Sally Phillips
Tickets for Edinburgh Fringe shows have gone on sale, and once again, a number of TVO faces are heading on up to the Scottish city throughout August. Making welcome returns after prolonged absences this year are Katy Brand and Colin Hoult – who appear with their shows I Was a Teenage
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April 27, 2016 // 0 Comments
Set The Thames on Fire, a film about a dystopian future London, which features Noel Fielding amongst its cast, enjoyed its UK premier at LOCO this week. Of course we were there to take notes… Beautifully-imagined and uncomfortably visceral (in a good way), this fractionally-autobiographical
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April 24, 2016 // 0 Comments
Dark comedy fantasy film Set the Thames on Fire, which features Noel Fielding amongst its cast, will be premiering at the 2016 Palm Springs International Festival. Director Ben Charles Edwards’ debut feature follows the story of two boys who fall through the clockwork of a flooded,
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December 29, 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
Noel Fielding is to appear in a new film due out next year. Set The Thames On Fire is written by Al Joshua and directed by Ben Charles Edwards. It’s produced by Sadie Frosts Blonde To Black Pictures which specialises in nurturing young talent. According to the director the film is the
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May 22, 2014 // 1 Comment
To celebrate the launch of the new iPlayer, the BBC have announced a series of seven original comedy shorts created by and starring some of Britain’s best comedians, who were invited to create ‘something they’ve always wanted to write or perform’. There was no specified length
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March 16, 2014 // 1 Comment
Anthology comedy Crackanory has been recommissioned for a second series, it has been revealed. The show, which was made for and broadcast by UK freeview channel Dave, featured the cream of British comedy both involved with the short stories told across live action sequences or animation, and sat
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March 3, 2014 // 3 Comments
Now that Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight is well underway, the channel has uploaded the collected trailers for the run to their official YouTube page. These monochrome slices of fun feature a whole host of stars, including the likes of Noel Fielding talking to Vic Reeves, Sharon Horgan being
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August 17, 2012 // 1 Comment
Channel 4 have released more details of their Funny Fortnight next month, which features more than a smattering of TVO regulars and influences. Over 30 hours of programming across two weeks of television, the season promises brand new shows, excellent stand up and familiar faces staging their
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July 20, 2012 // 0 Comments
As part of our retrospective posts about the Boosh radio series, in honour of it’s tenth anniversary, our editor took a close look at the the names, faces and programming which helped pave the way for The Mighty Boosh, and indeed everything we cover at The Velvet Onion. Continually drawn back
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November 1, 2011 // 2 Comments
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