Aisling Bea
Series 3 of The Fall, which features Aisling Bea in its cast, will be hitting our TV screens soon – and the BBC has released a new trailer to whet our appetites. Although Aisling doesn’t feature in the trailer itself (boo!), we’re looking forward to seeing her alongside Gillian
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August 26, 2016 // 0 Comments
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything is returning to Channel 4, and this time it’s not a one-off special but a whole series! The first edition will air tonight (Monday 15th August) at 9pm on Channel 4, with guests Mel Giedroyc, Claudia Winkleman, David Mitchell, Jonathan Ross, Bob Mortimer and
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August 15, 2016 // 0 Comments
The latest edition of Dan Clark‘s show Screen Talk on Fubar Radio is now available, and features Tony Way, which gives us a good excuse to shout out about the series so far. We all know Dan for his fantastic stand-up comedy, or his appearances in How Not to Live Your Life, The Mighty
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June 3, 2016 // 0 Comments
Channel 4 has commissioned a full series of dark comedy Damned, with a cast including Kevin Eldon and Aisling Bea. Nearly two years since the show aired as a one-off special for Sky Arts’ Playhouse Presents, it has been announced that a six-part series will now be made for Channel 4.
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May 26, 2016 // 0 Comments
Katy Brand has become the latest high profile name to join Merman: the production company set up by Sharon Horgan and producer Clelia Mountford. The company was founded in 2014 after Horgan and Mountford met working on The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. The company has already
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May 4, 2016 // 0 Comments
The fifth Machynlleth Comedy Festival takes place at the end of this month and, once again, it boasts the kind of line-up that’s good enough to make you weep tears of joy. The festival takes place in a handful of charming and intimate venues around Machynlleth in Wales between Friday 29th
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April 16, 2016 // 0 Comments
Here’s what you can catch on the picturebox this week. Brian Pern: 45 Years of Prog and Roll Thursday, 10:00pm, BBC Four Simon Day returns as the legendary Thotch frontman Brian Pern in the third series of his mockumentary saga created with Rhys Thomas. Along for the ride once more are
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January 11, 2016 // 0 Comments
A third series of crime drama The Fall has been confirmed – with Aisling Bea featuring in its cast. For anyone who’s been living under a rock, The Fall (the highest-rated drama series in ten years for BBC Two) stars Gillian Anderson as superintendent Stella Gibson, working in Belfast
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January 7, 2016 // 0 Comments
TVO has rounded up this year’s essential festive viewing, and summarised it on our homepage for the season. But here for posterity, and those of you bookmark thevelvetonion.com/news and come straight here, is that round-up. The following selection of new shows on your tellybox this Yuletide
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December 19, 2015 // 0 Comments
Here’s what’s coming up over the next 7 days. Hunderby Thursday, 10:00pm, Sky Atlantic A two part return for Julia Davis black comedy, featuring Rufus Jones, Alex MacQueen and Reece Shearsmith. For Hunderby coverage, CLICK HERE. Toast of London Wednesdays, 10:30pm, Channel Four
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December 14, 2015 // 0 Comments
Here’s what’s coming up over the next 7 days. Crackanory Thursday, 10:00pm, Dave The adult storytime fun returns for a third series all week, with stories read by Richard Ayoade, Morgana Robinson and lots of other big name stars. Story writers include Tony Way, Kevin Eldon, Alex
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December 7, 2015 // 0 Comments
Here’s what’s coming up over the next 7 days. Toast of London Wednesdays, 10:30pm, Channel Four Matt Berry returns as the larger than life Steven Toast, in the sitcom he writes with Arthur Matthews (Father Ted, Big Train). As ever, Harry Peacock, Doon Mackichan, Tracy Oberman, Tim
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November 30, 2015 // 0 Comments
Graham Linehan‘s pilot project with Adam Buxton is to become a full series. The Cloud, which we first told you about earlier this year, is a space set comedy which, in its pilot form at least, starred Aisling Bea and SunTrap‘s Jamie Demetriou. At the time it was revealed that the show
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November 4, 2015 // 1 Comment
Aisling Bea is one of the confirmed guests on the next run of Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast. The long running series is now legendary in the annals of internet comedy, and features the delightful Mr Herring chatting with some of the biggest names in comedy. Each edition
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September 22, 2015 // 0 Comments
The Royal Albert Hall has announced a string of live stand up shows with a couple of TVO favourites in the mix. This Autumn sees a whole array of fantastic comedy talent from across the country perform at the Elgar Room at the venue. Dan Clark will be performing on Friday 16th October alongside
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August 23, 2015 // 0 Comments
Edinburgh is just around the corner, and our pals at Laugh Out London are taking over The Old Queens Head in Islington to put on a seven night series of previews starting on Tuesday. Each night will be a double-bill, featuring some of the biggest and best names in the business. Shows on offer
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July 5, 2015 // 0 Comments
Welcome to The Velvet Onion – the central hub for an interconnected range of alternative comedy and more. Click through for the latest news, and see what’s so hot right now THIS WEEK below… MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN Humans, Sunday, 9:00pm, Channel 4 [UK] Sunday, 9:00pm (8:00pm Central), AMC
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June 29, 2015 // 0 Comments
This year’s Edinburgh Festival is drawing ever closer and Aisling Bea is preparing to take her latest stand up show Plan Bea to the Gilded Balloon. In anticipation, Velveteer Becca Moody has asked Aisling seven questions to gain a little insight into the woman behind the show. This is what
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June 28, 2015 // 0 Comments
See what’s so hot right now THIS WEEK below… GET HOFFED Hoff The Record, Thursday, 9pm, Dave This week sees the launch of two new comedy shows on Dave, both with TVO connections. The first of these is Hoff The Record – a semi-improvised mockumentary based on the surreal life of
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June 15, 2015 // 0 Comments
Welcome to The Velvet Onion – the central hub for an interconnected range of alternative comedy and more. Click through for the latest news, and see what’s so hot right now THIS WEEK below… FAREWELL TO SUCCESSVILLE Murder in Successville, Wednesday, 10:00pm, BBC Three It’s been a fun
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June 8, 2015 // 0 Comments
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