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Harry Hill releases silent rom-com film The Last Caveman
Thursday 9th November 2023
Harry Hill has written and stars in The Last Caveman, a silent, slapstick rom-com film about a prehistoric man, co-starring Holly Burn, Nick Helm and Jason Forbes.
Lenny Henry set to film his acclaimed play August In England
Saturday 7th October 2023
Lenny Henry is turning his acclaimed one-man play August In England into a film. The comedian's playwriting debut received rapturous reviews and he is now seeking to screen a performance in cinemas or adapt the production into a feature film.
Fat Friends looks set to become a film
Thursday 14th September 2023
Fat Friends, the comedy drama on ITV in the 2000s, looks set to be made into a film, with producers hoping original stars James Corden and Ruth Jones will reprise their roles.
Jimmy Carr writes his first film, the Downton Abbey spoof Fackham Hall
Thursday 7th September 2023
Jimmy Carr has written his debut screenplay, Fackham Hall, a Downton Abbey period spoof in the style of Airplane!. Co-written with his brother Patrick and The Dawson Brothers, it will begin shooting in the UK next year and stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Thomasin McKenzie, Emma Laird and Katherine Waterston.
Linda Robson & Dapper Laughs shoot crime comedy film Bermondsey Tales
Saturday 10th June 2023
Currently shooting in London, gangster comedy film Bermondsey Tales stars Gary Webster and an eclectic supporting cast, including Linda Robson, Dapper Laughs, John Hannah, Vicki Michelle, Ricky Grover, Vas Blackwood and Maisie Smith.
Tom Basden, Tim Key and Carey Mulligan to star in One For The Money
Thursday 4th May 2023
One For The Money, a comedy film charting the story of an eccentric lottery winner, will star Tom Basden, Tim Key and Carey Mulligan.
Nina Conti inhabits Monkey alter-ego for dark comedy movie Sunlight
Monday 24th April 2023
Nina Conti stars and directs Sunlight, "a hilariously dark and unconventional love story" co-starring and written by the Pajama Men's Shenoah Allen, in which the ventriloquist inhabits her Monkey alter-ego.
Kimberley Nixon shoots festive rom-com A Cottage Christmas
Friday 7th April 2023
Fresh Meat star Kimberley Nixon has shot festive rom-com A Cottage Christmas, filmed over 15 days in Dorset last month and co-starring Poppy Gilbert.
Stewart Lee and Michael Cumming developing a film about Kevin Eldon
Friday 7th April 2023
Stewart Lee and Brass Eye director Michael Cumming are developing a film about their regular collaborator Kevin Eldon and the Irish singer Val Doonican.
Your Christmas Or Mine? sequel starts filming next month
Thursday 23rd March 2023
Your Christmas Or Mine?, the festive rom-com starring Asa Butterfield, Cora Kirk, Daniel Mays and Angela Griffin, written by sketch comic Tom Parry, is returning for a sequel set in the French Alps.