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The John Bishop Show
''The Christmas Show'', formerly known as ''The John Bishop Show'', is a British comedy-variety show presented by stand-up comedian John Bishop at the Hackney Empire Theatre. The show has aired on BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ... from 30 May to 18 July 2015. Another show, also titled '' The John Bishop Show'' began on ITV in January 2022. Episodes ''John Bishop's Christmas Show'' References External links * * * 2010s British comedy television series 2015 British television series debuts 2015 British television series endings BBC television comedy BBC high definition shows English-language television shows British variety television shows {{comedy-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Striking Matches
Striking Matches is an American duo consisting of guitarists/songwriters Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis. History Meeting in a guitar seminar class at Nashville's Belmont University in 2007, Zimmermann and Davis combined their talents and began honing their songwriting and performance skills. Shortly thereafter, they quit school to pursue their music career full-time. The duo made their performing debut at Nashville's Bluebird Café. They self-released a self-titled EP in October 2012. 2012: ''Nashville'' (TV Show) On a trip to Nashville, the music supervisor for the television series ''Nashville'', Frankie Pine, heard Justin Davis and Sarah Zimmermann who performed for her at the office of Universal Publishing, and decided to use their songs on the show. "When the Right One Comes Along" became their first song to be featured in the show, and a total of nine of their songs have been featured in the show's four seasons: * "When the Right One Comes Along" (Performed by Clare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Cruttenden
Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden (born 9 September 1969) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, presenter, and writer. Early life Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden was born in the Ealing district of London on 9 September 1969. He is the younger brother of actress Abigail Cruttenden. He was educated at St Paul's School in London's Barnes district at the same time as future Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne,Old Paulines and Drama Retrieved 21 November 2015 then joined the . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikki Stone
Vikki Stone is a British composer, comedian, actress and musician. Early life Stone went to Rugby High School, and then won a flute scholarship to go to Wells Cathedral School for the sixth form. In 1997 she became a flautist for the National Children's Orchestra. From 1999–2001 she was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre, performing in various productions. Later training was as an actor/musician at Rose Bruford College and then a postgraduate at the Royal Academy of Music. In 2013 Stone was awarded a Foundation Fellowship from Wells Cathedral School and in 2015 was made an Associate of the Royal Academy Of Music (ARAM). Television She has appeared as a comedian on ''The John Bishop Show'' (BBC One; 2015), ''Richard Hammond's Secret Service'' (BBC One), '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!'' (ITV2), '' Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums'' (Dave), ''It Was Alright in The 70s'' (Channel 4), ''Celebrity Bigmouths'' (My5 & Channel 5), ''Greatest Ever 3D Mom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Overtones
The Overtones are a UK based vocal harmony group. They were discovered by a Warner Bros. Records' talent scout while working as decorators in a shop near Oxford Street, singing during their tea break. Their first album, '' Good Ol' Fashioned Love'', entered the UK Albums Chart at #16 in November 2010. After its re-release in March 2011, it reached #4. More than 500,000 copies of their first album have been sold. History The members were originally in a band called DYYCE, which then reformed as Lexi Joe, which formed the basis of The Overtones. With four members originally – Mark Franks, Mike Crawshaw, Darren Everest and Timmy Matley – the band had been performing for several years. The four all shared an interest in the doo-wop genre of the 1950s mixed with R&B and modern pop music. Their voices bear a strong resemblance to a 1980s' doo-wop boyband, 14 Karat Soul. After auditioning on ''The X Factor'' in 2009, as Lexi Joe, they were rejected from the final 24. Later, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vaccines
The Vaccines are an English indie rock band, formed in West London in 2010. Band members Justin Hayward-Young (lead vocals, guitar), Freddie Cowan (lead guitar, vocals), Árni Árnason (bass, vocals), Timothy Lanham (guitars, keys, vocals) and Yoann Intonti (drums) have played as the current lineup since former drummer Pete Robertson’s departure in 2016. The Vaccines have toured extensively, playing with and opening up for acts such as The Rolling Stones, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, The Stone Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Imagine Dragons, and Muse. The band's debut album was the best-selling debut album of 2011 in the United Kingdom, drawing comparisons to The Ramones, The Strokes, and The Jesus and Mary Chain. The band have released five studio albums: '' What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?'' (2011), ''Come of Age'' (2012), '' English Graffiti'' (2015), ''Combat Sports'' (2018), and '' Back in Love City'' (2021). They have sold two million records worldwide. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Firman
Peter "Pete" Firman (born 26 April 1980) is an English magician, comedian and television presenter. He has appeared in magic shows on BBC1, ITV, Channel 4, Five, and Sky1. He was also the presenter of two game shows on CBBC: ''Stake Out'' and ''Wait for It..!'', and one of the regular magicians on series 2 of the BBC One show '' The Magicians''. Firman performs live in theatres and comedy clubs worldwide. Early life Born in Middlesbrough, Firman began his interest in magic as a child of eight when his mother bought him a magic book. He was educated at Acklam Grange Secondary School, where he twice won the school talent show. He then studied at Middlesbrough College then at the School of Arts & New Media unit of the University of Hull Scarborough Campus in Scarborough where he gained a Bachelor of Arts in theatre. Firman performed his magic in pubs and as he later explained: "anywhere I could get paid for doing tricks, basically. I figured I wanted somewhere a bit mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Wang (comedian)
Philip Nathaniel Wang Sin Goi (born 22 January 1990) is a British-Malaysian stand-up comedian and comedy writer who is a member of the sketch comedy group Daphne, and co-creator of their BBC Radio 4 series, '' Daphne Sounds Expensive''. He currently hosts the comedy podcast ‘BudPod’ with fellow comedian and Footlights alumnus Pierre Novellie. Early life Wang was born in Stoke-on-Trent to an English mother from Stoke and a Chinese-Malaysian father. One week after his birth, his family returned to his father's home town of Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia, where his parents had first met in 1982. His mother, a trained archaeologist, had moved to Malaysia as a volunteer with the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO). Wang's maternal grandfather was from Derbyshire and became the manager of a tea estate in Assam, India, where his mother spent part of her childhood.Wang P (2019Phil Wang: Wangsplaining BBC Studios. Wang grew up in Malaysia, where he was taught in Malay, Mandarin and Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellie Taylor
Eleanor Jane Taylor is an English comedian, television personality, actress, and writer. After appearing on ''Show Me the Funny'' in 2011, Taylor has appeared on numerous television shows, including ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' (2011–2017), ''Fake Reaction'' (2013–2014), ''Mock the Week'' (2015–2019), ''The Lodge'' (2016), ''Stand-Up Central'' (2017), ''The Mash Report'' (2017–2022), ''Plebs'' (2018–2019), and ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (2022). She has also presented the shows ''Snog Marry Avoid?'' (2012–2013) and '' Live at the Apollo'' (2016–2018). Taylor has written and performed five stand-up comedy shows: ''Elliementary'' (2015), ''Infidelliety'' (2016), ''This Guy'' (2017–2018), ''Cravings'' (2019), which was also shown on Netflix as part of ''Comedians of the World'', and ''Don't Got This'' (2019–2021). In 2021, she published her debut book, ''My Child and Other Mistakes'', which became a ''Sunday Times'' bestseller. Early life Taylor was born in Brentwood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Stade
Tom Stade is a Canadian comedian who currently lives in Edinburgh, Scotland with his wife Trudy and their two children. Stade was encouraged to move from his hometown of Vancouver to the UK in 2001 by his friend and fellow comedian, Craig Campbell. He has a distinctive "drunken Canadian" accent and is known for his appearances at the Edinburgh Festival, as well as appearing on British TV shows such as '' Live at the Apollo'', ''The Comedy Store'', '' The Live Floor Show'', '' Stand Up for the Week'', and ''The World Stands Up''. Other appearances include: ''Mock the Week'', the Birmingham leg of (whilst he lived in Wolverhampton) ''Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow'', ''Dave's One Night Stand'', '' Lee Mack's All Star Cast'', and ''Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights'' (for which he also wrote). In March 2011 and December 2012, he appeared as a guest star on ''Soccer AM''. Stade appeared on Frankie Boyle's stand-up show ''The Boyle Variety Performance'' in August 2012, and recorded a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence + The Machine
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico anno 2013, datISTAT/ref> Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy (established in 1861). The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Wills
Sam Wills (born 28 August 1978) is a Timaru, New Zealand prop comic, busker, and clown residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He performs under the name The Boy With Tape On His Face and, more recently, as Tape Face. He was also half of the two-person act Spitroast and sometimes performed under his own name, Sam Wills. He has been featured in the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, the World Buskers Festival, and was a finalist on Season 11 of ''America's Got Talent''. Biography Wills began his performing career in Timaru at the age of thirteen while he trained as a clown. He uses a diverse range of performance styles and skills. He holds a diploma in New Circus from Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology's Circus School where he has taught juggling for two years. His interest in the phenomenon of traditional circus freak shows and influences such as the Jim Rose Circus and the Tokyo Shock Boys led to experiments with shock comedy, earning him his first Pulp Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
