"Queenzieburn Queenzieburn () is a small settlement in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its estimated population is 520. It is located near the town of Kilsyth and has a small industrial estate. The village has one school called Chapelgreen Primary. Senior pupils usually attend Kilsyth Academy. Queenzieburn is pronounced . This is due to the original Scots spelling, Queenȝieburn, containing the letter yogh, which was later erroneously confused with the tailed z. The meaning may be ‘stream, of the wedge place’. Septuagenarian entertainer Janette Tough who, along with her husband Ian, make up the comedy duo the Krankies did some growing up"
"Cannon and Ball Tommy Cannon (born Thomas Derbyshire, 27 June 1938) and Bobby Ball (born Robert Harper, 28 January 1944), known collectively as Cannon and Ball, are an English comedy double act best known for their comedy variety show ""The Cannon and Ball Show"", which lasted for nine years on ITV. The duo met in the early 1960s while working as welders in Oldham, Lancashire. They started out as singers working the pubs and clubs of Greater Manchester and switched to comedy after being told comics earned an extra £3 a night. They have continued to work as a comic"
"e-mails between Malcolm Tucker and another Iannucci character, Alan Partridge, on the topic of Britain's exit from the European Union was published in The Big Issue in October 2017 in print and online. Videos The Thick of It The Thick of It is a British comedy television series that satirises the inner workings of modern British government. It was first broadcast for two short series on BBC Four in 2005, initially with a small cast focusing on a government minister, his advisers and their party's spin-doctor. The cast was significantly expanded for two hour-long specials to coincide with Christmas and"
"election. He wrote in ""The Guardian"": ""To win over public opinion, Labour must reflect it. Is that right? I think that's right. I think that's why they're all doing this synchronised frowning at poor repellent-ebullient Jeremy Corbyn and pretending he's a weirdo."" Ian Martin (writer) Ian Martin (born 1953) is an English Emmy award-winning comedy writer. Ian was a writer for the BAFTA-winning BBC series ""The Thick Of It"". He was famously hired as ‘swearing consultant’ in 2005 by the show’s creator, Armando Iannucci, for Series 1 of the political satire and went on to become a full member of"
"Canadian Comedy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Comedic Play for ""Anything"". Mump and Smoot Mump and Smoot are a Canadian clown duo created by Michael Kennard and John Turner, and directed by Karen Hines. Also referred to as 'clowns of horror', they've produced interactive, improvisational plays aimed squarely at adult audiences. Kennard and Turner met in Toronto in 1986 in Second City workshops, where they discovered a mutual talent for improvising with gibberish dialogue. While at Second City, they met Karen Hines, who has directed all their shows. Kennard and Turner also studied under Richard Pochinko in a new"
"Straitjacket (comedy duo) Straitjacket were a comedy duo from North East England, who wrote original comedy sketches. A lot of their material was transferred to the screen by the original three members: Tom Bennett, Keith Dickinson and Ian Todd. Keith left the group in July 2007, leaving Tom and Ian to continue as a duo until October 8 when they split to pursue solo ventures. The original three were reunited after a long period apart and decided to do their own brand of comedy with a blend of darkness, randomness and the surreal. This original blend of comedy helped establish"
"Ian Martin (writer) Ian Martin (born 1953) is an English Emmy award-winning comedy writer. Ian was a writer for the BAFTA-winning BBC series ""The Thick Of It"". He was famously hired as ‘swearing consultant’ in 2005 by the show’s creator, Armando Iannucci, for Series 1 of the political satire and went on to become a full member of the writing team. Ian won an Emmy for his writing across five series of VEEP and was Bafta nominated for co-writing The Death of Stalin. Martin was born in London and has lived in Lancaster since 1988. Ian Martin edits the satirical"
"and the Beanstalk. They also made several appearances in the comedy ""Last of the Summer Wine"". Cannon and Ball Tommy Cannon (born Thomas Derbyshire, 27 June 1938) and Bobby Ball (born Robert Harper, 28 January 1944), known collectively as Cannon and Ball, are an English comedy double act best known for their comedy variety show ""The Cannon and Ball Show"", which lasted for nine years on ITV. The duo met in the early 1960s while working as welders in Oldham, Lancashire. They started out as singers working the pubs and clubs of Greater Manchester and switched to comedy after being"
"Cool It Carol! Cool it Carol! (1970) is a low budget British sex comedy-drama directed by Pete Walker, starring Robin Askwith and Janet Lynn. According to the opening credits, ""this story is true but actual names and places are fictitious""; the film being apparently inspired by a tabloid article the director read in the ""News of the World"". It was released in the USA as ""Dirtiest Girl I ever Met"". The cautionary tale of Joe and Carol, a couple of youngsters who leave the ""sticks"" behind and journey to swinging London in search of fame and fortune. Joe fails to"
"somewhere near Lee and Herring."" ""ThreeWeeks Edinburgh Review"" ""Catch them before they hit the big time"" ""The Crack"" Straitjacket (comedy duo) Straitjacket were a comedy duo from North East England, who wrote original comedy sketches. A lot of their material was transferred to the screen by the original three members: Tom Bennett, Keith Dickinson and Ian Todd. Keith left the group in July 2007, leaving Tom and Ian to continue as a duo until October 8 when they split to pursue solo ventures. The original three were reunited after a long period apart and decided to do their own brand"
"two celebrity-contestant teams. As with ""Eye Guess"", the object was to remember where the correct punch line was located. Similar to the likes of ""Match Game"" and ""Hollywood Squares"", The humor came out of the comically mismatched answers and over-the-top line readings given by the performers. Some of the celebrities that were featured in the pilot were Joyce Bulifant, Fred Grandy and Edie McClurg. While the show failed to sell in America, two years later, the show was sold in the U.K. for ITV and had a successful three-year run with Lennie Bennett as its host from January 3, 1981,"
"Mump and Smoot Mump and Smoot are a Canadian clown duo created by Michael Kennard and John Turner, and directed by Karen Hines. Also referred to as 'clowns of horror', they've produced interactive, improvisational plays aimed squarely at adult audiences. Kennard and Turner met in Toronto in 1986 in Second City workshops, where they discovered a mutual talent for improvising with gibberish dialogue. While at Second City, they met Karen Hines, who has directed all their shows. Kennard and Turner also studied under Richard Pochinko in a new field of what he called Canadian clowning. On May 13, 1988, Mump"
"Ian Smith (comedian) Ian Smith (born 13 September 1988) is an English stand-up comedian and actor, best known for his role on the BBC's The Ark and co-presenter on Dave's ""The Magic Sponge"". Smith started his acting career with appearances in all six episodes of Popatron, a sitcom produced by Charlie Brooker's Zeppotron for BBC Two as part of its BBC Switch brand. Alongside fellow comedian Rob Beckett and former footballer Jimmy Bullard, Smith hosts UK television channel Dave's comedy-football podcast ""The Magic Sponge"" - an irreverent look at the lives of professional footballers. His largest role to date came"
"Cool It (TV series) Cool It is a British television comedy series which first aired on BBC Two between 30 August 1985 and 18 December 1990. It was a vehicle for comedian Phil Cool. Impressions ranged from political and important figures such as Robin Day, Roy Hattersly, Arthur Scargill, Neil Kinnock, The Pope and Ronald Reagan to popular celebrities, comedians and musicians such as Mick Jagger, Bryan Ferry, Mike Harding, Terry Wogan, Billy Connolly, Clive James, Rik Mayall and the disgraced Rolf Harris. Fictional characters like Quasimodo, Bugs Bunny and E.T were also impersonated and even inanimate objects such as"
"Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon are a British comedy writing team. They were head sketch writers on BBC Radio 4’s ""Jo Caulfield Won’t Shut Up"" and BBC1′s ""Live and Kicking"", and also wrote the TV comedy shows ""Slightly Filthy"" (LWT) and ""The Ornate Johnsons’ Edwardian Spectacular"" (BBC4). Yet their main work is in the theatre. Their plays include ""Spy"", ""Moonlight over India"", ""Eurovision"", ""Seven Studies in Salesmanship"",""The Opinion Makers"", ""Those Magnificent Men"" and the multiple award-winning ""Big Daddy Vs Giant Haystacks"". The author and illustrator Philip Reeve, a friend and collaborator, has written: 'Two of"
"been ranked among Britain's most successful exports. The slapstick and double entendre of Benny Hill also achieved very high ratings on UK television, as did the physical humour of ""Mr. Bean"". Popular comedy duos in television include ""The Two Ronnies"" and ""Morecambe and Wise"", with both shows featuring memorable sketches. ""Jeeves and Wooster"" starred Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster, an airy, nonchalant, gormless, idle young gentleman and Stephen Fry as Jeeves, his calm, well-informed, and talented valet. Created by and starring Rik Mayall as Richie and Adrian Edmondson as Eddie, ""Bottom"" features two crude, perverted flatmates with no jobs and"
"The Thick of It The Thick of It is a British comedy television series that satirises the inner workings of modern British government. It was first broadcast for two short series on BBC Four in 2005, initially with a small cast focusing on a government minister, his advisers and their party's spin-doctor. The cast was significantly expanded for two hour-long specials to coincide with Christmas and Gordon Brown's appointment as prime minister in 2007, which saw new characters forming the opposition party added to the cast. These characters continued when the show switched channels to BBC Two for its third"
"about comedy I have ever writ"". Ian Cognito Ian Cognito is a British stand-up comedian. An iconoclastic performer, Cognito has been compared to Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, and Jerry Sadowitz but has never achieved success in the mainstream media, in part at least due to his irascible reputation. He won the Time Out Award for Stand-up Comedy in 1999. Cognito plays with audience's sensibilities, as when winning cheers with an emotive speech against domestic violence and then puncturing it with a lengthy dance to Darius Danesh's hit 'Rushes' in his crotchless lime harlequin costume. His autobiography appeared on Kindle in"
"Jason and Iyare Jason and Iyare (born South London and North London respectively) were daytime DJs and presenters on BBC 1Xtra radio, presenting a breakfast show from 6 to 9am on weekday mornings. Jason Mitchell is known in London's Hip Hop and R'n'B scene as a co-founder of the DJ team Twice Ez Nice in 1989 with DJ/Producer Ollie Twist. The Duo have DJed at parties for the likes of Destiny's Child and Eminem. Ollie Twist later organised and ran ""Fibre"" with Manny Norte, Steve Feelgood and Hasangi at the White House in Clapham Common. Iyare Igiehon from Finsbury Park"
"copy of the Necronomicon in existence'; 'Due to some legisaltive anomaly, all court sessions in Hove are conducted in Jamaican patois'); Etiquette with Hetty Kwet; Edward de Bonehead's Lateral Thinking Puzzles; and 'Ask Uncle Nick', an agony column hosted by local resident, Nick Cave ('Strewth!'). Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon are a British comedy writing team. They were head sketch writers on BBC Radio 4’s ""Jo Caulfield Won’t Shut Up"" and BBC1′s ""Live and Kicking"", and also wrote the TV comedy shows ""Slightly Filthy"" (LWT) and ""The Ornate Johnsons’ Edwardian Spectacular"" (BBC4). Yet their main"
"Cameron Monaghan Cameron Riley Monaghan (born August 16, 1993) is an American actor and model. Beginning with his professional career as a child model at the age of three, and child actor at the age of seven, Monaghan is best known for his role as Ian Gallagher on the Showtime comedy-drama series ""Shameless"". He has also appeared as twin brothers Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska, characters similar to The Joker in the Fox crime series ""Gotham"". Monaghan was born in Santa Monica, California, the only child of Diane Monaghan, an insurance claims specialist and single mother. He and his mother relocated"
"The Ryan and Amy Show The Ryan and Amy Show is a Vancouver-based Canadian sketch comedy duo composed of Ryan Steele and Amy Goodmurphy. They have toured Canada and the United States including doing Sketch Fest in Montreal and Vancouver as well as Just For Laughs. The group produces sketch comedy shorts that are distributed via YouTube and on their website, but have appeared on other sites as well such as Funny or Die. Goodmurphy and Steele have starred together in many television shows including the YTV show ""The Funny Pit"" with Roman Danylo, The Face of Furry Creek, CBC's"
"Trevor and Simon Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson are a British comedy duo (known as 'Trevor and Simon, or Trev and Simon), and are best known for a family-friendly version of anarchic alternative comedy on BBC1’s Saturday morning shows, Going Live! (1987-1993), and Live and Kicking (1993-1997). Trevor and Simon met as drama students at Manchester University in 1981. Hickson was a year older than Neal. They first encountered each other at the drama department's Christmas show, in which Neal played a squirrel on a skateboard . In a podcast, the pair recount how comedian Ben Elton taught Hickson Greek"
"Ian Cognito Ian Cognito is a British stand-up comedian. An iconoclastic performer, Cognito has been compared to Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, and Jerry Sadowitz but has never achieved success in the mainstream media, in part at least due to his irascible reputation. He won the Time Out Award for Stand-up Comedy in 1999. Cognito plays with audience's sensibilities, as when winning cheers with an emotive speech against domestic violence and then puncturing it with a lengthy dance to Darius Danesh's hit 'Rushes' in his crotchless lime harlequin costume. His autobiography appeared on Kindle in 2013, billed as ""the best book"
"funniest shows on British television, alongside the satirical sitcom ""The Thick of It"", saying, """"The Thick of It"" is clever-funny, ""Green Wing"" is mad-funny."" Wollaston said that while the dramatic element of the show, such as Mac's death, were good, it was Alan and Joanna's storyline that was most entertaining. ""Mark Heap and Pippa Haywood, who play them, have been the shining lights in an already glittering show. They, and it, will be sorely missed,"" he said. David Butcher in the ""Radio Times"" said that, """"Green Wing's"" sublime comic acting and a vein of shrieking madness in the writing make"
"Morecambe and Wise Eric Morecambe (John Eric Bartholomew, 14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984) and Ernie Wise (Ernest Wiseman, 27 November 1925 – 21 March 1999), known as Morecambe and Wise (and sometimes as Eric and Ernie), were an iconic English comic double act, working in variety, radio, film and most successfully in television. Their partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. The show was a significant part of British popular culture, and they have been described as ""the most illustrious, and the best-loved, double-act that Britain has ever produced"". In a list of the 100 Greatest"
"as the Radio 1Xtra weekday ""M1X"" show, as well as various documentaries. Jason and Iyare Jason and Iyare (born South London and North London respectively) were daytime DJs and presenters on BBC 1Xtra radio, presenting a breakfast show from 6 to 9am on weekday mornings. Jason Mitchell is known in London's Hip Hop and R'n'B scene as a co-founder of the DJ team Twice Ez Nice in 1989 with DJ/Producer Ollie Twist. The Duo have DJed at parties for the likes of Destiny's Child and Eminem. Ollie Twist later organised and ran ""Fibre"" with Manny Norte, Steve Feelgood and Hasangi"
"Simon Blackwell Simon John Blackwell (born 27 May 1966) is a comedy writer and producer. He is best known for his work on ""The Thick of It"", ""In The Loop"" and ""Veep"", and for his collaborations with Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain on ""Peep Show"", ""Four Lions"" and ""The Old Guys"". Blackwell started writing TV comedy in 1999 on shows such as ""Have I Got News For You"", ""The Kumars at No. 42"", ""Alastair McGowan's Big Impression"" and ""The Armstrong and Miller Show"", for which he created the duo's street-talking RAF pilot characters. He first worked with Armando Iannucci in"
"intact. The Karen Dunbar Show The Karen Dunbar Show was a television comedy sketch show that aired on BBC One Scotland, starring the popular Scottish comedian Karen Dunbar (of ""Chewin' the Fat"" fame). It was produced by BBC Scotland.It also starred actor and musician Tom Urie. The original theme tune which was used on Series 3, has a similar sound to the David Essex classic Hold Me Close. There were many recurring characters, such as Shoeless Josie, a blonde drunkard, often seen carrying a bag of chips, and Almost Angelic, a Pub 'n' Club duo from Ayrshire, consisting of Angela"
"as writer. The Nimmo Twins The Nimmo Twins are a sketch comedy duo from Norfolk, UK comprising Owen Evans and Karl Minns. Formed in 1996 in Norwich, they first came to national attention after their show ""Posh Spice Nude"" was a sell-out success at the 1997 Edinburgh Festival. Appearances on BBC One's ""Stand Up Show"" followed and they became regulars on Radio 4's ""Loose Ends"" programme with Ned Sherrin. They returned to Edinburgh in 1998 and 1999, selling out in critically acclaimed shows both years. They toured Britain, played Paris, New York and two sell-out years at the Singapore Comedy"
"Roger Drew, Tony Roche and Will Smith – went on to collaborate with Iannucci on the political sitcom ""The Thick of It"" (2005–2012) and ""Time Trumpet"" (2006). Other writers included Dan Tetsell, Danny Robins and Jon Holmes. Perhaps due to its topical nature, the series is not available on any commercial media formats or even via 4oD. It was produced by David Tyler. Gash (TV series) Gash is a satirical British television comedy created by Armando Iannucci that was broadcast each weeknight from Monday 28 April to Thursday 1 May 2003 on Channel 4 to coincide with the 2003 local"
"Allen & Grier Allen & Grier is a folk rock parody duo that in 1963 released the comedy album ""Better To Be Rich Than Ethnic"" on Vee Jay Records. The duo consisted of musician Jake Holmes as Allen and his wife Katherine ""Kay"" Holmes as Grier. The two met at Bennington College and decided to write songs that mocked the popular folk music of the time. The result was an album that, according to interviews Jake Holmes has given, earned the pair the label ""the most tasteless folk group ever"" from Pete Seeger. Despite being billed as a folk act,"
"Max & Ivan Max Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez are a British comedy duo known collectively as Max & Ivan. They are the creators, writers and stars of the BBC Radio 4 series ""The Casebook of Max & Ivan"" and Channel 4 Comedy Blap ""The Reunion."" They also appear together as Ben & Jerry in BBC Two's W1A. The duo met at Royal Holloway, University of London where they produced the radio show (and later podcast) ""Max and Ivàn: Exposed"" for the college's Insanity Radio station. They co-founded London improvised comedy theatre The Free Association and perform live narrative sketch comedy"