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Unnatural Acts (radio Series)
''Unnatural Acts'' was a BBC radio comedy series written by, and starring, Jeremy Hardy and Kit Hollerbach (who, at the time, were married) as "The Hardys" with Paul B Davies and Caroline Leddy as "Paul and Caroline". Two series were made in 1987 and 1988, with the third renamed ''At Home With The Hardys'' and broadcast in 1990. Further script input was from Pete Sinclair. The show was played as a straight sitcom but with considerable surreal elements. Much humour was had from Hollerbach's exaggeratedly American reactions to English life. The title of the third series may have been a play on the 1950s BBC radio series ''Life With The Lyons ''Life with the Lyons'' was a British radio and television domestic sitcom from the 1950s (1950–1961 on radio, 1955–1960 on television). Overview ''Life with the Lyons'' featured a real American family. Ben Lyon and his wife Bebe Daniels h ...'', which also starred a real married couple as themselves. It was produced and directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Comedy
Radio comedy, or comedy, comedic radio programming, is a radio broadcast that may involve variety show, sitcom elements, sketch comedy, sketches, and various types of comedy found in other media. It may also include more surreal or fantastic elements, as these can be conveyed on a small budget with just a few sound effects or some simple dialogue. Radio comedy began in the United States in 1930, based on the fact that as most United Kingdom music hall comedians such as Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel progressed to silent films, they moved to cinema of the United States, Hollywood and fed the radio comedy field. Another British music hall comic, George Formby, stayed in the British movie industry, and in 1940 joined the Entertainments National Service Association to entertain British World War II troops. UK radio comedy therefore started later, in the 1950s. Background and history Radio comedy began in the United States in 1930, and got a much later start in the United Kingdom becaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Hardy
Jeremy James Hardy (17 July 19611 February 2019) was an English comedian. Born and raised in Hampshire, Hardy studied at the University of Southampton and began his stand-up career in the 1980s, going on to win the Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1988. He is best known for his appearances on radio panel shows such as the '' News Quiz'' and ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''. Early life Hardy was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, the fifth and youngest child of rocket scientist Donald D. Hardy (1925–2016) and Sheila Stagg (1924–2012). He attended Farnham College and studied modern history and politics at the University of Southampton. He subsequently failed to obtain a place on a journalism course, and considered becoming an actor or poet. Career Hardy started scriptwriting before turning to stand-up comedy in London in the early 1980s, funded in part by the Enterprise Allowance Scheme. He won the Perrier Comedy Award in 1988 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kit Hollerbach
Kathleen Ann (Kit) Hollerbach is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She was born in Sacramento, California. In 1985, Hollerbach was a founding member of The Comedy Store Players. In the film ''Batman'' she played Becky Narita, the TV news anchor poisoned on air by The Joker. Hollerbach co-wrote and performed in the BBC radio sitcoms '' Unnatural Acts'' and ''At Home with the Hardys''. Personal life Hollerbach was married to British comedian Jeremy Hardy Jeremy James Hardy (17 July 19611 February 2019) was an English comedian. Born and raised in Hampshire, Hardy studied at the University of Southampton and began his stand-up career in the 1980s, going on to win the Perrier Comedy Award at the Ed ... from 1986 until 2006. They have one daughter. Both appeared in many of the same shows. She became a teacher in 1996. References External links * Living people People from Sacramento, California American emigrants to England American stand-up comedians America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul B Davies
Paul Bassett Davies, also known as Paul Bassett, is a British actor and writer. Career Davies' writing credits include ''Spitting Image''; ''Alas Smith and Jones''; ''Rory Bremner''; ''Jasper Carrot''; ''Brogue Male''; '' KYTV''; ''Hello Mum''; ''Up Your News''Midweek on BBC Radio 4 ''News Huddlines'' and ''At Home with the Hardys'' (with Jeremy Hardy). His awards include Best Film at New York Film and Video Festival and IVCA Best Script award. He has also scripted music videos for, among many others, Kate Bush and Ken Russell. Film Davies was a scriptwriter for The Magic Roundabout film and Grass Roots. Radio Davies appeared as a performer in the following shows: * Unnatural Acts *At Home with the Hardys *Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation *The Long Hot Satsuma Novels Davies is the author of three novels under the name of Paul Bassett DaviesUtter Folly: A High Comedy of Bad Mannerswas self-published in 2012 and his second novelDead Writers In Rehabwas published through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Leddy
Caroline may refer to: People *Caroline (given name), a feminine given name * J. C. Caroline (born 1933), American college and National Football League player * Jordan Caroline (born 1996), American (men's) basketball player Places Antarctica *Caroline Bluff, a headland in the South Shetland Islands Australia *Caroline, South Australia, a locality in the District Council of Grant *Hundred of Caroline, a cadastral sub-unit of the County of Grey in South Australia Canada *Caroline, Alberta, a village Kiribati *Caroline Island, an uninhabited coral atoll in the central Pacific Micronesia *Caroline Islands an archipelago in the western Pacific, northeast of New Guinea *Caroline Plate, a small tectonic plate north of New Guinea United States *Caroline, New York, a town *Caroline, Ohio, an unincorporated community *Caroline, Wisconsin, an unincorporated census-designated place *Caroline County, Maryland *Caroline County, Virginia *Fort Caroline, the first French colony in what is now th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Sinclair (writer)
Pete Sinclair is a writer who has worked on British television and radio series such as ''All Along the Watchtower'', '' Have I Got News for You'', ''Lead Balloon'', and ''Spitting Image''. Much of his writing has been in the genres of comedy and political satire. He created the ITV sitcom '' Bad Move'' with Jack Dee in 2017. Credits Television * '' Bad Move'' (2017) * ''Power Monkeys'' (2016) * '' Have I Got News for You'' (2016) * ''Ballot Monkeys'' (2015) * ''Newzoids'' (2015) * '' Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask'' (2013) * ''Lead Balloon'' (2006) * ''The Mark Steel Lectures'' (2006) * '' Mike Bassett: Manager'' (2005) * '' My Hero'' (2003) * '' Mr Charity'' (2001) * '' You Only Live Once'' (2000) * ''All Along the Watchtower'' (1999) * ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' (1996) * ''Room 101'' (1994) * ''Clive Anderson Talks Back'' (1989) * ''The Rory Bremner Show'' (1988) * ''Spitting Image'' (1987) * ''Carrott Confidential'' (1987) * '' Now, Something Else'' (1986) Radio * '' Loo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself. Its aim was, according to leader André Breton, to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality into an absolute reality, a super-reality", or ''surreality.'' It produced works of painting, writing, theatre, filmmaking, photography, and other media. Works of Surrealism feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and '' non sequitur''. However, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost (for instance, of the "pure psychic automatism" Breton speaks of in the first Surrealist Manifesto), with the works themselves being secondary, i.e. artifacts of surrealist experimentation. Leader Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was, above all, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life With The Lyons
''Life with the Lyons'' was a British radio and television domestic sitcom from the 1950s (1950–1961 on radio, 1955–1960 on television). Overview ''Life with the Lyons'' featured a real American family. Ben Lyon and his wife Bebe Daniels had settled in London during the Second World War and featured with Vic Oliver in the radio series'' Hi, Gang!'' that ran from 1940 to 1949. Radio ''Life With the Lyons'' followed and, with Ben and Bebe, featured their children Richard and Barbara Lyon. Although scripted, it expanded on real-life events including Barbara's real-life marriage to Russell Turner in 1957. The radio series premiered on 5 November 1950 and ended in 1961 was the first situation comedy in the United Kingdom. Writers included Jill Allgood, and Bob Block who created the BBC television series ''Rentaghost''. Molly Weir was their Scottish housekeeper Aggie Macdonald, Doris Rogers the nosy neighbour Florrie Wainwright and Horace Percival played Mr Wimple. Films Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Tyler (UK)
David Tyler (born 24 June 1961) is a British television and radio comedy producer, executive producer, and director. He is co-founder of the independent production company Pozzitive Television, which he set up in 1992 with Geoff Posner. Pozzitive Television Since the founding of Pozzitive Television, Tyler has been responsible for working on various British comedy programmes. The shows that he has worked on have won numerous awards including several BAFTAs, two Golden Roses and a silver Rose d'Or at the Rose d'Or awards in Montreux, seven Sony Awards, and multiple Comedy.co.uk and RTS awards. His credits include BBC Two sitcom '' Three Fights, Two Weddings and a Funeral'', which won the 1994 BAFTA for Best Comedy (Programme or Series); the BBC Radio 4 stand-up comedy show ''Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation'', which was the first full-fledged comedy show from an independent production company for Radio 4, and won a bronze Sony Award in 1995; Victoria Wood's television sitcom '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
