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Unseen Peter Sellers footage features in new Channel 5 documentary
Previously unseen home movie footage of Peter Sellers features in a new documentary about the comedy star coming to Channel 5, Peter Sellers: The Dark Side Of The Goon, part of a series of upcoming profiles that also includes Dudley Moore, Eric Sykes, Norman Wisdom and Diana Rigg.
British Comedy Guide, 8th September 2023Higson & Whitehouse turned down chance to revive The Avengers
Charlie Higson explained: "Years ago, me and Paul Whitehouse were approached to see if we were interested in revamping The Avengers, the original TV Avengers from the '60s. At the time, we said no, but actually, something like that would be fun."
Morgan Jeffery, Radio Times, 7th May 2023Charlie Higson & Paul Whitehouse considering The Fast Show memoir
The Fast Show team have been approached about writing a "posh coffee table" memoir about the classic sketch show but creators Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse disagree about how truthful it should be, Higson has revealed.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd February 2023Charlie Higson: 'I hope to be so unwound I can just lie on the sofa'
The comedian and author on gorging on granola, long lie-ins, zen housework and feeling totally relaxed.
Rich Pelley, The Observer, 22nd January 2023Bob Fleming is 'offensive to Covid sufferers'
Charlie Higson recreated his role for a reunion sketch with Paul Whitehouse last year, but the scene was cut by nervous executives. The skit was recorded for Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, with the genial character stumbling across Whitehouse and his pal Bob Mortimer as they recorded their hit angling series on a riverbank.
Chortle, 30th July 2022Comedians join the line-up of Laugharne Weekend
The line-up this year includes Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Jen Brister, Nick Revell, Mark Thomas and Fast Show star-turned-author Charlie Higson.
Robin Ince will reprise his 2021 Linda Smith lecture, which involved talking and smashing a watermelon. The Linda Smith Lecture was established in 2015 as an annual event to celebrate the much missed comedian's life and work and to reflect on the comedy business.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th February 2022Comedians lined up for new series of Celebrity Mastermind
Among those taking part are Ellie Taylor, Josh Widdicombe, James Acaster, Rufus Hound, Nish Kumar, Phil Wang, Nina Conti, Chris McCausland, Sophie Duker, Shazia Mirza, Ed Gamble and Charlie Higson.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th January 2022CBBC announces period family comedy Dodger
CBBC has confirmed the production of a new family comedy series, Dodger. Based on Charles Dickens's iconic characters, its stars include Christopher Eccleston as Fagin.
British Comedy Guide, 5th May 2021Why Charlie Higson was drawn to animation
When Plymouth College of Art ran a competition for members of the public to make a 60-second film about horror icon Boris Karloff, they probably didn't expect the creator of a Bafta-winning comedy show to enter.
Chortle, 27th April 2021Charlie Higson interview
The actor, author, comedian and former singer on the things that make him laugh the most.
The Guardian, 16th April 2021