SOURCE: The Velvet Onion There’s lots of exciting looking telly this Christmas, and we’ve sneaked a peak at a couple of shows to sample the festive delights. Philomena Cunk – the alter-ego of Diane Morgan – returns with her own festive special, Cunk on Christmas, on 29th December. But is it as good as the lastContinue reading “Preview: Cunk on Christmas”
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Preview: Marley’s Ghosts Series 2
SOURCE: The Velvet Onion It’s October, so there are naturally ghosts and ghouls everywhere. But on 19th October, three very special spooks return – as Marley’s Ghosts begins its second series on Gold. Sarah Alexander returns as Marley – a magistrate haunted by her husband, her lover, and a local vicar, played by John Hannah, Nicholas BurnsContinue reading “Preview: Marley’s Ghosts Series 2”
Preview: Till Death Us Do Part
SOURCE: THE VELVET ONION This week sees the BBC continue to celebrate classic comedy with a host of one-off specials, including a recreation of a long lost episode of 60s smash Till Death Us Do Part with Simon Day appearing as Alf Garnett. I took a sneaky look at the special to see how it measures up.Continue reading “Preview: Till Death Us Do Part”
Postscript: TVO at the Fringe 2016
SOURCE: The Velvet Onion The Edinburgh Fringe is now officially over for another year, and as the city cleans away the chaos that millions of flyers and hundreds of shows leave behind, we thought it would be a good time to reflect on TVO related involvement in an epic Fringe run. Working on The VelvetContinue reading “Postscript: TVO at the Fringe 2016”
Preview: Are You Being Served
SOURCE: The Velvet Onion This weekend sees the launch of the BBC’s Landmark Sitcom Season, in which the broadcaster revisits hit shows of yesteryear with a string of brand new episodes. Are You Being Served? stars Jason Watkins alongside TVO regular Justin Edwards and a host of big names, while the team behind it have producedContinue reading “Preview: Are You Being Served”
Marny Godden on Where’s John’s Porridge Bowl?
Source: The Velvet Onion The Edinburgh Fringe is now well under way and there’s a whole host of hilarious shows to savour. One such show is the latest solo hour from Marny Godden: one third of sketch trio The Grandees who has previously appeared in The Day They Came to Suck Out Our Brains, UmbridgeContinue reading “Marny Godden on Where’s John’s Porridge Bowl?”
Jonny & The Baptists on Eat the Poor
Source: The Velvet Onion The Edinburgh Fringe is now well under way and there’s a whole host of TVO related shows to savour. One such show is the latest hour from Jonny & The Baptists: the musical satirists who we’ve long since dubbed Honorary Onions. Frequently sharing the bill with many of the acts weContinue reading “Jonny & The Baptists on Eat the Poor”
Katy Brand on I Was a Teenage Christian
Source: The Velvet Onion The Edinburgh Festival returns for its 69th year shortly, and a bevvy of TVO favourites are heading on up there to make people laugh. As part of our celebrations, we’ve been catching up with a handful of great performers we’re sure you’ll want to go and see at the Fringe. AndContinue reading “Katy Brand on I Was a Teenage Christian”
Anna Mann on A Sketch Show for Depressives
Source: The Velvet Onion It can’t have escaped your attention that the Edinburgh Fringe is just around the corner. And with it, comes Colin Hoult‘s new hour of comedy, A Sketch Show for Depressives. We tried to speak to Colin about his return to the festival, but when we rang his number, Anna Mann, who is sharing theContinue reading “Anna Mann on A Sketch Show for Depressives”
Sarah Kendall on Shaken
SOURCE: The Velvet Onion With the Edinburgh Fringe drawing ever closer, TVO has been speaking to some of the familiar faces you can see at this year’s festival. Fresh from a round of intensive previews, we caught up with the 2015 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated Sarah Kendall for an in-depth natter about her incredible newContinue reading “Sarah Kendall on Shaken”
Preview: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
SOURCE: The Velvet Onion Bank Holiday Monday sees Russell T Davies new adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream première on BBC One, with TVO regular Matt Lucas in the star-studded cast. But as the flagship drama on the nation’s biggest tv channel that night, TVO was curious: is it accessible to relative Shakespeare newbies? We took a sneakyContinue reading “Preview: A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Preview: Cunk on Shakespeare
SOURCE: The Velvet Onion As part of their celebrations for the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, BBC Two have commissioned Philomena Cunk to look back at the Bard’s life and works. Set to air on Wednesday 10th May, TVO couldn’t resist taking a sneaky peek… 400 years ago this year, William Shakespeare stopped happening.Continue reading “Preview: Cunk on Shakespeare”
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