Charlie Higson

Known for Acting

7/3/1958(Age 67)

Frome, Somerset, England, UK

Biography

Charlie Higson is an English actor, comedian, author and former singer.

Known For (44 credits)

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The 1970s: Those Were the Days

2024

An affectionate look at life in 1970s Britain - the news, fads, fashions, music and more.

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Mog's Christmas

2023

Mog feels a little ignored during the Thomas family's Christmas preparations. When she spots the huge Christmas tree, she freaks out and climbs to the roof, where she refuses to move no matter how hard the family tries.

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

2023

Russell, alongside celebrity guests, expert witnesses, and historians, will interrogate the reputation of a famous face from history in order to determine whether they’re sinned against or a sinner. By the end of each episode, Russell will call upon his panel of celebrities to cast a vote and settle, once and for all, the burning question: Evil or Genius?

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Peter Sellers: Genius at Work

2023

An intimate portrait of the comic genius and one of Britain's greatest comic actors, with rare home movie footage of him at play. Peter Sellers' friends recall his obsessions with his leading ladies, superstitions, and a complicated relationship with his devoted mother. Plus, contributors, including Nanette Newman, Audrey Nicholson, Valerie Leon, and Charlie Higson, celebrate his multifaceted brilliance.

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Madness: The Get up!

2021

Lets face it, entertaining is the only thing we’re any good at… so we got together with Charlie Higson (from The Fast Show) and concocted a show featuring live music, new and classic Madness songs, comedy, some incredibly special guests and even Mike Barson playing the part of HRH Queen Elizabeth II. We’re calling it “The Get Up” we’re filming it at London’s Palladium and we’re beaming it into your Gogglebox of choice on 14th May 2021.

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases

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The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases

2020

Bono estente! It's been over 25 years since quickfire sketch show classic The Fast Show first hit our screens, and what better way to celebrate its enduring success than with a two-hour extravaganza of archive clips, cast interviews and rarely seen footage?

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How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

2018

This documentary explores the legacy of one of the most notorious British sitcoms of all time. Launching alternative comedy onto our screens, the show made household names of its performers and writers and proved to be a huge influence, despite the BBC reportedly being baffled by what they'd commissioned back in 1982. Never before had a flagship comedy show contained so much violence, depravity and anarchy - it was a shot across the bow to mainstream comedians that things would never be the same again.

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Richard Osman's House of Games

2017

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

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Professor Branestawm Returns

2015

When Lady Pagwell dies, leaving a legacy to fund local inventing, Professor Branestawm thinks his money troubles are over. But scheming councillor Haggerstone insists an inventing contest be held to decide who gets the cash.

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Sean Connery: In His Own Words

2015

Featuring archive interviews with Sean Connery from over 50 years in the business. Friends, actors and directors including Robert Carlyle, Dougray Scott, Laurence Fishburne, Terry Gilliam and George Lucas pay tribute to Scotland's greatest movie star as he celebrates his 85th birthday.

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

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The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

2014

Harry Hill stars in this comedy based on Norman Hunter's books. The Professor has a fight on his hands when a councillor tries to run him out of town for being a nuisance.

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

2014

This series is presented by self-confessed Python nut Hugh Bonneville, each show with a group of five famous comedians remembering their favourite Python moments. Each guest chooses a sketch (or two) and it's played with their comments..