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Adam Bromley
Adam Bromley is a television and radio producer and director. Specialising in comedy, Bromley has won two Sony Awards for radio. He won Silver Sony Award in 2002 for '' Think the Unthinkable'', a management consultant sitcom written by James Cary. In 2004, he won a Bronze Sony Award for ''The Now Show'', topical comedy show for BBC Radio 4. Bromley's other radio credits include ''Crème de la Crime'', ''Concrete Cow'', '' The Party Line'', ''The Problem with Adam Bloom'', ''Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music'', ''Recorded for Training Purposes'', ''Hut 33'', '' Double Science'', '' Clive Anderson's Chat Room'' and ''Newfangle''. He produced two scripted comedy shows for CBBC, a live action puppet game show called ''Tiny and Mr Duk's Huge Show'' and a sketch show, starring Marcus Brigstocke, called ''Stupid!'', written by Dean Wilkinson and a sitcom pilot, called ''Bash'' written by Robin French and Kieron Quirke. It aired on BBC Three in 2007. He produced and directed an E4 sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Producer
A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon acceptance they focus on business matters, such as budgets and contracts. Other producers are more involved with the day-to-day workings, participating in activities such as screenwriting, set design, casting, and directing. There are a variety of different producers on a television show. A traditional producer is one who manages a show's budget and maintains a schedule, but this is no longer the case in modern television. Types of television producers Different types of producers in the industry today include (in order of seniority): Showrunner : The showrunner is the "chief executive" in charge of everything related to the production of the show. It is the highest-ranking individual who is responsible for the production and daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stupid!
Stupid! is a British television comedy sketch show aimed at children of primary and secondary school age, which was first broadcast on CBBC and subsequently BBC One. Main characters King Stupid (played in Series 1 by Marcus Brigstocke, and Series 2 by Phil Cornwell) is an immortal who is the instigator of all stupidity. King Stupid has files on every human and can make them behave stupidly using an advanced computer system. He resides inside his castle in the Etherworld, a pan-dimensional realm with Deed Monarchs who over different aspects of human behaviour. Recurring characters include Jas (played by Stephanie Wookey), Jeff the Chef (Jimmy Akingbola), Scout Leader (Dominic Coleman), Dinner Lady (Miranda Hart), and the ice cream man (James Bachman James Hamilton Bachman (born 24 February 1972) is an English comedian, actor and writer. He has written for and acted in many British television and radio programmes, including '' That Mitchell and Webb Look'', '' Saxondale' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Radio Producers
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide or BCG (formerly the British Sitcom Guide or BSG) is a British website covering all forms of British comedy, across all media. At the time of writing, BCG has published guides to more than 7,000 individual British comedies - primarily TV and radio situation comedy, sketch shows, comedy dramas, satire, variety and panel games. Other notable features on BCG include a news section, a message board, interviews with comedians and actors, a series of comment and opinion articles, a searchable merchandise database, and a section offering advice to aspiring comedy writers. The website also runs ''The Comedy.co.uk Awards'' and hosts several podcast series, some of which have won awards. Reportedly, British Comedy Guide attracts over 500,000 unique visitors a month, making it Britain's most-visited comedy-related reference website. Background The website was founded in August 2003 as the ''British Sitcom Guide'' (''BSG''), a website devoted to British sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Hawkins
Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards including a Golden Globe Award and the Berlin International Film Festival's Silver Bear for Best Actress, with nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, two Academy Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she started her career as a stage actress in productions such as ''Romeo and Juliet'' (playing Juliet), ''Much Ado About Nothing'', and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's ''All or Nothing'' in 2002. She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in '' Vera Drake'' (2004) and taking the lead in '' Happy-Go-Lucky'' (2008), for which she won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Colman
Sarah Caroline Sinclair ( Colman; born 30 January 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress. Known for her comedic and dramatic roles in film and television, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Emmy Awards, three British Academy Television Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. A graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Colman's breakthrough came in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Peep Show'' (2003–2015). Her other comedic roles on television include ''Green Wing'' (2004–2006), '' That Mitchell and Webb Look'' (2006–2008), ''Beautiful People'' (2008–2009), ''Rev.'' (2010–2014), ''Flowers'' (2016–2018), '' Fleabag'' (2016–2019) and '' Heartstopper'' (2022). Colman received the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for the comedy programme '' Twenty Twelve'' (2011–2012) and Best Supporting Actress for the crime programme '' Accused'' (2012). She was acclaimed for her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Dennis
Peter Hugh Dennis (born 13 February 1962) is an English comedian, presenter, actor, writer, impressionist and voice-over artist who has appeared in the comedy double act Punt and Dennis with partner Steve Punt. He played Dr Piers Crispin in the sitcom '' My Hero'' from 2000 to 2006, Pete Brockman, the father in the sitcom '' Outnumbered'', and since 2014 has played Toby in the long-running sitcom '' Not Going Out'', all for BBC One. From 2020 he has indulged his long-standing love of geography and social history by presenting the light-hearted community archaeology television show '' The Great British Dig'' on Channel 4. From 2005 to 2022, Dennis appeared as a regular panellist on the BBC Two satirical comedy show '' Mock the Week'', appearing in every episode in the show’s run. Early life Dennis was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, the younger son of school teacher Dorothy Mary (Hinnels) and John Dennis, an Anglican priest. His brother, also named John, was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buried Alive (2005 Film)
Buried alive refers to a premature burial. Buried Alive may also refer to: Someone who goes in a grave and gets buried alive in the ground Film and television * ''Buried Alive'' (1939 film), film directed by Victor Halperin * ''Buried Alive'' (1949 film), a 1949 Italian historical drama film * ''Buried Alive'' (1990 theatrical film), directed by Gerard Kikoine, based on the Edgar Allan Poe story * ''Buried Alive'' (1990 TV film), a television film directed by Frank Darabont **''Buried Alive II'' (1997), its sequel * ''Buried Alive'' (2007 film), a horror film by Dimension Studios * ''Buried Alive'' (talk show), an Irish television show *'' Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive'' (2013), a 2013 comedy special that premiered on Netflix Literature * ''Buried Alive'' (novel), by Arnold Bennett * ''Buried Alive'' (play), by Leo Tolstoy *''Buried Alive!'', a children's novel by Jacqueline Wilson *''Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin'' (1943–1970), biography of Janis Joplin by Myra Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Benn
Mitchell John Benn (born 20 January 1970) is an English comedian, author and musician known for his comedy rock songs performed on BBC radio. He was, until 2016, a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's satirical programme ''The Now Show'', and has hosted other radio shows. Benn has performed at several music festivals, and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He has also released seven studio albums. His first science fiction novel, entitled ''Terra'', was published in July 2013 by Gollancz. Early life Mitch Benn was born in Liverpool. He was educated at Dovedale Primary School, the then all boys voluntary aided Liverpool Blue Coat School, followed by the University of Edinburgh, where he was a prominent member of the Edinburgh University Theatre Company at the Bedlam Theatre and performed in the Improverts improvised comedy troupe. He began his comedy career in Edinburgh in 1994, moved to London in 1996 and quickly established himself as a comedy club headliner as well as a fav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Whitehall
Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall (born 7 July 1988) is an English comedian, actor, presenter and writer. He is known for starring as JP in the series '' Fresh Meat'' (2011–2016) and Alfie Wickers in the series '' Bad Education'' (2012–2014, 2022–present) and its spin-off film '' The Bad Education Movie'' (2015). He also co-wrote the latter two. From 2012 to 2018, Whitehall was a regular panellist on the game show '' A League of Their Own''. In 2017, he appeared with his father in the Netflix comedy documentary series '' Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father'' and starred in the television series '' Decline and Fall''. From 2018 to 2021, he hosted the BRIT Awards. Early life Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall was born at Portland Hospital in London's West End on 7 July 1988, the son of actress Hilary Amanda Jane Whitehall (''née'' Isbister; stage name Hilary Gish) and television producer Michael John Whitehall. He has a younger sister and brother. His father was also an ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, current affairs, and drama series. The television channel closed down in 2016 and was replaced by an online-only BBC Three (streaming service), BBC Three streaming channel. After six years of being online, BBC Three returned to linear television on 1 February 2022. It broadcasts every day from 19:00 to around 04:00, timesharing with CBBC (TV channel), CBBC (which starts at 07:00). BBC Three is the BBC's youth-orientated television channel, its remit to provide "innovative programming" to a target audience of viewers between 16 and 34 years old, leveraging technology as well as new talent. Unlike its commercial rivals, 90% of BBC Three's output originated from the United Kingdom. Notable excepti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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