If you thought The Lego Movie was going to be the most fun you’d have in the cinema this year then you’re sorely and rather gratifying mistaken as the sequel to 2011’s The Muppets arrives. Jason Segel and Amy Adams may well be absent from Muppets Most Wanted but the talented director James Bobin and … >
The sequel to The Inbetweeners Movie will be open in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Wednesday 6 August, it has been announced today. Directed by and written by the creators of the TV show, Iain Morris and Damon Beesley, The Inbetweeners 2 sees Jay, Neil, Simon and Will reunited in Australia. New cast … >
Sharon Rooney has revealed that she’d like to appear in Sherlock again. The My Mad Fat Diary star played a fan of Holmes in Series 3’s ‘The Empty Hearse’ earlier this year. Rooney commented: “That was amazing to be part of. I feel so honoured to be a tiny part of something so magical and … >
To celebrate the release of the Parks and Recreation complete Seasons 1-4 boxset on Monday 3 March – featuring 68 episodes plus bonus features – we’ve got boxsets to give away to two of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow @CultBoxTV and … >
To celebrate Paramount Home Media Distribution’s release of the laugh-out-loud comedy Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand from Monday 3 March, we’ve got DVDs to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow CultBox on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow @CultBoxTV and … >
ITV has re-commissioned Birds of a Feather for another series. The first run of the comedy’s revival on ITV, following a 16-year break, concluded last night. Birds of a Feather has been attracting audiences of up to 9.5 million since its launch in January, making it ITV’s most successful comedy launch in over a decade. … >
Lenny Henry has written a one-off fictionalised account of his life as a working-class teenager in 1970s Dudley. Danny and the Human Zoo centres round Danny Fearon, a talented impressionist, and his working-class Jamaican family, as he rises to fame as a stand-up comedian. The 90-minute drama is described as “a high-energy, nostalgic period piece … >
It can be a risky business, actors making up plays about actors. There’s every chance of so-called “civilians” being left cold by all the in-jokes and references to uniquely theatrical devices in the pursuit of a self-pleasuring gag. Thankfully, that doesn’t happen in tonight’s episode, although it could have been a very close call: this … >
And so BBC One’s award-winning and much-loved sitcom Outnumbered comes to an end, but does the finale do justice to the show’s seven year run? In essence, no. Sadly. It certainly doesn’t go out with a bang (though it does go out with a song; more of that later), the show leaves as humbly and … >