Graham Linehan
The classic Ealing comedy The Ladykillers has been brought back to life by Graham Linehan. Graham Linehan, who you might recognise as the writer and director of The IT Crowd, Father Ted, Black Books and Jam, has adapted The Ladykillers for the stage. Together with director Sean Foley (The Play What
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December 5, 2011 // 1 Comment
Whether you like long films or just want a solid 30 minutes of entertainment; a Victorian drama or a comedy quiz show – you can pick and choose this Christmas, because there’s a hearty selection to choose from. Read on, bring your calendars and note down what to watch and when…
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December 5, 2011 // 10 Comments
Yesterday, we posted the first half of our retrospective on the origins of The Boosh. You can read Part One again here. The story concludes below, with the rest of our in-depth look at some of the people behind On The Hour and The Day Today who went on to become instrumental in the development
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November 2, 2011 // 4 Comments
What with Halloween being on the most awkward day of the week, we at TVO have been wondering what to do with ourselves this coming spooky weekend and have found there to be a plethora of Booshdom goodies on throughout. Of course, in true Boosh form, this schedule is more suitable for our
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October 28, 2011 // 0 Comments
Graham Linehan has confirmed that The IT Crowd is to end next year, following an extended special. Previous announcements were made in regard to a fifth series expected in April 2012, and indeed, writers were attached to the show’s brainstorming stages in a bid to support Linehan’s
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October 21, 2011 // 3 Comments
One of the strangest rumours in Booshdom emerged last night… with unconfirmed reports that recently assassinated terrorist Osama Bin Laden watched The IT Crowd. Speculation was rife on Twitter for some time that the man behind the 9/11 attacks, who was killed in a special ops mission last
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May 8, 2011 // 1 Comment
For those of you pining for a seasonal dose of Booshniverse, here’s a rundown of the TV that’s worth setting your Sky+ for… First off there are the repeats of Little Crackers currently airing on Sky. Julian Barratt’s episode airs on Sky2 at 01:45 on 26th December and
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December 23, 2010 // 2 Comments
As we have previously reported, the fourth series of The IT Crowd is released on dvd on September 27th. The front cover has been revealed, and continues the computer-game feel of the previous seasons with a Rock Band flavoured theme. Extras have now also been confirmed for the package, and will
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September 4, 2010 // 1 Comment
In the last few weeks, we’ve been asking you, dear peelers, to submit your top three episodes of The IT Crowd to TVO in order to determine which episode is your favourite (so far!). The results are now in, and we can confirm your top ten episodes, in reverse order! What will be crowned the
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June 25, 2010 // 2 Comments
As part of the conclusion to our IT Crowd week in honour of its return to tv screens tonight, we asked our newest contributor (and extra in the forthcoming series, no less!) ComedyNerd, to bring us her debut piece for TVO – a profile of IT Crowd head honcho and all-round genius, Graham
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June 25, 2010 // 2 Comments
Earlier this week, as part of our IT Crowd 4.0 celebrations, we started a helpful rundown of familiar faces who have cropped up in previous episodes, in aid of those viewers who just can’t quite put a name to a face. The series has had its fair share of cameos, especially during its first
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June 23, 2010 // 5 Comments
To continue our IT Crowd week, in the build up to the launch of the fourth series on June 25th, we at TVO thought we could be of assistance to those viewers who just can’t quite put a name to a face. The series has had its fair share of cameos, especially during its first season, and a number
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June 19, 2010 // 3 Comments
As reported last month, the hotly-anticpated fourth series of the IT Crowd airs on Channel 4 on 25th June. To mark this auspicious occasion, The Velvet Onion will be holding a week of exclusive IT Crowd happenings on this here website. More news about what that actually involves and when it will
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June 14, 2010 // 2 Comments
Earlier today, director Graham Linehan announced via Twitter, the long awaited air-date of Series 4 IT Crowd! Episode 1 is to have it’s debut on June 25th at it’s usual place over on Channel 4, a specific time is unknown at the moment but I’m sure we’ll all be keeping an
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May 26, 2010 // 5 Comments
The IT Crowd 4.0 gets its first chance to impress the public at a special BAFTA launch night next month. The event will see episodes of the new run followed by a Q&A session with writer/director Graham Linehan and actress Katherine Parkinson. BAFTA hopes other members of the cast will also be
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April 23, 2010 // 0 Comments
Series four of The IT Crowd, starring Richard Ayoade, Chris O’Dowd, Katherine Parkinson and Matt Berry is due to begin filming soon – with casting auditions taking place this week. Actor Benedict Wong, familiar to comedy fans for his appearances in The Peter Serafinowicz Show and Look
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February 19, 2010 // 3 Comments
There are times when writing for The Velvet Onion is a matter of simply posting the news of a fresh gig, a dvd release, or a fresh interview. These don’t come along every day, however, and in an attempt to widen the scope of TVO and keep our faithful readers entertained, we will be
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February 6, 2010 // 3 Comments
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