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Photographer Rich Hardcastle is crowdfunding to produce a hardback book containing portraits of comedians taken during his 25 year career. The KickStarter page explains: “Whilst recently trawling old hard drives and negative files, Rich has discovered a treasure trove of rare and revealing
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June 29, 2017 // 0 Comments
Although we don’t get too much opportunity to write about the awesome Spaced, the seminal 90’s comedy show features a couple of TVO-faces, so we had to share this new artwork with you. Entitled ‘A-1 tip top clubbing jam fair’ after Tyres O’Flaherty’s (Michael
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May 15, 2016 // 0 Comments
Here at The Velvet Onion, we try to focus on the real, genuine news stories surrounding the alternative comedians who make up our family of frequent collaborators. We leave their personal lives very much off limits – as cute as all those Velvet Babies are these days – and don’t
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August 15, 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… MAGIC UNLEASHED WITH STRANGE & NORRELL Sunday, 9pm, BBC ONE This week sees the long awaited
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May 11, 2015 // 0 Comments
This week marks the tenth anniversary of Shaun of the Dead being released in UK cinemas, and to celebrate, director Edgar Wright has made the scripts to all three parts of his Three Cornettos Trilogy available to download for free. Each film in the series – Shaun…, Hot
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April 9, 2014 // 0 Comments
The trailer and theatrical poster for forthcoming animated movie The Boxtrolls have been released. The adaptation of children’s fantasy novel Here Be Monsters! is stop motion 3-D adventure, set in the town of Cheesebridge, where the wealthy inhabitants are seemingly under siege from sewer
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March 7, 2014 // 0 Comments
Sharon Horgan has been cast in a new rom-com, Man Up, which is currently filming in London. The film stars Spaced legend Simon Pegg alongside American actress Lake Bell, Count Arthur Strong regular Rory Kinnear, the inimitable Ken Stott and, of course, the magnificent Sharon Horgan as a
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February 25, 2014 // 0 Comments
The critically acclaimed box office smash The World’s End finally opens in US cinemas this week, and whilst we’d be recommending it to you regardless, the inclusion of a few TVO regulars sweetens the deal somewhat. The film, directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg & Nick
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August 21, 2013 // 0 Comments
If, like us, you’re ridiculously excited about the impending release of The World’s End, then the following YouTube video will be a slice of fried gold. The film – which features appearances by Alice Lowe and Steve Oram – is the final part of Simon Pegg & Edgar
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June 28, 2013 // 0 Comments
The first teaser trailer for The World’s End premiered today. The film reunites the creative trio behind the enormously brilliant Shaun Of The Dead and the somehow even better Hot Fuzz for the third and final film in their infamous Cornetto trilogy. Stars Simon Pegg & Nick Frost
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May 8, 2013 // 0 Comments
Richard Ayoade has joined the cast of upcoming animated movie The Boxtrolls. An adaptation of Here Be Monsters! – the incredibly popular fantasy novel for younger readers by Alan Snow, the 3-D film will be made via a combination of stop motion and cgi. Set for release in 2014, it tells the
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February 12, 2013 // 1 Comment
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
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
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