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Liam Williams (comedian)
Liam Williams (born March 1988) is an English comedian, actor and writer, known for his wry poetic presentation style. He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2013 Edinburgh Comedy Awards and for Best Show at the 2014 awards. Life and career Williams grew up in Leeds and read English at Homerton College, Cambridge, Homerton College at the University of Cambridge, where he was a member of Footlights. In 2009 he participated in the Cambridge heat of the Chortle Awards, Chortle Student Comedy Award. He supports Manchester United F.C., Manchester United. In 2010 Williams was the runner-up in the ''So You Think You're Funny'' competition at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2013 Williams appeared as the guest stand-up on ''Russell Howard's Good News#Russell Howard's Good News Extra, Russell Howard's Good News''. Later that year he performed a solo show for the first time at the Edinburgh Fringe; he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the List of Edinburgh Comedy Award winners, Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garforth
Garforth () is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It sits in the Garforth and Swillington ward of Leeds City Council and the Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency. As of 2011, the population of Garforth was 14,957, having decreased since the last census. It is east of Central Leeds, south-west of York and north of Wakefield. Etymology The place-name ''Garforth'' appears first in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Gereford'' and ''Gereforde'', with ''gar-'' spellings first appearing in 1336 in the form ''Garford''. The name seems to derive from the Old English words ''gāra'' ('triangular plot of land', derived from the word ''gār'', 'spear') and ''ford'' ('ford)', and thus meant 'ford at a triangular plot of land'. The plot is thought to have lain at a sharp turn in the road now called The Beck. Spellings beginning with ''ger-'' reflect the Old Norse counterpart of Old English ''gāra'', ''geiri'', and therefore the exist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasting House, London. The station controller is Mohit Bakaya. Broadcasting throughout the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands on FM, LW and DAB, and on BBC Sounds, it can be received in the eastern counties of Ireland, northern France and Northern Europe. It is available on Freeview, Sky, and Virgin Media. Radio 4 currently reaches over 10 million listeners, making it the UK's second most-popular radio station after Radio 2. BBC Radio 4 broadcasts news programmes such as ''Today'' and ''The World at One'', heralded on air by the Greenwich Time Signal pips or the chimes of Big Ben. The pips are only accurate on FM, LW, and MW; there is a delay on digital radio of three to five seconds and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pin (comedy Act)
The Pin is a comedy double-act composed of Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen. They wrote and starred in a BBC Radio 4 show of the same name from 2015 to 2019. Background The double act met at the University of Cambridge, where they joined the Cambridge Footlights. Whilst members, they co-wrote and performed the sketch show ‘Good Clean Men’ with Joey Batey, Joe Bannister, Mark Fiddaman and Simon Haines, and they co-wrote and performed in two international tour shows: 2010's 'Good For You,' directed by Liam Williams and Daran Johnson, and 2011's 'Pretty Little Panic' directed by Keith Akushie and James Moran. 'The Pin' was originally the title of a show written and performed by Ashenden, Owen, and original member Mark Fiddaman in their final year at Cambridge in 2011. After graduating, the three moved to London and started developing shows at the Invisible Dot comedy club to take to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Pin became a duo when Fiddaman left to pursue graduate studies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Key
Timothy David Key (born September 1976) is an English poet, comedian, actor, screenwriter and radio personality. He is best known for playing Alan Partridge's sidekick Simon in '' Mid Morning Matters'', '' Alpha Papa'', and '' This Time'', as well as his work as a member of the comedy group Cowards and his extensive list of performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2009, he won the Edinburgh Comedy Award and was nominated for the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality. Early life Timothy David Key was born in September 1976, in Cambridgeshire. He was educated in the intertwined villages of Histon and Impington before moving on to Hills Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge and then the University of Sheffield, where he studied Russian. Following graduation, he returned to Cambridge and joined the Cambridge Footlights, despite not being a student of Cambridge University. There he met Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski, and Lloyd Woolf, with whom he formed the sketch gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kieran Hodgson
Kieran Hodgson is a British character comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his role as Gordon in Two Doors Down. Early life and education Kieran Hodgson was raised in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire and educated at Holmfirth High School before going onto Greenhead College in Huddersfield. He studied History and French at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating with a first-class degree. Career Hodgson's first solo show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe was ''French Exchange'', which was nominated by ''The Times'' as one of the "Top five of the Free Fringe 2014". It retold the story of a GCSE French exchange trip in a comedy storytelling style. That year, he also appeared as an aspiring detective called Ridley in an episode of ''Jonathan Creek'', entitled "The Letters of Septimus Noone". In 2015, his show ''Lance'', a similarly biographical storytelling piece about his childhood hero, Lance Armstrong, was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award. Hodgson appeared in an epis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Twelfth Night
''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night (holiday), Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola (Twelfth Night), Viola and Sebastian (Twelfth Night), Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as Cesario) falls in love with the Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man. The play expanded on the musical interludes and riotous disorder expected of the occasion, with plot elements drawn from the short story "Of Apollonius and Silla" by Barnabe Rich, based on a story by Matteo Bandello. The first recorded public performance was on 2 February 1602, at Candlemas, the formal end of Christmastide in the year's calendar. The play was not published until its inclusion in the 1623 First Folio. Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drunk History (UK TV Series)
''Drunk History'' is a British comedy television series that premiered on Comedy Central on 12 January 2015. It is based on the American television series of the same name. In each episode, a celebrity (usually a comedian) struggles to recount a historical event while intoxicated. Their account is then reconstructed by actors. The show is narrated by Jimmy Carr. The second series began broadcasting in February 2016. A special edition featuring Holly Hagan and Gaz Beadle from the MTV show ''Geordie Shore ''Geordie Shore'' is a British reality television series that was broadcast on MTV between 24 May 2011 and 22 November 2022. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England it was the British offshoot of the American show ''Jersey Shore''. The programm ...'' was broadcast on MTV on 23 February 2016. The third series began airing on 8 March 2017 at 10pm on Comedy Central UK. Episodes Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Specials References External links * *{{British Comedy Gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Central UK
Comedy Central is a British pay television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated. This channel is specific to audiences within the United Kingdom and Ireland. The channel is aligned with the original US version of the channel. The channel started as The Paramount Channel in 1995, before rebranding as the Paramount Comedy Channel in 1997 and again as Paramount Comedy 1 in 2004 before finally becoming Comedy Central on 6 April 2009. History 1995–1997 The channel was launched as The Paramount Channel on 1 November 1995. The original schedule was a mixture of comedy and drama, including such eclectic offerings as ''Beauty and the Beast'', several Japanese anime productions acquired from Manga Entertainment, and authentic Paramount archive programming such as '' The Magician'', as well as Nickelodeon's ''Ren & Stimpy'', which was shown on Paramount rather than Nickelodeon due to its rather adult nature at times. It originally aired every ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Together (2015 TV Series)
''Together'' is a six-episode 2015 television sitcom created and written by Jonny Sweet for BBC Three and set in London. It is about two twentysomethings during the early stages of a relationship. The show only has one series. Cast * Jonny Sweet as Tom * Cara Theobold as Ellen * Alex Macqueen as Ashley * Vicki Pepperdine as Lesley * Katy Wix Katy Victoria J Wix (born 28 February 1980) is a Welsh actress, writer, author and artist. She is best known for her television roles as Carole in '' Stath Lets Flats,'' Mary in '' Ghosts'' and Jules in ''Big Boys''. She has also appeared as a ... as Maeve * Sarah Daykin as Hermione Episodes References External links * * 2015 British television series debuts 2015 British television series endings 2010s British romantic comedy television series 2010s British sitcoms BBC romance television shows BBC television sitcoms English-language television shows Television shows set in London {{UK-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncle (British TV Series)
''Uncle'' is a British sitcom written and directed by Oliver Refson and Lilah Vandenburgh. Originally broadcast between 2014 and 2017, it stars Nick Helm, Daisy Haggard, Elliot Speller-Gillott and Sydney Rae White, and features original songs by Helm. A pilot episode was first broadcast on Channel 4 in December 2012, before the show was commissioned by BBC Three. The first episode from the series, a remake of the pilot, aired on 13 January 2014. The show was renewed for a second series, and it premiered on BBC Three on 10 February 2015. In December 2015, Helm announced on social media that the programme would return for a third and final series. It premiered on 1 January 2017 on BBC Three on the BBC iPlayer app, and was later broadcast on BBC One on 6 January 2017. Production The show was commissioned by the BBC after a pilot was originally broadcast on Channel 4. The pilot episode aired on the channel in December 2012, as part of a strand called ''4Funnies''. When Channel 4' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellie White
Ellie White (born 1989) is an English comedy actress. She is best known for playing Princess Beatrice of York in the British royal family parody, ''The Windsors'' (2016–2020), and Katia in the sitcom, '' Stath Lets Flats'' (2018–2021). In 2022, Ellie co-wrote and starred in the BBC sketch show, ''Ellie & Natasia'', alongside her comedy partner Natasia Demetriou. Early life and career Ellie White is from Oxford, England. Her father is journalist Jim White. She attended the University of Bristol, and was a member of the Bristol Revunions, graduating in 2010. White's career started in comedy stand-up, appearing in the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where the comedy line up also included Aisling Bea and Romesh Ranganathan. After the festival, White landed her first TV appearance on the Channel 4 TV series Jamie Demetriou's Comedy Blaps and on BBC Three's ''Live at the Electric'' as well as BBC Radio 4's ''Fresh From the Fringe''. In 2015, White landed a regular role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia O'Doherty
Claudia O'Doherty (born 29 November 1983) is an Australian actress, writer, and comedian. She won the 2009 Melbourne Fringe Best Comedy Award and the Brisbane Comedy Festival Award for her debut show ''Monsters of the Deep 3D''. O'Doherty co-wrote the books ''100 Facts About Pandas'' and ''100 Facts About Sharks'' with David O'Doherty and Mike Ahern. She was a main cast member in the Netflix TV series ''Love''. Career O'Doherty has appeared several times on the podcast ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'', usually playing an exaggerated version of a character also named Claudia O'Doherty. She appeared with "Weird Al" Yankovic, Jimmy Pardo, Nick Kroll, Stars, and Peaches, among others. She also acted on one episode of the ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' TV series. In 2012, her stand-up show ''The Telescope'' was nominated for Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. O'Doherty has appeared on the television show ''Problems'', and in Judd Apatow's film '' Trainwreck'', opposite Bill Hader an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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