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Feel Good (TV Series)
''Feel Good'' is a British comedy-drama television programme created by Mae Martin and Joe Hampson. It is a semi-autobiographical romantic comedy starring Mae Martin as a fictionalised version of themself and Charlotte Ritchie as Mae's girlfriend, George. The six-part first series premiered its first episode on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2020, after which all six episodes were released on All 4. Netflix handled international distribution and released it internationally on 19 March 2020. Independently of Channel 4, Netflix renewed the programme for a second and final series, which was released on 4 June 2021. Plot The show follows the development of George and Mae's romance in contemporary Manchester. Mae ( Mae Martin), a Canadian comedian (a version of Mae Martin's own personal life), meets George ( Charlotte Ritchie), a repressed, middle-class English woman, at the comedy club where Mae performs. The pair begin dating, and George learns that Mae is a former d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, illness, betrayal, grief, etc.) are handled with realism and subtlety, while preserving a humorous tenor. The term "dramedy" began to be used in the television industry in the 1980s. Modern television comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series, but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcom, sitcoms. History In Theatre of ancient Greece, Greek theatre, plays were considered comedies or tragedies (i.e. drama): the former being light stories with a happy ending, and the latter serious stories with a sad ending. This concept even influenced Theatre of ancient Rome, Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period. Theatre of that era is thought to have long-lasting infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coming Out
Coming out of the closet, often shortened to coming out, is a metaphor used to describe LGBTQ people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity. This is often framed and debated as a privacy issue, because the consequences may be very different for different individuals, some of whom may have their job security or personal security threatened by such disclosure. The act may be viewed as a psychological process or journey; decision-making or Risk, risk-taking; a strategy or plan; a mass or public event; a speech act and a matter of Identity (social science), personal identity; a rite of passage; liberty, liberation or emancipation from oppression; an wikt:ordeal, ordeal; a means toward feeling LGBT pride instead of shame and social stigma; or a career-threatening act. ''Coming out of the closet'' is the source of other gay slang expressions related to voluntary disclosure or lack thereof. LGBTQ people who have already revealed or no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Caller
Cold calling is the solicitation of business from potential customers who have had no prior contact with the salesperson conducting the call. It is an attempt to convince potential customers to purchase the salesperson's product or service. Generally, it is an over-the-phone process, making it a form of telemarketing, but can also be done in-person by door-to-door salespeople. Though cold calling can be used as a legitimate business tool, scammers can use cold calling as well. Evolution Cold calling has developed from a form of giving sales pitch using a script into a targeted communication tool. Salespeople call from a list of potential customers that fit certain parameters built to help increase the likelihood of a sale. This modern cold calling, sometimes called "warm calling", tries to "dig deeply to understand" the potential customer. Criticisms With the development of newer technology and the Internet, cold calling has gained some criticism. Jeffrey Gitomer wrote in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocaine
Cocaine is a tropane alkaloid and central nervous system stimulant, derived primarily from the leaves of two South American coca plants, ''Erythroxylum coca'' and ''Erythroxylum novogranatense, E. novogranatense'', which are cultivated almost exclusively in the Andes. Indigenous peoples of South America, Indigenous South Americans have traditionally used coca leaves for over a thousand years. Notably, there is no evidence that habitual coca leaf use causes addiction or withdrawal, unlike cocaine. Medically, cocaine is rarely employed, mainly as a topical medication under controlled settings, due to its high abuse potential, adverse effects, and expensive cost. Despite this, recreational drug use, recreational use is widespread, driven by its euphoric and aphrodisiac properties. Levamisole induced necrosis syndrome (LINES)-a complication of the common cocaine Lacing (drugs), cutting agent levamisole-and prenatal cocaine exposure is particularly harmful. Street cocaine is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ally Pankiw
Ally Pankiw () (born November 14, 1986) is a Canadian film and television writer and director from St. Albert, Alberta,Lyndsey Havens"How Pitching ‘Weirder, More Queer Stuff’ Helped Ally Pankiw Direct MUNA’s ‘Silk Chiffon’ & More" ''Billboard'', June 3, 2022. whose debut feature film '' I Used to Be Funny'' premiered in 2023.Rachel Ho"Inside Out 2023: 'I Used to Be Funny' Signals the Arrival of Canada's Next Filmmaker to Watch" ''Exclaim!'', May 31, 2023. Career Pankiw began her career with Partizan Midi-Minuit, directing music videos for artists such as Kira Isabella, Ralph, Muna, Janelle Monáe and Arkells, She also directed content for brands such as Pepsi, Amazon, Adidas, Nylon, WestJet, and Chanel. as well as making short films. Beginning in 2017, she directed the comedy web series ''Terrific Women'' for CBC Gem, as well as becoming a story editor on the television sitcom ''Schitt's Creek''. She subsequently directed the entire first season of Mae Martin's sem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steen Raskopoulos
Steen Raskopoulos (born 3 July 1987) is an Australian comedian, actor and improviser. He is best known for his live character solo sketch shows, playing Nick Fletcher in ''The Office'' (Australia), playing Dr. Evan in '' The Duchess'' (Netflix), Pete Lewis in '' Feel Good'' (Netflix), John Mahogany in BBC Three's '' Top Coppers'', '' Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia'' and as one half of the award-winning improvisation duo The Bear Pack. Early life and education Raskopoulos was born in Sydney. His father is FFA Hall of Fame footballer Peter Raskopoulos and his sister is comedian and singer Jordan Raskopoulos. He studied at the University of Sydney where he first started improvising and performed Theatresports at Manning Bar. He is the co-founder of Improv Theatre Sydney. Live comedy career Raskopoulos debuted his first solo sketch show ''Bruce springSTEEN LIVE IN CONCERT'' at the 2013 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He was nominated for Best Newcomer, and won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Head
Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954) is an English actor and singer. Primarily a performer in musical theatre, he rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé, which led to major roles in several television series. He is best known for his roles as Rupert Giles in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003), the Prime Minister in ''Little Britain (TV series), Little Britain'' (2003–2006), Uther Pendragon in ''Merlin (2008 TV series), Merlin'' (2008–2012), and Rupert Mannion in ''Ted Lasso'' (2020–2023), as well as voicing Herc Shipwright in BBC Radio 4's ''Cabin Pressure (radio series), Cabin Pressure''. Early life and education Anthony Stewart Head was born on 20 February 1954 in Camden Town, London. His father was Seafield Laurence Stewart Murray Head (20 August 1919 – 22 March 2009), a documentary filmmaker and a founder of Verity Films, and his mother was actress Helen Shingler (29 Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross Bowie
John Ross Bowie (born May 30, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Barry Kripke on ''The Big Bang Theory'' and Jimmy DiMeo on '' Speechless,'' in addition to over 100 film and TV credits. He appeared in ''What the Bleep Do We Know!?'' opposite Marlee Matlin and made guest appearances on shows such as ''Reno 911!'', ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', ''Glee'', and '' Good Luck Charlie''. In March 2011, he appeared in a series of commercials for the Ford Motor Company. Bowie is a regular sketch comedy performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCBT) in New York and Los Angeles. At UCBT he was a member of the sketch troupe "The Naked Babies" with comedians Rob Corddry, Seth Morris, and Brian Huskey. He had a recurring role in Corddry's Adult Swim series ''Childrens Hospital''. A former member of New York pop punk band, Egghead., he worked with ''Big Bang Theory'' co-star Kevin Sussman to create two television comedies, ''The Ever After Part'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Stephens
Jordan Fontenelle Stephens (born 25 January 1992) is an English musician. He is best known for being one half of Rizzle Kicks, and for presenting the ITV2 panel show ''Don't Hate the Playaz''. Born in Neasden to Herman Stephens and Emma Boulting, Stephens met Harley Alexander-Sule when he was four, with whom he founded Rizzle Kicks, which released eight UK Singles Chart and two UK Albums Chart entries. He has also released solo music under the aliases Rizzle, Wildhood, Al, the Native, and Gnarly Ventura. As an actor, he has appeared in the TV series ''Glue (TV series), Glue'', ''Uncle (British TV series), Uncle'', ''Drunk History'', ''Catastrophe (2015 TV series), Catastrophe'', ''Feel Good (TV series), Feel Good'' and the films ''Alleycats'', ''Access All Areas'', ''Rogue One'', ''Teen Spirit (2018 film), Teen Spirit'', ''Tucked'', and ''The Ex-Wife'', and as himself, he has appeared in several unscripted reality shows, including ''Don't Hate the Playaz'', which he presents. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramon Tikaram
Ramon P. Tikaram (born 16 May 1967) is a British actor. On television, he is known for his roles in the BBC Two series '' This Life'' (1996–1997), the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2009–2012), the Channel 4 sitcom '' Man Down'' (2013–2015), the Sky Atlantic series '' Fortitude'' (2015–2017), the DC Universe series '' Pennyworth'' (2019–2022), and the Sky One comedy-drama '' Brassic'' (2019–2023). His films include ''Mischief Night'' (2006) and '' Endgame'' (2009). Early life and education Tikaram is the son of Pramod Tikaram, an Indo-Fijian officer of the British Army, and Fatimah Rohani, a Sarawakian Malay mother. His younger sister is singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram. The family moved frequently during Tikaram's youth due to his father's military service with the British army. When not living abroad, Tikaram grew up in Basingstoke. He went to the Duke of York's Royal Military School before studying English at the University of Kent, where he discovered actin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritu Arya
Ritu Arya is a British actress. She first became known for her role as Megan Sharma in the soap opera ''Doctors'' (2017), for which she was nominated for a British Soap Award. She gained further recognition for her roles as Flash in the sci-fi series ''Humans'' (2016–2018) and Lila Pitts in the Netflix series ''The Umbrella Academy'' (2020–2024). She also starred in the film '' Polite Society'' (2023) as Lena Khan. Early life and education Ritu Arya's mother and father both work in real estate. She is of Indian descent and has two brothers, Romi and Rahul, the latter of whom is also an actor. Arya began acting as a teenager. Arya obtained a BSc in astrophysics from the University of Southampton, where she performed as part of the Southampton University Theatre Group and Comedy Society, including several shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She subsequently trained at the Oxford School of Drama. Career Acting Arya first had acting roles in a series of roles in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Leonidas
Stephanie Leonidas (born 14 February 1984) is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the fantasy film '' MirrorMask'' (2005), the Syfy series '' Defiance'' (2013–2015), and the Crackle crime series '' Snatch'' (2017–2018). Early life Leonidas was born in Westminster, London, the daughter of a Greek Cypriot father and an English mother. She also has Welsh ancestry through her mother. Her younger brother Dimitri and younger sister Georgina are also actors. Career Leonidas started acting in community theatre when she was eight; at nine she acquired an agent and began to work in television. Notable credits include the television drama ''Daddy's Girl'', the soap opera '' Night and Day'' and a 2004 episode of ''Doc Martin'' (entitled 'Of All the Harbours in All the Towns') in which she plays Melanie, a local Portwenn 15-year-old girl who develops an unhealthy interest in the surgeon. In 2005 she starred in Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's '' MirrorMask' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
