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Chris O'Dowd
Comedy For Sky
Chris O’Dowd is to pen a six-part comedy for Sky1, which will
be partly based on his own experiences growing up in Ireland.
The actor, best known for The IT Crowd and the film Bridesmaids, will also
star in Moone Boy, which will feature guest appearances from Steve Coogan
and Johnny Vegas.
Moone Boy is adapted from O’Dowd’s own short comedy which was screened as
part of last year’s Little Crackers.
It is a part autobiographical look at O’Dowd’s life growing up in Ireland in
1989 and will be broadcast next summer.
December
06
2011 - waveguide.co.uk
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Larry King
Wants To Be Frozen
When Larry King dies, he wants to be placed in a state of
suspended animation.
"I want to be frozen on the hope that they'll find whatever I died of and
bring me back," he tells a table of celebrities on CNN Presents: A Larry
King Special: Dinner with the Kings, broadcast this Sunday from the former
talk show host's dining room.
The announcement by the 78-year-old King momentarily stuns his dinner
companions who include Russell Brand, Seth MacFarlane, Tyra Banks and Conan
O'Brien.
December
06
2011 - waveguide.co.uk
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Richard
Osman Tops Weird List
TV presenter Richard Osman has become an unlikely heartthrob
after being named the year's top "weird crush".
The co-host of the BBC One quiz show Pointless triumphed in
an annual poll for Heat magazine, deposing last year's number one, Karl
Pilkington, Ricky Gervais's sidekick.
Other previous winners have included TV mind control expert Derren Brown and
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson.
Osman, who is also a TV executive and scriptwriter, said: "I'm about 50%
honoured and 50% embarrassed. I'm not sure whether it means I'm the best
weird crush - or the weirdest crush."
New entries in the list include Radio 1 presenter Aled Haydn Jones and The
Only Way Is Essex's Mick Norcross.
Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy, Nick Clegg, remain in the list.
Adrian Chiles, who presented Daybreak for the last time, props up the top 20
- his first entry in the list.
He said: "Beggars can't be choosers, so I'll take any compliment that comes
my way. I am aglow with pride."
Heat editor Lucie Cave said of the winner: "Richard embodies the true
character of what the Heat weird crush is all about - a smart, clever man
who wows readers with his uniqueness."
December
06
2011 - waveguide.co.uk
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