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The One Ronnie
''The One...'' is a comedy sketch television series starring Ronnie Corbett, of ''The Two Ronnies'', Lenny Henry of '' The Lenny Henry Show'', Jasper Carrott, comedian and former presenter of ITV game show '' Golden Balls'' and Welsh comedian and actor Griff Rhys Jones, also presenter of ITV clip series '' It'll Be Alright on the Night''. It was devised by Matt Lucas, David Walliams and Geoff Posner for Little Britain Productions. Walliams departed the project by the time of the full series. The show debuted in 2010 with Corbett, to celebrate his 80th birthday. In 2011, it was confirmed that more new episodes were to be produced for broadcast in early 2012. A full series, containing three episodes, was broadcast from 6 January 2012 to 16 January 2012. Extended 40-minute versions of the episodes were also broadcast after the original 30-minute edit was shown. Ronnie Corbett (2010) ''The One Ronnie'' is a one-off comedy television sketch show that aired on BBC One on Christmas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Lucas
Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is an English actor, comedian, writer and television host. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series ''Little Britain (TV series), Little Britain'' (2003–2006) and ''Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series), Come Fly with Me'' (2010–2011). Lucas first came to prominence on the comedy panel show ''Shooting Stars (British TV series), Shooting Stars'', in which he portrayed scorekeeper George Dawes from 1995 to 2009. From 2015 to 2017, he portrayed the role of Nardole in the BBC series ''Doctor Who''. He has also appeared in films, including Astro Boy (film), ''Astro Boy'' (2009), Alice in Wonderland (2010 film), ''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010), Bridesmaids (2011 film), ''Bridesmaids'', ''Gnomeo & Juliet'' (both 2011), ''Small Apartments'' (2012), ''Paddington (film), Paddington'' (2014), Wonka (film), ''Wonka'' (2023) and ''Gladiator II'' (2024). Lucas presented the baking competition show ''The Great Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Enfield
Henry Richard Enfield (born 30 May 1961) is an English comedian. He is known in particular for his television work, including '' Harry Enfield's Television Programme'', '' Harry Enfield & Chums'' and '' Harry & Paul'', across which he created and portrayed comedy characters such as Kevin the Teenager, Loadsamoney, Smashie and Nicey, The Scousers, Tim Nice-But-Dim and Mr "You Don't Want to Do It Like That". Early life Born in Horsham, Sussex, he is the eldest of four children (and only son) of English television, radio and newspaper journalist and presenter Edward Enfield and his wife, Deirdre Jenkins. The Enfield family are descendants of the nineteenth-century philanthropist Edward Enfield. He was educated at the independent Arundale School in Pulborough, Dorset House School, Worth School, Collyer's Sixth Form College (all in West Sussex) and the University of York, where he was a member of Derwent College and studied politics. He squatted in Hackney and worked f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronni Ancona
Veronica Jane Ancona (born 4 July 1966) is a British actress, comedian, impressionist and writer best known for '' The Big Impression'', which she co-wrote and starred in and was, for four years, one of BBC One's top-rated comedy programmes, winning numerous awards, including a BAFTA in 2003. Ancona also starred in the first series of the BAFTA-winning ITV series ''The Sketch Show''. Ancona has appeared in the BAFTA-winning '' Last Tango in Halifax'' since its creation in 2012. She is a co-director, alongside Sally Phillips and Nick Hamson, of the production company Captain Dolly. Early life Ancona was born in Louth, Lincolnshire in 1966, but moved to Scotland when she was a few days old and was brought up in Troon. She is of Italian Jewish descent. Her father was a commander in the Royal Navy and her mother was an artist who painted the sets at the Gaiety Theatre in Ayr and the Theatre Royal in Glasgow. Ancona is the youngest of three children, with two older brothers, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuck You (CeeLo Green Song)
"Fuck You" (stylized as "Fuck You!" or "F**k You!"), known as "Forget You" or "FU" for the clean versions, is a song by American singer CeeLo Green. It was written as a collaboration among Green, Bruno Mars, his production team the Smeezingtons, and Brody Brown. It was released on August 19, 2010, as the lead single from Green's third solo studio album, '' The Lady Killer'' (2010). "Fuck You" received widespread acclaim from music critics, and was an international commercial success, making the top-10 in thirteen countries, including topping charts in the United Kingdom, and number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Inspiration In an interview with ''NME'', CeeLo Green said that, in addition to being about a heartbreak, the song was also about the music industry itself. Bruno Mars talked about the making of the song during a 2010 interview: "Cee Lo is one of those artists who says whatever it is that he wants to say. And what do you really want to say to a girl who leaves you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Twilight Saga (film Series)
''The Twilight Saga'' is a series of Romance film, romance fantasy films based on the book series ''Twilight (novel series), Twilight'' by Stephenie Meyer. The series has grossed over $3.36 billion worldwide. The first installment, ''Twilight (2008 film), Twilight'', was released on November 21, 2008. The second installment, ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon, New Moon'', followed on November 20, 2009. The third installment, ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Eclipse'', was released on June 30, 2010. The fourth installment, ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Breaking Dawn – Part 1'', was released on November 18, 2011, while the fifth and final installment, ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, Breaking Dawn – Part 2'', was released on November 16, 2012. The series had been in development since 2004 at Paramount Pictures' MTV Films, during which time a film adaptation, screen adaptation of ''Twilight'' that differed significantly from the novel was written. Three ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Candles
Four Candles is a sketch from the BBC comedy show ''The Two Ronnies'', written by Ronnie Barker under the pseudonym of Gerald Wiley and first broadcast on 18 September 1976. Comic effect is largely generated through word play and homophones as an ironmonger or hardware shopkeeper, played by Ronnie Corbett, becomes increasingly frustrated by a customer, played by Barker, because he misunderstands what the customer is requesting. A script for the sketch in Ronnie Barker's handwriting was discovered on ''Antiques Roadshow'' in 2006 and subsequently authenticated by Ronnie Corbett, who noted that while it was unusual for Barker to write in red ink, it was undoubtedly his handwriting. Corbett surmised that the script might have originally been donated to a charity fundraiser, as Barker, being uncomfortable with appearing in public, would often donate an item to charity events rather than appearing in person. The title of the first draft was ''Annie Finkhouse''. The sketch was inspir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Barker
Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as ''Porridge (1974 TV series), Porridge'', ''The Two Ronnies'', and ''Open All Hours''. Barker began acting in Oxford amateur dramatics while working as a bank clerk, having dropped out of higher education. He moved into repertory theatre with the Manchester Repertory Company at Aylesbury and decided he was best suited to comic roles. He had his first success at the Oxford Playhouse and in roles in the West End including Tom Stoppard's ''The Real Inspector Hound''. During this period, he was in the cast of BBC radio and television comedies such as ''The Navy Lark''. He got his television break with the satirical sketch series ''The Frost Report'' in 1966, where he worked with future collaborator Ronnie Corbett. He joined David Frost's production company and starred in ITV (TV network), ITV shows. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Movie Database
IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. Since 1998, it has been owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. , IMDb was the 51st most visited website on the Internet, as ranked by Semrush. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes), million person records, and 83 million registered users. Features User profile pages show a user's registration date and, optionally, their personal ratings of titles. Since 2015, "badges" can be added showing a count of contributions. These badges range ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Church
Charlotte Maria Church (born Charlotte Maria Reed, 21 February 1986) is a British singer-songwriter, actress, and television presenter from Cardiff, Wales. As a child, Church was a popular classical singer with a less-successful attempt to move into pop music in 2005. By 2007, she had sold more than ten million records worldwide including over five million in the United States. She hosted a Channel 4 chat show titled '' The Charlotte Church Show''. Church released her first album in five years, titled ''Back to Scratch'', on 25 October 2010. Church is a soprano. In recent years, Church has embraced political activism, supporting Jeremy Corbyn when he led the Labour party, Plaid Cymru in the Senedd elections, and the cause of Welsh independence. Early life Church was born Charlotte Maria Reed in Cardiff to Maria and computer engineer Stephen Reed. Her parents separated when she was two, and she was raised by her mother who brought her up as a Roman Catholic. In 1992, Maria m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wilson (Scottish Actor)
Richard Wilson (born Iain Carmichael Wilson; 9 July 1936) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He is most famous for playing Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom '' One Foot in the Grave''. Another notable role was as Gaius, the court physician of Camelot, in the BBC drama ''Merlin''. Early life Wilson was born in Greenock in Renfrewshire, Scotland. He went to Lady Alice Primary school in Greenock. He studied science subjects at Greenock Academy, then completed his National Service with the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving in Singapore. Career Wilson worked in a laboratory at Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow as a research assistant before switching to acting, aged 27. He trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, graduating in 1965 with an Acting (RADA Diploma). He then appeared in repertory theatres in Edinburgh ( Traverse Theatre), Glasgow and Manchester (Stables Theatre). Wilson initially turned down the role of Victor Meldrew and it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Tate
Catherine Tate (born Catherine Jane Ford, 5 December 1969) is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the BBC Two, BBC sketch comedy series ''The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–2007), as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actress, International Emmy Award and seven British Academy Television Awards, BAFTAs. Tate played Donna Noble in the 2006 The Runaway Bride (Doctor Who), Christmas special of the BBC science fiction series ''Doctor Who'', and reprised her role for the Doctor Who (series 4), fourth series in 2008,Tate to be Doctor's companion . BBC News, 3 July 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007. and the 60th anniversary Doctor Who (2023 specials), episodes in 2023. Following the success of ''The Catherine Tate Show'', Tate starred as Joanie Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
