|
Amy Gledhill
Amy Stella Gledhill is an English comedian and actress. She has been nominated for Best Show at the UK National Comedy Awards and for Best Show and Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, winning the former in 2024. She performs solo and as half the duo The Delightful Sausage with Chris Cantrill. Early life Gledhill is from Hull, and as part of her stand-up routine has said she is the youngest of seven children. Career Gledhill started her career in various sketch groups in the north of England. In 2018 it was announced on the BBC One programme ''The One Show'' that she was the second winner of the Caroline Aherne Bursary. She received a cash prize and mentoring from a BBC commissioning editor. In 2019, as part of the double act The Delightful Sausage, Gledhill was nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's Comedy Awards for their show ''Ginsters Paradise''. Between 2020 and 2021, Gledhill appeared as various characters in the CBBC and BBC iPlayer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Valley (TV Series)
''Happy Valley'' is a British crime drama television series, set and filmed in the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire. Starring Sarah Lancashire, James Norton and Siobhan Finneran, it was written and created by Sally Wainwright and directed by Wainwright, Euros Lyn and Tim Fywell. The first series began on BBC One on 29 April 2014, the second on 9 February 2016, and the third and final series on 1 January 2023. It won the 2015 BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series, and won another BAFTA for Best Drama for the second series. Premise Series 1 In Halifax, West Yorkshire, Catherine Cawood is a divorced police sergeant with two children. She is still trying to recover from the suicide of her daughter, which had happened eight years previously. Catherine is raising her grandson, Ryan, who was born after her daughter was raped by Tommy Lee Royce. Just when it seems like Catherine is gaining control over her life, she discovers that Tommy, whom she holds responsible for her daughter's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Stand-up Comedians
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity * English studies, the study of English language and literature Media * ''English'' (2013 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''English'' (novel), a Chinese book by Wang Gang ** ''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese adaptation * ''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 Western-genre miniseries * ''English'' (play), a 2022 play by Sanaz Toossi People and fictional characters * English (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach * English Gardner (born 1992), American track and field sprinter * English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer * Aiden English, a ring name of Matthew Rehwoldt (born 1987), American former professional wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages. Launched in 2007, nearly a decade after Netflix, Inc. began its pioneering DVD-by-mail movie rental service, Netflix is the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 301.6 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries as of 2025. By 2022, "Netflix Original" productions accounted for half of its library in the United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing of mobile games through its flagship service. As of 2025, Netflix is the 18th most-visited website in the world, with 21.18% of its traffic coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 6.01%, Canada at 4.94%, and Brazil at 4.24%. History Launch as a mail-based renta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run Away (TV Series)
''Run Away'' is an upcoming television series made for streaming service Netflix, adapted from a novel by Harlan Coben. Premise A father searches for his runaway daughter. Cast * James Nesbitt as Simon * Ellie de Lange as Paige * Ruth Jones as Elena Ravenscroft * Minnie Driver as Ingrid Greene * Alfred Enoch as Isaac Fagbenle * Lucian Msamati as Cornelius Faber * Jon Pointing as Ash * Adrian Greensmith as Sam Greene * Ellie Henry as Anya Greene * Tracy-Ann Oberman as Jessica Kinberg * Annette Badland as Lou * Ingrid Oliver as Yvonne * Maeve Courtier-Lilley as Dee Dee * Finty Williams as Enid Corval * Joe McGann as Wiley Corval * Amy Gledhill as Ruby Todd Production In January 2024, it was announced that Netflix would be adapting ''Run Away'' by Harlan Coben with Coben as executive producer on the series. A full cast list announced on 21 January 2025 showed James Nesbitt and Ellie de Lange leading the cast alongside Ruth Jones, Alfred Enoch, Minnie Driver, Jon Pointing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben (born January 4, 1962) is an American writer of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple twists. Twelve of his novels have been adapted for film and television. Coben has won an Edgar Award, a Shamus Award, and an Anthony Award—the first author to receive all three. His books have been translated into 46 languages and sold over 90 million copies. Early life and education Coben was born into a Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey, and was raised in Livingston, where he graduated from Livingston High School, with his childhood friend, future governor Chris Christie. His brother is the noted businessman Lawrence S. Coben. He studied political science at Amherst College, where he was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity, along with Dan Brown. Coben was in his senior year at college when he realized he wanted to write. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriet Kemsley
Harriet Kemsley (born 21 June 1987) is an English stand-up comedian. Early life Kemsley grew up in Canterbury, Kent. She studied English literature at Kingston University. Career Kemsley began stand-up in 2011 and within months won the Funny's Funny contest. In 2012, she won Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year and Brighton Comedy Festival New Act of the Year and was named by Rhod Gilbert as one of the Ten Must See Comics of 2012. Her autobiographical solo show, Slutty Joan, was reviewed positively in ''The Guardian''. She hosts a podcast, ''Why Is Harriet Crying?'', with fellow comedian Sunil Patel. Kemsley has appeared on ''Sam Delaney's News Thing'', ''Roast Battle'', ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown'' and ''8 Out of 10 Cats''. She and then-fiancé Bobby Mair appeared on a Viceland reality show in 2017, entitled ''Bobby & Harriet Get Married'', featuring their wedding, officiated by comedian Romesh Ranganathan. As an actress, she has appeared in the film ''Bonobo'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards
The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards are presented to the comedy shows deemed to have been the best at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Established in 2023, awards are given to Best Show, Best Newcomer and a Panel Prize and are judged by a panel of judges on a voluntary basis who see all eligible comedy shows. From 2024, the awards were sponsored by Jones Bootmaker becoming the Jones Bootmaker ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Format The Best Comedy Show is awarded to the comedy show that the Judges and/or the audience think is the funniest. The Best Newcomer Award is given to the best show, the one the Judges and/or the audience think is the funniest from an act doing their first full-length (45 mins and over) show at the Edinburgh Fringe. The Panel Prize is awarded by the Judges to any individual or group that is deemed to have done something 'amazing' at the Fringe. History Originally the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards were created to plug a gap when the Edinburgh Comedy Awards lost their s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chortle Awards
The Chortle Awards were set up in 2002 by the comedy website Chortle to honour the best of established stand-up comics currently working in the UK. A panel of reviewers draw up a shortlist, which is presented for public vote at the Chortle website. 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 In 2012, Charlie Brooker won the TV award for ''Black Mirror'' and his work on '' 10 O'Clock Live'', while Stewart Lee was awarded "best standup DVD" for the second series of '' Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle''. Lee's former comic partner Richard Herring won the internet award. Dylan Moran won "best tour", Tim Key was awarded "best show", and Simon Munnery received the award for innovation. Prior to the awards, Chortle responded to accusations of sexism (of 54 nominees, only two were women). Editor Steve Bennett described the controversy as "a storm we never saw coming." 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 The winners were announced in March 2018, and ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Would I Lie To You? (British Game Show)
''Would I Lie to You?'' (abbreviated as ''WILTY'') is a British comedy panel show aired on BBC One, made by Zeppotron for the BBC. It was first broadcast on 16 June 2007, starring David Mitchell and Lee Mack as team captains. The show was originally presented by Angus Deayton, and since 2009 has been hosted by Rob Brydon. History The show was presented by Angus Deayton in 2007 and 2008, with Rob Brydon (who had appeared as a guest panellist in the second series) taking over as host in 2009. Throughout the entire run of the show, the team captains have been comedians David Mitchell and Lee Mack. Alan Carr was a team captain in the pilot but subsequently turned down an offer to appear on later shows. The first series was recorded at Fountain Studios in Wembley during March and April 2007 and aired at 21:55 between 16 June and 28 July 2007 on BBC One (missing a week for coverage of the Concert for Diana memorial event). Filming for the second series took place between 15 Novemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Smith (comedian)
Ian Smith (born 13 September 1988) is an English stand-up comedian and actor, best known for his role on the BBC's '' The Ark'' and co-presenter on Dave's ''The Magic Sponge''. Career Smith started his acting career with appearances in all six episodes of ''Popatron'', a sitcom produced by Charlie Brooker's Zeppotron for BBC Two as part of its BBC Switch brand. Alongside fellow comedian Rob Beckett and former footballer Jimmy Bullard, Smith hosted UK television channel Dave's comedy-football podcast ''The Magic Sponge'' – an irreverent look at the lives of professional footballers. His largest role to date came in BBC One's 2015 TV film ''The Ark'', starring as Ham, the son of David Threlfall's Noah. Since 2023 he is co-host on the ''Northern News'' podcast with Amy Gledhill. Filmography *''Siblings'' (2016) – Pizza Guy *'' The Ark'' (2015) – Ham *'' Give Out Girls'' (2014) – Joe *''The Syndicate ''The Syndicate'' is a British television drama series. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
