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MOONE BOY RETURNS

This week sees the long awaited return of Moone Boy to Sky 1 HD, once again starring Chris O’Dowd and David Rawle.

For the uninitiated, Moone Boy tells the story of young Martin Moone (Rawle) as he grows up in rural Ireland in the early 1990s, and his best friend Seán Murphy (O’Dowd), who happens to be imaginary.

Semi-autobiographical, the show is the brainchild of O’Dowd and co-writer Nick Vincent Murphy, and has garnered numerous awards and a strong cult following through its first two series in 2012 and 2014 respectively. With none other than Sharon Horgan set to make guest appearances this time around, it’s once more something you’d be mad to miss.

Series Three begins on Monday, 2nd March at 9pm, exclusively on Sky1 HD.  In the first episode, Liam and Debra abandon the kids for a romantic break to celebrate their 20th anniversary, but it all threatens to fall apart after a chance encounter with Liam’s old flame. Meanwhile, Martin and Padraic are in Dublin, where they soon discover new talents.

POMPIDOU ON BBC TWO

The madcap adventures of Matt Lucas magnificent aristocrat nutjob Pompidou continue on Sunday 8th March.

The show stars Lucas as the titular aristocrat, who is as pompous as he is penniless, as loveable as he is tubby and eccentric. He is all of those things in abundance – an elderly oddball who has fallen on hard times, and is forced to live in a knackered old caravan in front of his now crumbling estate, alongside his dog Marion, who is the handywork of former Mongrels puppeteers Andy Heath, Iestyn Evans and Yvonne Stone.

This week, Pompidou thinks he’s won the lottery, but it turns out that it’s Hove who has actually hit the jackpot and he has no intention of sharing it. With Pompidou evicted from his caravan because he hasn’t been keeping up with his bills, Hove offers him a place to stay – but now it is he who must earn his keep.

You can catch Episode Two on Sunday evening at 6:30pm over on BBC Two.

HOUSE OF FOOLS TEMPORARILY EVICTED

Due to Let’s Play Darts For Comic Relief taking place this week, House of Fools has been given a week off, and will return on March 9th.  If you haven’t read them yet, you can pass the time by catching up on our trilogy of interviews with the cast of the show: Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, Dan Skinner, Daniel Simonsen and Ellie White, and Matt Berry and Morgana Robinson.

As a result of this, full blown TVO offerings are a little thin on the ground this week – but you’ll be pleased to know there’s still material of note to savour.  First up, Uncle on BBC Three (Tuesday, 10pm) features the talents of Nicholas Burns and Daniel Lawrence Taylor.  Cockroaches star Tom Davis is making regular appearances in The Keith Lemon Sketch Show (Thursday, 10pm) for ITV2, and Saturday evenings provide a rare repeat for Bellamy’s People on UK Gold (11pm), starring Rhys Thomas, Lucy Montgomery and Simon Day.

However, this quietness does give us time to pause, reflect, and catch up on a couple of shows we missed recently. Cardinal Burns star Dustin Demri-Burns has been appearing alongside Ben Miller and Kayvan Novak in Asylum – with all three episodes available on iPlayer for the next 12 days.  Elsewhere, the delightful Jessica Hynes and the equally fantastic Rebecca Front have been appearing in Series Two of Up the Women on BBC Two, and most of the series is still available to view on iPlayer as we went to press.

AND THE REST…

As always, here’s some of the news you may have missed during the last week, via our Twitter feed. We’ll see you again next Monday, and throughout the week for more news, reviews and interviews. Keep on peeling!

Toast Of London’s @TracyAnnO can be heard on Radio 4’s Book of the Week – now available on iPlayer: http://t.co/k9bS19pKw0

— The Velvet Onion (@thevelvetonion) February 24, 2015

Noel Fielding will be part of the comedy night at this year’s TCT concerts at the Albert Hall (24 March): http://t.co/P2HjCWffpO

— The Velvet Onion (@thevelvetonion) February 25, 2015

Huge congratuwelldones to TVO supporter & all round wondrous human being @Palomafaith on her well deserved Brit Award win!

— The Velvet Onion (@thevelvetonion) February 25, 2015

@thevelvetonion You just did dude!

— Jessica Hynes (@JefficaHoons) February 25, 2015

In our foolishness we thought it was a repeat of the BBC4 series, not a new run. Catch up here. http://t.co/cKwQKSt6p1 @JefficaHoons

— The Velvet Onion (@thevelvetonion) February 25, 2015

The brilliant Sarah Kendall is two nights into her Soho Theatre run. Catch our interview with her now: http://t.co/Wj7oUVeub7

— The Velvet Onion (@thevelvetonion) February 25, 2015

Inside No 9 series 2 preview at @BFI on March 11th. We are showing two new episodes and then Q&A on stage. Tickets on sale tomorrow.

— Reece Shearsmith (@ReeceShearsmith) February 25, 2015

15 days left to vote for @CubanFury for #BestComedy #NationalFilmAwardsUK http://t.co/OC4g0Qrmpp pic.twitter.com/5OYq7qn35t

— National Film Awards (@theFilmAwards) February 26, 2015

Tonight’s edition of Newsjack on @Radio4Extra features House of Fools star @EllieWhite5 & has @TheMattStronge at the helm.

— The Velvet Onion (@thevelvetonion) February 26, 2015

If you don’t know who @TheMattStronge is, take a look at his imdb page. http://t.co/0eIa37BmrV Gooblegarble one of us!

— The Velvet Onion (@thevelvetonion) February 26, 2015

What have we got going on this Monday? Only one of the finest comics of this or any other land… It’s TONY LAW! http://t.co/0Fq7TTBsc4

— Good Ship Comedy (@GoodShipComedy) February 26, 2015

NEW FILM: HIM INDOORS starring #ReeceShearsmith is ready to watch with bonus content! https://t.co/pmsVoeHVeS ENJOY! pic.twitter.com/dXu9JsViH3

— We Are Colony (@WeAreColony) February 27, 2015

Part 2 of our interview with @jamescookmusic in which he discusses new material & past touring days with the Boosh: http://t.co/iDO3yNzhTy

— The Velvet Onion (@thevelvetonion) February 28, 2015

We’re currently putting finishing touches to an updated version of our TVO IS FIVE video. Lots of new messages sneaked in. 🙂

— The Velvet Onion (@thevelvetonion) February 28, 2015

@SharonHorgan guest stars as a high powered entrepreneur with her sights set on an old flame in all new #MooneBoy pic.twitter.com/y5dfKAESXg

— Sky 1 (@sky1) February 28, 2015

Entire #Catastrophe series 1 online: http://t.co/CxJzQnIzVG Enjoy the show critics are calling “What the fuck?” & “Why?” in 1 hot sitting!

— rob delaney (@robdelaney) February 28, 2015

Today is @neilcole‘s birthday. Join us in wishing him a happy birthday, and relive this classic clip: http://t.co/X5KY1MDjuG

— The Velvet Onion (@thevelvetonion) March 1, 2015

Moone Boy & Inside No. 9 shortlisted for Royal Television Society Awards: http://t.co/VBPzeP0gAg

— The Velvet Onion (@thevelvetonion) March 1, 2015