Johnny Vegas
Also Known As: Michael Pennington
Biography: Johnny Vegas is the stage name of Michael Pennington, the St Helens born actor, stand up comedian, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Moz in the BBC3 sitcom Ideal and for his role as The Oracle in several series of the ITV sitcom Benidorm. More recently, he has starred as the hapless Eric in Roy Clarke's Still Open All Hours alongside David Jason. In 2018, Vegas took the lead in a new BBC sitcom, Home From Home.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
Birthday: September 11, 1971
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Gender: Male
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Overview: Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas presents a long overdue assessment of the rich heritage television drama has to offer. Channel 4 invited over 200 of Britain's top television drama professionals – writers, directors, producers and commissioners – to take part in an exclusive poll to discover what they consider the finest dramas ever produced.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-03
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The Libertine
Overview: The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-16
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Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Overview: Two lowlifes with active fantasy sex lives deliver potatoes to various restaurants and grocers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-20
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Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone Of Idiot - Unseen And Uncut
Overview: Voted as Britain's funniest man Johnny Vegas hosts his first ever entertainment series. Re-live the best bits of the hit show Johnny Vegas:18 Stone of Idiot as Johnny invites you into his bizarre but comical world.Vegas is joined by a host of celebrity guests Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Elvis Costello, David Soul, Huey Morgan and Rhys Ifans who he interviews in his own unique way. For the first time ever the very best bits from the series are presented here on this essential jam-packed DVD alongside all the bits too outrageous for TV and loads of never-before-seen material. This is Johnny at his crude, rude, hilarious best!
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Original Language: en
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Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
Overview: For the first time ever, Johnny Vegas' full length stand up show storms onto DVD. The larger than life comedian and star of Benidorm, Ideal and 'those ads' bursts onto DVD in a triumphant return to the sun, sand, sea and sangria of Benidorm.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-09
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Blackball
Overview: Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-18
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Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
Overview: Johnny Vegas has crawled his way to the top of the showbiz ladder. Fame, wealth and awards are his but there's a problem...he's lost his edge. He's no longer funny and the fans have begun to take notice... The solution? Return Vegas to his stand-up roots - The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. How? Kidnap Johnny and surround him with a mad lifestyle manager, a meglomaniac sponsor and his obsessive comic flatmate who should've been sectioned years ago. Then just sit back, watch his world fall apart and hope his new found misery means he can reclaim his place amongst stand-up comedy's finest with hilarious results! Succeed or fail, one question must be answered...Who's Ready For Ice Cream?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-17
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Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
Overview: The second coming is upon us, and Jesus has returned to earth. But before he can get down to the serious business of judging the living and the dead, he has to contend with an army of vampires that can walk in the daylight.
Genres: Action Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-10
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When Comedy Changed Forever
Overview: The history of British comedy from the 1970s to today, showing how the work of Reeves and Mortimer provided a link between old-style acts such as Bernard Manning and modern phenomena like Little Britain.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-07
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Staying Up
Overview: Set in 1990 on an Air Force base in the mid-Atlantic. Billy is desperate to listen to his team Middlesborough, play Newcastle United. But Billy's quest for diversion masks an unspoken trauma in his past which he is forced to confront.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-07
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Brilliantman!
Overview: Ian Hedge is a very ordinary man who sees himself as a secret super hero with a mission to protect the distressed and vulnerable. Single and living in a rented room with his sour-tempered landlady Mrs Wardle, Ian works 'undercover' as a council worker and spends the days walking the streets of the city in a high viz jacket holding a trundle wheel, with his costume ready to go in his backpack.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-24
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The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
Overview: Marjorie the cow lives in a run-down stable in the middle of Bethlehem. Nothing exciting ever happens in Bethlehem until now… there’s a census or something and there’s going to be some sort of street party – that’s what Marje has heard, anyway!
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-19
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Blake's Junction 7
Overview: Intergalactic revolutionaries "Blake's 7" make an eventful late night stop at Newport Pagnell Services on the M1.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-24
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An Audience with Neil Diamond
Overview: In his first UK televised special, Neil Diamond treats his showbiz fans including Dame Judi Dench, the Zutons, Blur's Alex James, Alison Steadman, Ben Miller, Michelle Collins and Samantha Janus, to classic songs and new treasures while answering some his guest's questions.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-31
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Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Overview: In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth, film and television personalities take turns championing their favourite of Dahl's 10 best-selling children’s books, culminating in a nationwide vote. Rik Mayall reads from George’s Marvellous Medicine.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-04
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The Harry Hill Movie
Overview: Harry Hill embarks on a road trip to Blackpool with his Nan when he discovers that his hamster only has one week to live.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-20
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Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Overview: It's Christmas and Gemma has hired a lovely cottage in a quaint village. Terry spots that the village has a Santa competition, but things take a dark turn as competitors start being killed off in a host of warped and festive ways.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Crime Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-16
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Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
Overview: Documentary charting the Derek and Clive phenomenon. The two foul-mouthed toilet attendants were the creations of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore and were responsible for some of the filthiest comedy to come out of Britain. Despite being banned from radio and television the duo achieved great success and a cult status, but the act broke up one of the greatest comedy partnerships of recent years. Featuring excerpts from the actual records and video footage of Cook and Moore.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-25
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Comic Aid
Overview: Shot live at the one off Comic Aid benefit gig at London’s Carling Apollo – which sold out in just three and a half minutes of tickets being put on sale – the DVD features the entire uncut show for all those unfortunate enough to have missed out on tickets. The 3 hour show sees Jonathan Ross, Jack Dee, Graham Norton, Julian Clary, and Lily Savage host a stellar comic line-up that includes; Lee Evans, Dawn French, Jimmy Carr, Ardal O’Hanlon, Johnny Vegas, Bill Bailey, Bo’ Selecta! star The Bear, Jo Brand, Jon Culshaw, Omid Djalili, Otis Lee Crenshaw, Eddie Izzard, The League Of Gentlemen with Miranda Richardson, Alistair McGowan, Dylan Moran, Dave Spikey, Simon Pegg & Jessica Stevenson. Psychological illusionist Derren Brown and international percussion sensation Stomp also present their own unique blend of stage entertainment.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-02
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We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
Overview: Nobody actually likes bread sauce, do they? It tastes like someone’s eaten a piece of bread, chewed it up and spat it onto your plate. Merry Christmas.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-20
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Time Travel is Dangerous!
Overview: Best friends Ruth and Megan run a vintage shop in North London. One day, their lives are forever turned upside down when an abandoned time machine appears outside their shop. Mixing reality with fantasy, we explore the strange and outlandish world of The Unreason, as the girls traverse space and time sourcing items to sell.
Genres: Science Fiction Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-03-28
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Grimsby
Overview: Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-24
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Cheeky
Overview: Consumed with sadness after the death of his wife and subsequent rejection from his son, a widower, at the urging of his friends, opts to appear on a vulgar, wildly popular game show (for which his wife signed him up) and watches his life start to change for the better.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-08
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Red Top
Overview: Comic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who accidentally becomes Chief Executive of News International and gets caught up in a seventies Watergate-style scandal.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-20
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Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
Overview: A one-off 90 minute special in which Keith Lemon pays tribute to the iconic Back To The Future films.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-21
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The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
Overview: Produced over four years with full access from Ken’s widow Lady Dodd, the film takes an in-depth look into Doddy’s private world, exploring the many secrets of his comic talent, revealing never-before-seen home-videos, stage performances and extracts from some of the thousands of Ken’s diary notebooks which he’d asked his wife to burn after his death. Wrestling with her conscience for quite some time, Lady Dodd, finally agrees with entertainment historians, museum curators and many of Ken’s admirers like Stephen K Amos, Harry Hill, Shaparak Khorsandi, Lee Mack, Paul O’Grady, Johnny Vegas, and Sir Ian McKellen to preserve Doddy’s notebooks for posterity. These stars explore their passion and memories of Ken in this candid, insightful film which takes you backstage behind the red curtain to reveal a far more intriguing man than the public or even his wife ever realised.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-09
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The Twits
Overview: Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world who also happen to own and operate the most disgusting, most dangerous, most idiotic amusement park in the world, Twitlandia. But when the Twits rise to power in their town, two brave orphans and a family of magical animals are forced to become as tricky as the Twits in order to save the city.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
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Making Qi
Overview: Behind the scenes documentary on British panel show Qi.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-10
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Mr. Stink
Overview: Chloe recedes into herself due to her family's uncaring attitude towards her. When she meets Mr. Stink, a smelly man, she invites him to live in her garden shed.
Genres: Comedy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-23
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The Virgin of Liverpool
Overview: In Liverpool, Joanne Conlon rescues a weeping statue of the Virgin Mary from her local church's replacement plans. As her family faces financial struggles and newfound success, the statue's tears return, turning their lives upside down and drawing crowds from near and far to witness the miraculous phenomenon.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-15
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Early Man
Overview: Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.
Genres: Family Comedy Animation Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-26
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Tulip Fever
Overview: An artist falls for a married young woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait. The two invest in the risky tulip market in hopes to build a future together.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-13
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Murder on the Blackpool Express
Overview: A Blackpool coach driver and a tour guide get caught up in a deadly comedic conspiracy when bus passengers begin mysteriously dying one by one.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-11
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A Tale of Two Continents
Overview: Monkey portrays various historical figures as he attempts to make the perfect cup of tea in the Kenya tea farms and then safely take it across the world to England for the Queen.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-21
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Eaten by Lions
Overview: Omar and Pete are half brothers. When their parents are eaten by lions they embark on a journey to find Omar's real father. What follows is a funny, heart-warming journey of self-discovery for both boys...in Blackpool. The Choudray family represents a truly contemporary example of modern multicultural Britain - but what will the brothers make of their eccentric newfound family? Will they be going to Mecca or Mecca bingo? In contrast to the old fashioned stereotypes about Blackpool, the comedy is sharp, current and non-stop.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-21
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Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
Overview: The hilarious and bizarre story of Frank Sidebottom, the cult British comedian in a papier mâché head, and the secretive life of Chris Sievey, the artist trapped inside.
Genres: Documentary Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-29
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The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
Overview: The UK has seen a massive growth in the number of all-you-can-eat restaurants offering limitless servings of food for a fixed price. How do such businesses remain profitable and is it possible to beat the system?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-02-27
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Death on the Tyne
Overview: Draper's Tours are taking Mildred and her care home friends on an overnight ferry trip from North Shields to Amsterdam, where things will quickly turn turbulent as the passengers and crew begin to get bumped off one-by-one. Throughout it all, Terry is still desperate to pop the question to Gemma, even if the circumstances are less than romantic.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-15
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The Queen and I
Overview: A new republican prime minister strips the British monarch and her family of their money and assets, and forces them to live on a rundown council estate.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-24
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Tales from the Lodge
Overview: Tales From The Lodge is a fresh take on the portmanteau horror-comedy genre. An isolated lodge somewhere in England. Five old university pals, now nudging 40, gather for a weekend to scatter the ashes of their friend, Jonesy, who drowned himself in the lake three years earlier. They settle in for a fun evening, entertaining each other with stories of murders, ghosts, zombies and possessions, but as day turns to night, the gang become aware of another horror story unfolding around them - And this one is real.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-09
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The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
Overview: When an awkward, heavily bullied schoolboy from a dysfunctional home discovers a beautiful water nymph hiding in an abandoned Edwardian bathhouse, he must confront his own personal demons in order to save them both from the depraved custodian who keeps the enchanted waters alive with the ritual sacrifice of children.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-13
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Dial M for Middlesbrough
Overview: Terry and Gemma are forced to take refuge in a sinister and dilapidated caravan park after their coach breaks down. During the unplanned stay, visitors and residents begin to be bumped off one by one under grizzly circumstances.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-14
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Dark_net
Overview: Alan (Johnny Vegas) searches for answers in all the wrong places and this time he thinks he's found them...on the internet in the form of a highly trained deadly assassin. But he's about to learn the true price of entering the 'dark_net'.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-06
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Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
Overview: A weedy charity-shop worker is set on winning the big national talent show. But when the actions of 5 selfish people cause him to miss his audition, he sets out to seek deathly revenge.
Genres: Comedy Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-17
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Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Overview: Gemma is delighted to be recruited by the Serious Crimes Agency, but sadly they don't want Terry because of his criminal past.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-09-26
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