William Vandyck is an actor, writer and ex-barrister. [1]
William Vandyck is an actor, writer and ex-barrister. [1]
William Vandyck co-wrote and starred in the BBC Radio 4 series And Now In Colour , which also starred Tim Firth, Tim de Jong and Michael Rutger; one of the Christmas specials of this show won silver medal at the New York Festivals. He was also the host of the BBC Radio 4 comedy panel series King Stupid , which later became The 99p Challenge , presented by Sue Perkins, and featured in other Radio 4 comedies such as The Intelligence Men and The Legendary Series. During lockdown he also hosted "What Are You Doing?" on community radio station Penarth Sounds. On TV he co-wrote and starred in BBC's It's a Mad World, World, World, World with Alistair McGowan and Caroline Aherne. He also featured as "Man at Till" in The Return of Mr Bean with Rowan Atkinson, and appeared in The Imaginatively Titled Punt and Dennis Show with Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, and Ripley and Scuff . His scripts won Pozzitive Productions' Funnydotcomp and Sitcom Mission in 2023. His play "Get Away" will be performed at the Rhondda Arts Festival, Treorchy in 2024.
William Vandyck is the author of ten children's books, including The Punctuation Repair Kit. Also, with Tim de Jongh, How to Get Away With Absolutely Anything and How To Do Your Homework in Ten Seconds Flat and, with Tim Scott (who co-starred with him in And Now In Colour as Tim de Jong), The Musketeers Adventure Agency and Tony and Cleo's Interesting Year. [2]
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David Edward Williams, known professionally as David Walliams, is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain (2003–2006) and Come Fly With Me (2010–2011). From 2012 to 2022, Walliams was a judge on the television talent show competition Britain's Got Talent on ITV. He is also a writer of children's books, having sold more than 37 million copies worldwide.
The Now Show is a British radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, which satirises the week's news. The show is a mixture of stand-up, sketches and songs hosted by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. The show used to feature regular appearances by Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin, a monologue by Marcus Brigstocke, and music by Mitch Benn, Pippa Evans or Adam Kay, but later featured a much wider range of contributors.
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Sally Elizabeth Phillips is an English actress, comedian, and television presenter. She co-created and was one of the writers of the sketch comedy show Smack the Pony. She is also known for her roles in Jam & Jerusalem as Natasha "Tash" Vine, Miranda as Tilly, I'm Alan Partridge as Sophie, Parents as Jenny Pope, Set the Thames on Fire as Colette in 2015, Zapped as Slasher Morgan, and her guest appearances as the fictional Prime Minister of Finland Minna Häkkinen in the US TV series Veep. Phillips also co-starred in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as Mrs Bennet and in the role of Shazza in all three films of the Bridget Jones franchise.
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And Now in Colour was a radio comedy programme that aired on BBC Radio 4 for two series and two half-hour Christmas specials between March 1990 and December 1991. It starred Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck and has since been repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra, most recently in 2021.
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