Pros From Dover

Partaaaay With The Forgery Club!

If your idea of the perfect Christmas party involves a combination of boogying, bevvying and brilliant comedy, then look no further! The Forgery Club‘s Christmas Party will be taking place on 21st December at Lowdown at The Albany, Great Portland Street in London (their original home). Hosted [...]

December 9, 2013 // 1 Comment

The Trap Almost Set

Forthcoming independent comedy horror film The Trap is nearing the end of Post Production, and as such, we thought it was high time we introduced you to it. The movie is made by FMW Films – a company set up by Alan Freestone, Fergus March & our very own James Wren.  Their first [...]

July 24, 2013 // 1 Comment

Onion Talking: Sightseeing With Richard Glover

To celebrate the release of Sightseers into UK cinemas this Friday, November 30th – we’ve been talking to members of the cast and crew. One particularly notable addition to the cast is TVO regular Richard Glover, and we were delighted to catch up with him earlier this week. Here are [...]

November 28, 2012 // 2 Comments

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

Meet Neil Cole

The beauty of The Velvet Onion is that it reaches far and wide, though sometimes that reach is so wide that its easy to miss names staring you in the face. Neil Cole is a new name to The Velvet Onion, but his name has been circling around our pages for many years and we thought it was about time [...]

May 9, 2012 // 0 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