Russell Tovey
- 43 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Review | Mindhorn is the low-key comedy of the summer
New, classic British comedy earns its laughs with brilliant acting.
Tom Twardzik, Popdust, 7th June 2017Review: The Hippopotamus
The film adaptation of Stephen Fry's The Hippopotamus is no less an exposé of the writer's views and temperament than is his novel - Fry is brilliantly witty, unapologetically bawdy, and mercilessly cynical.
Catherine Sedgwick, The Upcoming, 23rd May 2017Film review: Mindhorn - acceptable in the 80s, and now
The Mighty Boosh creator/stars Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby bring their daft and weird sensibilities to this glorious silly spoof of all those tacky, pleather-wearing '80s TV detectives you only really see now in marathon re-runs. And boy do they mine it for all the comedy that it's worth.
Ross Miller, The National (Scotland), 5th May 2017TVO reviews: Mindhorn
Our roving reporter, Mog, has been lucky enough to see Mindhorn twice. The first time she was so absorbed in the film she forgot to make any notes. That probably tells you all you need to know (about both the film and her). On the second run, she was able to remember why she was there; here's her review.
Mog, The Velvet Onion, 2nd May 2017Film review: Mindhorn
Mindhorn is consistently laugh-out-loud entertaining.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd May 2017Mindhorn review
Written by Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby of The Mighty Boosh, Mindhorn arrives as a flawed but nonetheless amusing film. It begins and ends with a charismatic but frustrating hero attempting to save the day - an entertaining but by no means revelatory cinematic experience.
Helena Snider, The Upcoming, 1st May 2017The making of Mindhorn
As we count down to the official release of Mindhorn, the new film written by and starring Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby, we bring you the inside story of the development and making of the film, as told by the stars, cast and crew.
The Velvet Onion, 14th April 2017The last in the series finds the famous "going for an English" sketch from Goodness Gracious Me dissected by, among others, Meera Syal, who helped to create it. Then an impressive haul of celebs, including Nigel Planer, David Baddiel, Ricky Tomlinson, Maxine Peake, Diane Morgan, Russell Tovey and Josie Lawrence, discuss everything from Spaced, The Day Today and Blackadder to Till Death Us Do Part, all in Gogglebox style.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 1st February 2017Gold orders We Have Been Watching
Channel Gold has ordered We Have Been Watching, a new series in which some of Britain's best loved comedy pairings watch classic shows together.
British Comedy Guide, 6th September 2016Preview: Mum's the comedy word for Lesley Manville
A bittersweet new sitcom gives Lesley Manville, the Bafta-nominated drama actress in BBC1's River, the chance to go for laughs as a widow who is trying to move on with her life. The six-part series created by the writers of Russell Tovey's comedy Him & Her appealed to Manville because she felt she was known for plying big emotional classic roles and this was a good chance to do something lighter that still had character and substance.
Viv Hardwick, The Northern Echo, 13th May 2016