Mrs Robinson I Presume – The Velvet Onion

Onion Talking: Paul Kaye on Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

This weekend sees the long-awaited launch of BBC One’s fantasy epic Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, based on the best selling book of the same name, and adapted by the makers of Wallander, Sherlock and Dotor Who. Set during the Napoleonic Wars in an alternate England where magic was once [...]

May 15, 2015 // 4 Comments

So Hot Right Now #27

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… W1A RETURNS Smash hit mockumentary W1A returns on Thursday for its second series, with an extended [...]

April 20, 2015 // 1 Comment

Mrs Robinson, I Presume

A new radio play written by and starring Tracy Ann Oberman airs next week. Telling the real life story behind the 1967 movie The Graduate, Mrs Robinson, I Presume features a star-studded cast including John Simm (Life on Mars, Doctor Who) as director Mike Nichols, Paul Kaye as producer [...]

April 18, 2015 // 0 Comments