Daniel Simonsen
Daniel Simonsen is to premiere two shows at the forthcoming Camden Fringe across August. Whilst much of the comedy fraternity spends the Summer in Edinburgh, a devoted bunch of top notch comics will be keeping the home fires burning in Camden for the duration. Excitingly, this also sees the long
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July 19, 2017 // 0 Comments
Norwegian comedian, Daniel Simonsen, is doing a residency at Club Shambles in August. The comic is probably best know for his role as Bob Mortimer’s unloving son, Erik, in House of Fools, but he also happens to be a fantastic live act in his own right. You can catch him every day at Club
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June 21, 2016 // 0 Comments
This week sees the soft-launch of a new range of four one-off comedies for Sky Arts, featuring a selection of TVO regulars and familiar faces. The quartet of comic nuggets begins with Ruby Robinson (Thursday, 9pm) which stars Hollywood legend Kim Cattrall alongside Mike Wozniak and Cariad Lloyd.
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September 1, 2015 // 0 Comments
Attention US peelers: New Yorkers have a chance to see House of Fools star Daniel Simonsen live this Friday… for free! The stand-up comic, who plays Bob’s son Erik in the smash-hit surreal sitcom, is appearing at Shoot the Shite: the monthly comedy show at The Creek and The
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May 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… NEW TO TV AND RADIO THIS WEEK It’s yet another packed week for top notch television and radio
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March 30, 2015 // 0 Comments
Welcome to The Velvet Onion – the central hub for an interconnected range of alternative comedy and more. Click through for the least news, and see what’s so hot right now THIS WEEK below… ON THE TELLY AND RADIO THIS WEEK We won’t lie to you: as weeks go, this one is absolutely huge
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March 23, 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 take a look below. House of Fools welcomes Way & Davis Series Two of House of Fools continues apace this week, with
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March 16, 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 take a look below. NURSE – Tuesday @ 10pm, BBC Two This week sees the launch of Paul Whitehouse‘s new
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March 9, 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 take a look below. POMPIDOU BEGINS… This week sees Matt Lucas new show Pompidou, co starring Alex
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February 23, 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 take a look below. COME ON IN… Monday evening puts out the Welcome mat for the long awaited second series of House
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February 16, 2015 // 0 Comments
Next week sees the launch of Series Two of House of Fools – the brilliantly surreal sitcom from the minds of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. To celebrate its return, TVO sat down with the main cast during the filming of Series Two to discuss the show. Yesterday, we gave our chat with Vic &
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February 12, 2015 // 7 Comments
Next week sees the launch of Series Two of House of Fools – the brilliantly surreal sitcom from the minds of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. Co-starring Dan Skinner, Matt Berry, Morgana Robinson, Daniel Simonsen and Ellie White, the show also features cameo appearances from Reece Shearsmith,
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February 11, 2015 // 8 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 below. CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY FOR TVO TELLY FANS! As Noddy Holder once sang: IT’S
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December 22, 2014 // 0 Comments
If you cheered with giddy joy when you heard that Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer’s brilliantly bonkers TV show House of Fools had been granted a second series, prepare yourself to tip right over the edge…because you could be in the audience for the recording of the new shows! The new
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September 23, 2014 // 1 Comment
It has been announced that Vic and Bob’s madcap sitcom House of Fools will be returning to BBC Two for a second series. The first series starred Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer who were joined by Matt Berry, Dan Skinner, Daniel Simonsen and Morgana Robinson. Set in Bob’s house, the series
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March 20, 2014 // 0 Comments
Last night saw the debut of House of Fools, a new sitcom penned by and starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. While any new creative output from Vic and Bob deserves attention, the reason for including the show on our hallowed pages is because it also features Matt Berry and Dan Skinner (a recent
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January 15, 2014 // 2 Comments
The Velvet Onion has received details of the brand new project from comedy legends Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer, House Of Fools. The sitcom features an ensemble cast, including TVO regular Matt Berry, and another name often bandied about these parts, Dan Skinner (Dutch Elm Conservatoire, Common
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December 23, 2013 // 2 Comments
ComComedy, the online platform for filmed live comedy turns three this month, and to celebrate, they’re putting on their annual birthday party later this month! The website is a firm favourite with TVO, and several of our regulars – including Rich Fulcher, Paul Foot and Pros From Dover
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November 1, 2012 // 0 Comments
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