Early in January, when promo clips for the Irish TV show Dan & Becs (RTÉ) began to find their way onto the net, initial reponses ran the gamut from confusion to revulsion. “Please, please, please tell me this is a piss-take,” went one online comment. “This is serious?” asked someone else. “Is this show reality [...]
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On Mockumentary
Posted in Features, Film, tagged Guest & Levy, Mockumentary, Waiting for Guffman on February 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Bill Nighy, Actor
Posted in Film, Interviews, Theatre, tagged Bill Nighy, Notes on a Scandal, The Vertical Hour on February 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
First Published: The Irish Times, February 3, 2007
WAITING FOR Bill Nighy in a cafe on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, I find myself sinking into a state of deep dread. There’s no easy way to put it – this cafe is a dive. In fact, I realise, this cafe is a pub. A dark, subterranean, regulars-only [...]