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Danielle Vitalis
Danielle Vitalis is a British actress and writer. She has lead roles in series such as ''Sliced'' (2019) and ''Smothered'' (2023), and made appearances in films like '' Attack the Block'' (2011) and '' The Great Escaper'' (2023). Early life Vitalis lived part of her childhood in Saint Lucia before moving to the London borough of Hackney in the 1990s. Her mother’s family are St. Lucian. Career Vitalis made her screen debut in the 2011 Joe Cornish film '' Attack the Block'', playing Tia. She later appeared in the E4 comedy drama series ''Youngers'', the BBC Three supernatural series '' In the Flesh'' and the Dave sitcom ''Sliced'' with Samson Kayo. In 2020, she was included as one of Digital Spy magazine’s 30 Black British stars of tomorrow. After appearances in ''Horrible Histories'' and '' Stath Lets Flats'', in 2020 she joined the third series of ''Famalam'', with Kayo and Vivienne Acheampong. Her acting credits also include ''I May Destroy You'' and the ''Black Mirror'' e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sliced (TV Series)
''Sliced'' is a British television sitcom which began airing on 15 May 2019. It was created and written by Phil Bowker and Samson Kayo for broadcast on Dave. The show follows two friends and fellow pizza delivery drivers Joshua and Ricky in south London, who just want to make some money, move out of their family homes and meet some women. The series stars David Mumeni, Phil Daniels, Kayo and Nahel Tzegai. In January 2020, it was renewed for a 6-episode second series, to premiere later in the year. Series 2 premiered on 3 June 2021. Cast * Samson Kayo as Joshua * Theo Barklem-Biggs as Ricky * Weruche Opia as Naomi * David Mumeni as Mario * Phil Daniels Philip William Daniels (born 25 October 1958) is an English actor, musician and singer, most noted for film and television roles playing Londoners, such as the lead role of Jimmy Cooper in ''Quadrophenia'', Richards in '' Scum'', Stewart in ''Th ... as Scott * Danielle Vitalis as Teeka (Series 1) * Racheal Ofori as Teeka (Serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivienne Acheampong
Vivienne Acheampong is a British comedian and actress best known for playing Lucienne in the 2022 television production of ''The Sandman''. Career Acheampong was a semi-finalist in the Funny Women Awards in 2013. Acheampong took her one woman comedy show to the Camden Fringe and the RADAR Festival, as well as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Acheampong appeared from 2018 in three series of the BBC Comedy sketch series ''Famalam''. Also in 2018, Acheampong provided a voice role for ''World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth''. In 2020, she could be seen in the film adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel '' The Witches'' directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Anne Hathaway. She also appeared in the UK television series ''The One'', and a couple more UK sketch comedy series ''The Emily Atack Show'' with Emily Atack, and ''Ellie & Natasia'' with the actress and comedians Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou. For her role in the television production of ''The Sandman'' she received advi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death In Paradise (TV Series)
''Death in Paradise'' is a British–French crime comedy drama television series created by Robert Thorogood, starring Ben Miller (series 1–2, guest series 3 and 10), Kris Marshall (series 3–6), Ardal O'Hanlon (series 6–9) and Ralf Little (series 9–present). The programme is filmed on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and is broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom, France 2 in France, PBS, Ovation and Britbox in the United States and Canada, Prime in New Zealand (with repeats on BBC UKTV), and ABC and 9Gem in Australia. ''Death in Paradise'' has enjoyed high viewing figures and a generally positive critical reception since its debut, leading to repeated renewals. The most recent series, Series 11, began broadcasting in the UK on 7 January 2022 and concluded on 25 February. The show is currently commissioned for at least one more series, ensuring the programme will air until at least 2023. Synopsis Detective Inspector Richard Poole (Ben Miller) is sent from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Way Up (TV Series)
''This Way Up'' is a British comedy-drama television series broadcast on Channel 4. It is set in London, and is written by and stars Aisling Bea. Sharon Horgan who also stars in the series is the executive-producer. The first series was shown in 2019, and the second in 2021. The series is distributed in the United States on Hulu. Premise In ''This Way Up'' Bea plays a young, single Irish woman, Áine (), who lives in London and is recovering from a nervous breakdown. She works as a teacher of English as a second language, and in series 2 she has a relationship with the father of a child she is tutoring. Horgan plays Áine's protective elder sister, Shona, who lives with her male partner but is also sexually attracted to a female colleague. Cast Main *Aisling Bea as Áine *Sharon Horgan as Shona, Áine's sister * Dorian Grover as Étienne, Áine's 14-year-old French pupil *Tobias Menzies as Richard, Étienne's father *Aasif Mandvi as Vish, Shona's partner *Indira Varma as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timewasters
''Timewasters'' is a British science-fiction comedy television programme, first broadcast on ITV2 in 2017 with a second series broadcast in 2019. It was created by Daniel Lawrence Taylor and written by Taylor and Barunka O'Shaughnessy. It was produced for ITV Studios by Kenton Allen and Matthew Justice of Big Talk Productions. Episodes were directed by George Kane. The programme stars Taylor, Adelayo Adedayo, Samson Kayo and Kadiff Kirwan as the members of an unsuccessful all-black South London jazz quartet who time-travel to the 1920s, and later the 1950s, visiting the Jazz Age and post-war cool jazz period while experiencing culture clashes as they manoeuvre in the unfamiliar eras. Critical response to the programme was generally favourable, with praise for its originality in addressing racism through the comedic insertion of modernity into a period setting. It is also known for satirizing historical dramas and their lack of diversity. There was critical praise for the writi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aisling Bea
Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984), known professionally as Aisling Bea ( ), is an Irish comedian, actor and writer. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series '' This Way Up'' on Channel 4. As a stand-up comedian, she won the "So You Think You're Funny?" award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2012, being only the second woman to win the award in its then twenty-five year history. She also regularly appears on light entertainment comedy panel shows such as '' QI'' and ''8 Out of 10 Cats''. Early life and education Bea was born in Kildare, Ireland. Her father, Brian, was a horse veterinarian who died by suicide when Bea was three years old; she was not told how he had died until she was 13. She adopted the stage surname "Bea" as a tribute to her father, taking it from a short form of his first name. Bea and her younger sister, Sinéad, were raised by their mother, Helen (née Moloney), a secondary school teacher who had previously trained jockeys at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Pointing
Jonathan Pointing is an English actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for his roles in '' Plebs'', ''Pls Like'', '' Big Boys'', and as Vlad the Vampire in the Virgin Games television commercials. Personal life He was educated at Winchester University , mottoeng = Wisdom and Knowledge , established = 1840 - Winchester Diocesan Training School1847 - Winchester Training College1928 - King Alfred's College2005 - University of Winchester , type = Public research university .... In July 2021, Pointing revealed that he was engaged and married. Filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pointing, Jonathan 1980s births Living people 21st-century English male actors English film actors English stage actors English television actors Male actors from London Alumni of the University of Winchester English male comedians Comedians from London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Comedy
Sky Comedy is a British pay television channel owned and operated by Sky, a division of Comcast, which launched on 27 January 2020, replacing Universal TV. It is the first dedicated full-time comedy station in Sky's channel portfolio since the closure of The Comedy Channel in 1992. Sky Comedy broadcasts imported programming from US networks such as corporate sibling NBC plus premium channels HBO and Showtime, broadcasting classic sitcoms as well as comedy films, live stand-up and talk shows. From 1 September 2021 onwards, Sky Comedy started airing the comedy output previously shown on Sky One, which closed to make way for two new channels, Sky Showcase and Sky Max. Sky Comedy launched in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 1 April 2021. __TOC__ Programming Sky Comedy currently broadcasts a variety of comedy shows, both on the live TV feed and on demand: * '' Mrs. Fletcher'' * ''The Righteous Gemstones'' * '' Somebody Somewhere'' * ''Bloods'' * ''Avenue 5'' * '' And Just Lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Heisey
Monica Heisey is a Canadian writer, screenwriter and comedian. She has written for ''Schitt's Creek'', the Baroness von Sketch Show and Workin' Moms , as well as creating ''Smothered''. Her first novel Really Good, Actually was released in 2023. Early life and education Heisey was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. She has a twin sister and a younger sister; her father was a lawyer and her mother was a public servant. Heisey completed undergraduate studies at Queen's University in 2010. Following graduation she moved to London, England where she obtained an MA in early modern literature from King's College. Career Heisey has written for numerous television shows including ''Schitt's Creek'' and ''Workin' Moms''. Her first job screenwriting position was on the ''Baroness von Sketch Show'', for which she is a four-time Canadian Screen Award winner. Heisey's writing has appeared in ''Vogue'', ''Elle'', ''Glamour'', and ''The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenda Jackson
Glenda May Jackson (born 9 May 1936) is an English actress and former Member of Parliament (MP). She has won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: for her role as Gudrun Brangwen in the romantic drama ''Women in Love'' (1970); and again for her role as Vickie Allessio in the romantic comedy '' A Touch of Class'' (1973). She received praise for her performances as Alex Greville in the drama film ''Sunday Bloody Sunday'' (1971) and Elizabeth I in the BBC television serial '' Elizabeth R'' (1971), winning two Primetime Emmy Awards for the latter. In 2018, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role in a revival of Edward Albee's ''Three Tall Women'', becoming one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting in the US. Jackson took a hiatus from acting to take on a career in politics from 1992 to 2015, and was elected as the Labour Party MP for Hampstead and Highgate in the 1992 general election. She served as a junior transport minister f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film icon. He has received various awards including two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. As of February 2017, the films in which Caine has appeared have grossed over $7.8 billion worldwide. Caine is one of only five male actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in five different decades. He has appeared in seven films that featured in the British Film Institute's 100 greatest British films of the 20th century. In 2000, he received a BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to cinema. Often playing a Cockney, Caine made his breakthrough in the 1960s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
