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Rain Dogs (TV Series)
''Rain Dogs'' is a British comedy-drama series created, written, and executive produced by Cash Carraway for BBC One and HBO. It premiered on HBO on 6 March 2023 and stars Daisy May Cooper, Jack Farthing, Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo and Fleur Tashjian. The series has received critical acclaim, with particular praise for the writing and performances of its cast. Synopsis An unconventional love story between a working-class single mother, her young daughter, and a privileged gay man. Cast Episodes Production ''Rain Dogs'' is executive produced by Cash Carraway, Lee Morris, Sally Woodward Gentle, and Jo McLellan for BBC One. The series is directed by Richard Laxton and Jennifer Perrott. Music Rain Dogs has a soundtrack of power pop and alternative rock classics chosen by the show’s creator Cash Carraway. Some of the songs featured on the show include Nick Lowe’s “Cruel to Be Kind”, The Replacements “ Little Mascara”, Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London”, Carol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Comedy
Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss. Writers and comedians often use it as a tool for exploring vulgar issues by provoking discomfort, serious thought, and amusement for their audience. Thus, in fiction, for example, the term ''black comedy'' can also refer to a genre in which dark humor is a core component. Popular themes of the genre include death, crime, poverty, suicide, war, violence, terrorism, discrimination, disease, racism, sexism, and human sexuality. Black comedy differs from both blue comedy—which focuses more on crude topics such as nudity, sex, and Body fluids—and from straightforward obscenity. Whereas the term ''black comedy'' is a relatively broad term covering humor relating to many serious subjects, ''gallows humor'' tends to be used more specifical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max (streaming Service)
Max (formerly HBO Max and still such outside the United States) is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. It is the property of a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment, which is itself a division of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). First launched (as HBO Max) in the United States on May 27, 2020, the service offers content from the libraries of Warner Bros., Discovery Channel, HBO, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Animal Planet, Eurosport, and their related brands. The service also carries first-run original programming under the " Max Originals" banner, programming from the HBO pay television service, and content acquired via either third-party library deals (such as those with film studios for pay television rights) or co-production agreements (including, among others, those with BBC Studios and Sesame Workshop). When the service was first launched as HBO Max, it succeeded both HBO Now, a previou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruel To Be Kind
"Cruel to Be Kind" is a song by Nick Lowe, co-written by Lowe and his former Brinsley Schwarz bandmate Ian Gomm. Written by Lowe and Gomm while the pair were in Brinsley Schwarz, the song was saved on a demo until Columbia Records convinced Lowe to release it. Musically, the song was inspired by "The Love I Lost" by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, an influence reflected in more recent performances of the song. Released as a single in 1979, the song peaked at number 12 in Australia, Canada, the UK and US charts. In the US, where it is one of Lowe's most well-known works, it remains his only single to hit the top 40, whereas in the UK "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" remains his biggest hit having reached number 7 a year earlier. The song was accompanied by a music video featuring Lowe's marriage to Carlene Carter. Background "Cruel to Be Kind" was originally written by Nick Lowe and Ian Gomm while in Brinsley Schwarz, having been recorded as a demo during this period. Lowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Lowe
Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in power pop and new wave,Cruel to be kind of old "The man originally known as one of the architects of the new wave sound of the '70s – having served as house producer for the legendary Stiff Records, as a pioneer of neo-power pop in his solo albums" New York Daily News 17 June 2007 Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica. He is best known for the songs " |
Emily Fairn
Emily Fairn is an English actress from Liverpool, with appearances on television, stage and film. Career From Liverpool, Fairn graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2020. She had her debut television role as Casey in BBC One police drama ''The Responder'' starring Martin Freeman, and broadcast in January 2022. The series was well-received and a second series was commissioned with a start of filming date set for late 2023. She appeared as Frida in an episode of the BBC One dark comedy series ''Rain Dogs'' starring Daisy May Cooper. She has a role in the episode ''Demon 79'' from the sixth series of ''Black Mirror'' on Netflix. On stage, Fairn appeared in 2023 in the West End alongside Lucas Hedges and Mike Faist in a production of ''Brokeback Mountain'' at the SoHo Place Theatre, featuring a musical performance by a band led by Eddi Reader. Fairn appears as Hedges' wife Alma and Nick Curtis in the ''Evening Standard'' said she showed "startling assurance" for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Pilkington
Karl Pilkington (born 23 September 1972) is an English presenter, comedian, actor, voice-artist, producer and author. After working with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as producer on their XFM radio show, Pilkington became a co-host of ''The Ricky Gervais Show''. He presented the Sky travel comedy series '' An Idiot Abroad'' and the Sky 1 travel comedy series ''The Moaning of Life''. He made his acting debut in Gervais' comedy-drama series ''Derek'' and co-founded the television production company RiSK Productions alongside Gervais and Merchant. He also co-created, co-wrote, and starred in the comedy series ''Sick of It''. Early life Pilkington was born on 23 September 1972 in Sale, Greater Manchester. He grew up in the Racecourse Estate neighbourhood of Sale, and has an older sister and older brother. He has discussed having a close relationship with his parents, and has shared stories about his mother and father holding multiple jobs. However, he was never close to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanya Moodie
Tanya may refer to: * Tanya (Judaism),an early work of Hasidic philosophy by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi. * Tanya (name), a given name and list of people with the name * Tanya or Lara Saint Paul (born 1946) * List of Mortal Kombat characters#Tanya * Tanya (horse) (1902–1929), the winner of the 1905 Belmont Stakes horse race * ''Tanya'' (1940 film), a Soviet musical comedy by Grigori Aleksandrov * ''Tanya'' (1976 film), a low-budget American comedy * ''Tanya'' (album), a 2002 album by Tanya Tucker * Hurricane Tanya, a storm in the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season * 2127 Tanya, an asteroid * "Tanya", a composition by Donald Byrd, on Dexter Gordon's album ''One Flight Up'' See also * Tania (other) * Tanja (other) * Tonia (other) * Tonya (other) Tonya may refer to: * Tonya (name), the given name, and people by that name * Tonya, Turkey, a town and district of Trabzon Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey * Tonya, Uganda * Ton'ya (問 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Chancellor
Anna Theodora Chancellor (born 27 April 1965) is a British actress who has received nominations for BAFTA and Olivier Awards. Background and early life Chancellor was born in Richmond, England to barrister John Paget Chancellor, eldest son of Sir Christopher Chancellor, and Mary Jolliffe, a daughter of Lord Hylton. The Chancellor family were Scottish gentry who had owned land at Quothquan since 1432. Chancellor was brought up in Somerset and educated at St Mary's School, Shaftesbury, which was a Roman Catholic boarding school for girls in Dorset, but left at sixteen to live in London, later describing her early years there as "quite wild".Tim LewisAnna Chancellor: 'My life was chaotic. But it's turned out OK'dated 21 August 2011 at theguardian.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016 In her early twenties she married the poet Jock Scot (1952–2016), with whom she had a daughter in 1988 while still studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She separated from Scot a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Toussaint
Steve Toussaint (born 22 March 1965) is a British actor and writer. He first gained prominence through his role in the ITV crime drama ''The Knock'' (1994–2000). As of 2022, he plays Corlys Velaryon in the HBO fantasy series ''House of the Dragon''. He also appeared in the films ''Shooting Dogs'' (2005) and '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' (2010), as well as the second series of ''Line of Duty'' (2014), the ninth series of ''Lewis'' (2015), the Australian series ''Pine Gap'' (2018), and '' Small Axe'': '' Red, White and Blue'' (2020). Early life Toussaint was born in Birmingham to Barbadian parents and grew up on an estate in the New Cross area of South London, where his father worked for the London Underground and his mother worked as a nurse. His first taste of acting came in a school nativity play as a Roman Centurian in a suit of Armour made from cardboard. He studied Politics at the University of Sussex. During his time there, he was scouted for a role in a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Hazeldine
Samuel Hazeldine (born 29 March 1972) is an English actor working in film, television and theatre. He is the son of actors James Hazeldine. and Rebecca Moore. Early life Sam Hazeldine was born in Hammersmith, London. He is the son of actors James Hazeldine. and Rebecca Moore. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Hazeldine left R.A.D.A. in 1993 to pursue a career in music, only returning to acting ten years later in 2003 when he made his professional debut as D.C. David Butcher in '' Prime Suspect 6''. In 2019, he was cast in ''The War Below'', which released in 2021. That same year he appeared in Ridley Scott's '' The Last Duel''. Hazeldine will replace Joseph Mawle Joseph Daniel Turner Mawle (born 21 March 1974) is an English actor. Mawle is best known for his roles as Benjen Stark in ''Game of Thrones'', Detective Inspector Jedediah Shine in ''Ripper Street'', Firebrace in ''Birdsong'', Jesus Christ in '' ... in the role of Adar for season two of '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Edmondson
Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English actor, comedian, musician, writer and television presenter. He was part of the alternative comedy boom in the early 1980s and had roles in the television series ''The Young Ones (TV series), The Young Ones'' (1982–1984) and ''Bottom (TV series), Bottom'' (1991–1995), which he wrote together with his collaborator Rik Mayall. Edmondson also appeared in ''The Comic Strip Presents...'' series of films throughout the 1980s and 1990s. For one episode of this he created the spoof heavy metal music, heavy metal band Bad News (band), Bad News, and for another he played his nihilism, nihilistic alter-ego Eddie Monsoon, an offensive South African television star. He played the lead role in the Comic Strip's 1985 feature film, ''The Supergrass''. In the 2000s, Edmondson appeared in numerous TV programmes in drama roles including ''Jonathan Creek'', ''Holby City'', ''Miss Austen Regrets'', as himself on ''Hell's Kitchen (UK), H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Wight
Stephen Wight (born Stephen Gray; 27 February 1980) is an English actor. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance in the 2007 production of the play ''Dealer's Choice'', and had a minor role as Ben in the British drama ''I May Destroy You''. Career Wight's television career dates back to 2003 with a minor part in ''Casualty''. He is best known for his role as Phil to David Jason's Des in ''Diamond Geezer'' (Granada television series from March 2005). ''Diamond Geezer'' was the second time Wight had worked alongside Jason, having appeared in a 2003 instalment of ''A Touch of Frost'', playing Ritchie Mason in ''Another Life''. He starred in the BBC TV show ''Coming of Age'' in Series 2 Episode 3, as the character Horace. He made his National Theatre debut at the Cottesloe in 2004 in a re-cast revival of ''Sing Yer Heart Out For the Lads''. He also had a role as Felix in the TV series ''Hex''. At the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in November 2007, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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