For those who enjoyed our earlier vid of Rik voicing Peeves in the Harry Potter computer game, here’s Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) talking about Rik’s brilliant performance that was ultimately sadly cut.

This week we publish the paperback edition of @talkingbottom.bsky.social, a homage to the Rik Mayall / Adrian Edmondson sitcom. It’s written by @paultanter.bsky.social, Mat Brooks and Angela Pearson, founders of the podcast of the same name. The full story from @chortle.bsky.social is below ⤵️

Ah that’s a shame. Had the pleasure of directing Michael Madsen on a TV show and he was a wonderful man and very collaborative actor with a fantastic CV. He will be missed.

“It’s ARRIVED!” The postman gave our knocker a damn good banging and dropped off some FANTASTIC Talking Bottom calendars that we’ll be giving away over Christmas. Look out for some suspiciously-easy Bottom-related questions when you’re not getting stuck into the sherry/gravy.

Hello Bottom lovers! We’re excited to reveal the front cover and publication date for our upcoming book TALKING BOTTOM: A GUIDE TO THE CULT SITCOM. Out July 3rd via the good folks at @unbounders.bsky.social oh god, this is real!

It’s a great loss to film journalism to see Total Film end. I was fortunate to write for the magazine on occasion and this was one of my favourite pitches that ended up becoming a semi-regular feature called Taking Stock. The first was about the “Sleazeball in a suit” character, whom I love.

Need a director? Here’s my reel with scenes from TV series No Easy Days and Age of The Living Dead, and from several feature films including Stealing Chaplin and The Nights Before Christmas. vimeo.com/743027948