Anna Burnside
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Scots extras recall Monty Python and the Holy Grail
To mark the film's 40th anniversary, Scottish film distributors Park Circus have produced a new singalong version, so everyone can join in.
Anna Burnside, Daily Record, 12th October 2015The show thatz so bad itz good (& getting a BBC pilot)
It's called Funz and Gamez, and features kids being mocked. With elements of Tiswas and Noel's House Party, it's set to be a hit at the Fringe.
Anna Burnside, Daily Record, 7th August 2015Ed Byrne's heartbreaking trip to Uganda
Ed Byrne travelled to the Ugandan capital Kampala to learn about the work funded by Comic Relief donations and the diseases that kill hundreds of thousands of children across Africa.
Anna Burnside, Daily Record, 25th February 2015Why Rab C Nesbitt is still a vested interest
He may have cut back on the sauce, but Govan's resident philosopher remains a captivating proposition, says Anna Burnside.
Anna Burnside, The Independent, 3rd October 201125 years of Rab C Nesbitt
Those seeking some light relief from the grim news in 1986 might have unleashed a guffaw or three at the BBC Scotland sketch show, Naked Video, in which Gregor Fisher wore a grubby string vest and glottal-stopped his way through a series of Buckfast-soaked stream-of-consciousness philosophy lectures. Later, when the character spun off into his own series, Rab C Nesbitt's mockit headband, disintegrating trainers and wino wisdom took the underclass into everyone's living room.
Anna Burnside, The Scotsman, 4th September 2011Desperate Fishwives bring Doric comedy to small screen
It is most disappointing when Craig Pike, a founder member of the comedy troupe behind Desperate Fishwives, telephones. "Hello," he says politely, in a voice that could be coming from Bearsden. Where is my rolling Doric greeting? Would not "fit like, quine?" have been more appropriate?
Anna Burnside, The Sunday Times, 7th February 2010