Phil Whelans

Apocalypse Now (Well, December 8th)

We’ve previously mentioned that there’s a unique and exciting comedy event taking place in December, which is being organised by the very marvellous Forgery Club. Well now we have some more information to share with you… The Forgery Club End-Of-The-World Extravaganza, ‘Club [...]

November 24, 2012 // 0 Comments

Funny Fortnight Favourites!

Details have emerged of the exact transmission times for much of the programming in Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight – which features a number of TVO faces in new productions and old favourites. These include Julia Davis and Sharon Horgan in Bad Sugar, Matt Berry in Toast Of [...]

August 13, 2012 // 3 Comments

Edinburgh 2012: The Non-Onion Round Up

The Edinburgh Festival is now well under way, with a number of TVO regulars appearing amongst the hundreds of shows vying for your attention. With the likes of Rachel Stubbings, Dave McNeill, Sarah Kendall, Paul Foot, Phil Whelans and Waen Shepherd all jumping around stages in the name of funny [...]

August 6, 2012 // 2 Comments

Edinburgh 2012: The Onion Round-Up

It’s almost time for The Edinburgh Fringe once more, and as ever, there’s a liberal sprinkling of TVO favourites heading up to Scotland throughout August. The wonderful Rachel Stubbings makes her Edinburgh debut with Stubbing Out Problems, whilst David McNeill returns to the Fringe [...]

July 30, 2012 // 4 Comments

Chat Show Roulette

Some familiar names almost crept past our peepers in a new show to come from the Soho Theatre! Chat Show Roulette is a new take on the traditional chat show format, there will be a host and three guests, but the guests are all comedy performers and they won’t know who their characters are [...]

June 25, 2012 // 5 Comments

Fright Night With The Forgery Club!

A sprinkling of TVO favourites are set to take over the Udderbelly on London’s Southbank as part of a special Forgery Club event. Hosted by Pros From Dover, who of course feature TVO regulars Richard Glover and Phil Whelans, the event on Friday 13th April will see the likes of Hot [...]

February 23, 2012 // 0 Comments

The Forgery Club Christmas Get Together

Last month saw the demise of The Forgery Club at the Albany: the immensely popular, regular club night which often played host to TVO friends and favourites. But, like James Bond, The Forgery Club was always going to return – and whilst a new permanent home is sourced, it is set to takeover [...]

November 7, 2011 // 1 Comment

Forgery Club At The Movies

A bevvy of TVO faces are to appear at a very special Forgery Club event in London later this month. Entitled Forgery Club At The Movies, the latest concoction from the mighty Bob Pipe and the team promises  jam-packed night of movie related sketches, characters and fun, featuring some of the [...]

September 5, 2011 // 0 Comments

Pros From Dover: Their Finest Hour

The Velvet Onion has learned of an intriguing showcase featuring the familiar faces that make up sketch troupe Pros From Dover next month at the Leicester Square Theatre. The comedic trio features TVO’s very own Richard Glover (The Mighty Boosh, Lifespam, Wunderland etc) alongside a man [...]

May 26, 2011 // 1 Comment

Kim Noble at the ICA

The Fix (whose name you may recognise as the promoter behind Fulchfest) have announced some new comedy happenings, and we’re delighted to see Booshniverse members featuring! First off is The Last of the Red Wine a collaboratively written semi improvised sitcom about the art world which [...]

February 12, 2011 // 0 Comments