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The Old Market, Hove
The Old Market, Hove is a historic (Listed building, grade II listed) building on the border of Brighton and Hove in England. It has served various functions, currently operating as an independent mixed-arts venue under the name "TOMThe Old Market". History The Old Market was built in 1825 as a covered marketplace for sales of meat, fish and vegetables. It supplied the residential development of Brunswick (Hove), Brunswick, which was originally independent from Brighton and Hove village. As Brighton and Hove have grown up around it, the building has catered for changing needs, operating as a riding academy and stables, warehouse and, since the 1980s, as an arts venue. Established as Old Market Arts Centre (OMAC), the initial arts venture entered difficulties. The building was renovated in 1998 by The Old Market Trust with a lottery grant of over four million pounds, as a home for The Hanover Band and a community arts venue for Brighton and Hove. Its current owners in 2010, Yes/No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton And Hove
Brighton and Hove ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority area, ceremonially in East Sussex, England. There are multiple villages alongside the seaside resorts of Brighton and Hove in the district. It is administered by Brighton and Hove City Council, which is currently under Labour Party (UK), Labour majority control. The two resorts, along with Worthing and Littlehampton in West Sussex, make up the Brighton and Hove built-up area, second most-populous built-up area of South East England, after South Hampshire. In 2014, Brighton and Hove City Council and other nearby councils formed the Greater Brighton City Region local enterprise partnership area. Unification Local Government Commission for England (1992), In 1992, a government commission was set up to conduct a structural review of local government arrangements across England. In its draft proposals for East Sussex, the commission suggested two separate unitary authorities be created for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morcheeba
Morcheeba are an English electronic band formed in the mid-1990s with founding members vocalist Skye Edwards and the brothers Paul and Ross Godfrey. They mix influences from trip hop, rock, folk rock and downtempo, and have produced ten regular studio albums since 1995, two of which reached the UK top ten. Edwards left the band in 2003, after which the brothers used a number of singers before she rejoined in 2009. They recruit additional members for their live performances and have toured internationally. In 2014 original founder Paul Godfrey was bored with being in the band. Edwards and Ross Godfrey later formed Skye & Ross and released a self-titled album in September 2016. Their latest studio album as Morcheeba, ''Blackest Blue'', was released in May 2021 and was preceded by singles "Sounds of Blue", "Oh Oh Yeah" and "The Moon". It features collaborations with Brad Barr from The Barr Brothers, and Duke Garwood, whom Edwards described as "a diamond geezer". In May 2025, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTuber
A YouTuber is a content creator and social media influencer who uploads or creates videos on the online video-sharing website YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006, and subsequently appeared in the You (Time Person of the Year), 2006 ''Time'' Person of the Year issue. Influence Influential YouTubers are sometimes described as Celebrity, microcelebrities. Since YouTube is widely conceived as a bottom-up social media video platform, microcelebrities do not appear to be involved with the established and commercial system of celebrity culture; rather, they appear self-governed and independent. This appearance, in turn, leads to YouTubers being seen as more relatable and authentic, also fostered by the direct connection between artist and viewer using the medium of YouTube. In 2014, the University of Southern California surveyed 1318-year-olds in the United States on whether ten YouTube celebrities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paines Plough
Paines Plough is a British touring theatre company founded in 1974, currently led by artistic directors Charlotte Bennett and Katie Posner. The company commissions, develops and produces new plays for touring, and helps playwrights develop their craft. Since its foundation, it has commissioned the early works of hundreds of writers, including James Graham, Sarah Kane, Dennis Kelly, Miriam Battye, Nick Payne, Abi Morgan, Duncan Macmillan, Mike Bartlett, Anna Jordan, Sam Steiner, Vinay Patel, Zia Ahmed and Kae Tempest. Over the past five decades, Paines Plough has produced work by a wide range of playwrights across the UK and abroad. Collaboration with other theatre organisations is a feature of the company’s work; since 2010 the company has co-produced every show it has worked on with either a venue or a touring partner. History Paines Plough was formed over a pint of Paines bitter in the Plough pub in Bolnhurst, Bedford, by writer David Pownall, director John Adam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gecko (theatre Company)
Gecko is a British based international touring physical theatre company, founded in 2001, led by Artistic Director Amit Lahav. Overview The style is often referred to as 'Total Theatre', which Lahav describes as utilising any means possible to tell a story, including the creative deployment of puppets, props, physicality, language, music, lighting, multimedia and soundscapes to construct a complete theatrical world from these individual components. Through the ensemble's collaboration and the audience's engagement, each show continually evolves throughout their numerous stages of development. Gecko is supported by its patrons, Arlene Phillips and Dominic West. Past productions ''Taylor's Dummies (2002-2005)'' '' Taylor's Dummies'' was voted best performance off-West End by '' Time Out'' Live Awards. The production also won Time Out's Critics Choice of The Year 2002, The Guardian's Pick of The Fringe 2002, and Special Award; Mess Festival Sarajevo 2004. The production has t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 (theatre Company)
1927 is a British theatre company, based in Margate, Kent, England. It produces and performs mixed-media live animation theatre. History Inspired by a love of silent film and animation, 1927 was established in 2005 by animator and illustrator Paul Barritt and writer and performer Suzanne Andrade, together with performer Esme Appleton, composer and pianist Lillian Henley, and producer Jo Crowley. Its productions combine performance, live music, animation, and film. 1927's first production was ''Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea'' at the Battersea Arts Centre in London and the Edinburgh Fringe in 2007. At the Edinburgh Fringe it won a ''Scotsman'' Fringe First Award, the ''Herald'' Angel Award, the Total Theatre Award for Best Emerging Company, and the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award. 1927 is the trading name of 1927 Productions Limited. Productions *''Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea'' (2007). *''The Animals & Children Took to the Streets'' (2010), first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nish Kumar
Nishant Kumar (born 1985) is a British stand-up comedian, television presenter and podcaster. He became known as the host of ''The Mash Report'' on BBC Two and U&Dave, Dave. He has also presented ''Newsjack'' on BBC Radio 4 Extra, ''Joel Dommett, Joel & Nish vs The World'' on Comedy Central (British TV channel), Comedy Central, ''The News Quiz'' on BBC Radio 4 and Hello America (TV series), ''Hello America'' on Quibi. Since May 2023, he has been the co-host of the political podcast ''Pod Save the UK''. Early life and education Kumar was born in Tooting in 1985 and raised in Croydon, south London. He attended St Olave's Grammar School in Orpington before reading English with history at Durham University as a member of Grey College, Durham, Grey College. He is of British Indians, Indian descent: his parents are from Kerala. His father chose the surname Kumar for the family when he immigrated to the UK. Career Kumar performed with Tom Neenan as a double act, Gentlemen of Leisur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Pascoe
Sara Patricia Pascoe (born 22 May 1981) is an English comedian, actress, presenter and writer. She has appeared on television programmes including ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown'' and ''Taskmaster (TV series), Taskmaster'' for Channel 4 and ''QI'' for BBC Two. Early life Pascoe was born to Gail (''née'' Newmarch) and Derek Pascoe, a jazz musician. Her great-grandmother was Rosa Newmarch, a poet and writer on music. Born in Dagenham, Greater London, Pascoe grew up in nearby Romford. Her parents divorced when she was seven and she was raised by her mother. She attended Eastbury Comprehensive School in Barking, London, Barking, and later attended Gaynes School in Upminster. When she was 16, she became pregnant, and had an abortion on her 17th birthday, an experience detailed in her memoir, ''Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body''. Pascoe studied English at the University of Sussex, where she met (and became friends with) Cariad Lloyd. After graduation, she worked as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Burnham
Robert Pickering Burnham (born August 21, 1990) is an American stand-up comedian, musician, actor, filmmaker, and YouTuber. Burnham's work combines elements of filmmaking with Comedy music, music, Sketch comedy, sketch, and stand-up comedy, commonly with a dramatic, satirical, or tragic twist that is often left open to interpretation. In 2006, Burnham created a YouTube channel, where he uploaded videos of him playing comedy song, comedic songs that he wrote, often featuring wordplay and taboo or dark subject matter. The videos quickly went viral videos, viral, making him one of the earliest YouTube stars. He began creating albums featuring his songs, such as ''Bo fo Sho'' (2008) and the self-titled album ''Bo Burnham (album), Bo Burnham'' (2009). Burnham switched his focus from YouTube to performing stand-up comedy routines, which combined his comedy songs with traditional stand-up. He released three comedy specials, ''Words Words Words'' (2010), ''what.'' (2013), and ''Make H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Acaster
James William Acaster (; born 9 January 1985) is an English comedian, presenter, podcaster and actor. As well as the stand-up specials ''James Acaster: Repertoire, Repertoire'' and ''Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999'', he is known for co-hosting the food podcast ''Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster, Off Menu'' and the panel show ''Hypothetical (TV series), Hypothetical''. Acaster makes use of fictional characters within his stand-up comedy, which is characterised by frequent callback jokes, offbeat observational comedy and overarching stories. He has won five Chortle Awards, a Just for Laughs Award and International Comedy Festival Awards at Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award, Melbourne and New Zealand International Comedy Festival, New Zealand. After playing the drums for local bands in Kettering, Acaster began pursuing stand-up comedy as a career in 2008. He was a support act for Josie Long in 2010. Acaster drew acclaim for his shows at the Edinburgh Festival F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, television producer and filmmaker. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office (British TV series), The Office'' (2001–2003), ''Extras (TV series), Extras'' (2005–2007), and ''Life's Too Short (TV series), Life's Too Short'' (2011–2013) with Stephen Merchant. He also created, wrote, and starred in ''Derek (TV series), Derek'' (2012–2014) and ''After Life (TV series), After Life'' (2019–2022). Gervais has won seven British Academy Television Awards, BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and the Rose d'Or twice (2006 and 2019). In 2003, ''The Observer'' named Gervais one of the 50 funniest performers in British comedy. In 2007, he was placed at No. 11 on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups, and at No. 3 in their 2010 list. In 2010, he was included in the ''Time 100'' list of World's Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Thomas
Mark Clifford Thomas (born 11 April 1963) is an English comedian, best known for the political stunts that he performs on his show, ''The Mark Thomas Comedy Product'' on Channel 4. Thomas first became known as a guest comic on the BBC Radio 1 comedy show ''The Mary Whitehouse Experience'' first broadcast in March 1989. He describes himself as a "Anarchism, libertarian anarchist". Biography Early life and education Mark Thomas was born in South London. His mother was a midwife and his father a self-employed builder (and ex-lay preacher). Thomas was educated at Macaulay Church of England Primary School, Victoria Rise, Clapham until 1974, where his party trick was to recite the first verses of the four gospels from memory. He then won a scholarship to attend the independent Christ's Hospital School, where he attained General Certificate of Education, O-levels and Advanced Level (UK), A-levels in English, history, and politics and economics. At school, Thomas was influenced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
