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Christopher Guest talks to Jay Richardson about his first TV series, Family Tree
16/07/2013 … Christopher Guest is best known for playing Spinal Tap guitarist Nigel Tufnell, an experience that led to him writing, directing and acting in a series of acclaimed…
© BBC/NBCUniversal Chris O'Dowd and the rest of the cast talk Family Tree
16/07/2013 … It’s the press junket to launch his latest show, Family Tree, but Christopher Guest has cried off sick, leaving journalists and cast to speak about him in the…
15/07/2013 … Our annual lists of Fringe highlights – one each weekday for the next fortnight and arbitrarily categorised and ordered – starts with the people who need…
Des talks to Jay Richardson about his latest challenge
11/07/2013 … Des Bishop is on a break from his job as a restaurant welcomer when I ring him in Hegang, a Chinese city on the border with Russia.
© BBC/Fremantle Productions Steve Bennett on last night's opening episode
09/07/2013 … Since the ratings success of old-fashioned sitcoms such as Mrs Brown’s Boys and Miranda, the BBC has looked backwards for inspiration as it searches for its next…
08/07/2013 … Through Spaced and Shaun Of The Dead, Simon Pegg made his name by playing the millennial slacker, an adult trapped in a teenager’s mindset.
Ten genuine(ish) musical collaborations
02/07/2013 … With Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock all working – or rumoured to be working – with musicians on future projects, here’s our entirely arbitrary…
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