The Hollow Men are an English sketch comedy group consisting of

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, Nick Tanner, Rupert Russell, and Sam Spedding. ''The Hollow Men'' is also the title of their

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broadcast in the United States by

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. The show follows the kind of silliness from sketch comedy shows like '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'' and '' The Kids in the Hall''. The six-episode series aired in early 2005. In 2006 they broadcast a

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sketch show, also of the same name. The radio show was recommissioned and a second series was aired in September 2007, along with a special broadcast from the Edinburgh Festival. Both series also featured

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. The group performed extensively as a live act with shows in London, Edinburgh, Los Angeles, Montreal and New York.

History

The four members met when they were students at

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. The group's big break came when they appeared at the

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festival in 2002, which led to gigs in

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and a slot at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in

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, in 2003, where they received the HBO Comedy Jury Award for best sketch/alternative act.

References

'Hollow Men' picks up on kids' vibe
''The Knoxville News-Sentinel'', page E-5, March 10, 2005

External links

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The Hollow Men Website on Comedy Central

The Hollow Men on MySpace

The Hollow Men on BBC Radio 4
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