middle-class British Jewish Goodman family every Friday night. The series aired from 2011 to 2020 on Channel 4. Following the conclusion of the sixth series and Paul Ritter's death in 2021, it was announced that the show would not return. The show received two BAFTA nominations in 2012. The first series was nominated for Best Situation Comedy, while Greig was nominated for Best Female Comedy Performance. In 2021, for his performance in the final series of the show, Ritter received a posthumous BAFTA nomination for Best Male Comedy Performance. Premise ''Friday Night Dinner'' depicts Shabbat dinner in the middle-class secular Jewish Goodman family, reflecting writer and producer Robert Popper's own secular Jewish upbringing. It is set in suburban N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Him & Her
''Him & Her'' is a British television sitcom about a lazy twenty-something couple: Steve and Becky, who live in Walthamstow, London. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Three on 6 September 2010. It is written by Stefan Golaszewski and stars Russell Tovey and Sarah Solemani. The theme tune is the song "Boom Bang-a-Bang" by Lulu. The first series aired from 6 September to 11 October 2010, and comprised six episodes. The second series aired from 1 November to 13 December 2011, and comprised seven episodes. The third series aired from 18 November to 23 December 2012, comprising seven episodes, including a 'special' Christmas episode. The fourth (and final) series aired from 21 November to 19 December 2013 and comprised five episodes. Series 4 (subtitled "The Wedding") is based around Laura and Paul's wedding ceremony and reception, rather than the flat where Steve and Becky live. Series overview ; Series 1 Becky and Steve are happy to spend their days watching DV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Books
''Black Books'' is a British sitcom created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan, and written by Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Linehan and Arthur Mathews. It was broadcast on Channel 4, running for three series from 2000 to 2004. Starring Moran, Bill Bailey and Tamsin Greig, the series is set in the eponymous London bookshop and follows the lives of its owner Bernard Black (Moran), his assistant Manny Bianco (Bailey) and their friend Fran Katzenjammer (Greig). The series was produced by Big Talk Productions, in association with Channel 4. The show was produced in a multiple-camera setup, and was primarily filmed at Teddington Studios in Teddington, London, with exterior scenes filmed on location on Leigh Street and the surrounding areas in Bloomsbury, London. The first episode was broadcast on 29 September 2000 and a total of three series were made, the final episode airing on 15 April 2004. ''Black Books'' was a critical success, winning awards, including two BAFTAs (for B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
