Paul Kaye
- 59 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Review: Anna and the Apocalypse
Anna and the Apocalypse is a fun film and, those fancying a giggle could do a lot worse than this.
Philip Caveney, Bouquets & Brickbats, 8th December 2018Anna and the Apocalypse review
Fun addition to the zombie mashup canon, with secondary-school pupil Anna battling the undead with showtunes.
Cath Clarke, The Guardian, 4th December 2018The fantasy sitcom starring James Buckley as an office drone cast into a magical parallel world returns for a third series in which Howell and Brian have swapped realms. Mild amusement ensues, but a decent cast that includes Steve Coogan and a manic Paul Kaye is not well served by the workmanlike writing.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 17th October 2018A wickedly witty send up but are the Windsors watching?
This Royal Wedding special was bursting with ideas like a box of exploding confetti.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 16th May 2018Zapped Series 3 confirmed
Fantasy-based sitcom Zapped is to return to channel Dave for a third series. Six new episodes are being filmed for broadcast later in 2018.
British Comedy Guide, 26th April 2018Ali G vs Trump - and other inspired spoof interviews
Fifteen years ago, when Donald Trump was merely a business tycoon and not the most controversial US president since Nixon, he found himself face to face with Sacha Baron Cohen's cult comedy alter-ego: aspiring UK rapper Ali G. Now that Diane Morgan's Philomena Cunk is currently rekindling the trend for spoof interviews, we look back at one of the best.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 4th April 2018Sky confirms more Urban Myths episodes
Jack Whitehall, Ade Edmondson, David Suchet, Noel Fielding, Sheila Hancock and Philip Glenister are amongst the stars of Sky Arts' 2018 Urban Myths episodes.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2017Paul Kaye interview
We chatted to actor Paul Kaye about playing wizards, the musical Matilda, and his move from celebrity satire to serious drama...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 19th October 2017All the jokes in Zapped, this formulaic farce have been done decades ago and much better by the late Sir Terry Pratchett in his Discworld novels.
Mind you, Sir Terry's imagination was so fecund that he didn't leave much space for his successors.
James Buckley plays an inept office worker who ends up in a world of swords and sorcery, under the drunken protection of a useless wizard (Paul Kaye).
Beset by fake soothsayers, devious politicians and thuggish city guards, he's dismayed to discover that even the magic doesn't work properly.
Fantasy sitcom has been done brilliantly by the live- action puppet series Yonderland, over on Sky. Zapped simply feels derivative.
On the other hand, it does feature doltish coppers with dainty wings called Fairies and wizards with Jethro Tull beards.
That's got to be worth a titter. Just don't expect too many laughs and you won't be disappointed.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 13th October 2017James Buckley & Paul Kaye
We talk to stars James Buckley and Paul Kaye, with producer Kerry Waddell on hand, on the set of Zapped Series 2.
British Comedy Guide, 9th October 2017