Forbes Masson
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Biography: Forbes (Robertson) Masson (born 17 August 1963 in Falkirk) is a Scottish actor and writer. He is an Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is best known for his roles in classical theatre, musicals. comedies and appearances in London's West End. He is also known for his comedy partnership with Alan Cumming. Masson and Cumming wrote The High Life, a Scottish situation comedy in which they play the lead characters, Steve McCracken and Sebastian Flight. Characters McCracken and Flight were heavily based on Victor and Barry, famous Scottish comedy alter-egos of Masson and Cumming.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Falkirk, Scotland, UK
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Birthday: January 01, 1963
Age: 62 years old
Gender: Male
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No Holds Bard

Overview: Comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O'Kindness, the trophy awarded to the champion in Robert Burns poetry recital. The film captures the ups and downs of each participant's progress as the pressure intensifies, the poems are recited and the champion is crowned. Held in Alloway, the birthplace of Burns himself, this prestigious competition is the centrepiece of the annual celebrations devoted to the Bard's immortal memory. And this year it may prove memorable for all the wrong reasons.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-25
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The Game

Overview: A play about three Scottish football fans (and one of their long suffering football widow wives!) enduring the trials of their team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, often finding that life entwines with their football.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-06
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Gypsy Woman

Overview: A ruthless property developer investigates a builder's death and meets the dead man's wife. Recently widowed himself, he falls for her and is drawn into the secretive world of Gypsies.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-12
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Ooh the Banter!

Overview: Jack Docherty brings together a jam-packed cast of comedians, actors and famous faces for a riotous celebration of Scotland's most valuable export – its sense of humour. Scotland is a small nation with a big funny bone. It's known the world over for self-deprecation, quick-witted patter and deadpan asides. But what makes it so funny? To find out the answer, this programme delves deep into the BBC Scotland archives to find a century’s worth of classic characters, catchphrases and comedy clips.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-31
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CBeebies Presents: As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe

Overview: A host of CBeebies stars perform a unique adaptation of As You Like It on the world’s most famous stage. Expect love, dressing up, singing and even dancing sheep.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy Family Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-04-07
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As You Like It

Overview: As You Like It, Shakespeare's famous pastoral comedy of love and disguise, is reimagined here with darker, more sombre undertones. Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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The Merry Wives of Windsor - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Overview: Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his financial situation by wooing Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. But the ‘Merry Wives’ quickly cotton on to his tricks and decide to have a bit of fun of their own at Falstaff’s expense… The Merry Wives of Windsor is the only comedy that Shakespeare set in his native land. Drawing influences from British 1930s fashion, music and dance, the production will celebrate women, the power and beauty of nature, and with its witty mix of verbal and physical humour, it rejoices in a tradition that reaches right down to the contemporary English sitcom. The Windsor Locals appear courtesy of Soldiers’ Arts Academy, London Bubble and Clean Break.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-20
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The Road Dance

Overview: A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-20
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Loser's Blues

Overview: A steelworker in Lanarkshire, Scotland tries to save his marriage while indulging his gambling habit.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-01
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If You Can't Stand the Heat

Overview: When Sid, Leanne and Claire take to the kitchen in a crazy comedy about cooking, the proof is most definitely in the pudding!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-19
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