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Yonderland
''Yonderland'' is a British sitcom television series that was broadcast on Sky 1 from November 2013 to December 2016. It was produced by Sioned Wiliam, and was created by, written by and starred the main performers from CBBC's series ''Horrible Histories''. Plot 33-year-old Debbie Maddox ( Martha Howe-Douglas) becomes increasingly bored with her life as a suburban stay-at-home mother until an elf (Mathew Baynton) appears from a portal in her cupboard, insisting that she's the " chosen one" destined to save Yonderland. Reluctantly, Debbie agrees to meet with the Elders of the realm... only to discover that they've lost the scroll that explains what the chosen one is supposed to do. As it turns out, Yonderland is a silly, magical place, threatened by the evil Negatus ( Simon Farnaby). It will take all of Debbie's resources to complete each week's quest in time to pick up her children from school. Cast Most of the cast play multiple roles, both physical performances and voices of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Farnaby
Simon Farnaby (born 2 April 1973) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe in which he starred in the television series ''Horrible Histories'', ''Yonderland'' and ''Ghosts''. He has written and appeared in films such as ''Mindhorn'' and ''Paddington 2'', and in the BBC sitcom ''Detectorists''. Early life Farnaby was born on 2 April 1973 in Darlington, County Durham and attended Richmond School, North Yorkshire. Career Farnaby is a long-time member of ''The Mighty Boosh'' supporting cast, having had roles both in their series and co-starring in the quasi-spinoff film ''Bunny and the Bull''. He is also well known for his similarly offbeat characters in the CBBC live-action series of ''Horrible Histories'', such as Caligula and the Grim Reaper. Other notable television work includes a recurring role on the sitcom '' Jam & Jerusalem'' and co-starring as eccentric neighbour Sloman on ''The Midnight Beasts TV series. He previo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Rickard
Laurence Carl "Larry" Rickard (born 14 June 1975) is an English actor, writer, and comedian best known as a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe (in which he appears in the TV series ''Horrible Histories''), '' Yonderland'' and ''Ghosts''. He is also one half of the comedy writing/performance duo "Larry and George" with George Sawyer. Along with Ben Willbond, he co-wrote the 2022 feature length television comedy ''We Are Not Alone'' Career Rickard has written for numerous UK comedy shows, notably including '' The Armstrong and Miller Show'', ''The Charlotte Church Show'' and ''The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson'', as well as children's programme ''Me and My Monsters''. He is perhaps best known for his role as a principal cast member, lyricist and writer for the award-winning CBBC programme ''Horrible Histories'', in particular for creating and performing the character of 'Special Correspondent' Bob Hale (a parody of presenter Peter Snow). He has also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Willbond
Benjamin Thomas Willbond (born 18 January 1973) is an English actor and screenwriter best known as a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe in which he appears in the TV series ''Horrible Histories'', '' Yonderland'' and ''Ghosts''. He is best known for his numerous roles in the CBBC children's programme ''Horrible Histories'', running from 2009 to 2013. As well as starring as various characters throughout the show's run, he also, along with the other five main actors, wrote numerous episodes. Again alongside the same five actors, he also stars as “Captain” in the 2019 TV series ''Ghosts''. Along with Laurence Rickard, he co-wrote the 2022 feature length television comedy ''We Are Not Alone''. Early life Willbond was educated at Stamford School in Lincolnshire, boarding at the school, and read Russian and French at St Catherine's College, Oxford. Career Along with Arnold Widdowson, Willbond was part of the comedy duo "Ben & Arn", who won Perrier Award for "Best New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathew Baynton
Mathew John Baynton (born 18 November 1980) is an English actor, writer, comedian, singer, and musician best known as a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe in which he starred in the TV series ''Horrible Histories''; as well as an actor in ''Yonderland'' and '' Ghosts''. He was also the co-creator, writer and star of the sitcom '' The Wrong Mans''. Other major television roles include Deano in ''Gavin & Stacey'', Chris Pitt-Goddard in '' Spy'', Simon in ''Peep Show'', and twin brothers Jamie Winton and Ariel Conroy in '' You, Me and the Apocalypse''. Early life Baynton was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. He is the youngest of three boys, with two older brothers, Daniel and Andrew. He was educated at Southend High School for Boys. He graduated with first class honours from the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, and later trained in clowning at École Philippe Gaulier in Paris. Baynton explained his motivation in an interview with '' Metro'': "The performing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Howe-Douglas
Martha Howe-Douglas is an English actress and writer. She is a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe, in which she starred in the TV series ''Horrible Histories''. She also starred in and co-created ''Yonderland'' and ''Ghosts''. She also played receptionist Donna Parmar in the BBC One daytime soap '' Doctors''. Career Howe-Douglas graduated from RADA in 2003, in the same year she appeared in the Christmas Special of ''The Office'', replacing Dawn as the receptionist at Wernham-Hogg. From 24 April 2006 until 11 May 2007, Howe-Douglas played receptionist Donna Parmar in the BBC daytime soap opera '' Doctors''. For her role as Donna, Howe-Douglas received nominations for Best Comedy Performance and Best Newcomer at the 2007 British Soap Awards. In 2009, she landed one of the main multi-role parts on a new children's TV history sketch show programme, CBBC's ''Horrible Histories'', where over five years / series, she played numerous characters including the queens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Howick
James "Jim" Howick (born 14 May 1979) is an English actor and writer, known for his appearances in television series such as ''Peep Show'', ''Horrible Histories'', '' Stag'', ''Ghosts'' and '' Here We Go''. Early life Howick was born in Chichester, West Sussex on 14 May 1979. He was educated at The Regis School. He graduated with First Class Honours from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2000. Career Along with the five other members of the ''Horrible Histories'' starring cast, which includes Ben Willbond, Martha Howe-Douglas, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby and Laurence Rickard, Howick is also the co-creator, -writer and -star of '' Yonderland'', an eight-part family fantasy comedy series that premiered on SkyOne on 10 November 2013. He co-starred with the same troupe in ''Bill'', a BBC-produced comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. Other prominent television roles include Gerard in ''Peep Show'', Gerry in Danny Boyle's ''Babylon'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horrible Histories (2009 TV Series)
''Horrible Histories'' is a British children's live-action historical and musical sketch comedy television series, based on the bestselling book series of the same name by Terry Deary. The show was produced for CBBC by Lion Television with Citrus Television and ran from 2009 to 2014 for five series of thirteen half-hour episodes, with additional one-off seasonal and Olympic specials. The TV show carries over the graphic style and much of the content of the ''Horrible Histories'' book series. It maintains the franchise's overall irreverent but accurate focus on the dark, gruesome or scatological aspects of British and other Western world history, spanning predominantly from the Stone Age to the post-World War II era. Individual historical eras or civilisations are defined and named as in the books, with sketches from several different time periods combined within a single episode. Live-action sketches—which often parody other UK media or celebrities—and music videos are i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' (1989–1995) and ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1990–1993). He also starred in the sketch series ''Alfresco'' (1983–1984) alongside Laurie, Emma Thompson and Robbie Coltrane, and in ''Blackadder'' (1986–1989) alongside Rowan Atkinson. Since 2011, he has served as president of the mental health charity Mind. Fry's film acting roles include playing his idol Oscar Wilde in the film '' Wilde'' (1997), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor; Inspector Thompson in Robert Altman's murder mystery '' Gosford Park'' (2001); and Mr. Johnson in Whit Stillman's ''Love & Friendship'' (2016). He has also made appearances in the films '' Chariots of Fire'' (1981), ''A Fish Called Wanda'' (1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Skinner
Daniel Renton Skinner (born 25 January 1973) is an English actor and comedy writer, working in stage, film and television. Skinner often performs as the character Angelos Epithemiou and is also one half of the Brian and Roger podcast. Early life Born in London, Skinner attended the independent Reed's School in Surrey, and graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in Drama from Middlesex University London (1994–97). His credits include the 24-hour play ''The Warp'' with Ken Campbell. After this he started writing and performing comedy regularly with Stephen Evans and Neil Edmond in a sketch troupe called The Benders. TV appearances Skinner has appeared in numerous TV comedies, including '' Mike Bassett: Manager'' ( ITV1), ''The Office'' Christmas specials (BBC1), '' My Family'' (BBC1), '' Yonderland'' (Sky1) and '' Coupling'' (BBC2). He was also a regular writer and performer on ''Katy Brand's Big Ass Show'' for ITV2. He appeared in series 1,2 and 3 of '' The Armstrong & Miller Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Fellner
Eric Fellner, (born 10 October 1959) is a British film producer. He is the co-chairman (along with Tim Bevan) of the production company Working Title Films. Early life and education Fellner was born to a Jewish family in England. From 1972 to 1977, he was educated at Cranleigh School, a boarding independent school for boys (now co-educational), in Surrey in South East England, followed by the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Career Among Fellner's more than 60 films as producer or executive producer are '' Moonlight and Valentino'', ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'', '' Dead Man Walking'', '' Fargo'', ''Notting Hill'', ''Billy Elliot'', '' United 93'', ''Bridget Jones's Diary'', '' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'', '' Frost/Nixon'' and '' Senna''. Working Title Films signed a deal with Universal Studios in 1999 for a reported US$600 million, which gave Bevan and Fellner the power to commission projects with a budget of up to $35 million without having to con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Bevan
Timothy John Bevan, (born 20 December 1957) is a New Zealand-British film producer, the co-chairman (with Eric Fellner) of the production company Working Title Films. Bevan and Fellner are the most successful British producers of their era, having produced several critically and commercially successful films including '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), '' Elizabeth'' (1998), '' Notting Hill'' (1999), '' Billy Elliot'' (2000), '' Bridget Jones's Diary'' (2001), '' Atonement'' (2007), '' Frost/Nixon'' (2008), '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (2011), '' The Theory of Everything'' (2014), and '' Darkest Hour'' (2017). They are also notable for their long-time collaboration with American filmmakers the Coen brothers, having produced '' Barton Fink'' (1991), '' Fargo'' (1996), '' The Hudsucker Proxy'' (1994), '' The Big Lebowski'' (1998), and '' O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' among others. As of 2017, films by Working Title Films have won 12 Academy Awards and 39 British Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Working Title Films
Working Title Films is a British film studio that produces motion pictures and television programs and is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal, which is itself a division of Comcast. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983. It produces feature films and several television productions. Bevan and Eric Fellner are now the co-chairmen of the company. Company Working Title Films was co founded by producers Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983. Radclyffe left in 1992, PolyGram became the company's corporate backer, and Eric Fellner, a fellow independent film producer, joined the company. The company produced a variety of films for PolyGram's London based production company, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. An Anglo-Dutch film studio, PolyGram Films became a major Hollywood competitor. In 1998, Seagram sold the bulk of its library of PolyGram films released up until 31 March 1996 to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In 1999, PolyGram was sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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