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Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

  • 54 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer, producer and executive producer

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Cast revealed for Pegg & Frost sitcom Truth Seekers

The cast have been revealed for Truth Seekers, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's new sitcom for Amazon. Stars will include Samson Kayo, Susan Wokoma, Julian Barratt, Morgana Robinson and Kevin Eldon.

British Comedy Guide, 19th September 2019

Amazon buys Pegg & Frost's ghost hunting comedy

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's new comedy series about ghost hunters, Truth Seekers, has been bought for international release by streaming platform Amazon Prime Video.

British Comedy Guide, 6th August 2019

Slaughterhouse Rulez review

Simon Pegg and Michael Sheen star in a watchable jape that has plenty of charm but not enough scares.

Andrew Pulver, The Guardian, 31st October 2018

Spaced​ revisited: looking back at a cult classic

It may have been released nearly two decades ago now, but Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson's sitcom Spaced remains as hilarious and comforting as it ever was. The show is one of the great modern sitcoms and was the launching pad not only for Pegg, Stevenson and the rest of the cast, but also for director Edgar Wright.

Rob Keeling, Cult Box, 12th July 2018

Simon Pegg: 'I was lost, unhappy and an alcoholic'

The actor's tortuous depression led him to drink, then to rehab. He opens up about self-destruction, fatherhood - and his friend Tom Cruise.

Tim Jonze, The Guardian, 9th July 2018

Simon Pegg talks horror-comedy Slaughterhouse Rulez

We learned just about one year ago that Shaun of the Dead duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are launching their new production banner Stolen Picture with Slaughterhouse Rulez, a horror-comedy that Pegg and Frost will be starring in.

John Squires, Bloody Disgusting, 26th May 2018

In praise of​ Big Train

A tribute to the underrated 90s sketch-comedy gem.

Rob Keeling, Cult Box, 16th April 2018

Simon Pegg interview

"Nick Frost and I always used to love to go ghost hunting in our spare time," Simon Pegg tells me.

Elizabeth Aubrey, The Quietus, 14th April 2018

Before Spaced: Bailey, Wright & Pegg's forgotten comedy

Next week sees the 20th anniversary of Is it Bill Bailey?, a short-lived BBC Two comedy combining Bailey's stand-up routines, pop songs parodies and some genuinely funny sketches. Sketches that helped give a hint of where Wright and Pegg's careers would go in future.

Alex Nelson, i Newspaper, 15th February 2018

An oral history of the horror-comedy zombie classic

Edgar Wright's rom-zom-com is a bloodstained love letter to the undead genre. Now the film's cast and creators relive this slice of fried cinematic gold.

Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly, 20th October 2017

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