Hebburn nominated in National Television Awards
Hebburn has been nominated in the Best Comedy category in the National Television Awards. The National Television Awards are voted for by the public visiting the official website; over five million votes were cast for last year’s awards. The BBC sitcom, created and written by Jason Cook about his home town, was broadcast last autumn, […]
Our Day Out, from Scouse to Geordie
Willy Russell’s tragi-comedy Our Day Out opens this evening at Newcastle’s People’s Theatre, with the action moved from Liverpool to the North East. Our Day Out opens The People’s Theatre’s autumn season, which also includes Alan Bennett’s The History Boys. The play, originally written for the BBC’s Play of the Week in 1977 and adapted […]
Patrick Monahan and Hebburn stars complete Great North Run
Patrick Monahan and Hebburn actors Victoria Elliott and Neil Grainger have completed the Bupa Great North Run, raising almost £2000 for charity.
North East comedians support People’s Assembly launch
Comedians, actors and musicians gathered in Newcastle last night for a variety show to launch The People’s Assembly in the North East.
The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek: BBC2 series to air in October
A six-part series featuring sketch group The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek will be broadcast on BBC Two in October. Filming on the six-part show began in November last year at the BBC’s Pacific Quay studios in Glasgow following a successful pilot. Now, the BBC have confirmed that the series will air on BBC […]
Comedians rally against “unjust” austerity in Newcastle
North East comedians Kate Fox and Mr Drayton are to appear in Newcastle tonight to protest against austerity measures.
Luke Perry, the dead rock God
Luke Perry is to play a former rock God in a new British comedy film, Giggle Beats can exclusively reveal.
Interview: Fiona Gillies talks about City Slacker
Image: Fiona Gillies and Tom Conti, © City Slacker Ltd / Richard Pavitt City Slacker, an indie British comedy film, makes its television debut today on Sky Movies. The film stars Fiona Gillies as Amanda, a business woman who is desperate to have a baby with minimal inconvenience, known to comedy fans as Becky in […]
