Benedict Cumberbatch
- 47 years old
- English
- Actor
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New cast announced for Good Omens series 2
Pete Firman, Andi Osho, Toast Of Tinseltown's Tim Downie and Two Doors Down actor Alex Norton are all joining the second series of Good Omens. Stage star Sian Phillips is also joining the cast, but Benedict Cumberbatch and Frances McDormand won't be back.
Chortle, 26th January 2022Red Nose Day 2021 is on Friday 19th March
Red Nose Day 2021 has been confirmed for Friday 19th March. Highlights of the Comic Relief fundraising day will include Dawn French as the Vicar of Dibley and a new instalment of the sitcom Staged.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd February 2021Radio comedy reviews
New radio comedy is often disappointing. So welcome back Down The Line - the phone-in show with a twist. Also a look at Cabin Pressure which has started a repeat run, and comedy documentary What's Funny About...
Charlotte Runcie, The Telegraph, 20th May 2020Comedy actors to voice The Tiger Who Came To Tea
The voice cast for Channel 4's animated special The Tiger Who Came To Tea will include Tamsin Greig, David Walliams and Paul Whitehouse.
British Comedy Guide, 29th July 2019Tennant & Sheen: the double act we never knew we needed
Amazon Prime's Good Omens, the new Terry Pratchett adaptation - starring Michael Sheen, Jon Hamm and David Tennant - is 'fantasy at its best'.
Sara Wallis, The Mirror, 1st June 2019Good Omens review - The first three episodes
Having enjoyed the first three episodes I can't wait to see what's in store for the final three.
Greg Ellwood, Entertainment Focus, 20th May 2019Benedict Cumberbatch joins Good Omens ahead of 31st May launch
It's been revealed that Benedict Cumberbatch will play Satan in Good Omens, as Amazon announces that the much-anticipated comedy drama will launch worldwide on 31st May.
British Comedy Guide, 14th February 2019Cabin Pressure turns 10: the sitcom that broke records
It has won numerous awards, broken BBC Radio 4 records, launched the career of "a once in a generation writer" and spawned a devoted, international fan base with a particular enthusiasm for travelling lemons and otter storage dilemmas. It's the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure - which for 10 years has chronicled life at a tiny (fictional) charter airline. But it is also a programme that very nearly didn't get made.
Kate Whannel, BBC, 2nd July 2018Benedict Cumberbatch wants to make Cabin Pressure Series 5
Benedict Cumberbatch has said he'd like to make more episode of the hit Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure.
British Comedy Guide, 30th July 2017Preview - The Graham Norton Show
With the 2017 movie scene kicking off to a good start with the likes of award winning productions such as La La Land and Lion, and new music from Ed Sheeran and Coldplay, The Graham Norton Show's most recent series has had a rather star-studded guest line-up.
Eloise Craven-Todd, On The Box, 3rd March 2017