Victoria Wood The Albert Hall Parody of Jane McDonald 2/3
Victoria Wood - Christmas Special
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Victoria Wood As Seen On TV - Doctor Who parody
- Date of Birth: 19 May, 1953
- Place of Birth: Prestwich, Lancashire , England
- Biography: Victoria Wood CBE (born 19 May 1953 in Prestwich, Lancashire) is a BAFTA award winning English comedienne, actor, singer and writer, educated at Bury Grammar Girls' School. Wood has written and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and her live stand-up comedy act is interspersed with her own compositions,... Read more
Filmography
- Ballet Shoes (2007)
- Happy Birthday BAFTA (2007)
- Housewife, 49 (2006)
- Greatest TV Comedy Moments (2005)
- The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
- Victoria Wood: Moonwalking (2004)
- Big Fat Documentary (2004)
- Night of a Thousand Faces (2001)
- The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999)
- Dinnerladies (1999)
- Wetty Hainthropp Investigates (1999)
- The Wind in the Willows (1997)
News
By Julie Carpenter
dailyexpress.co.uk –
2009-09-25
Both are starring in this revival of Victoria Wood's 1978 play set during a talent contest at downmarket Manchester "nitespot" Bunter's. Concentrating on the backstage chat between Babycham-slurping, aspiring star Julie and her frumpy friend Maureen, the play garlanded Wood... ... Full Article
Longest running cinema wins funds
bbc.co.uk –
2009-07-09
The Phoenix cinema in East Finchley has operated for 99 years and will be transformed to its art deco look dating from 1938. It remained open during wartime and was one of the first cinemas in London to show "talkies"... ... Full Article
Victoria Wood filming Christmas special?
digitalspy.co.uk –
2009-06-24
Victoria Wood is recording a Christmas special for BBC One, it has been reported. According to The Guardian , the comedienne has agreed to film a new show, her first in nine years since Victoria Wood With All The Trimmings... ... Full Article
Who is funnier, men or women? After thousands of years of civilisation, you would think we had moved on from this stone age level of gender debate, but no. ... Full Article
Jo Brand praises Victoria Wood
digitalspy.co.uk –
2009-05-29
Jo Brand has praised Victoria Wood for her early stand-up work when women were barely represented in the medium. The comedian told The Independent that it took her a long time to enter the profession after an early job as... ... Full Article
Peter Doherty keeps his shirt on
thisislondon.co.uk –
2009-02-23
Opinion on Peter (formerly Pete) Doherty tends to be split between those who regard him as a poet in the mould of Byron, Bukowski and Baudrillard, for whom the conventions of everyday life are to be treated with haughty disdain... ... Full Article