Rob Brydon: Difference between revisions
[[File:RobBrydonISIHAC_(cropped).JPG|thumb|left|Brydon on [[I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue]] in 2009]]
[[File:RobBrydonISIHAC_(cropped).JPG|thumb|left|Brydon on [[I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue]] in 2009]]
In 2000 he made his mark in television comedy, with two series which he co-wrote and performed for the BBC: ”[[Human Remains (TV series)|Human Remains]],” co-written by [[Julia Davis]]. From 2000 to 2003 he starred in the [[BBC television]] [[mockumentary]] ”[[Marion and Geoff]]” which was commercially successful. Brydon plays as Keith Barret, a naïve [[Taxicab driver|taxi driver]] going through a messy divorce from his wife, Marion, who, though he fails to realise it, has had a long-standing affair with her colleague, Geoff. Each episode is presented as a monologue, filmed by a fixed camera in the confines of his car. From 2004 to 2005 Brydon starred in ”[[The Keith Barret Show]]” which was a fictional spoof of a [[BBC]] chat show. In 2006 he parodied comedy [[panel shows]] such as ”[[QI]]”, ”[[Mock the Week]]” and ”[[Have I Got News For You]]” in the [[BBC Three]] series ”[[Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive]]”. Ed Potton of ”[[The Times]]” found that the series “provides the perfect platform for host Brydon, playing a demonic version of himself, to mimic (often hilariously) and abuse (often brutally) his guests”.{{cite news|last=Potton|first=Ed|title=””Darbar Festival 2008”; ”Life”; ”Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive”; ”Terminator”|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5091112.ece|accessdate=19 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=6 November 2008}}
In 2000 he made his mark in television comedy, with two series which he co-wrote and performed for the BBC: ”[[Human Remains (TV series)|Human Remains]],” co-written by [[Julia Davis]]. From 2000 to 2003 he starred in the [[BBC television]] [[mockumentary]] ”[[Marion and Geoff]]” which was commercially successful. Brydon plays as Keith Barret, a naïve [[Taxicab driver|taxi driver]] going through a messy divorce from his wife, Marion, who, though he fails to realise it, has had a long-standing affair with her colleague, Geoff. Each episode is presented as a monologue, filmed by a fixed camera in the confines of his car. From 2004 to 2005 Brydon starred in ”[[The Keith Barret Show]]” which was a fictional spoof of a [[BBC]] chat show. In 2006 he parodied comedy [[panel shows]] such as ”[[QI]]”, ”[[Mock the Week]]” and ”[[Have I Got News For You]]” in the [[BBC Three]] series ”[[Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive]]”. Ed Potton of ”[[The Times]]” found that the series “provides the perfect platform for host Brydon, playing a demonic version of himself, to mimic (often hilariously) and abuse (often brutally) his guests”.{{cite news|last=Potton|first=Ed|title=””Darbar Festival 2008”; ”Life”; ”Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive”; ”Terminator”|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5091112.ece|accessdate=19 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=6 November 2008}}
[[File:Michael_Winterbottom,_Steve_Coogan,_and_Rob_Brydon-14Sept2005.jpg|thumb|right|[[Michael Winterbottom]] (left), [[Steve Coogan]] (middle), and Brydon (right) at the [[Ryerson Theatre]] in [[Toronto]], Canada]]
[[File:Michael_Winterbottom,_Steve_Coogan,_and_Rob_Brydon-14Sept2005.jpg|thumb|right|[[Michael Winterbottom]] (left), [[Steve Coogan]] (middle), and Brydon (right) at the [[Ryerson Theatre]] in [[Toronto]], Canada]]
In 2005 he portrayed a version of himself in the British comedy ”[[A Cock and Bull Story]]” directed by [[Michael Winterbottom]]. Brydon starred opposite [[Steve Coogan]]. Dana Stevens of ”[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]” wrote, “Rob Brydon, plays Tristram’s Uncle Toby, a blustering war veteran with a wound in an unspeakable place. In the modern-day scenes, Rob Brydon is, surprise, Rob Brydon, an actor with an ego even more pitifully in need of stroking than Coogan’s. The unscripted-sounding exchanges between these two are the funniest part of the movie”.{{cite web|url= https://slate.com/culture/2006/02/michael-winterbottom-s-tristram-shandy.html|title= The Neverending Story|website= Slate|accessdate= September 28, 2023}} From 2007 to 2010 Brydon gained prominence for his leading role as Uncle Bryn in the BBC sitcom ”[[Gavin & Stacey]]” starring [[Matthew Horne]], [[Joanna Page]], and [[James Corden]]. In the 2009 Brydon was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award]] for Best Comedy Performance as Bryn. Starting in 2009 Brydon has hosted the game show ”[[Would I Lie to You? (game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]”. Since these series Brydon has developed a career path as a character actor, in both comedic and serious roles. He portrayed controversial theatre critic [[Kenneth Tynan]] in the BBC Four film ”Kenneth Tynan: In…
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