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Ted And Peter
''That Mitchell and Webb Look'' is a British sketch comedy television show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb that ran from 2006 to 2010. Many of its characters and sketches were first featured in the duo's radio show '' That Mitchell and Webb Sound''. As well as Mitchell and Webb themselves, the writers include Jesse Armstrong, James Bachman, Sam Bain, Mark Evans, Olivia Colman, Joel Morris, John Finnemore, Simon Kane and others. It was produced by Gareth Edwards. Colman, Bachman, and Evans were also members of the cast, alongside Gus Brown, Sarah Hadland, Daniel Kaluuya and Paterson Joseph. The first two series were directed by David Kerr, and the third and fourth series were directed by Ben Gosling Fuller. First aired on 14 September 2006, a second series was commissioned later that same year and was broadcast between 21 February and 27 March 2008. The third series began on 11 June 2009. Since the second series, the production has also been broadcast on B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sketch Comedy
Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. The form developed and became popular in vaudeville, and is used widely in variety shows, comedy talk shows, and some sitcoms and children's television series. The sketches may be improvised live by the performers, developed through improvisation before public performance, or scripted and rehearsed in advance like a play. Sketch comedians routinely differentiate their work from a "skit", maintaining that a skit is a (single) dramatized joke (or "bit") while a sketch is a comedic exploration of a concept, character, or situation. definition 3b, Merriam-Webster online. Retrieved 5/4/2019 History Sketch comedy has its origins in |
That Mitchell And Webb Sound
''That Mitchell and Webb Sound'' is a comedy sketch show on BBC Radio 4 which started on 28 August 2003. A second series was broadcast in 2005 with a third starting on 24 May 2007. The series became adapted for television as ''That Mitchell and Webb Look'' in 2006. The series is seen in some ways as a follow-up to ''The Mitchell and Webb Situation'', a sketch show shown on Play UK in 2001. ''That Mitchell and Webb Sound'' returned to BBC Radio 4 for a fourth series in 2009, the first episode broadcasting on 25 August 2009. A fifth series was announced in September 2013, and began transmission on 26 November 2013. The series stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb who also write a fair amount of the material. The cast includes frequent Mitchell and Webb collaborators James Bachman and Olivia Colman. Sarah Hadland joined the cast for the fourth series. Apart from Mitchell and Webb, a fair proportion of the sketches are written by the other cast members and other writers. These inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Independent
''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was published on Saturday 26 March 2016, leaving only the online edition. The newspaper was controlled by Tony O'Reilly's Irish Independent News & Media from 1997 until it was sold to the Russian oligarch and former KGB Officer Alexander Lebedev in 2010. In 2017, Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel bought a 30% stake in it. The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. The website and mobile app had a combined monthly reach of 19,826,000 in 2021. History 1986 to 1990 Launched in 1986, the first issue of ''The Independent'' was published on 7 October in broadsheet format.Dennis Griffiths (ed.) ''The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992'', London & Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1992, p. 330 It was produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Observer
''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper. History Origins The first issue, published on 4 December 1791 by W.S. Bourne, was the world's first Sunday newspaper. Believing that the paper would be a means of wealth, Bourne instead soon found himself facing debts of nearly £1,600. Though early editions purported editorial independence, Bourne attempted to cut his losses and sell the title to the government. When this failed, Bourne's brother (a wealthy businessman) made an offer to the government, which also refused to buy the paper but agreed to subsidise it in return for influence over its editorial content. As a result, the paper soon took a strong line against radicals such as Thomas Paine, Francis Burdett and Joseph Priestley. 19th century In 180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Gosling Fuller
Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he, אברהם בן אברהם). Bar-, "son of" in Aramaic, is also seen, e.g. Simon bar Kokhba ( he, שמעון בר כוכבא). Ben meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as ''Ben'' (dialectal Arabic) or ''bin'' (بن), ''Ibn''/''ebn'' (ابن). People with the given name * Ben Adams (born 1981), member of the British boy band A1 * Ben Affleck (born 1972), American Academy Award-winning actor and screenwriter * Ben Ashkenazy (born 1968/69), American billionaire real estate developer * Ben Askren (born 1984), American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist * Ben Banogu (born 1996), American football player * Ben Barba (born 1989), Australian rugby player * Ben Barnes (other), multiple people * Ben Bartch (born 1998), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gus Brown (actor)
Gus Brown is an English actor and comedian. He is half of the double act Laurence & Gus, alongside fellow comedian and writer Laurence Howarth. Together they have made two series of comedy sketch shows for BBC Radio 4 – ''Laurence & Gus: Untold Stories'' (2004); ''Laurence & Gus: Men in Love'' (2006) and performed in 3 Edinburgh Fringe shows: ''A History of the World in 5 1/5 sketches'' in 2003, ''Men in Love'' in 2004 and ''Next in Line'' in 2006. In 2009, recording has begun for a series called ''Laurence & Gus: Hearts & Minds''. In 2006, he teamed up on stage with comedian Justin Edwards, playing Hilary Cox, pianist and sidekick to Edwards' comedy character Jeremy Lion. He attended Cambridge University, where he met and performed regularly with Mitchell and Webb. He appears in their BBC sketch show ''That Mitchell and Webb Look''. He appears in one episode of each series of ''Toast of London ''Toast of…'' is a British television sitcom, known either as ''Toast of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Kane (writer)
Simon Kane is a British writer, actor, and associate artist with the Shunt cooperative working in radio, television and theatre. He is the son of actor and writer John Kane and opera singer Alison Warner. His sister, Susy Kane, is also an actor and writer. Kane studied English literature at Clare College, Cambridge, graduating in 1997. Selected works Television Theatre Radio / voice * 2004: '' The Xtra Factor'' (voice-overs) * 2010: ''Six Impossible Things'' * 2012: ''Occupied'' * 2011–2021: ''John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme'' * 2015: '' John Finnemore's Double Acts'': "The Goliath Window" * 2015: '' North by Northamptonshire: Full Stop'' * 2017–2018: ''Time Spanner'' – Pilot and "The Dan in the High Castle" * 2017: ''The Now Show:'' "Now The Twelfth Night Show" (as Simon Dylan-Kane) * 2018: ''Angstrom'' * 2018: ''Agendum'' * 2019: ''The Monster Hunters'' (podcast) * 2019: ''Peter Pan'' (Audible) Writer * 2005–2009: ''That Mitchell and Webb Sound'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Finnemore (writer)
John David Finnemore (born 28 September 1977) is a British comedy writer and actor. He wrote and performed in the radio series ''Cabin Pressure'', ''John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme'', and '' John Finnemore's Double Acts'', and frequently features in other BBC Radio 4 comedy shows such as ''The Now Show''. Finnemore has won more Comedy.co.uk awards than any other writer, and two of his shows appear in the top ten of the ''Radio Times'' list of greatest ever radio comedies. Early life and education John Finnemore was born in Reading to parents David and Patricia and has a younger sister, Anna. He attended Dolphin School in Berkshire, High Lea in Dorset and Poole Grammar School. At 19, he moved to Kraków in Poland, where he spent 6 months teaching English. He then studied English at Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he wrote his dissertation on Thomas Hardy ('Icons, Frames and Freedom in Jude the Obscure') and graduated in 2000. He was a member of the Cambridge Footlights, bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Morris
Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris are a British comedy writing duo. Their work includes a collection of parody Ladybird books, and they have written scripts for many British comedy series and films, including ''That Mitchell and Webb Look'', Charlie Brooker's '' Screenwipe'' and the ''Paddington'' films. Early lives Hazeley (then known as Jason Smith) and Morris met at King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford, Essex. Whilst at school they produced a parody newsletter, and at sixth form received their first paid work after selling a joke to the Russ Abbott show. Career Television and film Hazeley and Morris have written for a number of British TV shows and films. These include ''That Mitchell and Webb Look'', ''A Touch of Cloth'', Charlie Brooker's '' Screenwipe'', ''Electionwipe'' and '' Newswipe'' programmes, and several Philomena Cunk series. The pair are regular contributors to the British adult comic '' Viz''. The 2016 Electionwipe won the BAFTA award for best Comedy and entert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Evans (comedian/writer)
Mark Evans is a Welsh comedy writer, director and actor. Early life Evans was raised in Wrexham and read Classics at Cambridge University. He joined the Footlights, where he became president, and met writing partner James Bachman and also Robert Webb. After an unsuccessful stint as a stand-up comedian, he decided to switch to screenwriting. Career Television Evans' big break came when he was asked to write for Jack Docherty's eponymous show ''The Jack Docherty Show''. His most notable work was for Mitchell and Webb's radio show ''That Mitchell and Webb Sound'' and its award-winning television adaptation ''That Mitchell and Webb Look''. Some of his other credits include ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' (2002–2003), ''Popetown'' (2005) and ''The Late Edition'' (2006). He has also appeared in ''That Mitchell and Webb Look'' as various minor characters, ''Saxondale'', the CBBC programme ''Sorry, I've Got No Head'' and various commercials. Radio He wrote the popular BBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bain
Sam Bain (born 3 August 1971) is a British comedy writer, best known for the Channel 4 sitcom ''Peep Show''. He attended St Paul's School in London before graduating from the University of Manchester, where he met his writing partner Jesse Armstrong. Career Collaborations with Jesse Armstrong At the beginning of their writing career, Bain and Armstrong wrote for the Channel 4 sketch show ''Smack the Pony'' and the children's shows ''The Queen's Nose'' and ''My Parents Are Aliens''. They went on to create and write ''Peep Show'', BBC One sitcom ''The Old Guys'', and most recently Channel 4 comedy-dramas '' Fresh Meat'' and ''Babylon''. They also wrote for the Radio Four sketch show ''That Mitchell and Webb Sound'', starring ''Peep Shows two main actors David Mitchell and Robert Webb, and its BBC Two adaptation ''That Mitchell and Webb Look''. ''Peep Show'' has won several writing awards, including a BAFTA for Best Situation Comedy in 2008. To date, Bain and Armstrong have writt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Armstrong
Jesse David Armstrong (born 13 December 1970) is a British author, screenwriter, and producer. He is a co-creator of the Channel 4 comedy series ''Peep Show'' (2003–2015) and '' Fresh Meat'' (2011–2016), and the creator of the HBO satirical comedy-drama series '' Succession'' (2018–present). Armstrong has received many nominations and awards, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing the film '' In the Loop'' (2009), and three wins for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for writing the season finales of the first, second and third seasons of '' Succession.'' Early and personal life Armstrong was born in Oswestry in Shropshire, England. His father was a further education teacher who became a crime novelist in the 1990s, while his mother worked in nursery schools. He attended a comprehensive school in Oswestry before studying American Studies at the University of Manchester, spending a year abroa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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