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Sick Note (TV Series)
''Sick Note'' is a British black comedy television series starring Rupert Grint and Nick Frost. It was created and written by Nat Saunders and James Serafinowicz and directed by Matt Lipsey. It first aired on 7 November 2017 on Sky One. In April 2017, it was reported that a second series had been commissioned before the first had aired. It became available for streaming on Netflix worldwide from November 2018 to 2023. In April 2021, Saunders stated the series was "neither recommissioned or cancelled, just in TV show limbo" when asked on Twitter about its status, adding that a return seemed unlikely. Serafinowicz had previously shared similar thoughts and revealed they "wrote the first 2 episodes of season 3 but nothing ever happened." Plot When insurance agent Daniel Glass (Rupert Grint) is misdiagnosed with terminal oesophageal cancer due to his incompetent doctor (Nick Frost), he begins to notice that everyone around him treats him better and he decides not to tell. This lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Comedy
Black comedy, also known as black humor, bleak comedy, dark comedy, dark humor, gallows humor or morbid humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss, aiming to provoke discomfort, serious thought, and amusement for their audience. Thus, in fiction, for example, the term ''black comedy'' can also refer to a genre in which dark humor is a core component. Black comedy differs from ribaldry#Blue comedy, blue comedy—which focuses more on topics such as nudity, Human sexual activity, sex, and body fluids—and from obscenity. Additionally, whereas the term ''black comedy'' is a relatively broad term covering humor relating to many serious subjects, ''gallows humor'' tends to be used more specifically in relation to death, or situations that are reminiscent of dying. Black humor can occasionally be related to the grotesque genre. Literary critics h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal cancer (American English) or oesophageal cancer (British English) is cancer arising from the esophagus—the food pipe that runs between the throat and the stomach. Symptoms often include dysphagia, difficulty in swallowing and weight loss. Other symptoms may include odynophagia, pain when swallowing, a hoarseness, hoarse voice, Lymphadenopathy, enlarged lymph nodes ("glands") around the clavicle, collarbone, a dry cough, and possibly hemoptysis, coughing up or hematemesis, vomiting blood. The two main Histopathology, sub-types of the disease are esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (often abbreviated to ESCC), which is more common in the developing world, and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), which is more common in the developed world. A number of less common types also occur. Squamous-cell carcinoma arises from the squamous epithelium, epithelial cells that line the esophagus. Adenocarcinoma arises from glandular cells present in the lower third of the esophagus, ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oncologist
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''ónkos''), meaning "tumor", "volume" or "mass". Oncology is focused on the diagnosis of cancer in a person, therapy (e.g., surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other modalities), monitoring of patients after treatment, palliative care of people with advanced-stage cancers, ethical questions surrounding cancer care, screening of patients, and the study of cancer treatments through clinical research. An oncologist typically focuses on a specialty area in cancer treatment, such as surgery, radiation, gynecologic oncology, geriatric oncology, pediatric oncology, and various organ-specific disciplines (breast, brain, liver, among others). The expertise of an oncologist is applied when cancer is suspected, diagnosed with, or treated from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustin Demri-Burns
Dustin Demri-Burns (born 11 July 1978) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work in '' Cardinal Burns'' (2012–2014) and '' Slow Horses'' (2022). He appeared in films as the roles of Danny Sinclair in '' Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa'' (2013), Viktor in the action comedy film '' The Spy Who Dumped Me'' (2018), and Crazy Cedric in the comedy film '' Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans'' (2019). In television, he appeared in shows as Julian in '' Stath Lets Flats'', Will_5000 in '' Sick Note'', Simon in '' GameFace'', Daniel in '' Turn Up Charlie'', and Voltaire in '' The Great''. Early life Demri-Burns was born in Lancaster, Lancashire on 11 July 1978. He attended Elliott School, Putney, Putney Heath, southwest London (1989–1996). He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a degree in acting. Career Demri-Burns started his acting career when he played a minor character in the short film ''Nightswimming'' (2003) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison King
Alison Rosamund King (born 3 March 1973) is an English actress and model. She is known for her roles as Lynda Block in the Sky One drama series '' Dream Team'' (1998–2003, 2005–2007), and Carla Connor in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2006–present). She won Best Actress at the 2012 British Soap Awards. Early life Alison King was born at the Leicester Royal Infirmary. She is the youngest of three daughters and a son born to nurses Alex and June King. She grew up in Markfield, Leicestershire where she attended South Charnwood High School, where she first took an interest in acting. She continued to act while attending Groby Community College, where a teacher would offer drama and dance classes to students in their free time. At the age of 18, King moved to Newquay, Cornwall, where she worked at Fat Willys Surf Shack. She surfed in her spare time, and spent four years as a dental nurse. When she was 22, she enrolled at the North Cheshire Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Rigby
Daniel Rigby (born 6 December 1982) is an English actor and comedian. He received a BAFTA TV Award for his leading role as Eric Morecambe in the 2011 BBC television film '' Eric and Ernie''. Early life Rigby was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester. He attended Cheadle Hulme School and, after studying performing arts at Stockport College, he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He is the cousin of Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden. Career Rigby has worked as a stand-up comedian, having appeared at the Latitude Festival, won the 2007 '' Laughing Horse New Act of the Year'', and been a nominee for winner of the 2007 So You Think You're Funny competition. In 2007, he moved to television roles with the BBC period drama '' Lilies''. In 2011, Rigby won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance as the late comedian Eric Morecambe in '' Eric and Ernie'', beating both Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch for their roles as the Doctor and Sherloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Richardson
Miles Richardson (born 15 July 1963) is a British actor. Early life Richardson was born in London to parents Ian Richardson and Maroussia Frank, both founding members of The Royal Shakespeare Company. His father was from Edinburgh and his maternal great grandfather was the Russian philosopher Semyon Lyudvigovich Frank. He was educated and brought up in London, Stratford-upon-Avon and New York. He graduated from Arts Educational Schools in 1982. He subsequently obtained a post graduate degree from Warwick University in 2008, sponsored by The Royal Shakespeare Company. Theatre work Repertory theatre Richardson has worked in repertory theatre. He started his career with The TyneWear Theatre in Newcastle performing in 9 productions in 9 months. Other repertory work includes stints at Birmingham, York, Pitlochry, Clwyd, Leeds & Nottingham. He has toured extensively in the UK and abroad. Notably James Graham's This House, Barney Norris's adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilla Beeput
Camilla Marie Beeput (born 9 September 1981) is an English stage, television and film actress and singer. Winner of the Next Generation, Voice of a Woman Award (2015), Beeput was first discovered on ''Fame Academy'' in 2002 and has gone on to release music with rapper Erick Sermon, sing duets with Lionel Richie, and play leads in West End musicals ''West Side Story'' and '' Daddy Cool''. As of 2017, she was most recently seen in the critically acclaimed Sky Atlantic series '' Save Me'' with Lennie James and Stephen Graham and Sky One's '' Sick Note'' with Rupert Grint and Lindsay Lohan. Beeput is also known for her roles in ''Peep Show'' and ''Grantchester'', and for her voice acting role in ''Doctor Who'' portraying Nova, companion of the Ninth Doctor. Early life Beeput was born in Westminster, London and raised in Brent. She attended Bentley Wood High School. Career Theatre She was spotted by theatre director Paul Kerryson while participating in the first season of the BB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilda Thorpe
Matilda Helen Rachel Thorpe is a British people, British actress. Thorpe trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. She is known for her roles in the Channel 4 sitcoms ''Desmond's'' (1989–1994) and ''Porkpie (TV series), Porkpie'' (1995–1996), and ''Sick Note (TV series), Sick Note'' (2017–2018) for Sky One. She played Nina in the movie One Life. She is the sister of actress Harriet Thorpe. Career Thorpe is the daughter of the writers Gillian Freeman and Edward Thorpe. Her mother was Jewish. Thorpe's television appearances include Amanda in ''Gems'' (1986), Narrator in ''Pinny's House'' (1986), Friend in ''Murder Most Horrid'' (1991), Jane in ''The Upper Hand'' (1992), Mandy Mosgrove in ''Desmond's'' (1989–1994), Mandy Ambrose in ''Porkpie (TV series), Porkpie'' (1995–1996), Mother in ''How to Be a Little Sod'' (1995), ''Keeping Mum (TV series), Keeping Mum'' (1997), Barbara Robertson in ''The Jump'' (1998), Sarah Johnson in ''Casualty (TV series), Casualt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Theobald
Karl Julian Theobald (born 5 August 1969) is an English actor and comedian. He has played 'Landlord' in ''Plebs'' and Martin Dear in Channel 4 sitcom '' Green Wing''. Early life Theobald was born in Lowestoft, to Wendy Theobald. He grew up in Lowestoft, for seventeen years, where he studied at The Denes High School and went to dance school at an early age. He graduated from the Drama Centre London in 1998, to work with Theatre de Complicite. Career Theobald is the one-time comedy partner of Russell Brand; they formed a double act during the 1990s called Theobald and Brand on Ice. This has been mentioned by Brand on his BBC Radio show and in his autobiography, ''My Booky Wook''. As well as appearing in ''Green Wing'', Theobald has written comedy for the television programmes ''The Sketch Show'' and '' Smack the Pony''. He also appeared in the radio sitcom ''The Exterminating Angels''. In 2008, Theobald joined the cast of ITV science fiction series '' Primeval'' as Oliver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Stewart-Wilson
Belinda Anthea Stewart-Wilson (born 16 April 1971) is a British actress who played Polly McKenzie in ''The Inbetweeners''. Early life Stewart-Wilson was born on 16 April 1971 in Kensington, the youngest of three daughters of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Blair Stewart-Wilson, a British Army officer, and his wife, Helen Mary Fox. Stewart-Wilson grew up on military postings in the UK, Germany, and Austria before her family settled in London, her father becoming an Equerry to Queen Elizabeth II. She was educated at St Mary's School, Calne in Calne, Wiltshire and Hurst Lodge School in Berkshire, before completing a three-year degree in classical acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, in London. Career Stewart-Wilson's first main television role was in the series ''Shine on Harvey Moon'', a show based in post-war London. Her next two roles were one-time appearances in the British sitcom '' Goodnight Sweetheart'' and playing a secretary in a TV adaptation of Agatha Christie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
