Jackie Chan is a legend, the actor has forged his career mastering the genre of action comedy making his way into Hollywood. However, the actor also has faced certain roadblocks in some of his movies as they were not so impressive both at the box office and critical perspective.
Jackie Chan’s The Medallion
It is hard to walk past bumpy roads, Chan’s The Medallion faced a similar fate but it was primarily due to the director, Gordon Chan failing to recognize one fatal mistake. So, despite Chan being on board, the movie met with fatal doom.
The Reason Why Jackie Chan’s The Medallion Failed
Jackie Chan in The Medallion
Jackie Chan is certainly one of the greatest action stars currently working in the industry. The actor started his acting journey in the 1960s and appeared in over 150 films in his illustrious career with his celebrated titles including Who Am I?...
Jackie Chan’s The Medallion
It is hard to walk past bumpy roads, Chan’s The Medallion faced a similar fate but it was primarily due to the director, Gordon Chan failing to recognize one fatal mistake. So, despite Chan being on board, the movie met with fatal doom.
The Reason Why Jackie Chan’s The Medallion Failed
Jackie Chan in The Medallion
Jackie Chan is certainly one of the greatest action stars currently working in the industry. The actor started his acting journey in the 1960s and appeared in over 150 films in his illustrious career with his celebrated titles including Who Am I?...
- 3/20/2024
- by Lachit Roy
- FandomWire
Exclusive: Malcolm Gladwell is hosting a podcast series that tells the story of the San Jose State track and field program of the 1960s that launched the careers of several of the fastest sprinters of the day.
The author and host of Revisionist History will lead Legacy of Speed, which tells the stories of Tommie Smith, Lee Evans, and John Carlos, who are remembered as much for their protests at the 1968 Summer Olympics as they are for their breathtaking speed.
Gladwell, a competitive runner himself, explores the ways in which this pivotal moment in sports history has paved the way for the modern-day activism of contemporary sports stars.
The podcast begins with Bud Winter, coach of the second-tier state college track and field program at San Jose State, who built what came to be known as Speed City. Taking what he learned from working with fighter pilots in World War II,...
The author and host of Revisionist History will lead Legacy of Speed, which tells the stories of Tommie Smith, Lee Evans, and John Carlos, who are remembered as much for their protests at the 1968 Summer Olympics as they are for their breathtaking speed.
Gladwell, a competitive runner himself, explores the ways in which this pivotal moment in sports history has paved the way for the modern-day activism of contemporary sports stars.
The podcast begins with Bud Winter, coach of the second-tier state college track and field program at San Jose State, who built what came to be known as Speed City. Taking what he learned from working with fighter pilots in World War II,...
- 6/2/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
New Delhi, May 20 (Ians) American quarter-miler Lee Evans, the 1968 Olympic Games champion and first to break 44-second barrier, died on Wednesday. He was 74.
"World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that 1968 Olympic 400m champion Lee Evans -- a leading human rights activist and world record-breaker -- died on Wednesday at the age of 74," World Athletics said in a statement on Thursday.
Evans was the first athlete to clock sub-44 seconds for the 400m race. He clocked 43.86 seconds to win Olympic gold in high altitude of Mexico City in 1968.
Off the field, Evans was also remembered as a leading member of the Olympic Project for Human Rights.
"At the 1968 Mexico Games, where his teammates Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised black-gloved fists on the 200m podium, Evans and his compatriots Larry Smith and Ron Freeman all wore black berets to show solidarity with Smith and Carlos and other civil rights organisations,...
"World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that 1968 Olympic 400m champion Lee Evans -- a leading human rights activist and world record-breaker -- died on Wednesday at the age of 74," World Athletics said in a statement on Thursday.
Evans was the first athlete to clock sub-44 seconds for the 400m race. He clocked 43.86 seconds to win Olympic gold in high altitude of Mexico City in 1968.
Off the field, Evans was also remembered as a leading member of the Olympic Project for Human Rights.
"At the 1968 Mexico Games, where his teammates Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised black-gloved fists on the 200m podium, Evans and his compatriots Larry Smith and Ron Freeman all wore black berets to show solidarity with Smith and Carlos and other civil rights organisations,...
- 5/21/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Actor/Producer David Arquette joins Joe & Josh to discuss the movies that made him.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Scream (1996)
Never Been Kissed (1999)
3,000 Miles To Graceland (2001)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Spree (2020)
Gremlins (1984)
Muppets From Space (1999)
It’s A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
Unforgiven (1992)
The World According To Garp (1982)
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
Slap Shot (1977)
The World of Henry Orient (1964)
Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961)
Insomnia (2002)
One Hour Photo (2002)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
A History Of Violence (2005)
Last House On the Left (1972)
The Tripper (2006)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
The Wizard of Oz (1925)
Funny Bones (1995)
There’s Something About Mary (1998)
The Gold Rush (1925)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981)
Wild Style (1982)
The Shining (1980)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
Dreamscape (1984)
Brainstorm (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Warriors (1979)
Commando (1985)
Somewhere In Time (1980)
Escape From New York (1981)
Being There (1979)
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
Targets (1968)
Pleasantville (1998)
Hidden Agenda...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Scream (1996)
Never Been Kissed (1999)
3,000 Miles To Graceland (2001)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Spree (2020)
Gremlins (1984)
Muppets From Space (1999)
It’s A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
Unforgiven (1992)
The World According To Garp (1982)
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
Slap Shot (1977)
The World of Henry Orient (1964)
Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961)
Insomnia (2002)
One Hour Photo (2002)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
A History Of Violence (2005)
Last House On the Left (1972)
The Tripper (2006)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
The Wizard of Oz (1925)
Funny Bones (1995)
There’s Something About Mary (1998)
The Gold Rush (1925)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981)
Wild Style (1982)
The Shining (1980)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
Dreamscape (1984)
Brainstorm (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Warriors (1979)
Commando (1985)
Somewhere In Time (1980)
Escape From New York (1981)
Being There (1979)
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
Targets (1968)
Pleasantville (1998)
Hidden Agenda...
- 8/18/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
As a comedian whose routines not only lampoon Italian stereotypes but demand larger-than-life performances of those cultural peccadilloes, Sebastian Maniscalco has carefully — if inadvertently — created a niche for himself as an actor. In 2018, in between selling out shows at Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden, he took his first steps into film work with a small role in Peter Farrelly’s Oscar-winning “Green Book,” playing Johnny Venere, the fast-talking brother-in-law of Viggo Mortensen’s Nick Vallelonga.
Next up is a part in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” playing “Crazy” Joe Gallo opposite Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. But never having supplemented his standup career with acting or other industry side projects, Maniscalco seems eager to take his time exploring this new career path.
“The acting and the film stuff is something really fun and cool to do while I’m doing standup comedy,” he tells Variety. “I...
Next up is a part in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” playing “Crazy” Joe Gallo opposite Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. But never having supplemented his standup career with acting or other industry side projects, Maniscalco seems eager to take his time exploring this new career path.
“The acting and the film stuff is something really fun and cool to do while I’m doing standup comedy,” he tells Variety. “I...
- 7/16/2019
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
One of the most memorable scenes in the Farrelly Brothers’ classic romantic comedy “There’s Something About Mary” finds hapless high school student Ted (Ben Stiller) accidentally getting his penis stuck in his fly in the bathroom of the house of his beautiful prom date Mary (Cameron Diaz).
According to Bobby Farrelly, the sidesplitting “frank and beans” sequence in the box office hit, celebrating its 20th anniversary on July 15, is based on a real incident.
“Homer said it best,” Farrelly said. “He said, ‘It’s funny because it’s true.’ And so, the things that actually do happen are funnier to us. Pete and I said, ‘What could happen that could embarrass this kid?’’’
They remembered the time when their younger sister had a group of fellow eighth graders over to the house to listen to records in the basement. “My parents were upstairs,” Farrelly said. “One of the kids...
According to Bobby Farrelly, the sidesplitting “frank and beans” sequence in the box office hit, celebrating its 20th anniversary on July 15, is based on a real incident.
“Homer said it best,” Farrelly said. “He said, ‘It’s funny because it’s true.’ And so, the things that actually do happen are funnier to us. Pete and I said, ‘What could happen that could embarrass this kid?’’’
They remembered the time when their younger sister had a group of fellow eighth graders over to the house to listen to records in the basement. “My parents were upstairs,” Farrelly said. “One of the kids...
- 7/14/2018
- by Susan King
- Variety Film + TV
Robin Bell Mar 27, 2017
Mousehunt, starring Lee Evans and Nathan Lane, is a gleefully dark family movie, that's well worth revisiting...
If you're a horror fan you may have been intrigued by the recent film A Cure For Wellness. A mainstream oddity: a big budget, art-house horror, built on atmospherics instead of jump scares, which seems to be a state of society analysis about the wrongs of humanity, but actually unveils itself to be a Hammer Horror-esque slice of gothic fun.
This from the director most famously known for the Pirates Of The Caribbean films, or more recently Rango and The Lone Ranger. Okay, that's discounting his Us remake of Ringu, but in fact I'd argue this off kilter darkness mixed with a fun aesthetic can be traced back to his feature length directorial debut, Mousehunt.
On the surface it looks like a knockabout comedy aimed at kids, and/or families,...
Mousehunt, starring Lee Evans and Nathan Lane, is a gleefully dark family movie, that's well worth revisiting...
If you're a horror fan you may have been intrigued by the recent film A Cure For Wellness. A mainstream oddity: a big budget, art-house horror, built on atmospherics instead of jump scares, which seems to be a state of society analysis about the wrongs of humanity, but actually unveils itself to be a Hammer Horror-esque slice of gothic fun.
This from the director most famously known for the Pirates Of The Caribbean films, or more recently Rango and The Lone Ranger. Okay, that's discounting his Us remake of Ringu, but in fact I'd argue this off kilter darkness mixed with a fun aesthetic can be traced back to his feature length directorial debut, Mousehunt.
On the surface it looks like a knockabout comedy aimed at kids, and/or families,...
- 3/13/2017
- Den of Geek
Robin Bell Feb 2, 2017
Blackpool, Lee Evans, Jerry Lewis and Oliver Platt converge in Funny Bones. Here's why it's a film worth seeking out.
"Why do all the best things in life belong to the past?"
It seems a strange thing to be obsessed about, it wasn't a franchise, and didn't come with much buzz, but when Peter Chelsom's Funny Bones was released in 1995 I instantly latched on to it. It didn't even receive a general release in the cinemas around my area. It was released during that period when you had to check the local newspaper adverts to discover the cinema times. Disappointingly it didn't appear, not until a few weeks later when it had just one showing, on a Thursday night. I'd been talking about the film for ages to my brother, who was now at university, and once I found that it was screening I practically begged...
Blackpool, Lee Evans, Jerry Lewis and Oliver Platt converge in Funny Bones. Here's why it's a film worth seeking out.
"Why do all the best things in life belong to the past?"
It seems a strange thing to be obsessed about, it wasn't a franchise, and didn't come with much buzz, but when Peter Chelsom's Funny Bones was released in 1995 I instantly latched on to it. It didn't even receive a general release in the cinemas around my area. It was released during that period when you had to check the local newspaper adverts to discover the cinema times. Disappointingly it didn't appear, not until a few weeks later when it had just one showing, on a Thursday night. I'd been talking about the film for ages to my brother, who was now at university, and once I found that it was screening I practically begged...
- 1/30/2017
- Den of Geek
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From Flushed Away and Hunchback to Titan A.E. and Sky High - the family movies that don't get the love they deserve...
When I sit through a film such as Zootropolis, Rango, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, Eddie The Eagle or Coraline, I can’t help but be thankful somebody has bothered. As a parent as well as a movie lover, I’ve grown to really dislike family movies that just turn up to act as a surrogate babysitter for 90 minutes, with no intention of becoming anybody’s favourite film. The films I'm going to talk about are the family movies therefore that I think both try and do something a bit more, yet continue to fly under many people's radar.
A bonus mention before we get going, and number 26 in the list, much to my surprise: Alvin & The Chipmunks 4. I was expecting next to zero from it, courtesy...
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From Flushed Away and Hunchback to Titan A.E. and Sky High - the family movies that don't get the love they deserve...
When I sit through a film such as Zootropolis, Rango, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, Eddie The Eagle or Coraline, I can’t help but be thankful somebody has bothered. As a parent as well as a movie lover, I’ve grown to really dislike family movies that just turn up to act as a surrogate babysitter for 90 minutes, with no intention of becoming anybody’s favourite film. The films I'm going to talk about are the family movies therefore that I think both try and do something a bit more, yet continue to fly under many people's radar.
A bonus mention before we get going, and number 26 in the list, much to my surprise: Alvin & The Chipmunks 4. I was expecting next to zero from it, courtesy...
- 5/26/2016
- Den of Geek
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The world’s largest arts festival is nearly upon us and a selection of the finest comedic talent around is set to have us rolling in the aisles and wiping the tears from our eyes.
Over the years the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has seen the likes of Steve Coogan, Lee Evans, Frank Skinner, Al Murray and more recently Russell Kane, Doc Brown, Bridget Christie, and David O’Doherty walk away with the the main prize; annually attacking a hotbed of comedic talent.
It is also a great place for rookie and lesser-known comedians from all over the globe to launch their careers and get themselves noticed on the big stage. Past winners of the Best Newcomer award include Harry Hill, Tim Vine, The Mighty Boosh, Tim Minchin, and Sarah Millican, with 2013 Best Newcomer, John Kearns, going on to be crowned best in show just one year later.
The world’s largest arts festival is nearly upon us and a selection of the finest comedic talent around is set to have us rolling in the aisles and wiping the tears from our eyes.
Over the years the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has seen the likes of Steve Coogan, Lee Evans, Frank Skinner, Al Murray and more recently Russell Kane, Doc Brown, Bridget Christie, and David O’Doherty walk away with the the main prize; annually attacking a hotbed of comedic talent.
It is also a great place for rookie and lesser-known comedians from all over the globe to launch their careers and get themselves noticed on the big stage. Past winners of the Best Newcomer award include Harry Hill, Tim Vine, The Mighty Boosh, Tim Minchin, and Sarah Millican, with 2013 Best Newcomer, John Kearns, going on to be crowned best in show just one year later.
- 8/3/2015
- by Adam Hopkins
- Obsessed with Film
Directed By: Renny Harlin
Produced By; Jackie Chan
Story By: Jackie Chan
One of the greatest action stars of all time Jackie Chan is back in his latest Action/Comedy “Skiptrace“. Jackie has teamed up with international comedians in the past such as Chris Tucker, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan and Lee Evans, now his latest partner in crime is Johnny Knoxville.
Plot
Hong Kong detective Bennie Black (Jackie Chan) has been tracking notorious crime boss Victor Wong for over a decade. When Bennie’s young niece Samantha/bái shū (Fan Bingbing) gets into trouble with Wong’s crime syndicate, Bennie must track down the only man who can help him: fast-talking American gambler Connor Watts (Johnny Knoxville). Bennie races against the clock to bring Connor back to Hong Kong and the unlikely pair embark on an entertaining and perilous adventure from the snowy mountains of Mongolia to the windswept dunes of the Gobi desert.
Produced By; Jackie Chan
Story By: Jackie Chan
One of the greatest action stars of all time Jackie Chan is back in his latest Action/Comedy “Skiptrace“. Jackie has teamed up with international comedians in the past such as Chris Tucker, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan and Lee Evans, now his latest partner in crime is Johnny Knoxville.
Plot
Hong Kong detective Bennie Black (Jackie Chan) has been tracking notorious crime boss Victor Wong for over a decade. When Bennie’s young niece Samantha/bái shū (Fan Bingbing) gets into trouble with Wong’s crime syndicate, Bennie must track down the only man who can help him: fast-talking American gambler Connor Watts (Johnny Knoxville). Bennie races against the clock to bring Connor back to Hong Kong and the unlikely pair embark on an entertaining and perilous adventure from the snowy mountains of Mongolia to the windswept dunes of the Gobi desert.
- 6/16/2015
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
It's here! We can't believe it's come around so quickly, but it's time for the Britain's Got Talent final - and tonight, someone (or some people) will walk away a wee bit richer (and a wee bit nervous about performing for the royal family).
It's promising to be a pretty spectacular talent extravaganza (oh yes), so join us from 7.30pm when the show begins on ITV as we bring you all the action...
22:01Right, though, that's your lot for this series! Do keep leaving your comments in the box below - let us know if you're happy with the result, if you're disappointed, if you're sad that you have no more Bgt this year... we want to know it all. Thanks for joining us!
21:59Jules thanks everyone who voted for Matisse and all the rest of her dogs. Next stop: the Royal Variety. "I'm going to have to buy a corgi,...
It's promising to be a pretty spectacular talent extravaganza (oh yes), so join us from 7.30pm when the show begins on ITV as we bring you all the action...
22:01Right, though, that's your lot for this series! Do keep leaving your comments in the box below - let us know if you're happy with the result, if you're disappointed, if you're sad that you have no more Bgt this year... we want to know it all. Thanks for joining us!
21:59Jules thanks everyone who voted for Matisse and all the rest of her dogs. Next stop: the Royal Variety. "I'm going to have to buy a corgi,...
- 5/31/2015
- Digital Spy
It's here! We can't believe it's come around so quickly, but it's time for the Britain's Got Talent final - and tonight, someone (or some people) will walk away a wee bit richer (and a wee bit nervous about performing for the royal family).
It's promising to be a pretty spectacular talent extravaganza (oh yes), so join us from 7.30pm when the show begins on ITV as we bring you all the action...
21:30We're filling some time while the voting takes place, so here's another look back at the series. Have you enjoyed it?
21:28Well, we don't really know what to say about Michael Flatley. It was all very energetic and we do kind of want one of his dancers' sparkly tops, mind. He promises that it really was his last TV performance: "I'm a bit long in the tooth now."
21:25(This is all we can think...
It's promising to be a pretty spectacular talent extravaganza (oh yes), so join us from 7.30pm when the show begins on ITV as we bring you all the action...
21:30We're filling some time while the voting takes place, so here's another look back at the series. Have you enjoyed it?
21:28Well, we don't really know what to say about Michael Flatley. It was all very energetic and we do kind of want one of his dancers' sparkly tops, mind. He promises that it really was his last TV performance: "I'm a bit long in the tooth now."
21:25(This is all we can think...
- 5/31/2015
- Digital Spy
Russell Howard returns to screens this evening (April 29) for a new stand-up show on Comedy Central.
The 35-year-old will perform new material while also answering questions from Twitter with the help of two hand-picked comedians every week.
"It's me and a bunch of brilliant stand-ups from the circuit telling jokes in a tiny club," the comedian said frankly.
"They're people on the circuit who I think are great. John Robins, Andrew Maxwell, Sara Pascoe, Nish Kumar."
When asked whether TV adds some pressure to his performance, he added: "I guess so 'cos you go through the myriad of what you can and can't say but to be honest, once you get going it's just a laugh, isn't it?"
Howard - who got into comedy at the age of 15 after watching VHS tapes of Lee Evans - also revealed that his greatest comedy TV show is Gavin & Stacey.
"The writing is so deft,...
The 35-year-old will perform new material while also answering questions from Twitter with the help of two hand-picked comedians every week.
"It's me and a bunch of brilliant stand-ups from the circuit telling jokes in a tiny club," the comedian said frankly.
"They're people on the circuit who I think are great. John Robins, Andrew Maxwell, Sara Pascoe, Nish Kumar."
When asked whether TV adds some pressure to his performance, he added: "I guess so 'cos you go through the myriad of what you can and can't say but to be honest, once you get going it's just a laugh, isn't it?"
Howard - who got into comedy at the age of 15 after watching VHS tapes of Lee Evans - also revealed that his greatest comedy TV show is Gavin & Stacey.
"The writing is so deft,...
- 4/29/2015
- Digital Spy
Hollywood went hunting for lots of British comedy talent in the 1990s - and lured the likes of Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson...
For some reason, Hollywood fell in love with British actors again in the 1990s. Sparked by Alan Rickman's turn as Hans Gruber in Die Hard at the back end of the 1980s, many movie villains were either Brits, or in the case of Cliffhanger, John Lithgow taking on the mannerisms of a British antagonist.
Yet in particular, Hollywood went recruiting British comedy talent, with faces then mainly - but not exclusively - known for their small screen work getting roles of various sizes in Hollywood productions. Here are some who racked up the air miles - starting with the man who arguably became one of the most successful...
Hugh Laurie - 101 Dalmatians
Laurie is a man of many talents, who ultimately cracked America with...
For some reason, Hollywood fell in love with British actors again in the 1990s. Sparked by Alan Rickman's turn as Hans Gruber in Die Hard at the back end of the 1980s, many movie villains were either Brits, or in the case of Cliffhanger, John Lithgow taking on the mannerisms of a British antagonist.
Yet in particular, Hollywood went recruiting British comedy talent, with faces then mainly - but not exclusively - known for their small screen work getting roles of various sizes in Hollywood productions. Here are some who racked up the air miles - starting with the man who arguably became one of the most successful...
Hugh Laurie - 101 Dalmatians
Laurie is a man of many talents, who ultimately cracked America with...
- 4/20/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
To end a week celebrating New Who's 10th birthday, here's a bumper list of Doctor Who titbits from Russell T Davies' The Writer's Tale...
We’ve touched on why The Writer’s Tale, the 2008 (expanded in 2010) compendium of correspondence between Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and journalist Benjamin Cook, deserves a space on your bookshelf here.
In short, The Writer’s Tale is both a screenwriting masterclass and an unparalleled look behind the scenes of new Doctor Who. As well as following the production triumphs and emergencies as the show lurches “from one crisis to another”, it lets you witness story ideas being created in the wild. See pivotal Doctor Who moments tottering unsurely out of Davies’ mind like new-born giraffes and watch them transform into sleek, galloping beasts of majesty! Think of it like a classy David Attenborough doc on storytelling, with bonus David Tennant photos and chat about Tony from Skins.
We’ve touched on why The Writer’s Tale, the 2008 (expanded in 2010) compendium of correspondence between Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and journalist Benjamin Cook, deserves a space on your bookshelf here.
In short, The Writer’s Tale is both a screenwriting masterclass and an unparalleled look behind the scenes of new Doctor Who. As well as following the production triumphs and emergencies as the show lurches “from one crisis to another”, it lets you witness story ideas being created in the wild. See pivotal Doctor Who moments tottering unsurely out of Davies’ mind like new-born giraffes and watch them transform into sleek, galloping beasts of majesty! Think of it like a classy David Attenborough doc on storytelling, with bonus David Tennant photos and chat about Tony from Skins.
- 3/26/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Many of the episodes in each series have been phenomenal, resulting in the best Doctor Who episodes of the revived era… and everyone remembers which ones! However, there has been at least one episode in every series that the Doctor Who audience have utterly despise – most even skip the episode when they get to it on the DVD and never dare speak its name again.
Few of the recent episodes of Doctor Who have lacked many aspects and creativity and given the show a drop in ratings, which doesn’t give the programme its well deserved title of ‘the greatest TV show of all time’.
In this article, each worst episode of NuWho will be revealed from within the Doctor Who catalogue and explained why it is the worst episode imaginable. Get ready for the worst episodes of Doctor Who imaginable…
10. Planet Of The Dead (2009 Easter Special)
After the announcement of David Tennant’s departure,...
Few of the recent episodes of Doctor Who have lacked many aspects and creativity and given the show a drop in ratings, which doesn’t give the programme its well deserved title of ‘the greatest TV show of all time’.
In this article, each worst episode of NuWho will be revealed from within the Doctor Who catalogue and explained why it is the worst episode imaginable. Get ready for the worst episodes of Doctor Who imaginable…
10. Planet Of The Dead (2009 Easter Special)
After the announcement of David Tennant’s departure,...
- 12/31/2014
- by Ben Jones
- Obsessed with Film
Lee Evans has revealed that he has no plans to return to Hollywood, describing his experience of working in movies in the '90s as "terrible" and "lonely".
In an interview with Phill Jupitus on the behalf of Digital Spy, Evans spoke candidly about his time in the Us, when he starred in movies such as The Fifth Element, MouseHunt and There's Something About Mary.
"It was terrible," said Evans. "It was really lonely. I lived there for two years.
"I learnt a lot - I would never trade that for anything - but on a personal level, I really missed my wife and daughter.
"If I ever went back. I'd have to go in and get straight out."
Evans was coy when asked whether it was true that he turned down a movie offer from Martin Scorsese, revealing that he did speak with the iconic director at a three-hour meeting in a London hotel.
In an interview with Phill Jupitus on the behalf of Digital Spy, Evans spoke candidly about his time in the Us, when he starred in movies such as The Fifth Element, MouseHunt and There's Something About Mary.
"It was terrible," said Evans. "It was really lonely. I lived there for two years.
"I learnt a lot - I would never trade that for anything - but on a personal level, I really missed my wife and daughter.
"If I ever went back. I'd have to go in and get straight out."
Evans was coy when asked whether it was true that he turned down a movie offer from Martin Scorsese, revealing that he did speak with the iconic director at a three-hour meeting in a London hotel.
- 12/17/2014
- Digital Spy
Universal Pictures
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (again), and as usual it’s getting to those last few weeks before the big day when creative ideas and planning make way for frantic grabs at whatever is left on the shelves after the Black Friday zombie hordes have cleared everything out.
But fear not: because the best of Christmas is watching movies, re-watching old TV specials and trying hard to forget that George Lucas ever decided that anyone wanted a Star Wars Christmas show, there’ll always be a helping hand round these parts for those who want it.
So if you’re buying for a difficult brother, a picky sister or just for the film, gaming or TV fan in your life, what follows is a compendium of the finest gift ideas for this year’s festivities, as usual there are massive opportunities to win most of what has been included…...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (again), and as usual it’s getting to those last few weeks before the big day when creative ideas and planning make way for frantic grabs at whatever is left on the shelves after the Black Friday zombie hordes have cleared everything out.
But fear not: because the best of Christmas is watching movies, re-watching old TV specials and trying hard to forget that George Lucas ever decided that anyone wanted a Star Wars Christmas show, there’ll always be a helping hand round these parts for those who want it.
So if you’re buying for a difficult brother, a picky sister or just for the film, gaming or TV fan in your life, what follows is a compendium of the finest gift ideas for this year’s festivities, as usual there are massive opportunities to win most of what has been included…...
- 12/5/2014
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Universal
The original superstar of comedy, record breaking comedian Lee Evans is back with Monsters, the biggest stand up tour to hit arenas this year. Recorded live in Birmingham, Lee is at his majestic best in front of a packed house during his five sold-out nights at the National Indoor Arena. With his amazing energy and killer routines, Lee has the audience in stitches from start to finish. ‘Monsters’ is the latest DVD unleashed by the undisputed King of Comedy. It’s so good it’s frightening!
‘Monsters’ sees Lee a little bit older, but definitely no wiser, as he takes audiences on his personal journey of modern day life and its’ daily irritations. From his hilarious take on the ‘selfie’ phenomenon to imitating the characteristics of a rescue dog. Witness exactly what bugs him about getting older (he won’t be playing golf anytime soon) and the numerous ways...
The original superstar of comedy, record breaking comedian Lee Evans is back with Monsters, the biggest stand up tour to hit arenas this year. Recorded live in Birmingham, Lee is at his majestic best in front of a packed house during his five sold-out nights at the National Indoor Arena. With his amazing energy and killer routines, Lee has the audience in stitches from start to finish. ‘Monsters’ is the latest DVD unleashed by the undisputed King of Comedy. It’s so good it’s frightening!
‘Monsters’ sees Lee a little bit older, but definitely no wiser, as he takes audiences on his personal journey of modern day life and its’ daily irritations. From his hilarious take on the ‘selfie’ phenomenon to imitating the characteristics of a rescue dog. Witness exactly what bugs him about getting older (he won’t be playing golf anytime soon) and the numerous ways...
- 12/5/2014
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Director Peter Chelsom on Hector, Pegg, Miley Cyrus, Syd Field, live action PG movies and Being There...
Peter Chelsom started life as an actor, before moving behind the camera when he hit 30. His films have included Hear My Song, Funny Bones, The Hannah Montana Movie, Serendipity and The Mighty. His latest? The big screen take on Hector And The Search For Happiness. And over a bowl of soup, he spared us some time for a chat...
Let's start at the beginning! I’m a great fan of your first film, Hear My Song, which was always a bit of a tricky one to track down.
Thank you! There was a DVD re-release, that was really did well. They did a great job on it.
Well, let’s start there. How much control do you have over your films once they’ve left a cinema, and headed to home formats?
It varies.
Peter Chelsom started life as an actor, before moving behind the camera when he hit 30. His films have included Hear My Song, Funny Bones, The Hannah Montana Movie, Serendipity and The Mighty. His latest? The big screen take on Hector And The Search For Happiness. And over a bowl of soup, he spared us some time for a chat...
Let's start at the beginning! I’m a great fan of your first film, Hear My Song, which was always a bit of a tricky one to track down.
Thank you! There was a DVD re-release, that was really did well. They did a great job on it.
Well, let’s start there. How much control do you have over your films once they’ve left a cinema, and headed to home formats?
It varies.
- 8/15/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Anglophile alert! One of my favorite unsung movies is Peter Chelsom's "Funny Bones," a portrait of comic performers at the British seaside resort Blackpool. It's a very specific, happy/sad movie with terrific performances from Oliver Platt, Jerry Lewis and especially Lee Evans, who channels Buster Keaton. It didn't make much of a splash back in 1995, but it's one of Chelsom's own favorites, and he makes a welcome return to that kind of witty British moviemaking with "Hector and the Search for Happiness," starring two of my other faves, Simon Pegg and Rosamund Pike. Based on a bestselling memoir by a real-life French psychiatrist, the anglicized movie follows stick-in-the-mud shrink Hector (Pegg) on a quest around the world for happiness. He leaves behind his fiance (Pike) to connect with strangers, from a wealthy businessman (Stellan Skarsgard) who shows him around Shanghai and a monk in Tibet to a dangerous...
- 8/14/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
This winter will see the final installment of The Hobbit film series released in theaters with The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies. But with Comic-Con hitting this week, Peter Jackson is eager to start sharing some images from the highly-anticipated completion to his latest trilogy. That includes the poster above, which shows Smaug spitting fire and bearing down on the village of Lee Evans' Bard the Bowman. Bard stands in the foreground with his back to us. (Classic). And let's get real, if we were him, we'd bolt. That's one big, scary dragon. Posted on Peter Jackson's personal Facebook, the above poster teases The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies's presence at San Diego Comic-Con. Warner Bros. has secured the hallowed Hall H for whatever it is Peter Jackson and company have in store. Yet, he's warned fans on his Facebook page that they shouldn't expect a full trailer,...
- 7/23/2014
- cinemablend.com
From There to Here: BBC One, 9pm
The last episode in the three-part drama sees Daniel's lies about his double life unfold while in the hospital. His family seem to be falling apart as well, with Louise's government seat under threat and Charlie struggling with his business.
Meanwhile, Samuel is trying to protect a 50-year-old secret that threatens to destroy his son's life again.
Life of Ryan: Caretaker Manager: ITV, 9pm
A documentary that follows English football's most decorated player, Ryan Giggs, who took charge of Manchester United after David Moyes departed.
The camera goes behind the scenes into the preparation that went into the remaining four fixtures of the season, while the programme also takes a look back at the retired midfielder's playing career.
Channel 4's Comedy Gala: Channel 4, 9pm
The annual event of laugh-out-louds returns for its fifth year, in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity,...
The last episode in the three-part drama sees Daniel's lies about his double life unfold while in the hospital. His family seem to be falling apart as well, with Louise's government seat under threat and Charlie struggling with his business.
Meanwhile, Samuel is trying to protect a 50-year-old secret that threatens to destroy his son's life again.
Life of Ryan: Caretaker Manager: ITV, 9pm
A documentary that follows English football's most decorated player, Ryan Giggs, who took charge of Manchester United after David Moyes departed.
The camera goes behind the scenes into the preparation that went into the remaining four fixtures of the season, while the programme also takes a look back at the retired midfielder's playing career.
Channel 4's Comedy Gala: Channel 4, 9pm
The annual event of laugh-out-louds returns for its fifth year, in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity,...
- 6/5/2014
- Digital Spy
At 45 years of age, Hal Cruttenden is unlikely to be called 'fresh blood'. Like many before him he's put in the time, died his fair share and dealt with the ambiguity of the comic circuit; a circuit that is unforgiving by nature. And yet, as I come to write this (overdue) review of Hal's current national tour, 'Tough Luvvie', I can't help but feel that Mr Cruttenden is exactly what the industry needs right now.
Entering Wolverhampton's 'Slade Rooms' - the calmer, cosier option to its big brother The Civic - an immediate lack of knowledge was apparent. While I'd followed Hal's movements sporadically over the years, enjoying enough of his 'Mock the Week' and 'Live At The Apollo' appearances so as to keep me informed, I knew little of his style or relevance. Thankfully, this was an unfounded worry, as Hal graced the stage with such boisterous charm and...
Entering Wolverhampton's 'Slade Rooms' - the calmer, cosier option to its big brother The Civic - an immediate lack of knowledge was apparent. While I'd followed Hal's movements sporadically over the years, enjoying enough of his 'Mock the Week' and 'Live At The Apollo' appearances so as to keep me informed, I knew little of his style or relevance. Thankfully, this was an unfounded worry, as Hal graced the stage with such boisterous charm and...
- 4/1/2014
- Shadowlocked
At some point, probably around 2009, Michael McIntyre became Britain's biggest stand-up. The jolly and infectious comic filled a Peter Kay/Lee Evans-shaped hole, selling out arenas and popping up on your TV more often than an Emeli Sandé track.
After a short stint on Britain's Got Talent alongside The Hoff and Amanda Holden, McIntyre appeared to be aware of his own ubiquity and took a break from stage and screen. So after a lengthy break how is the comedian making his comeback? With his own chat show, of course.
McIntyre joins the long list of TV funnymen who commissioners haven't known what to do with, so they hand them a chat show. In theory, his jovial style seems like it might fit in the chat format. In practice, things got off to a start even more wobbly than his head.
When he was mucking around with the audience, clambering...
After a short stint on Britain's Got Talent alongside The Hoff and Amanda Holden, McIntyre appeared to be aware of his own ubiquity and took a break from stage and screen. So after a lengthy break how is the comedian making his comeback? With his own chat show, of course.
McIntyre joins the long list of TV funnymen who commissioners haven't known what to do with, so they hand them a chat show. In theory, his jovial style seems like it might fit in the chat format. In practice, things got off to a start even more wobbly than his head.
When he was mucking around with the audience, clambering...
- 3/11/2014
- Digital Spy
Channel 4's Comedy Gala will return to The O2 in London on Friday, May 16.
Chatty Man host Alan Carr will be joined by stars including Jonathan Ross, John Bishop, Adam Hills and Jack Dee at this year's charity event - the fifth fundraiser for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.
Splash! judge Jo Brand, Michael McIntyre, Jason Byrne, Seann Walsh, Jon Richardson and Jason Manford have also been confirmed.
Lee Evans, Josh Widdicombe, Kevin Bridges, Sean Lock and Paul Chowdhry complete the first lineup announcement, with many more acts to follow.
Funds raised from this year's Comedy Gala will be devoted to a brand new operating theatre at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
"Around one in three inpatients at Great Ormond Street Hospital will have surgery at some point during their stay, so it's vital for us to have modern, world class surgical facilities," said Tim Johnson, chief executive of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.
Chatty Man host Alan Carr will be joined by stars including Jonathan Ross, John Bishop, Adam Hills and Jack Dee at this year's charity event - the fifth fundraiser for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.
Splash! judge Jo Brand, Michael McIntyre, Jason Byrne, Seann Walsh, Jon Richardson and Jason Manford have also been confirmed.
Lee Evans, Josh Widdicombe, Kevin Bridges, Sean Lock and Paul Chowdhry complete the first lineup announcement, with many more acts to follow.
Funds raised from this year's Comedy Gala will be devoted to a brand new operating theatre at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
"Around one in three inpatients at Great Ormond Street Hospital will have surgery at some point during their stay, so it's vital for us to have modern, world class surgical facilities," said Tim Johnson, chief executive of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.
- 2/24/2014
- Digital Spy
Earlier this year, in an attempt to help deal with the usual ongoing cash-flow crisis, I pitched a stall at the local car boot sale. Among this motley collection of goods were a few unwanted Doctor Who goodies such as magazines, books and copious amounts of video cassettes which are, by definition, impossible to give away – never mind sell.
My stall attracted quite a few visitors. One of them was a young chap who was evidently a Doctor Who fan – or at least used to be a fan. Attempting some lame form of small talk, I asked the boy who his favourite Doctor was – turns out, it was David Tennant's incarnation. So I asked him if he was looking forward to the anniversary special – he surprised me with a forlorn shake of the head. When I asked him why, he explained that he and his mates at school had...
My stall attracted quite a few visitors. One of them was a young chap who was evidently a Doctor Who fan – or at least used to be a fan. Attempting some lame form of small talk, I asked the boy who his favourite Doctor was – turns out, it was David Tennant's incarnation. So I asked him if he was looking forward to the anniversary special – he surprised me with a forlorn shake of the head. When I asked him why, he explained that he and his mates at school had...
- 1/2/2014
- Shadowlocked
Viewed as the extended second act of the larger three-act epic that will be The Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is terrific, a dazzling, endlessly inventive adventure serial that is filled to burst with cinematic treats both large and small. Never anything less than intensely entertaining, and absent nearly every pacing issue that left its predecessor, An Unexpected Journey, a solid but uneven disappointment, Smaug is a treat, and will be a welcome breath of fresh air for fans of Peter Jackson’s cinematic Middle Earth.
Taken as a film, however – as the standalone, 161-minute entity that audiences will be watching this weekend – I find The Desolation of Smaug highly problematic, if not downright infuriating. With a cliffhanger ending that cuts things off mid-climax, the film is incomplete, a series of extremely tantalizing set-ups that has only the slightest of internal pay-offs, if even that. No matter...
Taken as a film, however – as the standalone, 161-minute entity that audiences will be watching this weekend – I find The Desolation of Smaug highly problematic, if not downright infuriating. With a cliffhanger ending that cuts things off mid-climax, the film is incomplete, a series of extremely tantalizing set-ups that has only the slightest of internal pay-offs, if even that. No matter...
- 12/10/2013
- by Jonathan R. Lack
- We Got This Covered
This week sees the DVD and Blu-ray release of Grown-Ups 2. Directed by Dennis Dugan, it is the follow up to 2010′s ensemble comedy Grown Ups.
Featuring a ‘dream team’ cast including Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock and David Spade, it continues the story of the childhood buddies, along their families, and their hilarious mishaps.
Whilst the film series does boast an ensemble of some of Hollywood’s biggest comedians, it perhaps hasn’t best utilised their talents.
Cinema does have a long tradition of truly great ensemble comedy movies, and here are a few of the best.
10. There’s Something About Mary
On paper, at the time at least, There’s Something About Mary didn’t boast a cast of comedy giants. Despite his TV work, Ben Stiller hadn’t broken out yet in Hollywood, as this was the film that did that. Cameron Diaz was thought of as...
Featuring a ‘dream team’ cast including Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock and David Spade, it continues the story of the childhood buddies, along their families, and their hilarious mishaps.
Whilst the film series does boast an ensemble of some of Hollywood’s biggest comedians, it perhaps hasn’t best utilised their talents.
Cinema does have a long tradition of truly great ensemble comedy movies, and here are a few of the best.
10. There’s Something About Mary
On paper, at the time at least, There’s Something About Mary didn’t boast a cast of comedy giants. Despite his TV work, Ben Stiller hadn’t broken out yet in Hollywood, as this was the film that did that. Cameron Diaz was thought of as...
- 12/2/2013
- by Barry Steele
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The HeyUGuys Interview: Comedian Sean Lock Discusses Purple Van Man, his Latest Live Show out on DVD
With his latest live tour, Purple Van Man, currently available on DVD and Blu-Ray, comedian Sean Lock discussed his new show with us, while also declaring his desire to return to the sitcom – a decade since he created, and then starred in, 15 Storeys High.
Lock – who remains on tour, playing the very final dates of the sold-out, critically acclaimed show that is now available to purchase, spoke to us about drunk horses, dead frogs, and why he believes he’s always getting better with age. He also confirms his desire to return to sitcoms, why he avoids broadsheet reviews – and argues why The Producers is the greatest comedy film ever made.
I’ll start by asking about the title… Why Purple Van Man?
You always try to think of some title which doesn’t bind you too heavily to a subject or sound too deliberately kooky. I just thought the...
Lock – who remains on tour, playing the very final dates of the sold-out, critically acclaimed show that is now available to purchase, spoke to us about drunk horses, dead frogs, and why he believes he’s always getting better with age. He also confirms his desire to return to sitcoms, why he avoids broadsheet reviews – and argues why The Producers is the greatest comedy film ever made.
I’ll start by asking about the title… Why Purple Van Man?
You always try to think of some title which doesn’t bind you too heavily to a subject or sound too deliberately kooky. I just thought the...
- 11/25/2013
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It’s not often you get to describe an event as being fifty years in the making. even less so do you get to mean it. Three Doctors in three timelines converge to give them all a chance to change a terrible moment in their collective past.
The Day of the Doctor
by Steven Moffat
Directed by Nick Hurran
The Doctor is in the present, in his most recent incarnation, picking up Clara, when he gets picked up himself, by Unit, to investigate a mystery at the National Museum. Meanwhile (well, I say meanwhile…) in his previous incarnation, he’s investigating a mystery in Elizabethan Britain, an attack by the Zygons that could lead all the way to the Queen herself. And in another part of the Universe entirely, The War Doctor is making a decision that will put the lives of countless innocents in his hands, a choice that...
The Day of the Doctor
by Steven Moffat
Directed by Nick Hurran
The Doctor is in the present, in his most recent incarnation, picking up Clara, when he gets picked up himself, by Unit, to investigate a mystery at the National Museum. Meanwhile (well, I say meanwhile…) in his previous incarnation, he’s investigating a mystery in Elizabethan Britain, an attack by the Zygons that could lead all the way to the Queen herself. And in another part of the Universe entirely, The War Doctor is making a decision that will put the lives of countless innocents in his hands, a choice that...
- 11/24/2013
- by Vinnie Bartilucci
- Comicmix.com
Alan Carr has said that his plans to write and star in a sitcom are on hold.
The Chatty Man host told Digital Spy that someone else had already used his idea of centring a comedy around a dog walker.
> 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man': Alan's top guests and memorable moments
"I'm the worst at writing and getting stuff down," Carr said.
"There's one been commissioned for BBC Four which is identical to mine! That's how slow I am, and I could slap myself for not being more proactive. I'm so lazy."
Asked what the idea was, he added: "It's about dogs, it was about me as a dog walker. I really like the idea and I was sitting and writing, and then I went, 'Oh no, s**t!'"
BBC Four commissioned sitcom Puppy Love in July, described as "a story of love, dogs and the love of...
The Chatty Man host told Digital Spy that someone else had already used his idea of centring a comedy around a dog walker.
> 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man': Alan's top guests and memorable moments
"I'm the worst at writing and getting stuff down," Carr said.
"There's one been commissioned for BBC Four which is identical to mine! That's how slow I am, and I could slap myself for not being more proactive. I'm so lazy."
Asked what the idea was, he added: "It's about dogs, it was about me as a dog walker. I really like the idea and I was sitting and writing, and then I went, 'Oh no, s**t!'"
BBC Four commissioned sitcom Puppy Love in July, described as "a story of love, dogs and the love of...
- 9/27/2013
- Digital Spy
Odd List Simon Brew 20 Sep 2013 - 07:14
They don't make funny movies any more, right? Wrong. If you're looking for a laugh, then here are some you may have missed...
For this list, blame The Hangover Part III. It was whilst walking out of that film that I got into a chat with someone, who was bemoaning the lack of genuinely funny movie comedies. Certainly, big budget Hollywood comedies have no end of problems right now - with the occasional exception - but I couldn't help thinking of the many neglected gems that had gone through my DVD player over the past decade or so.
As such, I started to put this list together. It's inevitably subjective, as one person's comedy is another person's snore fest. But I've tried to dig out a mix of comedies from the past three decades that have either flown under the radar completely, or...
They don't make funny movies any more, right? Wrong. If you're looking for a laugh, then here are some you may have missed...
For this list, blame The Hangover Part III. It was whilst walking out of that film that I got into a chat with someone, who was bemoaning the lack of genuinely funny movie comedies. Certainly, big budget Hollywood comedies have no end of problems right now - with the occasional exception - but I couldn't help thinking of the many neglected gems that had gone through my DVD player over the past decade or so.
As such, I started to put this list together. It's inevitably subjective, as one person's comedy is another person's snore fest. But I've tried to dig out a mix of comedies from the past three decades that have either flown under the radar completely, or...
- 9/19/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Lee Evans has revealed that he has no plans to return to Hollywood acting.
The British stand-up comedian appeared in a number of high-grossing movies in the 1990s, including The Fifth Element, There's Something About Mary and MouseHunt.
However, he explained that he found the experience a "nightmare" as he missed his family too much.
He told the London Evening Standard: "I will never go back to Hollywood. It was like a nightmare. I enjoyed it at the time, but I wanted to be back with my family - I love them!
"They keep asking me to do a film, but you just spend six months in a remote place living in a caravan."
Evans, who began previews for his new West End comedy Barking in Essex this week alongside Keeley Hawes and Sheila Hancock, added that he has never considered himself to be an actor.
"I'm an idiot. I'm not an actor.
The British stand-up comedian appeared in a number of high-grossing movies in the 1990s, including The Fifth Element, There's Something About Mary and MouseHunt.
However, he explained that he found the experience a "nightmare" as he missed his family too much.
He told the London Evening Standard: "I will never go back to Hollywood. It was like a nightmare. I enjoyed it at the time, but I wanted to be back with my family - I love them!
"They keep asking me to do a film, but you just spend six months in a remote place living in a caravan."
Evans, who began previews for his new West End comedy Barking in Essex this week alongside Keeley Hawes and Sheila Hancock, added that he has never considered himself to be an actor.
"I'm an idiot. I'm not an actor.
- 9/11/2013
- Digital Spy
Ricky Gervais's Office character will strut his stuff on stage with the big boys, Lee Evans just wants to sit and paint, and we enjoy some scientific one-liners from our readers
This week's comedy news
Some detail has been added to recent reports that Ricky Gervais is to take David Brent and his guitar on the road, with the news – as reported in the Sun – that Brent is to support Coldplay on their next tour. According to the tabloid: "Ricky has already got a date booked in to support Coldplay at Hammersmith Apollo when they start to test new material on fans." Gervais has previous with the band, of course. In series 2 of Extras, his character from faux-sitcom When the Whistle Blows duets with Coldplay crooner Chris Martin on the band's ballad Fix You – a song that Gervais also uses on the soundtrack to his C4 series Derek. Now...
This week's comedy news
Some detail has been added to recent reports that Ricky Gervais is to take David Brent and his guitar on the road, with the news – as reported in the Sun – that Brent is to support Coldplay on their next tour. According to the tabloid: "Ricky has already got a date booked in to support Coldplay at Hammersmith Apollo when they start to test new material on fans." Gervais has previous with the band, of course. In series 2 of Extras, his character from faux-sitcom When the Whistle Blows duets with Coldplay crooner Chris Martin on the band's ballad Fix You – a song that Gervais also uses on the soundtrack to his C4 series Derek. Now...
- 9/3/2013
- by Brian Logan
- The Guardian - Film News
Alan Carr returns to Channel 4 later this month with an 11th series of his award-winning Chatty Man.
The 18-episode run launches on Friday, August 30.
Comedian and actor Lee Evans and actress Keeley Hawes, who are currently promoting their West End comedy Barking In Essex, will be the special guests in episode one.
Meanwhile, Rizzle Kicks are performing their new single 'Lost Generation' in the studio.
Chatty Man will celebrate its 100th episode with some extra special guests at the end of September.
Earlier this year, Carr signed a new exclusive two-year deal with Channel 4.
The 18-episode run launches on Friday, August 30.
Comedian and actor Lee Evans and actress Keeley Hawes, who are currently promoting their West End comedy Barking In Essex, will be the special guests in episode one.
Meanwhile, Rizzle Kicks are performing their new single 'Lost Generation' in the studio.
Chatty Man will celebrate its 100th episode with some extra special guests at the end of September.
Earlier this year, Carr signed a new exclusive two-year deal with Channel 4.
- 8/14/2013
- Digital Spy
Lee Evans is heading on a new 51-date stand-up tour called 'Monsters' in 2014, it has announced.
It will be Evans's biggest ever tour, even surpassing his hugely successful 'Wired and Wonderful', 'Big' and 'Roadrunner' shows.
From 2002 to 2011, Evans performed for over 1,605,000 people on his four live arena tours.
Later this year, Lee will return to treading the boards of the West End, starring alongside Sheila Hancock and Keeley Hawes in Clive Exton's new play Barking In Essex at the Wyndham's Theatre in London.
The 'Monsters' tour starts on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Bournemouth International Centre, before visiting Brighton, Nottingham, Sheffield, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Aberdeen, Liverpool, Newcastle, Dublin, Belfast, Wembley Arena and Cardiff.
Evans will also play four nights at London's O2 Arena, where he will film his tour DVD.
Tickets for the shows go on sale on Monday, May 20 at 9am.
Watch a clip of Lee Evans's 'Roadrunner'...
It will be Evans's biggest ever tour, even surpassing his hugely successful 'Wired and Wonderful', 'Big' and 'Roadrunner' shows.
From 2002 to 2011, Evans performed for over 1,605,000 people on his four live arena tours.
Later this year, Lee will return to treading the boards of the West End, starring alongside Sheila Hancock and Keeley Hawes in Clive Exton's new play Barking In Essex at the Wyndham's Theatre in London.
The 'Monsters' tour starts on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Bournemouth International Centre, before visiting Brighton, Nottingham, Sheffield, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Aberdeen, Liverpool, Newcastle, Dublin, Belfast, Wembley Arena and Cardiff.
Evans will also play four nights at London's O2 Arena, where he will film his tour DVD.
Tickets for the shows go on sale on Monday, May 20 at 9am.
Watch a clip of Lee Evans's 'Roadrunner'...
- 5/14/2013
- Digital Spy
Miranda Hart, Diversity, Warwick Davis and Nina Conti have been added to the Channel 4 Comedy Gala lineup.
The foursome join a bill which already includes Lee Evans, Michael McIntyre, Alan Carr and Rhod Gilbert.
Jack Dee, Adam Hills, Jason Byrne, Jo Brand, Jonathan Ross, Noel Fielding, Rich Hall and Paddy McGuinness are also performing at the event.
Hosted at London's O2 on May 18, the show will air in a two-hour Channel 4 special later in the year.
The event is a fundraiser for the Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Tickets are currently on sale priced £40-£100.
Watch Nina Conti performing stand-up below:...
The foursome join a bill which already includes Lee Evans, Michael McIntyre, Alan Carr and Rhod Gilbert.
Jack Dee, Adam Hills, Jason Byrne, Jo Brand, Jonathan Ross, Noel Fielding, Rich Hall and Paddy McGuinness are also performing at the event.
Hosted at London's O2 on May 18, the show will air in a two-hour Channel 4 special later in the year.
The event is a fundraiser for the Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Tickets are currently on sale priced £40-£100.
Watch Nina Conti performing stand-up below:...
- 4/26/2013
- Digital Spy
Three years before his breakthrough movie, Jim Carrey was a remarkable standup, displaying his originality – and his brilliance at making a physical spectacle of himself
Title: Unnatural Act
Year: 1991
The set-up: Jim Carrey was only a boy when he got started in the comedy business, doing impressions and physical gags to entertain his constantly ill mother. So good did he become that when he started performing professionally there were almost riots, he says, when he tried to put more of himself into his routine.
And at times you can see it is almost a burden – that talent he has to please a crowd with goofy faces, crazy voices and the impossible movements of his thin, long limbs. In this performance, made three years before his movie breakthrough (and co-produced by one Judd Apatow), there are flickers of reluctance in the gratitude he shows to the adoring crowd. Indeed it's arguable that movies,...
Title: Unnatural Act
Year: 1991
The set-up: Jim Carrey was only a boy when he got started in the comedy business, doing impressions and physical gags to entertain his constantly ill mother. So good did he become that when he started performing professionally there were almost riots, he says, when he tried to put more of himself into his routine.
And at times you can see it is almost a burden – that talent he has to please a crowd with goofy faces, crazy voices and the impossible movements of his thin, long limbs. In this performance, made three years before his movie breakthrough (and co-produced by one Judd Apatow), there are flickers of reluctance in the gratitude he shows to the adoring crowd. Indeed it's arguable that movies,...
- 4/4/2013
- by Leo Benedictus
- The Guardian - Film News
In the Jonathan Levine film Warm Bodies, Hoult plays R, a young man with poor communication skills, posture, and facial pigmentation. He’s also a zombie, living in an airplane, with no direction in life. One day while scourging for food he meets living being Julie, who sparks something within him that sets him on a course of feeling progressively human.
Nicholas Hoult broke out with his role in About A Boy opposite Hugh Grant, and went on to appear in films like A Single Man and X-Men: First Class. He is going to lead Jack the Giant Killer when that comes out next month, and is co-starring in Mad Max: Fury Road opposite Tom Hardy.
Teresa Palmer has previously appeared in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Take Me Home Tonight, and I Am Number Four. She has a part in the new Terrence Malick film Knight of Cups, which is...
Nicholas Hoult broke out with his role in About A Boy opposite Hugh Grant, and went on to appear in films like A Single Man and X-Men: First Class. He is going to lead Jack the Giant Killer when that comes out next month, and is co-starring in Mad Max: Fury Road opposite Tom Hardy.
Teresa Palmer has previously appeared in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Take Me Home Tonight, and I Am Number Four. She has a part in the new Terrence Malick film Knight of Cups, which is...
- 2/1/2013
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
The great improviser lifts a conventional standup routine into something extraterrestrial in this foaming torrent of a show
Title: A Night at the Met
Date: 1986
The setup: They'll never make a movie about the life of Robin Williams, eventful though it's been, because they'd never find another actor who could play him. He first came to prominence as the alien Mork in Mork and Mindy, and he's never since been wholly convincing as a human being. The speed of him, the way he just attacks performances with everything he's got, and with such skill, you watch him in the frame of mind you'd usually deploy for an awesome freak of nature like a solar eclipse or the Grand Canyon. It just doesn't seem possible for one man to contain so much talent and ebullience.
He's known as a great improviser – perhaps the great improviser – who invented a healthy portion of...
Title: A Night at the Met
Date: 1986
The setup: They'll never make a movie about the life of Robin Williams, eventful though it's been, because they'd never find another actor who could play him. He first came to prominence as the alien Mork in Mork and Mindy, and he's never since been wholly convincing as a human being. The speed of him, the way he just attacks performances with everything he's got, and with such skill, you watch him in the frame of mind you'd usually deploy for an awesome freak of nature like a solar eclipse or the Grand Canyon. It just doesn't seem possible for one man to contain so much talent and ebullience.
He's known as a great improviser – perhaps the great improviser – who invented a healthy portion of...
- 12/6/2012
- by Leo Benedictus
- The Guardian - Film News
The king of the comedy circuit, Lee Evans, brings together two decades of live DVDs for the first time ever in Lee Evans Complete Live Comedy Collection 1994-2011 on 5th November. Order yourself a copy now: http://j.mp/LeeEvansBoxSet
Watch Lee Come To Life:
A must have for any fan, this brand new boxset is available in two very special editions – a shiny collector’s edition tin, complete with 14 pages of exclusive, untold backstage stories! Or, or for the first time ever, see Lee come to life in front of you with special augmented reality packaging.
Lee’s manic energy, uncanny observations, hilarious delivery and side-splitting material have made his live performances a must-see for comedy fans worldwide. His tours and DVD releases year-on-year continue to smash sales and box office records.
>> Win amazing prizes and see the latest comedy clips at www.facebook.com/comedy
Enter the competition...
Watch Lee Come To Life:
A must have for any fan, this brand new boxset is available in two very special editions – a shiny collector’s edition tin, complete with 14 pages of exclusive, untold backstage stories! Or, or for the first time ever, see Lee come to life in front of you with special augmented reality packaging.
Lee’s manic energy, uncanny observations, hilarious delivery and side-splitting material have made his live performances a must-see for comedy fans worldwide. His tours and DVD releases year-on-year continue to smash sales and box office records.
>> Win amazing prizes and see the latest comedy clips at www.facebook.com/comedy
Enter the competition...
- 11/15/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
There has been a fair amount written lately, often by stand-up comedians themselves, about the current state of play for UK comedy. With artists such as Michael McIntyre, Lee Evans, Eddie Izzard, Jason Manford, Peter Kay and the like selling out tours using some of the biggest arenas in the country, clearly stand-up comedy is enjoying a significant purple patch. The current televisual ubiquity of panel comedy quiz shows and the platform they give to comedians only feeds into the tours and more and more comedians are now fronting their own TV shows, Sarah Millican included.
It perhaps goes without saying that reviewing a stand-up comedian’s show is very different from reviewing a film or television show – the usual beats of narrative arcs, characterisation, photography, acting and pacing fall by the wayside and instead we ponder one central question – is it funny?
Well, more so than with many artistic forms,...
It perhaps goes without saying that reviewing a stand-up comedian’s show is very different from reviewing a film or television show – the usual beats of narrative arcs, characterisation, photography, acting and pacing fall by the wayside and instead we ponder one central question – is it funny?
Well, more so than with many artistic forms,...
- 11/15/2012
- by Dave Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Silent Witness gave BBC One a resounding 9pm victory over ITV on Sunday night, the latest overnight data indicates. The 16-year-old crime drama, starring Emilia Fox, pulled in 5.64m (24.5%) in the 9pm hour, down just over a million viewers on its 15th series opener in April. Losing out by some margin, ITV1's three-part thriller The Last Weekend premiered with a disappointing 3.2m (13.8%) and 212k (1.3%) on +1. Celebrity Big Brother held 1.69m (7.3%) and 198k (1.2%) on +1 over on Channel 5, while Lee Evans's stand-up amused 1.44m (6.4%) on Channel 4 (+1: 370k/2.2%), and Toughest Place to Be a Miner interested 1.58m (6.9%) on BBC Two. BBC One's Countryfile was the night's most-watched show with 5.78m (27.1%) at 8pm, over double the audience of The Cube's 2.77m (13%) on ITV1 at the same time. Meanwhile, Once Upon a Time (more)...
- 8/20/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
If actor Clive Owen ever finds himself at a loose end, Andrew has a few film pitches which he thinks will be a perfect fit…
Described as potentially “one note” in Empire Magazine (with the qualifying comment of “it's a bloody good note and nobody else could play it better”), Clive Owen is more versatile than many give him credit for.
After a varied career in film, stage and television with appearances of note in Chancer, Close My Eyes, the original theatrical version of Closer, and 1997's double-header of Croupier and Bent, he reached the big time in with a very strong run of films (from Sin City in 2005 through to Shoot 'Em Up in 2007). Since then he has alternated between more obviously commercial work such as Duplicity and Killer Elite with more personal, human dramas such as Intruders and The Boys are Back.
The blurb at the top of...
Described as potentially “one note” in Empire Magazine (with the qualifying comment of “it's a bloody good note and nobody else could play it better”), Clive Owen is more versatile than many give him credit for.
After a varied career in film, stage and television with appearances of note in Chancer, Close My Eyes, the original theatrical version of Closer, and 1997's double-header of Croupier and Bent, he reached the big time in with a very strong run of films (from Sin City in 2005 through to Shoot 'Em Up in 2007). Since then he has alternated between more obviously commercial work such as Duplicity and Killer Elite with more personal, human dramas such as Intruders and The Boys are Back.
The blurb at the top of...
- 4/11/2012
- Den of Geek
Three of this week's releases have more than a little 90s vibe to them. "Titanic" is back on the big screen, Jason Biggs is doing things that no one really wants to see, and a 90s auteur makes his long-awaited return. The movies also make for some great 90s pairing, so if you're interested in a perfect complement to your weekend of nostalgia, check out this week's Double Feature Friday.
"Titanic 3D" & "Tomorrow Never Dies"
On December 19, 1997, three new films debuted. One was a minor Gore Verbinski work called "Mouse Hunt" with Nathan Lane and Lee Evans. (How was that not a smash?) The other two were James Cameron's "Titanic" and Pierce Brosnan's second James Bond movie "Tomorrow Never Dies." One went on to become the highest grossing movie of all time. The other faded in with the rest of the 007 cannon, seen largely as lesser than "GoldenEye.
"Titanic 3D" & "Tomorrow Never Dies"
On December 19, 1997, three new films debuted. One was a minor Gore Verbinski work called "Mouse Hunt" with Nathan Lane and Lee Evans. (How was that not a smash?) The other two were James Cameron's "Titanic" and Pierce Brosnan's second James Bond movie "Tomorrow Never Dies." One went on to become the highest grossing movie of all time. The other faded in with the rest of the 007 cannon, seen largely as lesser than "GoldenEye.
- 4/6/2012
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Movies Blog
Peter Kay was the highest-earning stand-up of 2011, a report has claimed. The Phoenix Nights star ended the year with £20 million after Tour That Doesn't Tour sold just over one million tickets and DVDs respectively, reports The Sunday Times. Slapstick comic Lee Evans made second place with a reported £12.9 million, while Chatty Man's Alan Carr grossed £6m, and John Bishop had £5m. Sarah Millican was the only (more)...
- 2/20/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
It's finally happened. After weeks of messing about sat on my bum, the time has come in my stand-up journey to well... stand-up. Thankfully not in front of a baying mob at Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival (just yet!), but in an old classroom provided by my comedy tutor Marc Blake. Before you start talking you have to get up there. Marc advised me to strut on and make sure I'm okay with the mic. Either take it off the stand and pop the thing aside or, as in my case, keep it stuck there to stop me pacing back and forth. Lee Evans I am not. We practised with a brolly and a water bottle, but I couldn't procrastinate any more. I started talking. Fast. Way too fast. Those who have seen my rare public speaking outings (my wedding, my bar mitzvah) will know that I gabble. And when I get nervous I gabble faster.
- 2/2/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
A Surge in sales of DVD and Blu-ray titles in the run-up to Christmas, boosted by British talent, brought 2011 to a more cheerful end for retailers.
Figures just released by the British Video Association show that "physical video entertainment sales" (that's DVDs and Blu-ray discs) in December were up 8.4 per cent in value to £473.3 million on the same period last year, as highly anticipated hit titles were released in time for the festive season.
Christmas is traditionally the most important time of year for home entertainment products and in 2011, December represented 23 per cent of the year's total physical sales, the best performance since December 2003, when it represented 23.1 per cent.
For the first time, British titles featuring popular homegrown talent such as Harry Potter, Inbetweeners, The King's Speech, Pirates of the Caribbean, Paul and Peter Kay dominated December disc sales and also the Top 10 chart for the whole of 2011, representing 80 per...
Figures just released by the British Video Association show that "physical video entertainment sales" (that's DVDs and Blu-ray discs) in December were up 8.4 per cent in value to £473.3 million on the same period last year, as highly anticipated hit titles were released in time for the festive season.
Christmas is traditionally the most important time of year for home entertainment products and in 2011, December represented 23 per cent of the year's total physical sales, the best performance since December 2003, when it represented 23.1 per cent.
For the first time, British titles featuring popular homegrown talent such as Harry Potter, Inbetweeners, The King's Speech, Pirates of the Caribbean, Paul and Peter Kay dominated December disc sales and also the Top 10 chart for the whole of 2011, representing 80 per...
- 1/8/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
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