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Richard Sandling
Richard Sandling is a British comedian, film reviewer, presenter, writer, director, actor and musician from South Benfleet. He won ''So You Think You're Funny'' in 2007. Career Comedy Sandling started off his career in comedy by running and MCing (the now defunct) ''Squat Betty Alternative Comedy Club'' in Southend and has performed stand-up comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe a number of times, both as a solo act and as part of sketch double act ''Kiosk of Champions'' with Stuart Goldsmith. He has performed all over the UK as well as North America and Canada. In 2008 he was part of the Montreal Just for Laughs, Just For Laughs Britcom Show, and in 2012 he was the only British nominee at Comedy Central’s The Comedy Awards in New York. Since 2009 Richard has run ''Perfect Movie''. Perfect Movie is a stand up and sketch comedy night all about films featuring recreations of top comedians favourite movie scenes, games, trailers, sketches and more. During the COVID-19 pandemic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So You Think You're Funny
So You Think You're Funny? (SYTYF) is an annual stand-up comedy competition for new acts. The competition began in 1988 in the United Kingdom. The finals are held every August at The Gilded Balloon during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Past winners include Aisling Bea, Dylan Moran, Lee Mack, Peter Kay and David O'Doherty. History ''So You Think You're Funny'' was the idea of Karen Koren, Artistic Director of The Gilded Balloon, in order to discover new comic talent. During the years it has developed into the most influential competition of its kind in the UK, helping start the careers of many of the country's leading comedians including Dylan Moran, Lee Mack, Graham Norton, David O'Doherty and Tommy Tiernan. Other competitors have included Ardal O'Hanlon, Johnny Vegas, Ed Byrne, Jason Byrne, Alex Zane, Reginald D Hunter, Craig Hill, Alan Carr, Rhod Gilbert, Andrew Lawrence and Russell Howard. Sponsorship from Channel 4 began in 1993 and ran until 2004, since when Channel 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoom (software)
Zoom, stylized as zoom or Zoom Meetings is a proprietary videotelephony software program developed by Zoom Video Communications. The free plan allows up to 100 concurrent participants, with a 40-minute time restriction. Users have the option to upgrade by subscribing to a paid plan. The highest plan supports up to 1,000 concurrent participants for meetings lasting up to 30 hours. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a major increase in the use of Zoom for remote work, distance education, and online social relations. The increase led to Zoom being one of the most downloaded mobile apps worldwide in 2020 with over 500 million downloads and over 300 million daily meeting participants. History Zoom was originally founded in 2011. Its headquarters are located in San Jose, California. Zoom also has offices in the USA, China, India as well as Oceania, Europe and other parts of Eastern Asia. A beta version of Zoom—that could host conferences with only up to 15 video participants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda (TV Series)
''Miranda'' is a British television sitcom written by and starring comedian Miranda Hart. It originally aired on BBC Two from 9 November 2009 and later on BBC One. Developed from Hart's semi-autobiographical BBC Radio 2 comedy ''Miranda Hart's Joke Shop'' (2008), the situation comedy revolves around socially inept Miranda, who frequently finds herself in awkward situations. The show features actors Sarah Hadland, Tom Ellis, Patricia Hodge, Sally Phillips, James Holmes and Bo Poraj. It was taped in front of live audiences at the BBC Television Centre and The London Studios. Receiving positive reviews from television critics, ''Miranda'' won a Royal Television Society award and gained several BAFTA TV Award nominations. The series has since been regularly repeated on British television and is available in the United States through Hulu. Premise The episodes revolve around the difficulties Miranda (Miranda Hart) gets herself into. She is tall and, sometimes mistaken for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peep Show (British TV Series)
''Peep Show'' is a British television sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. It was written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, with additional material by Mitchell and Webb, among others. It was broadcast on Channel 4 from 2003 until 2015. In 2010, it became the longest-running comedy in Channel 4 history in terms of years on air. ''Peep Show'' follows the lives of Mark Corrigan (Mitchell) and Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne (Webb), two very different, dysfunctional best friends who share a flat in Croydon, South London. Mark is a socially awkward and despondent loan manager, while Jeremy is a childish slacker and unemployed musician who lives in Mark's spare room. Stylistically, the show uses point of view shots—giving the programme its title—with the thoughts of main characters Mark and Jeremy audible as voice-overs. The show is also noted for its veristic portrayal of human life through a general lack of conventional character development in Mark and Jeremy, and their pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zapped (TV Series)
''Zapped'' is a British television sitcom, set in both the real world and a fantasy world, with the majority of characters and stories wholly set in the latter. It stars James Buckley as Brian Weaver, a real world inhabitant who becomes trapped in Munty, a town in the fantasy world. Buckley announced during a live stream on 8 February 2019 that the show had been cancelled and he would not be making any more episodes. In February 2021, all episodes of the show were added to BBC iPlayer. Plot Brian is an office worker in West London who reluctantly takes delivery of a package addressed to someone in a place called Munty. He opens it, puts on the amulet within, and is teleported to the medieval setting of Munty. The three episodes of series one focus on his attempts to get back to the real world. He is not missed by his real world colleagues, who detest him. Setting Munty is a place in a fantasy universe, where magic is a real force, but one closely controlled by a police stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Tate's Nan
''Catherine Tate's Nan'' (simply referred to as ''Nan'' on-screen) is a BBC One spin-off series of specials which follows the character of Joanie Taylor (Catherine Tate) from the original sketch comedy series ''The Catherine Tate Show''. When the initial series ended in 2007, a Christmas Special was broadcast in 2009, '' Nan's Christmas Carol'', which is now established as the first episode of the ''Nan'' specials, and was followed by three subsequent specials in 2014 and 2015 under the title ''Nan''. Cast Main cast * Catherine Tate as Joanie Taylor (episodes 1–4) Supporting cast Episodes Availability Home media ''Nan's Christmas Carol'' (as 'The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Xmas Carol') was released on Region 2 DVD in the United Kingdom via 2 Entertain on 29 November 2010. The special, which is now established as the first episode of the 'Nan' specials, was again made available aside the three specials from 2014 to 2015 under "Catherine Tate's Nan: The Specials", whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The People Vs
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Ashen
Dr Stuart Clive Ashen (born 16 December 1976), commonly known by his online alias Ashens ( ), is a British comedian, critic and YouTuber known for reviewing various products; his reviews usually include toys, video games and food. , his main YouTube channel has garnered over 1.56 million subscribers. Early life and education Stuart Clive Ashen grew up on the Heartsease Estate, Norwich and attended Heartsease High School. He previously worked for PC World and Norwich Union. His mother, Pauline, died of cancer when he was eight years old. YouTube Ashen has been reviewing food and various products in a distinctive style on YouTube since 2006. The items he humorously reviews are often low quality and procured from various variety stores (notably UK's Poundland), or are poor knockoffs of well-received or well-known products, which he refers to as "". Featured products are typically personally sourced by Ashen in the UK or during holiday abroad or submitted by viewers. He frequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Comedian's Guide To Survival
''The Comedian's Guide to Survival'' is a 2016 British-Canadian comedy film written by James Mullinger and Mark Murphy and starring James Buckley. Cast * James Buckley as James Mullinger * Myanna Buring as Nell * Paul Kaye as Phillip * Neil Stuke as Adam * Vas Blackwood as Dustin * Natalie Stone as Olivia * Clair Buckley as Pam * Kevin Eldon as Nick Secker * Peter Woodward as Morris * Jalaal Hartley as Lance * Richard Sandling as Richard * James Mullinger as Brad Macey * Mark Heap as Pick Up Driver * Adrian Bouchet as Fox and Hounds Landlord * Jimmy Carr as Himself * Gilbert Gottfried as Himself * Omid Djalili as Himself * Luenell as Herself * Mike Wilmot as Himself * Gina Yashere as Herself * Brendon Burns as Himself * Mike Ward as Himself Production Principal photography for ''The Comedian's Guide to Survival'' took place in London in August 2015, following filming at Just For Laughs in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in July 2015. There was also additional filming in Hamps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Forever
''Nina Forever'' is a 2015 British comedy horror, horror comedy film written and directed by brothers Ben and Chris Blaine. It stars Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Abigail Hardingham, and Cian Barry. It premiered at the 2015 SXSW film festival. Fiona O'Shaughnessy plays Nina, a revenant who comes back to life to torment her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend whenever they have sex. Plot After his girlfriend Nina dies in a car crash, Rob unsuccessfully attempts suicide. As he begins to overcome his grief, he falls in love with a coworker, Holly. Their relationship is complicated when Nina, unable to find rest in the afterlife, comes revenant, back to life to sarcastically torment them whenever they have sex. Rob and Holly must find some way to deal with the situation and put Nina to rest. Cast * Fiona O'Shaughnessy as Nina * Abigail Hardingham as Holly * Cian Barry as Rob * Elizabeth Elvin as Sally * David Troughton as Dan Production The writer-directors wanted to keep the fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nan The Movie
''The Nan Movie'' (originally conceived as ''This Nan's Life'') is a 2022 British comedy film written by Catherine Tate and Brett Goldstein and directed by Josie Rourke (uncredited). The film stars Tate and Mathew Horne. It is based on the television series, ''Catherine Tate's Nan'', which is a set of four specials that were broadcast between 2009 and 2015, and itself is a spin-off of the television sketch series, ''The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–2007). The film centres on the eponymous ''Nan'' character who travels cross-country to visit her dying sister, and includes several flashbacks to their upbringing and early adulthood. Plot Foul-mouthed and cantankerous London woman Joanie "Nan" Taylor's (Catherine Tate) grandson, Jamie (Mathew Horne), takes her to see the dying sister with whom she had a falling out when they were young women. Nan would rather just have a good time, however, and the road trip features many comedic detours alternated with flashbacks to the sisters in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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