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The first look at Prime Video's outlandish crime-comedy caper Deep Cover sees Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, and Nick Mohammed swap the stage for the streets as the three improv comedians turn their hand to spy work, only to discover that it's no laughing matter. The images, which come courtesy of Empire Magazine, offer a closer look at the three central characters who must adapt to their new roles undercover after a life spent in the spotlight. One photo shows Howard midway through a performance, while the other two snaps show the trio in slightly less glitzy surroundings.

The story originated with filmmaker Colin Trevorrow, who directed Jurassic World and 2022's Jurassic World: Dominion and co-wrote all three movies, including Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, from an idea that he and his writing partner Derek Connolly thought up, with Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen also penning the script. Trevorrow may have...

There are key skills to improv comedy. You have to fly by the seat of your pants, react in the moment, stay present, and remain in character, no matter what scenario is thrown at you. Those same rules apply to the remit of an undercover cop. Enter Deep Cover, an upcoming crime comedy in which three improv comedians are recruited by the police as undercover operatives. It was a project’ yes, and’-ed into existence by an unlikely crew of collaborators – an idea originated by Colin ‘Jurassic World’ Trevorrow, penned by British comedy duo The Pin (aka Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen), and directed by Stath Lets Flats’ Tom Kingsley. And it boasts major star power, with its central comedians played by Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, and Nick Mohammed.

Together, the trio embody different levels of improv talent. “Nick’s character is very much our audience's way in,” co-writer...

Comedian Harry Deansway has lost his case against Steve Coogan’s production company Baby Cow over a sitcom he claimed infringed his copyright.

A judge in London’s High Court has ruled that Baby Cow series “Live at the Moth Club,” which ran for one season on UKTV in 2022, wasn’t a copy of Deansway’s 2013 YouTube series “Shambles.”

A two-day civil trial was held in November 2024, with comedians including “The Windsors” star Ellie White and “Jurassic World Dominion” duo Alexander Owen and Ben Ashenden, who contributed to “Live at the Moth Club,” testifying on behalf of Baby Cow. The trio said any coincidences between the two shows, which both blended stand-up sets with sitcom tropes, were a coincidence.

High Court Recorder Amanda Michaels ultimately agreed with that assessment.

Deansway, who brought the case under his legal name Joshua Rinkoff, had alleged Baby Cow’s head of comedy Rupert Majendie,...

“Seize Them” is a new ‘ultra-violent’, UK-produced live-action ‘historical’ comedy feature, directed by Curtis Vowell, starring Nicola Coughlan, Aimee Lou Wood, Jessica Hynes, Nick Frost, Lolly Adefope, James Acaster and Ben Ashenden, now playing internationally in theaters:

“…set in Britain during the ‘Dark Ages’, arrogant queen ‘Dagan’ finds her castle besieged by rebels…

“…led by ‘Humble Joan’, using an alchemical powder that destroys everything when near fire.

“When some of her guards abandoned her, Dagan is forced to fend for herself against Joan, but when outmatched she flees.

“However, she is soon saved by a servant named ‘Shulmay…

“…as the pair safely escape from the carnage in the castle…”

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London’s High Court could have been mistaken for the Comedy Store on Monday after a stellar line-up of entertainers took to the witness stand to testify in a case over a “copied” sitcom.

Comedian Harry Deansway, who filed the lawsuit under his legal name Joshua Rinkoff, has accused Steve Coogan’s production company Baby Cow of copying his 2013 YouTube series “Shambles,” which blended sitcom and stand-up.

Coogan, who co-founded Baby Cow alongside producer Henry Normal in 1998 before selling the majority shareholding to BBC Studios, is not named in the suit and there is no suggestion he was involved in the alleged copycat series, titled “Live at the Moth Club.” Day to day operations at the prodco are managed by CEO Sarah Monteith while Coogan remains a shareholder and creative director.

Deansway alleges that it is Baby Cow’s comedy chief Rupert Majendie, with whom he’d both worked and...

Production is about to begin for the Prime Video original movie ‘Deep Cover’. The cast has been announced and it includes Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World), Orlando Bloom (The Lord of the Rings), Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso), Ian McShane (John Wick), Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon), and Sonoya Mizuno.

The film sees three improv actors hired by the police to help stage low-level stings. Their instinct to “always say yes” without breaking character leads them deep inside the London criminal underworld.

“We’re delighted to be bringing this new action comedy to our customers”, said Tushar Jindal, Head of Content, UK for Prime Video. “With an incredible cast, a top-class creative team, and a fantastic script we know it’s going to be a hit.”

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Based on an original script by...

If you wondered what Colin Trevorrow was doing post his Jurassic trilogy, the answer probably isn’t what you expected. His next project is a script he’s penned with World collaborator Derek Connolly, plus British comedy duo The Pin, aka Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen (who made brief appearances in Jurassic World Dominion) – a starry comedy titled Deep Cover. And as far as it looks, there isn’t a dinosaur in sight.

The film revolves around a trio of improv actors who take part in police stings, catching out unaware criminals – but soon they get sucked into London’s criminal underworld thanks to the power of pure persuasion. Those three yes-anders will be played by Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, and Ted Lasso’s Nick Mohammed – and they’ll be joined in the cast by Sean Bean, Ian McShane, Paddy Considine, and Sonoya Mizuno. That’s a seriously stacked cast.

Orlando Bloom, Bryce Dallas Howard and Sean Bean have signed to star in the action comedy Deep Cover for Amazon’s Prime Video.

Production begins on February 5 in London.

Directed by Tom Kingsley, a Bafta TV winner for Channel 4 comedy Stath Lets Flats, the story follows a group of improv actors who are hired by the police to help stage low-level stings. Also among the cast are Nick Mohammed, Ian McShane, Paddy Considine and Sonoya Mizuno.

It is produced by Colin Trevorrow’s Metronome Film Company with US producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, whose credits include Men In Black.

Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean will star in Prime Video’s new film Deep Cover. More on that below.

Prime Video has today announced their new film, Deep Cover, starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean, Nick Mohammed, Ian McShane, Paddy Considine and Sonoya Mizuno.

The Prime original film (not to be confused with Bill Duke’s 1992 neo-noir of the same name) will begin production in the UK on Monday, 5th February. Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow have worked on the original script, with British improv duo Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen setting the script in London.

The film will follow “three improv actors hired by the police to help stage low-level stings. Their instinct to ‘always say yes’ without breaking character leads them deep inside the London criminal underworld.”

Trevorrow will also be producing the film under Metronome Film Co. and Tom Kingsley will be directing.

Amazon has ordered Deep Cover, a U.K. original action comedy movie starring Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World), Orlando Bloom (The Lord of the Rings), Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso), Ian McShane (John Wick), Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon) and Sonoya Mizuno (Maniac, House of the Dragon).

The Prime Video film sees three improv actors hired by the police to help stage low-level stings. “Their instinct to ‘always say yes’ without breaking character leads them deep inside the London criminal underworld,” according to a plot description.

Production begins Feb. 5 in London. Deep Cover will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide as part of the Prime subscription.

Based on an original script by Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World, Safety Not Guaranteed) with British improv duo Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen, the film will be produced by Trevorrow via his Metronome Film Co.

Bryce Dallas Howard and Orlando Bloom will lead the all-star cast of Prime Video’s U.K. Original movie “Deep Cover.”

The British action-comedy will also feature Sean Bean (“Game of Thrones”), Nick Mohammed (“Ted Lasso”), Ian McShane (“John Wick”), Paddy Considine (“Game of Thrones”) and Sonoya Mizuno.

According to its official description, “Deep Cover” sees “three improv actors hired by the police to help stage low-level stings. Their instinct to ‘always say yes’ without breaking character leads them deep inside the London criminal underworld.” Production is set to begin on Feb. 5 in London.

“Deep Cover” is based on an original script by “Jurassic World” collaborators Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow, with British improv duo Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen setting the script in London. “Stath Lets Flats” helmer Tom Kingsley is on board to direct. Trevorrow is producing via his Metronome Film Co. alongside Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald.

Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean and Paddy Considine are aboard an Amazon movie about improv actors hired by the police to help stage low-level stings.

The quartet are joined by the likes of Ian McShane, Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso) and House of the Dragon’s Sonoya Mizuno in Deep Cover, which will launch globally on Prime Video.

Directed by Stath Lets Flats’ Tom Kingsley, the movie is based on an original script from Jurassic World’s Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow with British improv duo Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen. Set in London, Deep Cover sees three improv actors hired by the police. Their instinct to “always say yes” without breaking character leads them deep inside the capital’s criminal underworld.

“We’re delighted to be bringing this new action comedy to our customers”, said Tushar Jindal, Head of Content, UK for Prime Video. “With an incredible cast,...

Collider is thrilled to exclusively announce that Prime Video will be producing and launching a brand-new action comedy set in and around the City of London, Deep Cover, based on an original script by Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow, working in collaboration with British improv duo Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen. The riotous movie — set to begin shooting this Monday, February 5 — revolves around three aspiring improv actors whose lives are dramatically transformed when an undercover cop presents them with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: to infiltrate London's criminal underworld by posing as drug dealers. Their improvisational instinct to "always say yes" and stay in character hilariously and chaotically plunges them miles out of their depth, into the unforgiving landscape of London’s illicit activities.

Historical British comedy Seize Them! lands in UK cinemas in April, and the trailer has landed.

Prolific comedy writer Andy Riley, along with his writing partner Kevin Cecil, has written for numerous comedy shows including Trigger Happy TV, So Graham Norton, Smack the Pony, The Armando Iannucci Shows, Black Books, Harry and Paul, Big Bad World and Veep. They also created and wrote the underrated Matt Berry sitcom Year of The Rabbit for Channel 4.

On the big screen, Cecil and Riley wrote the scripts for Gnomeo And Juliet and the sequel, Sherlock Gnomes.

Now, Riley has written the screenplay for Seize Them! a historical comedy with a huge ensemble cast of familiar faces from the British comedy scene. Originally set for release last year, we’re delighted to see it’s now returned to the cinema release schedule.

The synopsis reads as follows:

Brimming with warmth, humour and swordfights,...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the BBC sitcom Ghosts

One of the best things about BBC sitcom Ghosts is the way the cast welcomes viewers into its heartwarming friendship circle, and makes us feel like one of the gang. They might be one of the tightest ensembles in the business, but there’s a definite generosity of spirit (pun intended) in Ghosts, and a “the more the merrier” vibe.

Perhaps this is why there’ve been so many memorable guest stars. The show easily attracts superstar-level names as well as giving a well-earned platform to some of the UK’s rising comedy stars. While we eagerly await Ghosts fifth – and sadly final – series, let’s remind ourselves of some of the show’s best guest appearances:

Jennifer Saunders

It’s hard to imagine someone formidable enough to have birthed a character like Lady Fanny Button (aka Martha Howe-Douglas), so...

Think about it: when did you last see a great British romcom? Can you even remember the last time anyone achieved that perfect alchemy between wistful longing, self-deprecating humour and characters who live in incredibly nice houses? There’s been endless fretting about whether the genre can adapt to a more inclusive, feminist age – but with the big-hearted What’s Love Got to Do With It?, we can call off the search party. The first feature film written by Jemima Khan is a charming cross-cultural comedy that can be ranked alongside British classics like Bend It Like Beckham, and has the confidence of a Richard Curtis classic.

Boy, here, does not meet girl – he’s known her since they were kids, their families living next door to one another. Zoe (Lily James) now makes documentaries and Kaz (Shazad Latif) is a doctor; they are best friends, having long been part...

If 1899’s creators had been specifically instructed to make a TV series that’s impossible to watch while scrolling on your phone, they couldn’t have done a better job. This eight-episode mystery series demands full attention. Not only does its story slide between flashbacks, hallucinations, weird visual motifs and eye-widening cliffhanger twists, its huge cast of characters also all speak different languages. Viewers not fluent in German, Spanish, French, Swedish, Polish, English and more will need their reading glasses handy.

They’ll want them too, because 1899, from the makers of hit Netflix series Dark, is a terrific-looking show and an intriguing puzzle to solve. It’s the story of the Kerberos, a steamship transporting 1,400 passengers from Southampton to New York City on the cusp of the 20th century. Four months earlier, another of the company’s ships went missing, so when the Kerberos receives a set of mysterious coordinates,...

Exclusive: Audible is launching scripted mockumentary The Special Relationship from UK comedy duo Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden (aka The Pin).

The series will follow two misguided British sketch comedians attempting to ‘make it’ in America with satirical nods to a post-Brexit Britain trying to ‘go it alone’. It will use a mix of live sketches and ‘documentary footage’.

Among performers from both sides of the pond will be Cecily Strong (Saturday Night Live), Fred Armisen (Portandia), Jamie Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats), John Reynolds (Stranger Things), Kate Berlant (Netflix: The Characters), Lolly Adefope (This Time with Alan Partridge), Sally Phillips (Veep), Janine Harouni (Modern Horror Stories) and Charly Clive (Pure).

Owen and Ashenden’s are best known for their work on BBC Radio 4 and acclaimed live shows.

The Audible pod series is set to launch at the beginning of August.

This year’s festivities kicked off with with a bang with the opening night gala which presented Alice Winocour’s beautifully atmospheric drama Proxima. Winocour was also present after the main event for a Q&a session in which she talked about her experiences of working with a multi-national team of actors and technicians.

Day 2 was marked by the Scottish premier screening of Lorcan Finnegan’s brilliantly unsettling sci-fi drama Vivarium. Finnegan and star of the film Imogene Poots were also there to introduce the film.

The festival also welcomed Icelandic director Grímur Hákonarson who was there to introduce his new film The County. Hákonarson also stayed afterwards for a short Q&a session. The County is part of a wider Icelandic strand at this year’s Gff. Other films in this strand also feature the brilliant A white, White Day by Hlynur Palmason.

Meanwhile 1917 star George MacKay was also...

We present our interviews from the UK premiere for the true story drama Sulphur and White, starring Mark Stanley, Emily Beecham, Anna Friel, Dougray Scott, directed by Julian Jarrold from a script by Susie Farrell.

The story follows City trader and mountaineer David Tait, a man whose professional success masks a series of traumatic secrets. The film also stars Aftab Shivdasani, Alistair Petrie, Hugo Stone, Sheila Atim, Max Befort, Ben Ashenden and Sofia Barclay.

David Sztypuljak and Scott Davis were our men on the carpet. Here are their interviews.

Sulphur and White is released in UK cinemas on the 6th of March, 2020.

Sulphur and White Premiere Interviews

Plot:

Based on an incredible true story, a moving and deeply personal drama of how troubled childhood experiences can destroy one’s future without the redemptive power of love. From award-winning and BAFTA nominated director Julian Jarrold (Brideshead Revisited and TV’s Red Riding).

We all carry secrets.

Johnny Flynn and Sarah Hadland are to star in a new Comedy Central series.

Brotherhood will be an eight-episode sitcom centred around two 20-somethings who become surrogate parents to their little brother after their mum passes away.

Scrotal Recall's Flynn and Siblings star Ben Ashenden will play brothers Toby and Dan, while Scott Folan plays their younger brother Jamie.

Ellie Taylor and Gemma Chan will also appear in the half-hour comedy, written by newcomers Patrick Carr and Paul McKenna.

Comedy Central's Lourdes Diaz said: "Last year we announced Comedy Central International's strategy to commission multi-camera sitcoms for a global audience.

"Brotherhood is the first to come through our development pipeline and I am thrilled it's going into series production. Paul and Patrick have written a fantastic series that will resonate with our core 16-34 audience and the cast is absolutely spot-on!"

Further broadcast details will be announced at a later date.