John Thomson moving away from acting & back to stand-up

Comedy actor John Thomson is putting his TV career on hold - after realising he could earn a fortune by going back to his roots as a stand-up comedian.

John Thomson: I've been sober for six years

John Thomson, star of Cold Feet and The Fast Show, talks about conquering his demons and his new TV role in Strange Hill High.

Fast Show's John Thomson returns to London circuit

Former Fast Show actor John Thomson is back on the London comedy circuit, with an appearance at the Good Ship Comedy Club in Kilburn.

An earlier slot might have been more suitable for this rudimentary animated children's fable. It's a gruesome, cautionary tale about love, greed and a giant crab, written by Tim Gallagher and Joel Veitch, and produced by Baby Cow. Steve Coogan narrates the story of a miserably creepy, grey old man, Uncle Wormsley, whose sole companion is a huge crab that he keeps in a cage and to whom he feeds the neighbours' pets. Across town lives the spoilt Johnnie, whose parents are obscenely wealthy and who is given everything he wants. But the one thing he craves is a giant crab and so his father enters into a devilish pact with the mysterious "crab-catchers". Julian Barratt, John Thomson and Julia Davis provide the voices.

Review: Ross Noble's film debut, Stitches

On the surface of Ross Noble's film debut lies a well-worn cinematic angle: a killer clown, played by comedian Noble, is out for revenge on a group of kids who take a prank too far. Stitches is advertised as a horror/black comedy. As far as I'm concerned, it's mission accomplished; though forget pigeonholing it into a genre.

John Thomson: I'd definitely do more Cold Feet

John Thomson talks toMetro about the possibility of more Cold Feet, whether he would return to Coronation Street and his new show No County For Old Men.

Fast Show stars Thomson and Day hoping for new series

The Fast Show stars John Thomson and Simon Day have said that they hope the programme will return following its brief online comeback.

Fast Show stars blame panel shows for killing TV comedy

The reunited cast of The Fast Show - including Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Caroline Aherne and John Thomson - have claimed that British comedy is being stifled by the number of panel shows on television.

New 'Fast Show' scenes revealed

Hit sketch show The Fast Show is making a return, with John Thomson slipping back into Jazz Club host Louis Balfour's polo neck jumper in newly-released scene pictures.

There's a terrible disaster with Big Top tonight. "The BBC is screening another episode?" you may ask. Well, yes it is. But the disaster in question is Lizzie's skydiver breaking his right leg.

He's in hospital in plaster but Lizzie (Amanda Holden) isn't worried yet - his left one still works... Oh dear, now it doesn't. Now she's worried. Just what is a girl in a red coat and giant black knickers supposed to do?

The audience expect a death-defying act but all Lizzie has are a Hi-de-Hi! escapee and her dog, two terrible clowns, a snide Baldrick lookalike and a man in green spandex and silver foil. Unless Erasmus (Tony Robinson) finally lets his hatred of Plonky the Clown (John Thomson) reach psycho killer proportions, the only thing that risks death is the show's script.

Lizzie offers a £100 bonus to anybody who comes up with an act to save the day. But with a team of idiots surrounding her, the suggestions aren't good.