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Johnny Vegas
Johnny Vegas

Johnny Vegas

  • 54 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Press clippings Page 14

Early Man review: A joyous claymation comedy

After a brief flirtation with Hollywood's DreamWorks, Bristol animation studio Aardman is back on home turf with Early Man. In this joyous claymation comedy, Wallace And Gromit director Nick Park poses that age-old question: what would happen if Stone Age Britons and Bronze Age Europeans slugged it out at football?

Andy Lea, The Daily Express, 28th January 2018

Early Man review: doesn't quite hit the back of the net

A team of prehistoric footballers take to the pitch in the latest stop motion animation from Aardman.

Will Gore, The Spectator, 26th January 2018

Johnny Vegas clarifies swear-filled NTAs 'barney'

Johnny Vegas has since clarified his hilarious reaction to Peter Kay's Car Share winning at the National Television Awards 2018. The 46-year-old was spotted shouting 'You b*****d' towards actor James Baxter.

Metro, 24th January 2018

Review: Early Man

Fun but forgettablel.

Chris Aitken, Short Com, 15th January 2018

Early Man review: a gloriously funny tale

It's so important to choose the right materials for the task at hand, and when it comes to animating a pig nervously giving a back massage to a fat man in the bath, only Plasticine will do.

Robbie Collin, The Telegraph, 14th January 2018

Early Man brings Brexit to the bronze age

The studio's latest stop-motion epic is a timely story about a stone age English tribe playing footie against sophisticated continentals.

Steve Rose, The Guardian, 14th January 2018

Johnny Vegas interview

Johnny Vegas is Still Open to learning from Sir David​ Jason.

The Sunday Post, 24th December 2017

Blackpool Express breaks Gold's ratings record

Murder On The Blackpool Express has been a ratings smash-hit for UKTV, having become the highest-ever rating show on its Gold channel. The comedy drama, starring Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson and a host of TV favourites has drawn in 1.72 million viewers since its premiere on Gold on 11th November.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th November 2017

Murder On The Blackpool Express preview

While Murder On The Blackpool Express is probably not an instant classic, the playfulness of its fine cast make it an affable diversion, and a happy slice of family viewing (9.30pm actually seems like too late a slot) that could bear many a bank holiday repeat.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th November 2017

Murder on the Blackpool Express review

Murder on the Blackpool Express, the latest original comedy-drama from GOLD, was a nicely rambunctious Northern take on a classic multi-suspect whodunnit recently given the big-budget film treatment (again).

Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 11th November 2017

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